Object details
| Object Name: |
Box, Food Storage
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| Category: |
Food Storage Equipment
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| Material: |
Cardboard
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| Accession Number: |
21.00.11
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| Latest Production Date: |
1970-12-31
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| Description: |
Rectangular cardboard box with four flaps on each end to close it. Each face of box is decorated in assortment of blue flowers or red and blue lettering. Contains a coil of spun flax.
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| Narrative: |
Used starting 1896 to store flax to spin and weave into cloth for towels.
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| History of Use: |
Used to store seeded raisins.
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| Height: |
13.2cm
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| Length: |
4cm
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| Width: |
8.5cm
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| Institution: |
Fort Point Museum
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| Institution City: |
LaHave
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| Institution Province: |
Nova Scotia
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