DUPRS_0031 MacLaren's Imperial Cheese Jar

DUPRS_0031 MacLaren's Imperial Cheese Jar

MacLaren's Imperial Cheese

The top half of the jar is missing, and the condition overall is damaged. On the bottom of the jar however, the maker's mark of the company was preserved and is clearly visible.

MacLaren Brothers

Selective Surface collection, East (Zone 2) Stanley Park, Historic Chatham Township (modern Summit, New Jersey)

Drew University, Department of Anthropology, Drew University Passaic River Survey

MacLaren’s imperial cheese. Canadian company founded in 1891 by Alexander MacLaren in Stratford, Ontario. This jar was most likely manufactured after this date but before the 1920’s, when Kraft purchased the company after MacLaren’s death and changed their packaging.

Ava Valentino

http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/maclaren_alexander_ferguson_14E.html

https://blog.underoverarch.co.nz/2014/01/a-changing-world/?__cf_chl_jschl_tk__=7506e4f3765eeedff65a6038d4d2406a8fbee542-1603394647-0-AQjWBj_VwpRygoV2UypnrdpPSKesbNvMse3xya9bRwLizTAm1sluskT1ci4v38dwe8BzIi6hs43VpkmKOtVDqmiczry5P8UB26pB-G0CUpsqTTDQkqi_LGEsrsJT9Ww38KPgfX7_onbBDoIKRYkvRJ5r3qxfgThRqI3vSgqmlZObuWTSnisj8FdQyoN8VanrXVjFcqpJUfTjSxp07xXRKw8BaSR6T3CT6nfdFJwpniOgybSH2Rm8ZVjrSuGJvCDW2kWQ-wukDTGA0PKDbb7HyNrC4GgwYNz67LUyIylWUdM70kFVNqo_UsvJQYLxqpMogg

https://www.historymuseum.ca/collections/artifact/109604/

https://www.findit4deals.com/bestofcanada/contents/en-us/p701.html

Alexander MacLaren founded his own cheese-export company in 1891 in Stratford, Ontario called MacLaren Brothers. A year later, he created his first product, MacLaren’s Imperial Cheese, which gained global popularity. It is made from ground cheddar, and was “carefully aged to achieve its signature sharp and savoury flavour.” It was considered to be one of the first soft, processed cheeses to be commercially distributed. In 1892, several branch factories were established in various parts of the country and world such as Mexico, London, New York, Japan, Africa, and Chicago. It was stored in small, milk glass jars with the maker’s mark embossed on the bottom and a label glued to the front. This was considered to be a more high-end cheese product.