Name/Title
Whiting Co., milk deposit box (Badger Farms Creameries), Eaton, N.H., ca. 1957Entry/Object ID
2019.015Description
Rectangular rolling box with solid sides and ends and two-slat bottom; joints and edges reinforced with metal strips nailed in place; slightly curved oval cutout carrying openings on each short end; stenciled inscriptions in black on exterior of each long side and maker's stamp on inside of one end; box mounted on four plastic casters screwed in place at each corner of the bottom.
Stenciled in black on exterior of two long sides: 'BADGER / FARMS CREAMERIES / PORTSMOUTH, N.H. / DEPOSIT BOX / 4-57"
Marked in black inside near top corner on one end, in triangle: WHITING / W [at center] EATON, N.H. / EST. 1857"Collection
Portsmouth Historical Society Curatorial CollectionAcquisition
Accession
2019.015Source or Donor
Searles, KeithAcquisition Method
GiftCredit Line
Gift of W. Keith SearlesDimensions
Height
11 inWidth
16-1/4 inDepth
12-7/8 inMaterial
Pine, Metal, plastic