Crate End, Cheese (Maori Chief)

Production date
Circa 1920-1940s
 Description
A wooden cheese crate end. "CRATE No. / MAORI CHIEF / NEW ZEALAND PRODUCE / REG. No. / NEW ZEALAND / LBS / NET / N.Z. CHEDDAR CHEESE "is marked on the end along with a circular motif with a fern leaf in the middle. " NEW ZEALAND " is featured at the centre fo the fern leaf. The rest of the text is aligned either inside or outside the circle. " Okiawa Dairy Factory " is handwritten in black ink on the rear side.
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Object detail

Production date
Circa 1920-1940s
Production period
1920s
1930s
1940s
Subject person
Classification
Product Package/Packages and Containers
Credit line
'Maori Chief' was the brand name for white cheese which was produced by the T L Joll Co-Operative Dairy Company Ltd.
Accession number
TM2002.105
Collection type
Dairy Industry
Industrial
Social History
Material
Wood

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