Ball
- Object Name:
- Ball
- Object ID:
- 1989.035.23
- Date:
- 1941-1945
- Description:
- Eight metal foil balls, ranging in diameter from 1.5" to 3.75". One ball has printed, textured exterior foil with the words in red and green, "frederics / VITA-TONIC / COMPOUND." Made by crushing and wrapping foil to make ball shape. Five smaller balls. They are not as round and have a duller finish compared to larger ones.
- Material:
- Metal
Tin
Aluminum - Dimensions:
- Dia-2.7 inches
- Provenance:
- From Davis Homestead in Contoocook or Davisville, NH. Noted at time of gift, "eight tinfoil balls made as WWII salvage effort."
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Margaret Davis
- People:
- Davis, Margaret (1916-2009)
- Subjects:
- World War II, Salvage
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