Need help finding info on a company..

[DaddyBuiltRacing]

I was cleaning my basement out the other day with a buddy and he found something of intrest. There was an old wooden box/drawer hidden in the corner. I took it up stairs to clean it up, upon cleaning I found this on the side "Anona Cheese Company Chicago" I will snap a pic here in a few mins and post it up as well. I tried looking them up online but haven't had much luck finding anything. I am just trying to figure out how old this thing is. It appears to be the box that a cheese loaf would've been delivered in and its pretty cool.

 

Be back in a few mins with pics

[Rotarded1647545491]

http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-Anona-Loaf-A-Cheese-5-Pound-Wooden-Box-USA-GUC_W0QQitemZ110698305358QQcmdZViewItemQQssPageNameZRSS:B:SRCH:US:102

 

I would say it's roughly depression era:

 

http://www.icollect247.com/itempage.php?uniqueid=42758

http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1499&dat=19210923&id=kKdQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=bCEEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5416,3258914

[DaddyBuiltRacing]

http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p81/alittlelessordinary/cheese2.jpg

 

http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p81/alittlelessordinary/cheese.jpg

[DaddyBuiltRacing]

That first link you posted is exactly what I found. I also found a couple metal lunch pales. 1 is a farm scene (was spray painted, but got it all off with hot water), the other is a plain black one

[99FLHRCI]

address

♦Anona Cheese Co

 

S5C Fulton St., '2d Floor, Chicago.

 

1917

 

Tons more just google "Anona Cheese" with quotation marks.

[DaddyBuiltRacing]

Yeah I did a yahoo search, I should prob stop using Yahoo as they seemingly suck these days

[CRed05]

I took it up stairs to clean it up

 

Not the patina dude! The patina! :no:

 

http://www1.pictures.zimbio.com/gi/History+Pawn+Stars+Appear+Gold+Silver+Road+s8ycHy4NGpRl.jpg

[DaddyBuiltRacing]

Haha, just got the dust off of it so i could read what the hell it said. Thanks for the links!

[Snowflake]

you trying to sell the box?

[AWW$HEEET]

I dont know a ton about these, so let me call my friend who's an expert on cheese boxes.

[twistedfocus1647545489]

I dont know a ton about these, so let me call my friend who's an expert on cheese boxes.

Well played. :gabe:

 

I could go for a loaf a' cheese right about now.

[koolrayz]

I have a wooden Kraft cheese box like that that was my grandfathers

[AWW$HEEET]

I could go for a loaf a' cheese right about now.

 

damnit chumlee, you're supposed to be makin me money

[DaddyBuiltRacing]

you trying to sell the box?

 

Haha idk, what you offering? I mean money always talks, pm me if serious.

 

I love pawn stars. I have Bob Hopes personal money clip, always wanted to go out there and see what they would offer me for shits and giggles. My grandpa got it from Bob as a gift, my granpa was a chef and cooked for Bob several times.

[AWW$HEEET]

I have Bob Hopes personal money clip, always wanted to go out there and see what they would offer me for shits and giggles.

 

they probably do the following

 

1. ask if you have documentation that it was bob hope's money clip
   
2. ask you how much money you wanted for bob hope's money clip
   
3. tell you the market on bob hope money clips is pretty bad
   
4. offer you 1/4th of what you wanted for your bob hope money clip, cause its a nice item they'd like to have in the store
   

[Rally Pat]

damnit chumlee, you're supposed to be makin me money

 

I don't know much about chumlee's making money, so let me call my buddy who is an expert in chumlee's making money.

[DaddyBuiltRacing]

they probably do the following

 

1. ask if you have documentation that it was bob hope's money clip
   
2. ask you how much money you wanted for bob hope's money clip
   
3. tell you the market on bob hope money clips is pretty bad
   
4. offer you 1/4th of what you wanted for your bob hope money clip, cause its a nice item they'd like to have in the store
   

 

Haha then jack the price up 3x's the ammount that in which they tried giving me

[,,,,,,comma,,,,,,]

Haha then jack the price up 3x's the ammount that in which they tried giving me

 

How else would the place stay in business?...... They're not going to buy it for retail.

[DaddyBuiltRacing]

I am well aware of how a business works, however they lowball the fuck out of people. The generally start at less then half of what something is valued at lol