Box

shipping box

Name/Title

Box

Entry/Object ID

2016.8.3a-b

Description

Square cardboard box separate lid and box. The interior is lined with tissue paper. The top of the lid has a 4.5 cent stamp with an image of the White House. Two name tag style paper stickers are cut to create a return address label and a shipping label. The return address is, "Vt. Hist. Soc. Montpelier, Vt." The shipping address is, "Mr. Douglas Howes Northfield High School Northfield, Vermont". The note, "PRINCIPAL FOR" is written in ink above the shipping label with an arrow pointing to the name of the school.

Context

Used to ship the Edmunds Award that was awarded to Douglas E. Howes, Jr. by the Vermont Historical Society.

Acquisition

Accession

2016.8

Source or Donor

Howes, Douglas E., Jr.

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1940

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Box

Nomenclature Class

Containers

Nomenclature Category

Category 07: Distribution & Transportation Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

3/4 in

Width

3-1/2 in

Depth

3-1/2 in

Material

Cardboard

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Northfield High School

Person or Organization

Howes, Douglas E., Jr.

Person or Organization

Vermont Historical Society

Related Places

Place

Town

Northfield

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America