Burnham and Morrill Red Jacket lobster label
Contributed by Maine State Archives
Item 6094
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A colorful trademark label for canned "deep sea" lobster, with an image of a lobster. The label contains a reference to apparently winning a gold medal in Paris in 1878.
This trademark label was submitted to the Maine Secretary of State in 1891 in order to obtain legal protection for the design.
Other Information
- Title: Burnham and Morrill Red Jacket lobster label
- Creator: Burnham and Morrill Company
- Creation Date: 1891-01-19
- Subject Date: 1891-01-19
- Town: Portland
- County: Cumberland
- State: ME
- Media: Paper
- Dimensions (cm): 27.5 x 23.7
- Local Code: tmlobste
- Collection: Secretary of State Company Trademarks
- Object Type: Text and Image
For more information about this item, contact:
Maine State Archives
84 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333-0084
(207) 287-5795
http://www.state.me.us/sos/arc/
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Labels
Trademarks
Canned foods
Food industry
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Seafood
Shellfish
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