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Box

Collection Type

  • Tools and equipment

Date

1880-1900

GUSN

GUSN-22533

Description

Two compartment wooden box on wall like a shelf. Exterior unornamented other than painted merchant's information.

Details

Descriptive Terms

boxes (containers)
wood (plant material)
BOX

Inscription

Painted on sides: ""BURPEE'S SEEDS GROW!/ FROM/ W. ATLEE BURPEE & CO./ PHILADELPHIA/ PA.""

Associated Building

Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),

Maker

W. Atlee Burpee & Co. (Maker)

Location of Origin

Philadelphia, PA, USA

Dimensions

22.75 x 14.5 x 12 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker

Accession Number

1998.2593

Places

Pennsylvania (United States)

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