Box, Money
- Object Name:
- Box, Money
- Object ID:
- 1974.069
- Description:
- Box, tin. Rectangular black box with hinged lid. Red striping around top and gold striping around bottom. "JAMES WILSON." hand lettered at both ends in yellow. Lid has lacquered cast iron handle on top. Glossy black interior.
- Material:
- Metal
Tin - Dimensions:
- H-6 W-12.4 D-9 inches
- Provenance:
- James Wilson, a Congressman from New Hampshire. He went to California during the gold rush. Many of his papers on file at NHHL pertain to this trip.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Cheshire County Courthouse
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