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Tin

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Collection Type

  • Household accessories

GUSN

GUSN-197859

Description

Small round tin with a metal top and bottom. There is a paper label around the outside that matches the bottle of ink. THe label is starting to peal in areas.

Details

Descriptive Terms

tins (containers)
metal
cardboard
Tin

Inscription

"BLACK / E.O. / DYE / For / all kinds / of / NAPPY / LEATHERS / Made only by / The Jas. W. Cummer Co. / Cleveland" [directions around the side] (White label with blue writing)

Associated Building

Original to Phillips House (Salem, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

4 3/4 (H), 1 3/4 (diameter) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of the Stephen Phillips Memorial Charitable Trust for Historic Preservation

Accession Number

2006.44.2511.2AB

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