Bond, Crown and Cork Company negatives
Creation: circa 1939Abstract
This collection of glass-plate and acetate negatives of bottle caps was made by the Bond, Crown and Cork Company of Wilmington, Delaware. The designs are for various beer and soft drink labels. Some of the negatives are dated from 1939, and the remainder appear to be from that time period as well.
Dates
- Creation: circa 1939
Creator
- Bond, Crown and Cork Company (Organization)
Extent
4 Linear Feet
Physical Description
18 glass negatives : b&w ; 14 x 17 in. 31 glass negatives : b&w ; 8 x 10 in. 47 acetate negatives : b&w ; 5 x 6 or smaller.
Conservation Note
Some have flaking media and/or emulsion 20 items treated February 2014 by Laura Wahl- see attached condition and treatment reports
Historical Note
Bond, Crown and Cork was a supplier of crown cork bottle caps. It operated at 16th and Locust Streets in Wilmington, Delaware. Its research activities, which began in 1910, centered around pairing composition cork with various types of binding materials. In the 1940s, Continental Can Company purchased Bond, Crown and Cork, and it continued on as the Bond Crown Division of that company.
Scope and Content
This collection contains glass and acetate negatives for printing bottle caps for beer and soft drink labels. The glass negatives come in two sizes: 17 x 14 inches and 8 x 10 inches. The acetate negatives are duplicates of the glass negatives, and most of those can be paired with the 8 x 10s. All dated negatives are from 1939, and it is likely that the remainder are from a similar time period.
Access Restrictions
No restrictions on access; this collection is open for research.
Negatives (Box 7) are located in remote storage. Please contact staff 48 hours in advance of research visit at askhagley@hagley.org
Glass plate negatives DO NOT CIRCULATE.
Language of Materials
English
Finding Aid & Administrative Information
- Title:
- Bond, Crown and Cork Company negatives
- Author:
- Alex Miller
- Date:
- 2014
- Description rules:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description:
- English
- Script of description:
- Latin
Repository Details
Repository Details
Part of the Audiovisual Collections Repository
