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Date

1880-1910

GUSN

GUSN-103182

Description

Green cardboard box with cover.

Details

Descriptive Terms

boxes (containers)
BOX

Inscription

Stamp: "WESTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY"
Ink: "Gift of Mrs. Frank Owen / May 1970 / Hair Pins / 33 / 3 Twisted Pins / Hairpins / Tortoiseshell - Pins"
Stamp Center: "6 WHITAKER & CO, / 7 TEMPLE PLACE / [illegible] / BOSTON, MASS" (Paper label, stamp, ink)

Additional Identification Number

2689

Maker

Unknown

Location of Origin

Boston, Massachusetts

Dimensions

2 1/8 in x 5 3/8 in x 3 5/8 in (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Weston Historical Society

Accession Number

1993.342.6a

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