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Tape, Adhesive

Object Name:
Tape, Adhesive
Object ID:
1992.063.613
Place of Origin:
Saint Paul, MN
Date:
1940-1950
Description:
Scotch tape in original box, from a drugstore. Circular white paperboard box, sealed with transparent tape. Printed in blue on cover: "Scotch / BRAND / CELLULOSE TAPE / Seals Instantly Without Water / 2 Rolls - 1/2 x 2592 Inches / TRANSPARENT / 3 Inch Core / 'SCOTCH' is the trademark for the / adhesive tapes made in U. S. A. by / MINNESOTA MINING MFG. CO. / SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA / [3M logo] / PRINTED IN U. S. A.", with patent numbers.
Material:
Paper
Dimensions:
H-1.3 Dia-5.3 inches
Provenance:
Part of the Wilfred B. Osgood Pharmacy Collection, consisting of the 1870s-1950s contents of the Knox Pharmacy (owned by Fred L. Knox) and Roberts Rexall Store (owned by George C. Roberts) in Farmington, NH. Wilfred Osgood purchased both pharmacies in the late 1940s/early 1950s, and kept the original furnishings from both stores. During the 1970s, he created a pharmacy display room from the contents of both stores. This collection is the contents of that display. The collection also includes manuscripts, books, photographs, and printed ephemera, transferred to NHHS library (1992-068).
Credit Line:
Gift of Donna T. Osgood in memory of Wilfred B. Osgood
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