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Pin box

Collection Type

  • Household accessories

Date

1880-1920

GUSN

GUSN-24057

Description

Cube-shaped box for straight pins; gilded paper w/ purple and white labels on front and back; various pins w/ white and black heads still stuck onto outside of box.

Details

Descriptive Terms

boxes (containers)
pins (jewelry)
gilding
paper (fiber product)
Unidentified Paper
Gilded
BOX, PIN

Inscription

Printed label on front and back: ""NEUSS BROTHERS LTD./ Aix-la-Chapelle/ Germany""

Associated Building

Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),

People and Organizations

Neuss Brothers Ltd.

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

2 x 2 x 2 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker

Accession Number

1998.4972

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