Box [Spice Box]

Object detail

Accession number

1979.433

Description

A black metal box with four rounded feet. Box has a hinged top lid from the back (although lid lifts completely off - hinges may have broken), opening from the front, no latch. Interior contains six compartments covered by two hinged lids, which read "Cloves", "Mace", "Ginger" on one side and "Nutmeg, "Allspice" and "Cinnamon" on the other. Sticker underneath the box reads "433/79".

Marks

Nutmeg / Allspice / Cinnamon / Cloves / Mace / Ginger Painted
433/79 Sticker

Media/Materials

Processed Material/Metal

Credit Line

Box [Spice Box], 1979.433. The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).

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Classification

Box, Food Storage Box, Spice Tools & Equipment for Materials Food Processing & Preparation T&E Food Storage Equipment

Collection type

Social History Domestic Technology Technology

Subject auto tags

Rectangle Gas Font Metal Electronics accessory Number Circle

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