Bandbox, circa 1835
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In the early 1800s, Americans used bandboxes to store clothing, accessories, and other small items. Bandboxes were handy containers in the home or when traveling by stage, boat, or rail. Manufacturers covered these inexpensive pasteboard or wooden boxes with colorful papers. W. R. Hitchcock, a Connecticut bandbox maker, covered this bandbox with a paper depicting the 1835 hot-air balloon ascent by Richard Clayton.
In the early 1800s, Americans used bandboxes to store clothing, accessories, and other small items. Bandboxes were handy containers in the home or when traveling by stage, boat, or rail. Manufacturers covered these inexpensive pasteboard or wooden boxes with colorful papers. W. R. Hitchcock, a Connecticut bandbox maker, covered this bandbox with a paper depicting the 1835 hot-air balloon ascent by Richard Clayton.
Artifact
Bandbox (Container)
Date Made
circa 1835
Keywords
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
28.751.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Cardboard
Wallpaper
Paper (Fiber product)
Color
Blue
White (Color)
Red
Dimensions
Height: 10.5 in
Width: 14.75 in
Length: 11 in
Inscriptions
Label: From W. R. Hitchcock / Manuf. & Dealer in / Bonnets, Ribbons, and Millinery Goods / Buswell Block / Norwich, Conn.
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