Shadow box mystery collection

Name/Title

Shadow box mystery collection

Entry/Object ID

2024.04.69

Description

Wooden box with hinged, glass lid. The box contains a collection of pottery shards, bones and teeth, tins, lids, spoons, boxes, a corn shucker, an inkwell, stones, bottles, fishing floats, weights and lures, beads, a soldier's identification or dog tag, smoking pipe bowl, wooden clothes pin, wooden handle from a stamp, metal jar lids, newspaper scraps, Dr. Miller/Dr. Schock plastic pill box, insulated staples box, sulfur box, wood from a cigar box, metal lock mechanism, purse clasp, stamps, a chunk of coal, folding knife, and other unknown old items. The box has been spritz with black paint stain or selectively burned.

Cataloged By

Winthers, Sally

Acquisition

Accession

2024.04

Acquisition Method

Found in Collection

Dimensions

Width

24 in

Depth

4 in

Length

18 in

Location

* Untyped Location

Sec 2E Shelf S24

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Schock, Dr. William H. MD 1933-2011, Miller, Kenneth Conklin MD 1916-1972

Create Date

August 14, 2024

Update Date

August 19, 2024