Box 13
Container
Contains 8 Collections and/or Records:
Artifacts, 1940s-2008
other level — Box: 13
Identifier: Box 13
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Purdue Artifact collection (1880-2000, 8 cubic feet) documents different historical aspects of Purdue University. Each artifact has been given a unique number and then organized by size, and sometimes format, in boxes. The items are of various sizes in various formats, but all have a Purdue connection. Some examples are a salt and pepper shaker set, handkerchief, window decals, and silver tea spoons. Many items demonstrate the evolution of Purdue iconography such as the griffin seal or...
Dates:
1940s-2008
ART 5, circa 1970s
Item — Box: 13, Item: 1
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents
Opaque white glass mug with a smiling faced Purdue Pete decoration on opposite sides, ca. 1970s. (3 ½"x 3 1/8" 4")
Dates:
circa 1970s
ART 10, circa 1970s
Item — Box: 13, Item: 2
Identifier: Item 2
Scope and Contents
Opaque white glass mug with a stern faced Purdue Pete decoration on opposite sides, ca. 1970s. (3 ½"x 3 1/8" 4")
Dates:
circa 1970s
ART 22, 1970s-1990s
Item — Box: 13, Item: 3
Identifier: Item 3
Scope and Contents
Black and gold piggy bank, with University seal on one side. On bottom "W. C. Bunting Co., A Great name in Pottery, Wellsville, Ohio." 1970s-1990s. Purchased from eBay, Dec. 2007. (3 ¼" x 6" x 3")
Dates:
1970s-1990s
ART 24, circa 1960s
Item — Box: 13, Item: 4
Identifier: Item 4
Scope and Contents
Metal food can of popcorn. Front label: Purdue Hybrid Pop Corn net weight 16 oz. Packed and distributed by L. E. Hoffman, 515 Stadium Ave., W. Lafayette, Indiana. Purchased from eBay, Dec. 2007 (4 6/16" x 3 ¼" 3 ¼")
Dates:
circa 1960s
ART 45, Mollenkopf Athletic Center paperweight., 1990s
Item — Box: 13, Item: 5
Identifier: Item 5
Scope and Contents
Paperweight in the shape of a triangle/pyramid with a golden image of the Mollenkopf Athletic Center suspended in the clear plastic, the black base has these words in gold underneath "P Mollenkopf Athletic Center 6-2-90." (2 ½ x 3 ½ x 1 ¾")
Dates:
1990s
ART 135, March 2008
Item — Box: 13, Item: 6
Identifier: Item 6
Scope and Contents
Promotional cow toy for the 2010 USAIN conference. White, black, and pink polyurethane toy in the shape of a cow with “Purdue University Libraries USAIN 2010” printed in gold on top. March 2008, (3 ¼ x 4 ¾ x 2”).
Dates:
March 2008
ART 159, Coin bank., ca. 1970s
Item — Box: 13, Item: 7
Identifier: Item 7
Scope and Contents
Ceramic coin bank in the shape of a football helmet and decorated in black and gold with a “Purdue Pete” on each side over the word “Boilermakers.” Made by Wyatt, Dunagan & Williams-Kareff, Inc., Los Angeles, CA. Made in Japan. ca. 1970s (4 ¼ x 3 ½ x 5 ¼”). Purchased from eBay July 2008.
Dates:
ca. 1970s