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Knox Sparkling Granulated Gelatine – 1917 – No. 1 & No. 3 packages
Knox Sparkling Granulated Gelatine – 1917 – No. 1 & No. 3 packages

Knox Sparkling Granulated Gelatine – 1917 – No. 1 & No. 3 packages

$ 10.56

Availability: 26 in stock
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • Condition: Used
  • Type of Advertising: leaflet
  • All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
  • Original/Reproduction: Original
  • Brand: Knox
  • Modified Item: No
  • Color: Multi-color

    Description

    Knox Sparkling Granulated Gelatine – 1917 – No. 1 & No. 3 packages
    Vintage leaflet published by Charles B. Knox Gelatine Co., Johnstown, NY.
    The No. 1 yellow package being Knox Plain Sparkling Gelatine, and No. 3 blue package of Knox Sparkling Acidulated Gelatine. Backside includes mail-in offer for free recipe book “Dainty Desserts for Dainty People”, and for four-cents a one-pint sample.
    1889: Rose and Charles B. Knox of Johnstown, NY formulated a method of granulating gelatine.
    1908: Rose Knox took on the head of the business upon the death of Charles. She set up a test kitchen and developed hundreds of recipes which were printed on Knox® packages, on leaflets and in illustrated cookbooks. They also appeared in newspapers and magazines under the heading “Mrs. Knox says…”.
    The Knox family managed their gelatine business for three generations before being acquired by Thomas J. Lipton Inc. in 1972.
    Approximate Size: 3.4 x 6.2 inches
    Condition: Near mint condition.