Lot 262

Wood Grand Union & Kraft Advertising Boxes

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Wood Grand Union & Kraft Advertising Boxes

Estimate: $10 - $500

Starting Bid: $10

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by Atlee Raber Auctioneer
July 6, 2026 6:00 PM EDT
Live Auction
17020 Dover Road
Dundee, OH, US 44624

This assortment consists of a large wooden shipping chest and several smaller rectangular boxes, featuring advertising from prominent American food producers of the early to mid-20th century. The primary item is a Grand Union Tea Company shipping chest constructed with finger-jointed (box joint) corners and a hinged lid reinforced by two wooden slats. One side is stenciled in black with Headquarters Grand Union Tea Co. Brooklyn, N.Y. centered above a graphic illustration of a large industrial building. An end panel displays a circular mark reading Trade Mark Registered, and the back panel is stenciled with From Grand U. Tea Co and a partial address appearing to be Orange, N.J. The collection further includes five smaller wooden crates. These consist of a Fairmont's Cream Cheese box of finger-jointed construction stenciled for 3 lbs. net weight from The Fairmont Creamery Co. of Omaha, Nebraska; a Kraft American cheese box with nailed construction stenciled with the Kraft logo and 2 Pounds Net Pasteurized Process Cheese from Kraft-Phenix Cheese Corp. of Chicago, Illinois; two Kraft Brick cheese boxes, one featuring green stenciled graphics and another more weathered example with wire loop fasteners; and a small utility box finished in dark green paint with a natural wood interior. Materials: Wood, iron hinges, metal fasteners, wire, paint.

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Bid Increments
From: To: Increments:
$0 $49 $5
$50 $99 $10
$100 $499 $25
$500 $999 $50
$1,000 $1,999 $100
$2,000 $4,999 $250
$5,000 + $500