Water Crock

Object/Artifact

Sidney Museum and Archives

Name/Title

Water Crock

Entry/Object ID

1972.J.461

Description

Jar made by Radium Ore Revigator Co. of San Fransisco which claimed that radium ore from which the jar is made would transmit its radioactivity to the water and rejuvenate those who drank it.

Acquisition

Source (if not Accessioned)

John, May & Joseph

Notes

Accession Date: 01-Jan-72

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Crock

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Vessel

Nomenclature Class

Containers

Nomenclature Category

Category 07: Distribution & Transportation Objects

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

water crock

Created By

vanThiel, Mischelle

Create Date

March 4, 1995

Updated By

Michael Goodchild

Update Date

April 25, 2026