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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
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."
Object number2014.69.2
Subject Terms
    On View
    Not on view
    Tin Canister Trick
    Albert G. Walker
    1858
    Gift of Gennaro J. Capobianco, 2005.180.59  © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    Sperlari
    after 1950
    Connecticut Historical Society collection, 2011.374.4  The Newman S. Hungerford Museum Fund
    1920-1939
    L. S. Benedict and Son
    1870-1900
    Gift of Kathy Finaldi, 2016.95.2 © 2016 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    Williams & Carleton Co.
    about 1925
    Gift of Gregory Rice, 2014.142.1, Connecticut Historical Society, Public Domain
    Mary E Tracy
    1908
    Gift of Harold J. Olmsted, 2014.69.1 © 2016 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    Esther Gregory Olmsted
    Trick Funnel in Bag
    Albert G. Walker
    1858