Box

Object/Artifact

Waseca County History Center

Name/Title

Box

Entry/Object ID

1.84.58

Description

Lewis Lye Box. Material: wood, metal. Size:12 1/2" W. x 19" L. x 8" H. Description: natural pine - long sides nailed to ends - open topped - black lettering stamped on one end and both sides: "Lewis Powdered Lye" and silhouette of Colonial style dressed man holding scales - red paper label (remnant) on other end: "8 Large Cans, Lew..Lye, Poison, Reliable-Uniform, Patent, Made By ..nna Salt Manufacturing Co. Philadelphia, Pa." and encircled logo graphic: man in Colonial style coat and hat holding scales with lettering: "Our Motto, Full Weight, TradeMark" - pencilled on bottom side: "Miller &.., Janesville Minn."

Context

Janesville business: Miller

Cataloged By

Legacy Photo Import

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Box

Nomenclature Class

Containers

Nomenclature Category

Category 07: Distribution & Transportation Objects

Create Date

May 24, 2006

Update Date

November 21, 2024