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JAR, PRESERVING

https://collections.galtmuseum.com/link/artifact1649
Material Type
Artifact
Other Name
VACUUM SEALER-2 QT.
Date Range From
1939
Date Range To
1945
Materials
GLASS, STEEL, WAX
Catalogue Number
P19770296000
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Material Type
Artifact
Other Name
VACUUM SEALER-2 QT.
Date Range From
1939
Date Range To
1945
Materials
GLASS, STEEL, WAX
No. Pieces
3
Length
38.1
Width
25.4
Description
EMBOSSED ON FRONT OF JAR "MADE IN CANADA" - "PERFECT SEAL" - "WIDE MOUTH ADJUSTABLE". STEEL WIRE CLIP FASTENS THE LID TO THE JAR WITH A RUBBER RING BETWEEN THE LID AND JAR. WAX HAS BEEN POURED OVER LID AND RUBBER RING, SOME WAX CHIPPED OFF. JAR IS FULL OF DILL PICKLES. *NOTE* JAR IS COVERED IN MOLD. TISSUE PAPER HAS BECOME STUCK TO THE TOP OF THE JAR FROM PACKING UP THE COLLECTIONS IN 2004. THERE IS A VERY STRONG ODOUR COMING FROM THE JAR AND IT SHOULD PROBABLY BE EMPTIED OF ITS CONTENTS.
Subjects
FOOD PROCESSING T&E
Historical Association
DOMESTIC
History
PICKLES IN SEALER WERE PRESERVED BY DONOR'S WIFE DURING W.W. II, WHILE ON A DRYLAND FARM.
Catalogue Number
P19770296000
Acquisition Date
1977-08
Collection
Museum
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