/internal/media/dispatcher/52525/fullCivil Defense All Purpose Survival Biscuits in a metal containerMay 1962 - July 196213 × 8 5/8 × 5 5/8 in. (33 × 21.9 × 14.3 cm)Metal, FoodstuffThe Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza Collection2000.029.00010Cold War rations biscuit tin that is sealed containing a minimum of 465 biscuits.
The rectangular tin with rounded sides is gold in color with writing on one end denoting its contents and weight. The text is printed in black on one end of the tin. Text is as follows:
"Civil Defense All Purpose
Survival Biscuit
Date Packed May _ June _ July - 1962
Ingredients [bolded]: Wheat flour, sugar, vegetable
shortening,. [sic] corn flour, corn sugar, soy
flour, salt, leavening, and with BHA (butyl-
ated hydroxyanisole [sic]), BHT (butylated hyd-
roxytoluene), propyl gallate and citric acid
in propylene glycol added
to preserve freshness.
Net wt. 7 1/2 lbs.
Min. 62 biscuits per lb.
Min. 465 biscuits per can
Schulze and Burch Biscuit Co.
Chicago 9, Illinois"
These tins were placed in fallout shelters for families to use in case of nuclear threat.
Tin is dented badly on widest sides; one of those sides has two large blobs of clear wax. Scratches on tin, mainly near crimped edges on top and bottom. (JM 08/15/2018)Artifacts6621721.907543815133.020000000020614Artifact14.2875285751Civil Defense All Purpose Survival Biscuits in a sealed metal container that is labeled to indicate it "contains a minimum of 465 biscuits." Such tins were placed in fallout shelters for families to use as food in case of nuclear threat. This tin still contains biscuits.
The rectangular metal tin with rounded sides is gold in color with writing on one end denoting its contents and weight. The text is printed in black, as follows:
"Civil Defense All Purpose Survival Biscuit
Date Packed May _ June _ July - 1962
Ingredients: Wheat flour, sugar, vegetable shortening, corn flour, corn sugar, soy flour, salt, leavening, and with BHA (butylated hydroxyanisole), BHT (butylated hydroxytoluene), propyl gallate and citric acid in propylene glycol added to preserve freshness.
Net wt. 7 1/2 lbs.
Min. 62 biscuits per lb.
Min. 465 biscuits per can
Schulze and Burch Biscuit Co.
Chicago 9, Illinois"Fallout shelterCold WarNuclear threatChicagoThis biscuit tin was displayed at the Museum in the temporary lobby exhibit, "Unfinished Business: Kennedy and Cuba" (2000-2001). - Stephen Fagin, Curator