Name/Title
Pocket FlaskEntry/Object ID
2006.78.8.1 -- .67Description
67 cardboard box forms for holding sputum; scored to fold into the correct pocket shape. The interior is coated with wax. The boxes are orange-red with the black inscription, "To be Certain----Burn it All/POCKET SPUTUM FLASK "XL"/Patented/BURNITOL MANUFACTURING CO./Boston, Massachusetts/Patent Numbers/1,719,876/Made in U.S.A." The Burnitol Trade Mark (Burnitol within a black circle) appears above all the lettering.Use
To hold and dispose of the highly contagious phlegm of people with tuberculosis.Context
Distributed by doctors to workers in the granite industry. (Never used.)Acquisition
Accession
2006.78Source or Donor
Best, Clarice Bianchi Cella, Gervasio, AnthonyAcquisition Method
GiftMade/Created
Manufacturer
Burnitol Manufacturing CompanyDate made
1918Place
City
BostonState/Province
MassachusettsCountry
United States of AmericaContinent
North AmericaLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
Flask, PocketNomenclature Sub-Class
Personal Carrying & Storage GearNomenclature Class
Personal GearNomenclature Category
Category 03: Personal ObjectsDimensions
Dimension Description
OverallHeight
10-3/4 inWidth
9-5/8 inDepth
1/8 inMaterial
Cardboard, Waxed PaperboardRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Brown's PharmacyRelated Places
Place
City
Barre CityCounty
Washington CountyState/Province
VermontCountry
United States of AmericaContinent
North America