Identity area
Reference code
CPT/1/1/1/13
Title
'The Maine Question' child's toy
Date(s)
- undated, circa 1898 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent and medium
1 item ephemera
Context area
Name of creator
Name of creator
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Envelope formerly containing a childs' toy in which silver nitrate was applied to paper and ignited to 'explode' an illustrated ship. The paper with silver nitrate has been removed from the collection and securely destroyed.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Open to the public
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
- English