Box
- Object Name:
- Box
- Object ID:
- 2010.033.02
- Place of Origin:
- Wilmington, DE
- Date:
- circa 1960
- Description:
- Explosives box. Owned by Kenneth F. Perkins (1913-2005), an engineer with the New Hampshire Highway Department. Rectangular pine box with box joints. No cover. The two long sides stamped in black: "ATLAS POWDER CO. / WILMINGTON, DELAWARE, U.S.A. / HIGH EXPLOSIVES - DANGEROUS / I.C.C. - 14 1E". One end stamped in black: "50 LBS 1 1/2 x 12 / GIANT / GELATIN / 60 % STRENGTH / W / 19 / 367". Other end stamped in black: "ATLAS" in banner on globe, and "REG. U.S. PAT. OFF. / EXPLOSIVES".
- Material:
- Wood
Pine - Dimensions:
- H-8 W-13.5 L-15.5 inches
- Provenance:
- Owned by Kenneth F. Perkins (1913-2005) of Concord, NH, an engineer with the New Hampshire Highway Department.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of the Kenneth F. and Rena C. Perkins Revocable Trust
- People:
- Perkins, Kenneth F. (1913-2005)
- Subjects:
- Highways, Road construction, Explosives, Blasting
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