Water Glass Box

Name/Title

Water Glass Box

Description

Wooden box painted green with water glass. Rectangular in shape with an open top. Slightly slopes outward towards the bottom, making it wider at the bottom than the top. Each side panel has two holes at the top for a rope to be threaded through. Single rope that has been eye spliced at both ends.

Made/Created

Date made

1949

Notes

“Water glass”, an alkali silicate has been shown to enhance the physical properties of wood, such as dimensional stability, hardness, decay resistance, and fire resistance

Dimensions

Height

34.29 cm

Width

26.04 cm

Dimension Description

Top

Width

19.05 cm

Length

33.66 cm

Material

Wood, Glass, Rope

Color

Green, Red

Location

* Untyped Location

Bermuda Revealed

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

General Notes

Note Type

Historical Note