canister that contained graphite crucible
Inventory Number2016-1-0003a
ClassificationCrucible
User
Isaac Adams, Jr.
1836 - 1911
Dimensionscrucible: 10.2 × 6 cm (4 × 2 3/8 in.)
canister: 21.3 × 7.9 cm (8 3/8 × 3 1/8 in.)
canister: 21.3 × 7.9 cm (8 3/8 × 3 1/8 in.)
Descriptiongraphite crucible stored inside a tall round National Biscuit Company tin "Famous Ginger Wafers", Note inside indicates there was a ceramic one that was broken sometime in the past.
Curatorial RemarksThe Wafer can is on exhibit 5/2016 371 lobby, Floor Case, Rectangular Case #2, SMF
Isaac Adams, Jr.
Date: 1865
Accessories: stored in modern cardboard tube with cotton wool. square wooden box, unmarked, with a sliding cover;
a small, approximately 2"x3" cardboard box, used for shipping, with postage indicating its use in 1930, from Daniel Lowe & Co., Salem, Massachusetts, to Mrs. R. Adams, Antisquam, Massachusetts.
Object number: 1997-1-1949
