Hello everyone,
I have some questions about maintaining original food packaging and containers as artifacts. We have been collecting this sort of thing for the past forty to fifty years with the intent to document and present how food was perhaps pre-prepared, stored, marketed, and sold in Colorado. Many of these tins, bottles, and boxes still hold their original contents--such as canned chestnuts, full bottles of Coors beer, or microwaveable TV dinners. Some of these were quite old when we collected them—so may date to the ’20s or ‘30s. Although these have been around for a long time, and most are sealed. I’m concerned about these potentially attracting pests or creating a potentially hazardous/noxious environment when the sealed container eventually fails. Do any of you have policy or procedure in place that deals with such collections?
Thanks,
Todd
Todd Topper
Director of Collections Management
Colorado Historical Society—History Colorado
1560 Broadway
Denver, CO 80202
303-866-4693
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