Vintage MANCHESTER'S Biscuit Co. Sioux Falls SD Fargo ND Metal display w Box For Sale
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Vintage MANCHESTER'S Biscuit Co. Sioux Falls SD Fargo ND Metal display w Box:
$109.95
This is a countertop display for Manchester's Biscuits. It features a metal hinged doorwith a glass front the opens to a heavy cardboard box that the door opens to. The metal
door measures 10 3/8" x 10 3/8", with the cardboard box measuring 9 7/8" x 10" x 7 1/4"
high. After the biscuits were sold, another box was attached to the metal hinged portion
to replenish the display.
The company was founded by L.D. Manchester, who in 1900 moved his bakery, a one-man operation, from Luverne, MN.
Manchester was born in 1863 at Green City, Iowa. He died 1930 of a heart attack. After moving his business to Sioux Falls, he saw it grow until it became one of the city's largest industries.What was originally a two-story building with 3,000 square feet of floor space gradually expanded through the years to a five-story structure with floor space, probably adding up to 7 1/2 acres.The plant was owned by the United Biscuit Co. Of America until all production in Sioux Falls was discontinued June 1st, 1960. They also had a branch in Fargo North Dakota .
This display in in great shape for its age with good graphics. What you see is what you shall receive. Ask, if any questions.
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