Pillbox
- Object Name:
- Pillbox
- Object ID:
- 1968.505.15.1
- Creator:
- E. Parker
- Date:
- circa 1860
- Description:
- Oval box with hinged cover. Tin-plated sheet iron. Top and bottom pieces slightly convex. They have edges that turn over and are either soldered to side for bottom or hinged and snapped over a small protuberance on front side for top. Side strip meets in back under a hinge that is two pieces. Strip along top edge of hinge, rolled at each end to contain end wire. Tab that is central within hinge and soldered to top. Rolled edge of top wrapped around hinge wire. Hinge body soldered to butt joint for the larger edge piece. Bottom soldered to edge piece all the way around. Some discoloration to shiny surface of inside. Stamped on front surface: "PATD JAN. /.....24 1860 / E. PARKER". Top and bottom pieces are same. When the top is the top, a small protuberance is punched into a small extended lip. Top edge of front also has small protuberance with two features that snap over each other to create small lock. Also side piece, which is continuous, has butt joint which is held together by combination of soldering the base and hinge assembly together.
- Material:
- Metal
Iron
Tin - Dimensions:
- H-0.9 W-2.15 L-3.2 inches Weight-1.35 oz
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Collection
- Subjects:
- Snuff
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