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Barrel

Object number2008.8.1

Manufacturer Greif Brothers Cooperage Corporation

MediumCardboard; rubber; metal; ink

Credit LineGift of Tony Tomazin

DescriptionCylindrical cardboard barrel, or drum, with metal lid and metal removable seal with clamp. Rim lined with black rubber. Green screen-printed label on front.Dimensions28.5 x 19.5 x 19.5 in. (72.4 x 49.5 x 49.5 cm)
InscriptionsGreen and black packaging sticker to right of label, features Lenox address in New Jersey, customer number, "F [or P?] 13904", customer address, "A S A MEYER CO / 83 N MAIN ST / WASHINGTON PA 15301"; at bottom of sticker, screen printed, "PACKING LIST IN THIS CONTAINER".

Hand-writing on cardboard, black pencil repeats customer address; below address, in black marker, "Deliver to / Tony Tomazin / 1199 Overlook Dr. / Washington, PA".
MarksGreen screen-printed label on front, "AMERICA'S WORLD-FAMOUS FINE CHINA / LENOX / [Lenox logo] / CHINA / LENOX INC., POMONA, N.J. / FRAGILE".

Maker's stamp on back's edge "GREIF BROS. GBC COOPERAGE" and includes fiber description of barrel with company location, "THE GREIF BROS. COOPERAGE CORPORATION / EAST COAST DIVISION / CHESTER PA. / PATENTED / CARPENTER LOK-RIM / R 32 SF2 / 22 L 8".
Historical NotesA packing barrel used to ship glass by the Lenox Company of Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania. Most likely used to ship Lenox products to donor Tony Tomazin. This piece compliments the corporate collection and speaks to the distribution and sale of regionally made glass.

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