Tobacco Tin, Tin Item Number: 45KI765/P9-60 from the The Burke: University of Washington
Description
AMEC Analysis: Comments: This artifact is a pipe tobacco tin. No brand name is visible, however, the tin notes that it "Fits in the pocket" and "Patented May 30, 1899". One tobacco tin fragment. Brand name begins with "O" written in Old English text. Writing around the perimeter of the front: Top: IT FITS IN THE POCKET Left: ? PIPE TOBACCO Right: NO WASTE Bottom: A ? TO ? Below bottom: PATENTED IN U.S.A. MAY 30TH 1899 Tobacco remnants on back (non-printed) side. White and pink accretions on surface, possibly paint. J. Dougherty 12/22/2009
Collection Owner
Owned by The Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture
Geographical Search Terms
King County North America Northwest Coast Puget Sound Washington State Western United States Western Washington
Credit Line
Washington State Department of Archaeology and Historic Preservation
Item History
- Collected by Inc. AMEC Earth and Environmental on November 8, 2005
What
- Name
- Tobacco Tin, Tin
- Identification Number
- 45KI765/P9-60
- Type of Item
- tin tobacco tin
- Material
- steel metal and tin metal
- Overall
- length 8.89 cm, width 8.5852 cm, height 0.0 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 23.6 g
Who
- Field Collector
- Inc. AMEC Earth and Environmental
Where
- Holding Institution
- The Burke: University of Washington
When
- Collection Date
- on November 8, 2005
Other
- Accession Number
- 2008-177
- Classification
- Site Type: Historic Debris Scatter/ConcentrationSite Type: Historic Object(s)
- Collection
- Burke Museum Archaeology Collection
- Object Count
- 1
- Excavated By
- Rooke, Lara
- Site Number
- 45-KI-765
- Unit
- Area P9
- Object Category
- Metal
- Object Sub Category
- Tin