Vintage DuPont Monobel High Explosives Wooden Crate landline This piece was manufactured by

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

this business operated under the name Colonial

MM - 301239 - 032323

salesman sample

The Prometheus Electric Co

Vintage DuPont Monobel High Explosives Wooden Crate landline This piece was manufactured byc. 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