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Baltimore Salt Box
A Baltimore salt box is an example of a grit bin as used in Baltimore, Maryland. They are wooden boxes with hinged covers and are annually distributed around as a supplement to the city's snow removal and road salting operations. They are a service of Baltimore's Department of Transportation, which distributes the boxes around the city in the late fall (no precise date is given) in anticipation of winter weather. The boxes are filled with a mixture of Sodium_chloride#Road_salt, road salt and sand for citizens to spread as needed to assist with traction and to prevent or melt icy patches on city streets. The box is painted safety yellow for high visibility, and marked "salt box" on the front panel in characteristic stenciled black capital letters. They are typically are removed in the springtime, for refurbishment and redistribution the next season. History Not much is known about when the publicly supported salt box became a regular practice in the city. According to historians ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baltimore Salt Box
A Baltimore salt box is an example of a grit bin as used in Baltimore, Maryland. They are wooden boxes with hinged covers and are annually distributed around as a supplement to the city's snow removal and road salting operations. They are a service of Baltimore's Department of Transportation, which distributes the boxes around the city in the late fall (no precise date is given) in anticipation of winter weather. The boxes are filled with a mixture of Sodium_chloride#Road_salt, road salt and sand for citizens to spread as needed to assist with traction and to prevent or melt icy patches on city streets. The box is painted safety yellow for high visibility, and marked "salt box" on the front panel in characteristic stenciled black capital letters. They are typically are removed in the springtime, for refurbishment and redistribution the next season. History Not much is known about when the publicly supported salt box became a regular practice in the city. According to historians ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
