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Object NameBox of 140 Bottle Caps

Manufacturer Anchorlok Bottle Cap Co.

Made FromMetal, Cork, Paperboard

Place MadeUnited States, NY, Brooklyn

SizeCaps Diam: 3.2 cm, Th: 0.7 cm; Box H: 15.3 cm, W: 10.8 cm

Accession Number99.8.22

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Science and Technology

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Interpretive Notes

Web Text

The fiberglass business grew out of the bottle business. Even bottle caps played their part. Covers for the first fiberglass air filters were made from the perforated metal sheets left over from bottle cap manufacture.

Physical DescriptionBox of 140 Bottle Caps. Brass colored metal, cork. Circular shape with slightly flaring wavy sides, circular disk of cork on interior. Box: paper board with blue print design.
Provenance

Source Anchorlok Bottle Cap Co. - 1999

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