1850-1870
GUSN-22973
Wooden box advertising local laundry (Bath, ME). Side and bottom are solid planks. Front and back are 2 sections joined together: bottom 1/2 has visible joinery, top 1/2 is nailed. Hinges at top indicate that once-lidded. Divider inside creates 2 separate compartments.
boxes (containers)
wood (plant material)
BOX
Painted on side: ""ADAPTED FOR THE/ BATH, TOILE[?]/ LAUNDRY.""
Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),
Unknown
12.375 x 19.75 x 14 (HxWxD) (inches)
Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker
1998.4696
Maine (United States)
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