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Ink box

Date

1860-1880

GUSN

GUSN-17847

Description

Tin container, cylindrical shape w/ 2 caps, bottle w/ cork inside. Paper label wrapped around container.

Details

Descriptive Terms

boxes (containers)
paper (fiber product)
tin (metal)
Tin
Unidentified Paper
BOX

Inscription

Printed on label: ""Payson's Indelible Ink""

Associated Building

Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

2.5 (H), 1 (diameter) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker

Accession Number

1998.1987

Places

Massachusetts (United States)

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