Bucket
- Object Name:
- Bucket
- Object ID:
- 1976.007.02 a
- Creator:
- Beaver Mills
Manufacturer - Place of Origin:
- Keene, NH
- Date:
- 1921
- Description:
- Hygiene bucket with cover. One of two. Made for New Hampshire State Prison, Concord, by Beaver Mills, Keene, NH, 1921. Conical wooden body comprised of 15 staves held by three gray metal hoops. Staves and hoops painted gray. Interior also painted gray. Heavy-gauge brass bail handle attached to gray painted iron brackets. Removable wooden cover, also painted gray. Appears to be unused.
- Material:
- Wood
- Dimensions:
- H-11 Dia-13.2 inches
- Provenance:
- One of 207 "Prison Buckets" made by Beaver Mills, Keene, NH, for the New Hampshire State Prison in Concord. Invoice dated Dec. 2, 1921, is in accession file (207 buckets @ 90 cents = $186.30). Two of the buckets were donated to NHHS by the prison.
Beaver Mills was established in 1872. They made woodenware, including pails, tubs, and "food packages." - Credit Line:
- Gift of the New Hampshire State Prison
- Subjects:
- Prisons, State Prison (NH), Buckets, Hygiene
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