Explosives Shipping Crate

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Object Details

referenced business

Hercules Powder Company

Description (Brief)

This shipping crate side originally contained Hercules brand explosives powder. The Hercules Powder Company was spun off of the Dupont Corporation in 1912 as a result of the federal antitrust case. Hercules Powder was well known for its production of smokeless powders, and manufactured the powder for a variety of ammunitions. There is an illustration of the mythical character of Hercules on the crate side, with his iconographic club and lion skin.

Location

Currently not on view

Credit Line

L.E. Leininger

ID Number

1979.0441.185

catalog number

1979.0441.185

accession number

1979.0441

Object Name

crate label

Physical Description

ink (crate label material)

wood (substrate material)

Measurements

crate label: 9 in x 12 in; 22.86 cm x 30.48 cm

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Work and Industry: Agriculture

Food

Crate Labels

Agriculture

Data Source

National Museum of American History

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ac-fe5d-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_1361822