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    Posted 12 years ago

    Hunter
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    Not sure where exactly I found this old fruitcake tin, but I love it dearly. The color scheme and textured detailing totally copies Wedgwood's Jasperware line.

    The Ward Baking Company imprint is on the underside of the lid, which is decorated with a bird of paradise, hence the name Paradise Fruitcake. The outside of the container shows Greek-inspired figures, fountains, and trees.

    This little beauty now houses my sewing supplies. Anyone know details about the Ward Baking Co.?

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    Comments

    1. cassiereroni cassiereroni, 12 years ago
      I can't tell you anything about your tin but I just wanted to say Thank You.

      It reminds me of one that my grandmother had that she kept her buttons in. I haven't seen one of them for a very long time.

      Memories...can't beat them sometimes.

      cassiereroni
    2. Pop_abides Pop_abides, 12 years ago
      Quick google renders this site>>>>http://www.wardbakingcompany.com/Ward_Baking_Company/Home.html
      with this information and more>>>Ward Baking Company
      Historical Site

      Repository for information related to
      the Ward Baking Company and its founder,
      Robert Boyd Ward, including associations with early American Baseball's Federal League
      and the Brooklyn Tip-Tops.

      Hope this helps you.
    3. Hunter Hunter, 12 years ago
      Thanks Cassie & Pops for the comments - looks like Ward was founded in 1849, changed to Continental Baking Co. in 1925, was the largest baking company in the U.S. for a while, and eventually released Wonder Bread and Hostess Twinkies. Had no idea!

      Thanks bratjdd for the love!
    4. Hunter Hunter, 12 years ago
      Thanks scandinavian_pieces and Bellin68 for the love!
    5. SEAN68 SEAN68, 9 years ago
      looks just like Wedgwood!! love it!!
    6. debmae, 2 years ago
      My Dad worked for Ward Baking Co. Continental Bread, AKA Tip-top Bread from 1945 till 1977. They had a bakery off of Michigan Ave. & West Grand Blvd. area. They stopped baking there and shipped in bread and many of the drivers then became independent route salesman. I remember many years of my Dad having so many orders for these fruitcakes. I wish now we would have kept all the tins that my Mom had.
    7. Hunter Hunter, 2 years ago
      Wow, thanks for the comment Debmae - was that in Detroit?
    8. Gillian, 2 years ago
      Michigan Ave. & West Grand Blvd. area

      type above into google map search - pretty sure it's detroit
    9. Kellytrice, 1 year ago
      Both of my grandfathers and my father worked for Ward Baking Co In Youngstown Oh. My father worked for them from 1955 until they were bought out. As a teenager in 1977 I remember packaging those tins for Christmas deliveries for extra money from him..he must have had an order for over 200 of them, my mom typed out the shipping labels and I taped them and got them ready for the post office..what memories I have of Paradise Fruit Cakes and Tip Top Bread!
    10. Hunter Hunter, 1 year ago
      Super cool Kelly - what a memory!

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