This red gunpowder tin is labeled "Dupont Superfine Gunpowder" on the original paper. It takes the form of a powder flask.

Weight (Lbs): 0.25
Height (In.): 5.5
Width (In.): 4
Depth (In.): 1.5
Size: 122.5 x 4.0 x 4.0"
Maker: Dupont
Material: Tin, Paint, Paper
Date: 19th C.
Provenance: N/A
Condition: Expected wear and rubbing with losses to original paint. The paper label remains mostly intact with only slight creasing and tearing, noticed at bottom right corner. Spotting and toning of label.
History: DuPont was founded in 1802 by Éleuthère Irénée du Pont, using capital raised in France and gunpowder machinery imported from France. The company was started at the Eleutherian Mills, on the Brandywine Creek, near Wilmington, Delaware, two years after he and his family left France to escape the French Revolution. It began as a manufacturer of gunpowder, as du Pont noticed that the industry in North America was lagging behind Europe. The company grew quickly, and by the mid-19th century had become the largest supplier of gunpowder to the United States military, supplying half the powder used by the Union Army during the American Civil War. The Eleutherian Mills site is now a museum and a National Historic Landmark.