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Cricket tin

Date

1900-1930

GUSN

GUSN-10177

Description

Shoe-shaped pale blue "cricket" depicting a "Hoodsie" baby at left pointing at Hood's inscription with a a wand (in blue)

Details

Descriptive Terms

novelties
tins (containers)
enameling
metal
printing (process)
Transfer Printed
Unidentified Metal
Enameled
NOVELTY

Inscription

Printed 1) on front 2) on back flaps 1) I'm chirping for/ Hood's/ ice cream and milk 2) [M]ade [by]/ Kirchhof/ U.S.A.

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

0.75 x 1.875 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Elizabeth McAfoose

Accession Number

1995.295

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