Poster for Icy Pi, something new to eat, Automatic Cone Co., Cambridge, Mass., circa 1925

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Collection Type

  • Ephemera

Date

circa 1925

GUSN

GUSN-378299

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Description

Poster advertising the "Icy Pi", a rectangular container made of cake meant to hold ice cream. Icy Pi was patented by James Denaro of the Automatic Cone Co. in 1925, but fell out of production by the mid-20th century.

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertisements
posters
cake (food)
ice cream
food
advertisements
posters

Physical Descrption

1 poster; 12 x 19 inches

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Date of Acquisition

2025

Reference Code

EP001.15.048

Acqusition Type

Library & Archives Purchase

Credit Line

Purchase, 2025.

Places

Cambridge (Middlesex county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Automatic Cone Co.

Material Type

advertisements
posters

Other Organizations

Automatic Cone Co.

Description Level

Item

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