Shipping Box for Tobacco, 1880-1920

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Artifact Overview

Workers at Will Currier's shoe shop in Newton, New Hampshire, used a variety of tools, fasteners and bits of leather, wood, and metal to make shoes. Small wooden boxes, like this one, helped organize the shop and kept needed material close at hand.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Box (Container)

Date Made

1880-1920

Location

at Henry Ford Museum in Made in America

Object ID

28.997.175

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Wood (Plant Material)

Dimensions

Height: 3.875 in
Width: 13.125 in
Length: 13.25 in

Inscriptions

side: 5S / IVY
Shipping Box for Tobacco, 1880-1920