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  1. Box, Lunch

    Dark green metal child's lunchbox with color photos of horse racing at Golden Gate Fields on one side and Bay Meadows on the other. Racing shirt emblems surround sides along with logos of Golden Gate Fields and Bay Meadows. Black plastic and metal articulated handle. small flip lock in silver colored metal.

    Record Type: Object

    2010.013.001 lunch box
  2. Bread Box, c. 1930s - Box, Bread

    Bread Box, c. 1930s. Metal bread box is light green and lid is dark green. Box is rectangular in shape with curved corners. Has a silver raised lip around base. In center of one long side is a filled in circle made with a series of small holes for ventilation. About one inch below the rim of the box is a raised ridge forming the lip on which the lid rests. Lid is rectangular with rounded corners. Has a raised silver lip around the base. Smaller r...

    Record Type: Object

    c. 1930s Bread Box
  3. Folger Stable Wooden Produce Box, n.d. - Box, Packing

    Folger Stable Wooden Produce Box, n.d. Wooden box rectangular in shape. The front and back of the box is nailed into the sides. Both sides have a hand hold indented into the wood and have a wooden slab nailed into the tops of the sides, to widen the top of the sides for a better grip. Both sides of the box read, "HAZELWOOD / HILLS / WOODSIDE. CAL" with one side severely faded. The bottom of the box is made up of two wood slabs that are nailed...

    Record Type: Object

    Hazelwood Hills Produce Box
  4. Folger Stable Wooden Produce Box, n.d. - Box, Packing

    Folger Stable Wooden Produce Box, n.d. Wooden box rectangular in shape. The front and back of the box is nailed into the sides. Both sides have a hand hold indented into the wood and have a wooden slab nailed into the tops of the sides, to widen the top of the sides for a better grip. Both sides of the box read, "HAZELWOOD / HILLS / WOODSIDE. CAL" with one side severely faded. The bottom of the box is made up of two wood slabs that are nailed...

    Record Type: Object

    Hazelwood Hills Produce Box
  5. Inlaid Wooden Box - Box, Accessory

    Inlaid Wooden Box. Hinged wooden box with tiny inlaid triangles of ivory and metals and possibly jade or turquoise or oxidized copper. Triangles form multi-colored star patterns along the flat top, along the beveled band at the top outer edge of lid and along a horizontal band at the bottom. Top and side corners are lined with ivory strips. Outer wood has a dark stain and a clear lacquer finish. Interior has raised wooden sides in the interi...

    Record Type: Object

    Inlaid Wooden Box
  6. Jerry Rice Collectors Edition Wheaties Box, 1994 - Box, Food Storage

    Jerry Rice Collectors Edition Wheaties Box, 1994. Flattened box without interior bag of cereal. Front depicts three images of Jerry Rice in his #80 San Francisco 49ers uniform. Left side has two images of Rice and an image of a white autographed football with information on how to order one. Right side lists nutrition facts and ingredients. Back depicts three more images of Rice along with a brief synopsis of Rice's achievements as the all-t...

    Record Type: Object

    Jerry Rice Collectors Edition Wheaties Box, 1994
  7. Shower and Bath Soap Box, c. 1941-1945 - Container, Soap

    Shower and Bath Soap Box, c. 1941-1945. The box is composed of a rectangular bottom (B) and top (A) that is made of cardboard and covered with printed paper. The box has a rectangular lid (A) that the top is red and the middle has a chevron white stripe with painted faces and a blue bottom. There are five painted faces along front and three on each side. Each of the faces are wearing various hats and all have round eyes, rosy cheeks, and red lips...

    Record Type: Object

    Shulton Shower and Bath Soap Box
  8. WWII Air Raid Warden's Box, c. 1941-1945 - Kit, First Aid

    WWII Air Raid Warden's Box, c. 1941-1945. Used by Francis (Frank) Nelson Gill who lived in Burlingame. Rectangular wooden box is made of plywood and has a hinged lid with a brass-colored metal handle and hook-clasp on the front. Top has a red cross symbol with text that reads, "FRANK N. GILL" above and "AIR RAID WARDEN / BURLINGAME, CALIF." below. Box is painted a light yellow/cream color on the outside; interior is unfinished. Inside, the ...

    Record Type: Object

    WWII Air Raid Warden's Box, c. 1941-1945
  9. Yellow Metal Box, c. 1939-1945 - Box

    Yellow Metal Box, c. 1939-1945. Metal rectangular box with hinged lid that is painted yellow. The top of the box has a raised ledge that the lid sits on.

    Record Type: Object

    WWII Amunition Box

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