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Undecorated gray metal body w/ soldered and folded-under seams. Cylindrical body w/ slightly overhanging ends. Hinged lid encompasses entire length of cylinder. Hinged hasp closure. Two applied flat tin tabs at back w/ holes for hanging.
boxes (containers)
tin (metal)
Tin
BOX
Coffin House (Newbury, Mass.),
Unknown
7.25 (W), 4.5 (diameter) (inches)
Gift of Margaret E.C. Merriam in memory of her mother Elizabeth Low Coffin Colman
1985.397
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