Origsize: 18.75" (h) x 22.5" (; Origformat: Artifact
Name/Title
Sorting Box from Jones' Hall
Entry/Object ID
1983.5.8
Description
Described on the registration sheet as a "dispatch box" from Jones' Hall this may have been used for sorting mail. Jones' Hall had many functions including serving as a post office. The wood box was made from a crate and painted black on the front and sides. The back of the box has text stamped on it in black ink. The text reads, "FOR ALL COOKING/ SNOWDRIFT/ PURE VEGETABLE COOKING FAT/ THE SOUTHERN COTTON OIL COMPANY/ NEW YORK, SAVANNAH, NEW ORLEANS, CHICAGO." The box has 13 compartments and measures 18.75" (h) x 22.5" (w) x 7.25" (d).
Collection
Permanent Collection
Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Bin, Sorting
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
Bin
Nomenclature Class
Containers
Nomenclature Category
Category 07: Distribution & Transportation Objects
