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Wooden box

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Collection Type

  • Tools and equipment

Date

1880-1920

GUSN

GUSN-22700

Description

Rectangular wooden box w/ solid bottom and sides and open top. Advertising sauce. Iron strips at sides over nails, partially deteriorated.

Details

Descriptive Terms

boxes (containers)
wood (plant material)
BOX

Inscription

Painted on box: ""THE A1 SAUCE/ [?] OF/ GREAT BRITAIN/ [?] BRAND'S A1 SAUCE/ S.S. PIERCE & CO./ BOSTON, MASS.""

Associated Building

Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),

People and Organizations

S.S. Pierce Co.

Maker

Unknown

Location of Origin

Great Britain

Dimensions

9.75 x 23.25 x 10.75 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker

Accession Number

1998.2610

Places

Massachusetts (United States)

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