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Lunch Box
- Material
- METAL/ALLOY-TIN;
- ANIMAL - LEATHER
- METAL/ALLOY-BRASS;
- Description
- 1980.183.4a: A brown tin lunch box with a thick brown leather handle for carrying. The handle is secured at either end with metal clamps. On the bottom is stamped Patented FE 11-8 MA 1313 D.R.P. 550198. Underneath the handle are three sets of ventilation slots on the top of the box
1980.183.4b Th…
- Original Owner
- William Billeter
- Category
- TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
- Sub-Category
- FOOD SERVICE TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT
- Start Date
- 1920
- End Date
- 1980
- Period or Date Notes
- Known to be over 60 years old in 1980 accession notes
- Description
- 1980.183.4a: A brown tin lunch box with a thick brown leather handle for carrying. The handle is secured at either end with metal clamps. On the bottom is stamped Patented FE 11-8 MA 1313 D.R.P. 550198. Underneath the handle are three sets of ventilation slots on the top of the box
1980.183.4b There is a sturdy brass metal, half circle pull tab at one end for opening the box with Universal L.F.& Co imprinted on it. Once it is opened two sections can be seen. The top section is for a thermos and the bottom part is for the lunch. On the opposite top end of the box, there is a round dented circle where the thermos would have pushed against it from the inside.
- Narrative
- Not known to have been previously entered into the data base
- History Of Use
- Possibly used by miners
- Material
- METAL/ALLOY-TIN;
- ANIMAL - LEATHER
- METAL/ALLOY-BRASS;
- Height
- 17.0
- Width
- 12.0
- Length
- 26.4
- Units Of Measurement
- Centimeters
- Dimension Notes
- Height excludes leather handle
- Number Of Parts
- 2
- Accession No.
- 1980.183.4 a-b
- Type of Record
- Museum Artifact
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