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Civil Defense All Purpose Survival Biscuits in a metal container

Civil Defense All Purpose Survival Biscuits in a sealed metal container that is labeled to indicate it "contains a minimum of 465 biscuits." Such tins were placed in fallout shelters for families to use as food in case of nuclear threat. This tin still contains biscuits.The rectangular metal tin with rounded sides is gold in color with writing on one end denoting its contents and weight. The text is printed in black, as follows:"Civil Defense All Purpose Survival BiscuitDate Packed May _ June _ July - 1962Ingredients: Wheat flour, sugar, vegetable shortening, corn flour, corn sugar, soy flour, salt, leavening, and with BHA (butylated hydroxyanisole), BHT (butylated hydroxytoluene), propyl gallate and citric acid in propylene glycol added to preserve freshness.Net wt. 7 1/2 lbs.Min. 62 biscuits per lb.Min. 465 biscuits per canSchulze and Burch Biscuit Co.Chicago 9, Illinois"

Object Details
Object title:

Civil Defense All Purpose Survival Biscuits in a metal container

Date:

May 1962 - July 1962

Medium:

Metal, Foodstuff

Dimensions:

13 × 8 5/8 × 5 5/8 in. (33 × 21.9 × 14.3 cm)

Credit line:

The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza Collection

Object number:

2000.029.0001

Curatorial Note:

This biscuit tin was displayed at the Museum in the temporary lobby exhibit, "Unfinished Business: Kennedy and Cuba" (2000-2001). - Stephen Fagin, Curator

Civil Defense All Purpose Survival Biscuits in a metal container

Civil Defense All Purpose Survival Biscuits in a sealed metal container that is labeled to indicate it "contains a minimum of 465 biscuits." Such tins were placed in fallout shelters for families to use as food in case of nuclear threat. This tin still contains biscuits.The rectangular metal tin with rounded sides is gold in color with writing on one end denoting its contents and weight. The text is printed in black, as follows:"Civil Defense All Purpose Survival BiscuitDate Packed May _ June _ July - 1962Ingredients: Wheat flour, sugar, vegetable shortening, corn flour, corn sugar, soy flour, salt, leavening, and with BHA (butylated hydroxyanisole), BHT (butylated hydroxytoluene), propyl gallate and citric acid in propylene glycol added to preserve freshness.Net wt. 7 1/2 lbs.Min. 62 biscuits per lb.Min. 465 biscuits per canSchulze and Burch Biscuit Co.Chicago 9, Illinois"

Object Details
Object title:

Civil Defense All Purpose Survival Biscuits in a metal container

Date:

May 1962 - July 1962

Terms:

Fallout shelter

Cold War

Nuclear threat

Chicago

Medium:

Metal, Foodstuff

Dimensions:

13 × 8 5/8 × 5 5/8 in. (33 × 21.9 × 14.3 cm)

Credit line:

The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza Collection

Object number:

2000.029.0001

Curatorial Note:

This biscuit tin was displayed at the Museum in the temporary lobby exhibit, "Unfinished Business: Kennedy and Cuba" (2000-2001). - Stephen Fagin, Curator