Box, storage

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OBJECT TYPE: METAL
DATE: 1865–1890
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2000.0067.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: TRUE BRITON
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: ALL METAL CONSTRUCTION.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 50.0 cm
Width: 34.0 cm
Height: 28.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Marine Transportation
Category: Miscellaneous
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Unknown
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: England
State/Province: Unknown
Period: THIS BOX MAY HAVE BEEN USED C. 1865 +
Canada: SHIP'S DEED BOX FOR 'TRUE BRITON', SHIP OWNED BY DONOR'S GRANDFATHER MR. ROBERT HUNTER OF PORT GLASGOW (SCOTLAND) AND ENGAGED IN IMPORTING TIMBER FROM FAMILY FORESTS ON THE ST. LAWRENCE RIVER.
Function: TO STORE AND PROTECT IMPORTANT DOCUMENTS, PRINCIPALLY RELATED TO OWNERSHIP AND FORMAL REGISTRATION OF A SHIP.
Technical: 'TRUE BRITON' WAS BUILT IN QUEBEC IN 1865 BY DINNING, AND WAS LISTED AT 1365 TONS, 204 X 28 X 24 FEET. THE SHIP WAS REGISTERED TO R. HUNTER, LIVERPOOL 1886-1890: THE FAMILY OWNED TIMBER PONDS ALONG THE RIVER CLYDE BETWEEN LANGBANK & PORT GLASGOW. THE COMPANY WAS SOLD C. 1930. THE HUNTER FAMILY WAS RELATED TO THE WOOD, RUSSELL AND LIVINGSTON FAMILIES, PROMINANT IN SHIPBUILDING IN GREAT BRITAIN.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: " TRUE BRITON/ 1390 ~ TONS " stencilled in goldtone paint on front of box.
Missing: NONE.
Finish: BOXEXTERIOR IS BIGHT COPPER-COLOUR (POSSIBLY CHEMICALLY PRODUCED OR ANODIZED FINISH); RED AND GOLDTONE PAINTED BORDERS, TRIM AND TEXT. INTERIOR HAS BEEN LACQUERED.
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Box, storage, circa 1865–1890, Artifact no. 2000.0067, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2000.0067.001/

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