Credit line	Christine Cavanaugh
Description	Wooden box used by Hercules Powder Company , Kenvil, New Jersey, to store high explosives. The box held 50 pounds of powder packaged in 4" x 8" lots. The box's edges are dovetailed rather than nailed, indicating that it was probably manufactured in the late 19th-early 20th century. Similar boxes would have been packed by women working at the Hercules plant during World War II. The box features a drawing of Hercules on one side and a warning on the top: "High explosives Dangerous. These explosives were inspected and found in good condition before they were packed. Keep in a cool, dry, well ventilated place." Gunpowder explosions at the Kenvil plant on September 12, 1940, killed 51 and injured 200.
Owned	Christine Cavanaugh
Recfrom	Cavanaugh, Christine
Title	Hercules Powder Company high explosives storage box