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  Potato Chip Industry History & More Plus Checklists GENERAL HISTORY OF THE POTATO CHIP INDUSTRY BY MIKE REILLY September, 1996 1853 – Indian chef George Crum discovers thepotato chip at Moon’s Place In Saratoga Springs, N.Y.. 1850’s to 1920’s – The “Cracker BarrelEra”. potato chips sold in restaurants, large glass jars, glass and/or sheet metaldisplay boxes. 1861 – First… Read more »

POTATO CHIP TINS Above – Entrance to Antique Advertising Tins exhibit at Keller History Museum Introduction to this chapter from Mike Reilly 8/5/98      Hello, I’ve been collecting snack foodtins for the last several years. After getting internet access, I found other collectorswith similar interests. In general these collectors wanted to learn more about the extentof their collecting activities as… Read more »