Oyster can used by the Mt. Vernon Packing Company

Source catalog description

This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

Tin can for the G and E Oysters brand distributed by the Mt. Vernon Packing Company. The can is white with light green text and images. A green line runs along the top and bottom of the can. On the front and back of the can is an illustrated graphic of an oyster boat anchored near a covered pier with a jut of land in the background. On the landscape behind the pier is a stripped lighthouse. Above the graphic in large block font is “G / AND / E / BRAND.” Below the graphic is dark green text that reads “OYSTERS / NET CONTENTS 12 FL. OZ.” On the right side of the can is additional dark green text that reads “CHESAPEAKE / AND / TANGIER / OYSTERS / Shucked daily with the great- / est care given to clean- / liness and sanitation / SEE LID / FOR SIZE DESIGNATION / MT.

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