Child's school water bottle (cantimplora escolar), amber molded plastic with cup-cap

Object/Artifact

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Archive of Cuban Socialism

Name/Title

Child's school water bottle (cantimplora escolar), amber molded plastic with cup-cap

Entry/Object ID

2025.11.50

Description

Small personal water bottle of the type carried by schoolchildren. Translucent amber/orange molded plastic; rounded apple- or heart-form body narrowing to a short neck, fitted with a deep cup-shaped cap that seats over the neck and, inverted, completes the apple silhouette. The cap doubles as a drinking cup. Body is single-piece molded with a continuous horizontal seam at its widest point and a fine all-over swirled grain; walls are relatively thick.

Acquisition

Accession

2025.11

Acquisition Method

Purchase

Materials

Material

Plastic

Material Notes

Materials: Molded plastic. Technique: Molded (injection or blow/rotational — tentative); visible mold parting seam; integral molded surface texture.

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Created By

María A. Cabrera Arús

Create Date

February 14, 2026

Updated By

María A. Cabrera Arús

Update Date

June 18, 2026