Chemical Shipping Crate

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Description (Brief):

This shipping crate side originally contained embalming fluid manufactured by the Dodge Chemical Company of Boston, Massachusetts during the early 20th century. The Dodge Chemical Company was founded in 1893 by A. Johnson Dodge, who later established the New England Institute of Anatomy, Sanitary Science, and Embalming in 1907 to teach the science of embalming. The Dodge Chemical Company continues to this day as a manufacturer of embalming fluids.

Referenced Business: Dodge Chemical Company

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: Massachusetts, Boston

See more items in: Work and Industry: Agriculture, Food, Crate Labels, Agriculture

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Credit Line: L.E. Leininger

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 1979.0441.318Catalog Number: 1979.0441.318Accession Number: 1979.0441

Object Name: crate label

Physical Description: ink (crate label material)wood (substrate material)Measurements: crate label: 8 3/4 in x 18 in; 22.225 cm x 45.72 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ad-0578-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1361957

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