BLOOMFIELD INDUSTRIES

Bloomfield web site - Started in 1933 by Samuel Bloomfield in Chicago with his sons assisting in the business. Product line was expanded after his death in 1954. It acquired Proctor-Silex in 1961 and was acquired by Beatrice Foods in 1965.


5 5/8 " x 3 3/4"
Lid is marked Bloomfield Industries
Lid unscrews
This and the one below are probably the most contemporary of the flip-tops that saw commercial use.
This one was known as "Bloomfield 90" in the food service catalogues.

In photo below, the same bowl is held in place by a metal band. The seller bought the unit from a old restaurant and said the holder was screwed into the counter.



5 5 /8" x 3 31/4"
Lid is marked Bloomfield
Lid unscrews
Bottom is stamped: Bloomfield Industries, Chicago, ILL., No. 90

We tried to find out more about Bloomfield Industries, but the company was sold, relocated to the southwest, and all the old-timers who would have known the company's history retired or found other work in the Chicago area.


 

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