Box with sealing wax to close commuter fare money bags, before 1939

Name/Title

Box with sealing wax to close commuter fare money bags, before 1939

Entry/Object ID

1985.90.4

Description

Acc. No. 85.90.4 Subject Category: Transportation, Electric & Ferry Date or Period: Before 1939 Object: Sealing wax Description: Cardboard box (ends open) containing two oblong brown colored wax bars. Size: L-1 1/2 x W-11 inches. History of Object: Box with wax bars used to seal money bags that were sent from the Alameda Mole containing money (commuters’ fares) to the accounting office of the Southern Pacific Company, San Francisco. Acquired from: Jack Gutte Date: 11-18-85