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Container, Shipping
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Container, Shipping

Object number2000.62.5
Manufacturer
Datec. 1930
OriginFredericksburg, VA
Mediummetal, paint, various papers, cardboard, tissue, ink
Credit LineGift of Andrea L. Jones
DescriptionRectangular metal shipping container for the transport of farm-fresh eggs via the mail.Dimensions3.25 x 9.25 x 13.25 in. (8.3 x 23.5 x 33.7 cm)
InscriptionsBox stamped in black ink: "EGGS / FRAGILE / EGGS / 2 DOZ EGGS".

Various mailing instructions, rates, etc., printed on paper insert.

Handwritten shipping and return addresses on reversable cardboard insert.
Historical NotesShipping container for sending fresh eggs. Used by Alice Jordan in Newman, Illinois, to ship eggs to Mary Cruze, who lived on Euclid Avenue in Pittsburgh, Pa.
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