Vintage 1953 Bartons Passover Chocolates Tin Box Jewish Judaica Advertising NY For Sale

An exceptionally preserved, rare mid-century advertising tin box from the famous Barton\'s Candy Corporation, dated 1953. This beautifully lithographed tin was produced for Barton\'s Continental Passover Chocolates, certified Kosher for Passover.The top lid features wonderful, highly detailed and vibrant illustrations depicting the traditional stages of the Passover Seder in both Hebrew and English. The four sides are decorated with striking turquoise panels illustrating historical biblical scenes from the Exodus, starting from the plagues of Egypt and ending with the arrival in Eretz Israel alongside the Israeli flag.The edge is explicitly marked: \"Exclusive Design Property of Barton, Inc. © 1953\" and lists their iconic chocolate shop locations across New York, Philadelphia, Detroit, and Newark, including the historic note \"Closed on Sabbath & Jewish Holidays.\" The side also displays their main mail order department and factory address at 80 De Kalb Ave., Brooklyn, New York.Provenance:
This piece comes directly from the private collection of the late Maxine and Michael Kam, prominent Philadelphia art dealers, historians, and esteemed members of the Philadelphia Art Deco Society. Their historic home, known as the \"Clock Tower,\" and their world-class collections of fine Art Deco pieces, Memphis furniture, and museum-quality Judaica have been famously featured in prominent publications such as The Philadelphia Inquirer and Inside Magazine (Spring 1997 issue).this specific tin was hand-selected and carefully curated by two of Philadelphia\'s most respected collectors of historical Jewish art and mid-century advertising design. Extracts and photographs from the Inside Magazine feature are included in the listing images as documentation of its stellar pedigree.