Wooden box that held tinned corned beef
date: label: Date
content: early to mid 20th century
name: label: Created by
content: Libby, McNeill, & Libby, U.S.A., American, 1869 - 1960
notes: label: Description
content: Wooden box that held canned corned beef. The wooden box is nailed together on all sides and has a leather strap. On three of the four sides there are painted manufacture’s and inspection marks. One side of the box the inspection stamp in the upper right corner, in a lined box reads, [INDUSTRIA ARGENTINA / MINISTERIO DE AGRICULTURA / Y GANADERIA / ESTABLECIMIENTO ? 1A / INSPECCIONADO]. A blank rectangle with the text, [COOKED / C[half letter]ORNED BEEF] is over a solid triangle. Below the rectangle, text in the triangle reads, [PACKED FOR / L[half letter]ibby McNeill & Libby, U.S.A. / - PRODUCT OF ARGENTINA]. On the right is an additional manufacture’s mark of the same rectangle and triangle. Above left, [1 DOZ], and on the right, [3 LB. TINS] is stamped in block letters. A circular stamp covers some of the text on the right and reads, [PHI / U.S. / INSPECTED]. The third side of the box has half of the manufacturers mark but much more faded and deteriorated. The fourth side is blank. The leather strap is nailed to sides 2 and 4.
place: label: Place used
content: Argentina, Latin America, South America
label: Place used
content: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Cooking and dining
label: Topic
content: Foodways
label: Topic
content: Military
label: Topic
content: World War I
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Tools and Equipment
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Alan Laird
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2017.111.7.1
objectType: label: Type
content: boxes (containers)
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink and metal on wood with leather
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (w/ handle up): 19 1/2 × 12 7/8 × 11 3/4 in. (49.5 × 32.7 × 29.8 cm)