Manufacturer
MCCORMICK MANUFACTURING COMPANY
McCormick's Jersey Cream Sodas Box (2 lbs.)
DimensionsOverall: 18.3 x 13.5 x 21 cm
Credit LinePurchase, with support from the Volunteer Committee, 2012
Object number2012.011.077
Label TextIn the 1880s, McCormick implemented unit packaging, like this tin, for retail sales. Before, manufacturers had shipped crackers to retailers in bulk using barrels. To create brand recognition, in the 1890s McCormick adopted a recognizable logo: a youth in over-sized colonial clothing. For this and other reasons, the company flourished, serving first the region, and later establishing branches across the country.
Thomas McCormick had opened the Dominion Steam Confectionary and Biscuit Works in 1858. By 1879, the business became the McCormick Manufacturing Company Limited. In 1926, McCormick’s purchased competitor, D. S. Perrin and Company. Together, they became the Canada Biscuit Company. After changing hands multiple times, the factory closed in 2006.
NamePackage, Product
McCORMICKS
1894-1926