Opium box. Small cylindrical silver box with light blue enamels, decorated with flowers and insciptions. Maker's mark on base.

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Opium was imported to American Chinatowns and labor camps, such as Yema-po, in small copper* boxes. Each box contained approximately 6 1/2 oz. of opium and cost around $8. The sides and lids of 18 of these opium boxes were uncovered at Yema-po.

This round opium box with lid is white enamel on silver with royal blue and emerald green decoration and Chinese characters. There are blue Chinese characters that circle the front of the white exterior of the box. The top and bottom edges of the box are decorated in blue and green geometric designs banded by silver that is now tarnished.

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Opium containers (2), metal/paper, some Chinese characters, circa 1860–70s. These tins were found on the Sofala gold fields. They were used to import and store opium. Tins like these held about 186.5 grams of opium, which came as a black gummy substance.

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