Name/Title
Iron coal shuttle with green painted bail handle, c. 1920Entry/Object ID
1986.56.1Description
Acc. No. 86.56.1
Subject Category: Household, utilitarian
Date or Period: C. 1920
Object: Scuttle, coal
Description: Iron coal scuttle with tapering sides (fluted) terminating into a pinched pouring spout. Circular pedestal base & attached handle (for pouring). Silver (sheet metal) finish, green colored painted bail handle. No manufacturer's signature.
Size: H-10 inches.
History of Object: Old fashioned coal scuttle from the kitchen of 1813 9th Street, Alameda.
Acquired from: Betty N. Bowdish
Date: 8-30-86
