Bottle
date: label: Date made
content: 2008
name: label: maker
content: Foss Manufacturing Company, LLC
notes: label: Description
content: PET (which stands for polyethylene terephthalate) is a form of polyester. PET containers were introduced in the 1970s, and safely used to package beverage, food, personal care products, and household items. This PET bottle was made by the Foss Manufacturing Co., LLC. An inscription reads “eco-fi / High-quality polyester made from 100% / post-consumer recycled plastic PET bottles.”
label: Description
content: Ref: “George Foss, founder of synthetic fiber firm,” Boston Globe (Oct. 12, 1983), p. 54.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: New Hampshire, Hampton
label: Place Made
content: United States: New Hampshire, Hampton
setName: label: See more items in
content: Medicine and Science: Biological Sciences
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2017.0234.24
label: catalog number
content: 2017.0234.24
label: accession number
content: 2017.0234
objectType: label: Object Name
content: bottle
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: plastic (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 8 in x 2 1/4 in; 20.32 cm x 5.715 cm