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Gift of Rick and Cyndi Tuchman, 2017.48.0a-f, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History
Universal Gallon Jug
Gift of Rick and Cyndi Tuchman, 2017.48.0a-f, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History

Universal Gallon Jug

Maker (American, 1862 - 1965)
Mediumporcelain, aluminum, wood
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (a-f): 13 × 9in. (33 × 22.9cm)
ClassificationsEquipment
Credit LineGift of Rick and Cyndi Tuchman
Object number2017.48.0a-f
DescriptionBlack metal, porcelain-lined Landers, Frary, & Clark Universal Gallon jug (a), Patent 1917, with an aluminum and plastic interior lid (b) and 4 aluminum bowl mess kit-lid (c-f). The jug (a) has a black painted exterior with a gold-painted stripe horizontal stripe, at the top and bottom. The jug features a metal and black painted wood handle. The interior of the jug is a removable white porcelain liner. The jug is closed with the interior lid (b), aluminum having a rubber seal, and a small round black plastic knob-style handle. The aluminum bowls (c-f) each have a folding handle so they can be used as a bowl or drinking vessel, bowls (c-e) stack together and fit into bowl (f) which serves as the exterior lid.
Status
Not on view
Gift of the Unionville Museum, 2012.460.0  © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Landers, Frary, and Clark
before 1965
Gift of George W. Cheney, Jr., 1974.6.2  © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Landers, Frary, and Clark
after 1905
Percolator
Manning Bowman Company
about 1933
International Silver Company
about 1928
1961.12.27.2a,b
Enoch Wood & Sons
about 1820-1840
Coffee Mill
Landers, Frary, and Clark
1901-1925
Fragments 1976.121.13c, 1976.121.14a, 1976.121.17, 1976.121.26, 1976.121.31a, 1976.121.37a, and ...
James & Ralph Clews
late 18th-mid 19th century
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Phebe Curtis
about 1795-1800
1961.1.13.3a,b
Enoch Wood & Sons
about 1840
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Charlana M. Cady
about 1835
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