Description
Container list
Box 37
Personal Collection
Amber and Irene Slack
005.081.3
eighteen [18] iron square-head forged nails, various sizes, gathered from the desert
around Boulder City by Irene Slack [to artifacts
005.081.4
one [1] antique key [brass, 2.5" long] [to artifacts
005.081.5
Railroad Pass souvenir key ring, c. 1980s [3.25" long (ring and fob), fob is 1.5"
diameter; black plastic inset with gold lettering reads, "Bob Verchota's Railroad Pass
Casino and Supper Club, Hwy 93 and 95, Nevada," with image of a steam
locomotive]
005.081.6
bale-top bottle with a glass stopper used by Amber Slack in taking water samples from
Lake Mead in the 1940s ["citrate of magnesia" embossed on hip; 7.5" tall x 2.5"
diameter] [to artifacts
005.081.7
milkshake/ice-cream soda glass from the Boulder Drugstore [Nevada Way] when it
was owned by the Errickson brothers [c. 1942-47] [clear glass, ribbed and footed;
6.5" tall x 3" diameter]
005.081.8
miner's carbide lamp with belt handle and hanging hook [6.5" tall x 2.75" diameter;
coated brass?; lid embossed with "Guy's Dropper, pat. 5-2-12, 5-26-14, 9-19-16,
11-2-20, 2-10.25, 7-21-25;" on the bottom: "Manuf d by Shanldin Mfg. Co.,
Springfield, Ill., USA]
005.081.9
miner's carbide lamp with belt handle and hanging hook [6.5" tall x 2.75" diameter;
uncoated brass?; lid embossed with "Guy's Dropper, pat. 5-2-12, 5-26-14, 9-19-16,
11-2-20, 2-10.25, 7-21-25;" on the bottom: "Manuf d by Shanklin Mfg. Co.,
Springfield, Ill., USA]
005.081.10
glass face plate from a Boulder City [?] utility meter [sun-purpled manganese glass,
3.5" tall x 6" diameter]
005.081.11. glass street-lamp globe [sun-purpled manganese glass; threaded base; 9" tall x 7"
diameter]