Object Details
- Burnitol Manufacturing Company
- Description
- Disposable cup marked “POCKET SPUTUM FLASK ‘XL’ / Patented / BURNITOL MANUFACTURING CO. / BOSTON, CHICAGO, SAN FRANCISCO.” The inscription on the cardboard box reads “ONE / BUGTITE CUP HOLDER / For The Pocket Cup / D. R. Bulla Co. / Sophia, N.C.” The Aseptic Drinking Cup Co., of Cambridge, Ma., introduced the term “BURNITOL” to commerce and obtained a trademark in 1906.
- Ref: Harry J. Potter, “Collapsible Receptacle,” U.S. Patent 888,653 (May 26, 1908), assigned to Burnitol Manufacturing Co.
- Harry J. Potter, “Sputum-Cup,” U.S. Patent 920,180 (May 4, 1909), assigned to Burnitol Manufacturing Co.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- ID Number
- MG.M-11458.01
- catalog number
- M-11458.01
- accession number
- 260557
- Object Name
- sputum cup, holder
- Measurements
- overall: 1 1/2 in x 4 5/8 in x 3 7/8 in; 3.81 cm x 11.7475 cm x 9.8425 cm
- place made
- United States: Massachusetts, Boston
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- The Antibody Initiative
- Health & Medicine
- Antibody Initiative: Tuberculosis
- National Museum of American History
- Record ID
- nmah_1456877
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b3-56b1-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
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