Name/Title
Borax chip samples, Pacific Borax WorksEntry/Object ID
1981.218.1Description
Acc. No. 81.218.1
Subject Category: Industries (Pacific Borax)
Date or period:
Object: Borax Soap Samples
Description: It is a hexagon glass canning jar, with brass plated tin screw top, containing borax chips.
Size: It is 5 3/4" in length and a diameter of 2 3/4".
History of Object: Borax chip samples from the Pacific Borax, Alameda, now the Alameda Naval Air Base.
Acquired from:
Date:Interpretative Labels
Label
3/17/2020 MvL: current label:
The Pacific Borax Company
was founded in 1890 during the
ownership of Francis "Borax" Smith.
The borax, excavated in Nevada, was
transported by rail to Alameda where
it was processed and packaged.
The refinery building, located in the
West End, was the first reinforced concrete structure constructed in the
United States in 1893.
