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Glass Jar
- Material
- GLASS;
- METAL / ALLOY - UNKNOWN
- PLASTIC;
- Description
- A) A large, clear glass container with a large, round opening on one side. The neck of the opening is deep. The jar is basically circular, with flattened, slightly convex sides. There are two flat sides at the bottom of the jar, designed so that the opening is at the top when sitting on one side o…
- Category
- TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT FOR MATERIALS
- Sub-Category
- CONTAINER
- Description
- A) A large, clear glass container with a large, round opening on one side. The neck of the opening is deep. The jar is basically circular, with flattened, slightly convex sides. There are two flat sides at the bottom of the jar, designed so that the opening is at the top when sitting on one side or at the front when sitting on the other. Both of these sides are slightly concave and there is a circular indentation on the back side. There is a visible seam around the center of the jar on the circular sides.
B) Large, round, silver-colored metal push-on lid with brown knob attached with a brass nut in the center.
- History Of Use
- This jar was used to display goods on the counter so people could see what was inside. This jar kept the contents fresh.
- Material
- GLASS;
- METAL / ALLOY - UNKNOWN
- PLASTIC;
- Height
- 25
- Width
- 17
- Diameter
- 15.5
- Units Of Measurement
- Centimeters
- Accession No.
- 1991.122.1 a-b
- Type of Record
- Museum Artifact
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