ITEN Biscuit Co . Egg Crate Clinton Memphis Oklahoma city - Omaha Wood - Cardboard inserts hold 12 Doz Eggs

Box measures Approximately 13x13x13. It has no lid, but has the original handle. Primitive Wood with name on Front and back. See photos for details.

History of ITEN Biscuit Co:

The Iten-Barmettler Biscuit Company built a new production facility at 4301 North 30th Street in 1936. The world’s largest baking ovens were installed there, and it was a major employer in the community for decades. The factory was later owned by several companies, including Merchants Biscuit Company, Orchard & Wilhelm, and U.S. Mills. 

John Iten and his family were bakers in Iowa. His father was a superintendent of Reimers and Fernald Candy and Cracker Factory in Davenport from 1892-1906, and father died, John himself worked for the National Baking Company in Des Moines for a few years. In 1908, he and his brothers opened a bakery at South 13th and Leavenworth. After moving to California in 1918, he died in 1921. At that time, the Iten Biscuit Company was credited for operating the largest exclusive cracker factory west of Chicago, their daily output of crackers “exceeding six carloads.” 

Iten’s widow maintained family control of the corporation, and in 1928, supported Barmettler to become president of the Iten Biscuit Company when they merged with the National Baking Company, or NABISCO. In addition to their plant in Omaha, Iten had factories in Clinton, Iowa; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; and Memphis, Tennessee.

This is an original egg crate used by the company. It is stamped 

ITEN BISCUIT COM.

CLINTON MEMPHIS

OKLAHOMA CITY - OMAHA

U.S.A.