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Soap box

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Collection Type

  • Household accessories

GUSN

GUSN-223701

Description

Wooden soap box with a heraldic crowned lion stamped on one of its sides.

Details

Descriptive Terms

soap boxes
wood (plant material)
metal
Box

Inscription

"S.C.P. Co/Puritas et Cura"
"S.S. Pierce Co./Importers & Grocers/Boston. Mass./Old Style/Extra X soap/75" (Bold characters, black and red)

Associated Building

Original to Phillips House (Salem, Mass.),

Additional Identification Number

160ATTIC

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

11 x 14 6/16 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of the Stephen Phillips Memorial Charitable Trust for Historic Preservation

Accession Number

2006.44.2039

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