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- Hiram Sibley & Co. Seed Box, Used in the C.W. Barnes Store, 1882-1888 - Hiram Sibley and Co., reputedly the largest seed grower in the world, owned land in several states and foreign countries, operated test gardens to improve seed quality, and used illustrations of multistory seed-packing warehouses to impress customers. Employees packed boxes like this one with collections of seeds (described in company catalogs) and shipped them to home gardeners, farmers, and general stores owners alike.
- 1882-1888
- Collections - Artifact
Hiram Sibley & Co. Seed Box, Used in the C.W. Barnes Store, 1882-1888
Hiram Sibley and Co., reputedly the largest seed grower in the world, owned land in several states and foreign countries, operated test gardens to improve seed quality, and used illustrations of multistory seed-packing warehouses to impress customers. Employees packed boxes like this one with collections of seeds (described in company catalogs) and shipped them to home gardeners, farmers, and general stores owners alike.
- Luther Burbank Company Seed Box, 1915 -
- 1915
- Collections - Artifact
Luther Burbank Company Seed Box, 1915
- Shakers Genuine Garden Seeds Box, 1861-1895 - Shakers at Watervliet, N.Y., produced seeds for resale by 1790 and first sold paper packets of seeds in 1835. Yet, the Mt. Lebanon, N.Y. community dominated the Shaker seed business from the 1860s to 1891. They made wooden boxes like this one, packed them with "genuine" Shaker seeds, delivered the boxes to general stores for resale, and collected and restocked the boxes for the next growing season.
- 1861-1895
- Collections - Artifact
Shakers Genuine Garden Seeds Box, 1861-1895
Shakers at Watervliet, N.Y., produced seeds for resale by 1790 and first sold paper packets of seeds in 1835. Yet, the Mt. Lebanon, N.Y. community dominated the Shaker seed business from the 1860s to 1891. They made wooden boxes like this one, packed them with "genuine" Shaker seeds, delivered the boxes to general stores for resale, and collected and restocked the boxes for the next growing season.