"Half Gal / Product of / The Garden County / of the U.S.A. / Lancaster / Ransing Daisy Brand / Products / E. A. Ransing Sons / Lancaster, PA"
-This was a vinegar jug. the firm started out at present site of Eastern Market Building, c. 1900. Later moved to Water and Hazel St. where they operated to 1929.
another Ransing jug once existed in collection as 1976.8 donated by Joseph E. McKinney
"Half Gal / Product of / The Garden County / of the U.S.A. / Lancaster / Ransing Daisy Brand / Products / E. A. Ransing Sons / Lancaster, PA"
-This was a vinegar jug. the firm started out at present site of Eastern Market Building, c. 1900. Later moved to Water and Hazel St. where they operated to 1929.
another Ransing jug once existed in collection as 1976.8 donated by Joseph E. McKinney
Cardboard paddle in footprint shape has two flaps of pressed, colored paper in the form of a hatted frog, stapled to opposite sides. Makes clapping sound when shaken.
One side, on handle section is printed: "I AM CLAPPING / FOR / IDEAL ICE CREAM."
Dimensional frog heads are stamped: "Germany"
Provenance
Donor states that on Jan. 1, 1929, York Sanitary Milk Co., Lancaster Sanitary Milk Co. and Ideal Milk Products Co. combined to form Penn Dairies.
Overall soil and wear. Ink stains on both side of paddle. Considerable wear on both paddle and frog image, especially at top of hat and at bottom of paddle handle, resulting in partial loss of printed message.
