Description: Let sunshine beam in your kitchen with this 1930s Krispy Crackers Loose-Wiles Sunshine Biscuit tin! Sunshine-Nabisco is a familiar name today. It all started in 1890 when 33 bakers combined to make Sunshine Biscuits, an independent American baker of cookies, crackers, and cereals. The company, whose brand still appears today on a few products (e.g., Cheez-Its), was purchased by Keebler Company in 1996 and then by Kellogg Company in 2000. Around that time, Sunshine Biscuits was headquartered in Elmhurst, Illinois. In 1996, Sunshine Biscuits was the third largest cookie baker in the United States. Why name the company "Sunshine"? The three brothers, Joseph Loose, Jacob Wiles and John H. Wiles, envisioned a factory which would be filled with sunlight unlike the traditional windowless manufacturing buildings of the times. They soon opened plants in Boston and then New York. In 1912 Loose-Wiles opened their "Thousand Window" bakery in the Long Island City neighborhood of New York City, which remained the largest bakery building in the world until 1955. Unfortunately, Loose-Wiles never registered their "Sunshine" brand name and therefore spent litigation time in the first forty years trying to dissuade other companies from using the word "sunshine" or any related word on their product or in their advertising. Since the Loose-Wiles claim was not based on a registered mark, they often had to investigate when and where the other company first used the word to determine which company had first claim so as not to lose their right to the name "Sunshine" for their own products. Finally in 1946, the Loose-Wiles Company officially changed its name to Sunshine Biscuit, Inc. Our Sunshine Biscuit Tin features a back hinge which is in good working condition. The canister measures 9" by 7" by 8"and is in good to fair condition for a 90 year old tin. The box would fit right in your shabby chic or primitive kitchen or family room. While the tin has paint scrapes throughout, its charm is that it was well used by a family that loved cookies! The box, which ships ground because of its size, has rust on the bottom, with a small area completely rusted through (see photo # 10). The top has some patina and scrapes while the bottom rim shows rust. With dents in the exterior lid, the interior lid has patina with tin itself having some rust. Add some Sunshine to your kitchen!
Price: 78.3 USD
Location: Muncie, Indiana
End Time: 2025-02-02T20:45:39.000Z
Shipping Cost: N/A USD
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Brand: Loose-Wiles
Type of Advertising: product tin
Color: Yellow
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
