Box, Shipping
- Object Name:
- Box, Shipping
- Object ID:
- 2009.040
- Creator:
- National Vulcanized Fibre Company
- Place of Origin:
- Wilmington, DE
- Date:
- 1952
- Description:
- Shipping box for laundry. Rigid brown laminated plastic ("vulcanized fibre") with metal rivets and metal reinforced corners. Rectangular. Removable cover with two label holders, partial UNH pennant decal, partial manufacturer's decal ("[GEN]UINE [NATIONAL] / VULCANIZED [TRUNK F]IBR[E]", with Indian head logo), and printed postage meter tape (Jersey City, NJ, Oct. 25, 1954, $3.36). Secured with two olive-colored cotton webbing straps with metal buckles and tips.
A. Box
B. Cover - Material:
- Plastic
Metal
Cotton - Dimensions:
- H-5.8 W-21 D-12 inches
- Provenance:
- Used by Douglas H. Dartnell as a freshman at the University of New Hampshire, 1952-53, to send his laundry home to Manchester, NH. He bought two shipping boxes and would mail one every Friday. It would arrive in Manchester on Tuesday. His mother would wash the clothes and mail the box back to UNH on Monday. Boxes were sent via 3rd class mail, which cost about $1.50. Many students used this system.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Elaine P. Loft
- Subjects:
- Laundry, College students, Native Americans, Indian man
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