Vintage Hills Brothers Big 15 LB Coffee Can Tin With Lid 1939 Tasting Arab Logo
Item History & Price
Here is a large 15 LB Coffee Can from Hills Brothers. This is a key opened can. Complete with lid.
The copyright date is 1939 so I would date this to then. Features the original Tasting Arab with a raised cup of coffee.
This can was most likely for institutional use like a restaurant, railroad or some such.
The can reads:
Hills Brothers, Red Can Brand, The Original Vacuum Pack.
On the backside it reads:
Packed and Guaranteed by Hills Bros. Coffee, Inc. 2 Harrison S...treet, San Francisco, Calif. USA. Plants at San Francisco and Edgewater N.J. Established 1878.
The Finest Coffees are selected for this blend and developed to full uniform flavor by our exclusive process."CONTROLLED ROASTING"
There are also instructions for Care in Making Coffee
Very decorative can in great shape for its age. There are the expected scratches and minor dents but displays really well. Please see photos.
Measures 12 inches tall and about 10 inches in diameter.
Marked on lid: FIFTEEN POUNDS NEW WEIGHT and 6.804 KILOS NET WEIGHT
The copyright date is 1939 so I would date this to then. Features the original Tasting Arab with a raised cup of coffee.
This can was most likely for institutional use like a restaurant, railroad or some such.
The can reads:
Hills Brothers, Red Can Brand, The Original Vacuum Pack.
On the backside it reads:
Packed and Guaranteed by Hills Bros. Coffee, Inc. 2 Harrison S...treet, San Francisco, Calif. USA. Plants at San Francisco and Edgewater N.J. Established 1878.
The Finest Coffees are selected for this blend and developed to full uniform flavor by our exclusive process."CONTROLLED ROASTING"
There are also instructions for Care in Making Coffee
Very decorative can in great shape for its age. There are the expected scratches and minor dents but displays really well. Please see photos.
Measures 12 inches tall and about 10 inches in diameter.
Marked on lid: FIFTEEN POUNDS NEW WEIGHT and 6.804 KILOS NET WEIGHT
