Lid from a wooden shipping box sent to F.E. Manchester, an electrician, in Northeast Harbor.
The lid consists of four planks and two crosspieces. Written in back ink is information about the recipient:
F.E. Manchester
Northeast Harbor
Maine
Ex Paid - refers the the cost of express shipping being paid
Stenciled text reads:
Sunbeam - Tungsten
Glass
Handle-With-Care
don't-Drop
The crate likely contained a tungsten lamp or fixture.
Affixed to the front of the crate are two paper labels. One reads is from American Express and contains the shipping cost that appears to be $.95 or $9.5
The other is from Earle and Prew's Express from Pawtucket R.I.
