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- Tile, 1915-1930 -
- 1915-1930
- Collections - Artifact
Tile, 1915-1930
- Bandbox, circa 1840 - 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. This bandbox's paper depicts a combination steam-and-sailing ship. This hybrid travel option made oceangoing travel quicker over traditional sailing ships.
- circa 1840
- Collections - Artifact
Bandbox, circa 1840
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. This bandbox's paper depicts a combination steam-and-sailing ship. This hybrid travel option made oceangoing travel quicker over traditional sailing ships.
- Bandbox, circa 1835 - 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. This bandbox's paper depicts an ocean-going ship and a scene along New York's Erie Canal -- symbols of America's growing commercial and manufacturing prosperity.
- circa 1835
- Collections - Artifact
Bandbox, circa 1835
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. This bandbox's paper depicts an ocean-going ship and a scene along New York's Erie Canal -- symbols of America's growing commercial and manufacturing prosperity.