Name/Title
Metal beverage container made by the BOYCO company, c. 1920-1930sEntry/Object ID
2014.21.7Description
Acc. No. 14.21.7
Subject Category: Industries of Alameda
Date or Period: c. 1920-1930's
Object: Dispenser with spigot
Description: A galvanized liquid container with a screw cap that has an embossed label reading "BOYCO". The container has an attached bail handle with a wooden grip. The lower section of the container has a faucet with a grip handle that turns counter-clockwise.
Size: H-18 inches.
History of Object: A beverage container made by the BOYCO COMPANY at a factory located in Alameda on the 1800 block of Oak Street.
Acquired from: Meyers estate
Date: 03/20/14Interpretative Labels
Label
ALAMEDA INDUSTRIES
A collection of sheet metal containers
produced by the BOYCO MFG. CO.
Originally based in Los Angeles it expanded
operations in 1923 when it purchased
property and initiated construction of a
manufacturing plant in Alameda in 1926,
which was located in the 1800 block of Oak
Street. In 1939 it was bought by the United
States Steel Products Co., which continued
the manufacturing of sheet metal containers.
