Cash Box
date: label: date made
content: early 20th century
notes: label: Description
content: Square, lidded box with gilt brass key lock on front; painted black with red and yellow pencilling or striping on the top and sides. Interior is divided into six compartments, four equal-size across front and one small at back have curved bottoms while the large one at back left is flat. Flat lid has two hinges on back and is made of one piece with rims folded down to fit over the box sides; box is made of one piece with a folded rim. Small, steel key with trefoil bow is stored inside; one side is stamped incuse "N. L. CO. / ROCKFORD" inside an oval in the bow and "Cl2K5" on the shank.
label: Description
content: Key maker is National Lock Co. of Rockford, IL; established in 1903.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States
setName: label: See more items in
content: Home and Community Life: Domestic Life
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content: Domestic Furnishings
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Kenneth E. Jewett
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: DL.251349.0220
label: catalog number
content: 251349.220B
label: catalog number
content: 251349.220B
label: catalog number
content: 251349.0220
label: accession number
content: 251349
objectType: label: Object Name
content: box, cash
label: Object Name
content: key
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: iron (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: tin (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: paint (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: paint (exterior decoration material)
label: Physical Description
content: brass (hardware material)
label: Physical Description
content: gold (escutcheon decoration material)
label: Physical Description
content: brass (key; parts of lock material)
label: Physical Description
content: steel (key; parts of lock material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 2 1/8 in x 9 1/2 in x 7 1/8 in; 5.3975 cm x 24.13 cm x 18.0975 cm