Object Details
- Description
- Light brown egg carton for one dozen eggs. Top left of carton lid has black and white image of a farm printed on it. Superimposed over it is a yellow circle with black border and letters is in center of farm image. "YOUR/BRAND/EGGS." On top right side of carton list are black letters "GRADE A LARGE/ EGGS/ PACKED BY MUSLIM FARMS, INC/ KRT#3 CASSOPOLIS, MICHIGAN 49031/ ONE DOZEN/ FROM THE MUSLIM FARMS." The last line is highlighted in bright yellow. "70 Cents" is stamped on the carton in blue ink.
- Date
- 1968
- Manufactured by
- Muslim Farms, Inc., American
- Used by
- Nation of Islam, American, founded 1930
- Place used
- Cassopolis, Cass County, Michigan, United States, North and Central America
- Topic
- African American
- Agriculture
- Black Enterprise
- Business
- Communities
- Cooking and dining
- Nation of Islam
- Religion
- Resistance
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the family of Becca Nu'Mani
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2013.39.7
- Type
- egg baskets
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
- Medium
- ink on cardboard
- Dimensions
- H x W: 2 1/2 x 11 1/8 x 3 3/4 in. (6.4 x 28.3 x 9.5 cm)
- Record ID
- nmaahc_2013.39.7
- Metadata Usage
- CC0
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