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Gift of Harold J. Olmsted, 2014.69.2 © 2016 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Tin Box
Gift of Harold J. Olmsted, 2014.69.2 © 2016 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Tin Box

Mediumtin
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width x depth): 3 1/2 × 5 3/4 × 3 1/2in. (8.9 × 14.6 × 8.9cm)
ClassificationsEquipment
Credit LineGift of Harold J. Olmsted
Object number2014.69.2
DescriptionCandy Tin belonging to donor's grandmother Carrie Louisa Skadden Olmsted (b. 1875), wife of Franics Adolphus Olmsted (b. 1866). Possibly used to carry the pipe (see 2014. 69.1). Most of the color label has come off. Exterior side of tin is labeled "FROU-FROU." The top interior is labeled "Biscuitfabriek De Lindeboom, Mijdrecht."
Status
Not on view
Tin Canister Trick
Albert G. Walker
1858
Gift of Harry Olmstead III, 2014.114.0 © 2016 The Connecticut Historical Society.
George F. Olmstead
1861-1865
Gift of Gennaro J. Capobianco, 2005.180.59  © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Sperlari
after 1950
Gift of Gregory Rice, 2014.142.1, Connecticut Historical Society, Public Domain
Mary E Tracy
1908
Connecticut Historical Society collection, 2011.374.4  The Newman S. Hungerford Museum Fund
1920-1939
Trick Funnel in Bag
Albert G. Walker
1858
Gift of Harold J. Olmsted, 2014.69.1 © 2016 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Esther Gregory Olmsted
Canister of Wax
Albert G. Walker
1858
L. S. Benedict and Son
1870-1900
Gift of Kathy Finaldi, 2016.95.2 © 2016 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Williams & Carleton Co.
about 1925
Connecticut Historical Society collection, 2011.374.6  © 2011 The Connecticut Historical Societ ...
1930-1939