Box
Object number2013.120.1
Datec. 1960
OriginLebanon, PA
MediumCardboard, ink
Credit LineGift of Mildred S. Sass
DescriptionRadiological Defense Kit shipping box. Brown, rectangular cardboard box with red and black printing on the sides.Dimensions20 x 15 x 12.75 in. (50.8 x 38.1 x 32.4 cm)InscriptionsFront: "UP" with arrows on right and left sides. Symbol of a white square with blue circle and white triangle in the center with "CD" in red is at the top. Below that is: "'OCDM / CD V-777 / RADIOLIGICAL DEFENSE / MONITORING KIT / Qty. 1 / Cu. Ft. 2.25 . Wght. 28 1/4 Lbs."
Sides: "FRAGILE / HANDLE WITH CARE / ELECTRONIC / INSTRUMENTS".
Back: "UP" with arrows on right and left aides. Below that is: "'OCDM / CD V-777 / RADIOLIGICAL DEFENSE / MONITORING KIT / Qty. 1 / Cu. Ft. 2.25 . Wght. 28 1/4 Lbs. / BOX 36 OF 253".
Top: FROM / CSA/CDM DEPOT / N. 5TH AVE. / LEBANON, PENNA"
"MR. ROSS / WESTERN AREA DIR . . / STATE COUNCIL OF C. D. / V. A. HOSP . . BLDG. 69 / BUTLER, PENNA."
Historical NotesPart of the Radiological Defense Kit owned by E. H. Kratz. Kratz lived in Gibsonia, Pennsylvania and was part of the community Civil Defense team. He not only built and stocked a bomb shelter in his back yard, but he also attended local meetings pertaining to Civil Defense and nuclear attack and ordered the radiological kit that was donated. This kit was for home detection. Donor Mildred S. Sass is Kratz’s daughter.
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E. H. Kratz
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