Pineapple shipping crate
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Title
Pineapple shipping crate
Subject
Honolulu
Hawaii
Pineapples
Shipping crate
Industry
transportation
Hawaii
Pineapples
Shipping crate
Industry
transportation
Description
This is a pineapple shipping crate which was used to transport pineapples. It was packed by the Pearl City Fruit Company in Honolulu in the early 20th century. George Lycurgus was the man who founded the Pearl City Fruit Company in 1892. He was a Greek American businessman. Lycurgus with the help of Peter Camarinos, developed their own pineapple enterprise. It is believed that the Greeks were the first to invent refrigerator compartments which made the transportation of fruit more accessible to remote places and therefore made the island very wealthy. The significance of this object shows the processes and methods used by these companies to distribute their products far and wide.
Creator
Unknown
Publisher
National Museum of American History
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Date
circa 1900-1910
Contributor
Catherine Kennedy
Rights
National Museum of American History
Catalogue no. 1979.0441.263
Kenneth E. Behring Center
Catalogue no. 1979.0441.263
Kenneth E. Behring Center
Language
English
Type
Material Object - wooden crate
Identifier
20th century Hawai'i
Files
Collection
Citation
Unknown, “Pineapple shipping crate,” The American Pacific Rim: Colonisation, Conflict and Connections, 1800-Present, accessed April 27, 2024, https://theamericanpacificrim.omeka.net/items/show/263.