Object Details
- Burnitol Manufacturing Company
- Description
- Disposable cardboard cup with “BURNITOL / ‘XL’ / POCKET SPUTUM FLASK” and “BURNITOL MANUFACTURING CO. / BOSTON, SAN FRANCISCO / PATENT NUMBER 1,719,378 / MADE IN U.S.A.” inscriptions. The Aseptic Drinking Cup Co., of Boston, Ma., introduced the term “Burnitol” to commerce in 1906. The California branch of the firm was incorporated in 1939.
- 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
- Credit Line
- Gift of Mario Cassinelli, Jr.
- ID Number
- 1984.0782.325
- catalog number
- 1984.0782.325
- accession number
- 1984.0782
- Object Name
- sputum cup
- Object Type
- Personal Hygiene Products
- Measurements
- overall: 9 cm x 8.7 cm x 2.2 cm; 3 9/16 in x 3 7/16 in x 7/8 in
- overall: 1 in x 3 5/8 in x 3 5/8 in; 2.54 cm x 9.2075 cm x 9.2075 cm
- place made
- United States: Massachusetts, Boston
- See more items in
- Medicine and Science: Medicine
- The Antibody Initiative
- Health & Medicine
- Antibody Initiative: Tuberculosis
- National Museum of American History
- Record ID
- nmah_209745
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a0-df66-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
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