Box, Cigar
Object number2012.47.21
Retailer
Keystone Candy Company
Date1840-1879
OriginWashington, PA
MediumWood; Paper
Credit LineGift of Melinda Hays Evans
DescriptionCigar box. The entire box is brown with a white and red outline around its edges. All sides have text describing product and maker.Dimensions5.625 x 8.125 x 2.5 in. (14.3 x 20.6 x 6.4 cm)MarksTop of box stamped on with black ink: "BALL'S / DRUMMER / Hand Made, Long Filler."
Along the right side of the box is a blue sticker going vertically all the way around the box; blue sticker has text "ONE / HUNDRED / CIGARS" in large print; on either side of the large print, it says "INTERNAL" and "REVENUE" as well as "TAX" and "PAID".
The front of the box where it opens says "BALL'S / DRUMMER".
The left side of the box says "Hand Made, / Long Filler."
The bottom of the box has a white sticker going vertically down the left side; white sticker has text "FACTORY No. 1645 / NINTH DISTRICT, STATE OF PENNA. / NOTICE."; in smaller print, it continues "The Manufacturers of the Cigars herein contained have / complied with all the requirements of law. Every person / is cautioned not to use either this box for cigars again or / the stamp thereon again, nor remove the contents of / this box without destroying said stamp, under the penal- / ties provided by law in such cases."
Printed inside of the box "BALL'S / DRUMMER / Hand Made, Long Filler."
Along the inside bottom of the box says "KEYSTONE CANDY CO., WASHINGTON, PA."
On the right hand side of the box, there are two purple faded stamps of words in cursive writing "FACTORY1645 / 9TH DISPA / 100".
Historical NotesOriginally a cigar box, but then used as storage for various medical instruments. Part of a collection of medical supplies of Dr. James Glenn Dickson who operated in the Canonsburg area from the 1840s to the 1870s. Donor Melinda Hays Evans’ family found the apothecary chest with accompanying medical supplies in a barn on their property in the Canonsburg area. The collection documents the practice of a mid-19th century small town doctor.
Previous owner
Dr. James Glenn Dickson
On View
Not on view
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