Vintage DuPont Monobel High Explosives Wooden Crate landline 8" W x 7" D

8" W x 7" D x 12" H

The bottom on the interior of the box is mirrored

- Womelsdorf

This piece was manufactured by the Central Die Casting MFG out of Chicago IL

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Vintage DuPont Monobel High Explosives Wooden Crate landline 8" W x 7" Dc. 1930s; DuPont de Nemours, Inc. Wilmington, DE Vintage pine explosives storage box. This piece was used to store and transport explosives from the DuPont chemical company. The box features dovetail joinery and stamped lettering. Monobel was a specially created explosive used for coal mines because it contained a lower proportion of nitro glycerine than dynamite. E. I. du Pont de Nemours Powder Company published a guide in 1912 called "Monobel An