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Description
George Burnham and Charles Morrill founded Burnham & Morrill in 1867 to can meat, vegetables, and fish, including their "Cape Shore" corned cod. They were the largest cannery in Portland.
In 1913, they moved the factory to East Deering at the edge of Back Cove near Tukey's Bridge.
The label reads, "Cape Shore Canned Cod, Burnham & Morrill Co., Portland, ME."
About This Item
- Title: Cape Shore corned cod label, Portland, ca. 1920
- Creator: Forbes Lithographic Manufacturing Co., Boston
- Creation Date: circa 1920
- Subject Date: circa 1920
- Location: Portland, Cumberland County, ME
- Media: Lithograph
- Dimensions: 8.8 cm x 5.8 cm
- Local Code: 1992.311.3
- Object Type: Text and Image
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Standardized Subject Headings
- Fish curing--Maine--Portland
- Canned foods--Labelling
- Salting of food
- Burnham & Morrill Company (Portland, Me.)
- Labels
- Canned foods
- Trademarks
- Seafood
- Food industry
- Fish--Preservation
- Canning & preserving--Maine--Portland
- Codfish
- Advertising
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