Manufacturer

Unidentified maker

Material

wood
iron
tin

Dimensions

Overall: 9 3/8 × 3 1/2 in. (23.8 × 8.9 cm)

Creation Date

circa 1858

Description

Cylindrical box made of two circular wooden panels and a thin, wood panel bent into a circle, held together with tinned sheet iron stays; inside are eight small cylindrical boxes, made in the same way each marked with the name of a spice (a larger central "PEPPER" container with seven smaller ones for "ALLSPICE", "CINNAMON", "CLOVES", "GINGER", "MACE", "MUSTARD", and "NUTMEGS".

Marks/Inscription

impressed: mark on bottom of box: circular inscription "PATENT PACKAGING CO. / NEWARK / NEW JERSEY / PATD AUG 31 1858."

printed: in black on top of box: "SPICES"

printed: in black on smaller boxes: "CLOVES";"GINGER"; "CINNAMON"; "ALLSPICE"; "PEPPER"; "MACE"; "NUTMEGS"; "MUSTARD"

Provenance

Gift of Thomas S. Constantine

Kitchen Artifact ID

1935.51a-k