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Candy box, "Helen Ardelle's Chocolates," ca. 1917

Sisters Martha and Helen Ardelle started selling chocolates in 1917 from a Seattle boarding house, wholesale and "by mail--everywhere--even to Cuba!" Martha took over the business, changed her name to Helen, divorced a renowned Arctic explorer and fur trader, and later sold the company to Brown & Haley (of Almond Roca fame).
ID Number: 1982.200.1
Date: Circa 1917
Physical Description: 1 Package, Product; cardboard; 2 in.H x 13 in.W x 8 in.D
Place Made: United States of America, WASHINGTON, Seattle
Credit: MOHAI, 1982.200.1
Subjects: Businesses and Corporations, Food and Beverage Industries

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