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- Material Type
- Artifact
- Other Name
- TEA CHEST
- Date Range From
- 1910
- Date Range To
- 1920
- Materials
- WOOD, TIN
- Catalogue Number
- P19790008000
- Material Type
- Artifact
- Other Name
- TEA CHEST
- Date Range From
- 1910
- Date Range To
- 1920
- Materials
- WOOD, TIN
- No. Pieces
- 1
- Height
- 61.6
- Length
- 48.9
- Width
- 48.8
- Description
- TIN EDGING AROUND TOP, BOTTOM & 4 CORNERS (RUSTED). BITS OF TISSUE & TIN FOIL ATTACHED AT TOP & BOTTOM. ORIGINALLY CHEST WAS LINED WITH TISSUE & FOIL TO PROTECT TEA. STAMPED ON EACH SIDE "TEA CONTROLLER CALCUTTA PRODUCT OF INDIA" "1948" "KPNG 108 TTSD" "HS 17T N 101". ONE SIDE BROKEN THROUGH 5.1 X 6.4 CM BREAK. TOP LAYER OF WOOD HAS BEEN TORN AWAY. EACH SIDE HAS A RED CIRCLE & ARROW. METAL EDGES CORRODED.
- Subjects
- CONTAINER
- Historical Association
- RETAIL TRADE
- DOMESTIC
- History
- TEA CHEST USED AS AN ICE BOX IN WINTER ON HOMESTEAD AT DELBURNE, AB. SEE P197900006000-GA FOR HISTORY. *UPDATE* AN ARTIFACT IN THIS DONATION WAS PART OF THE 2018 COLLECTIONS SURVEY CONDUCTED BY COLLECTIONS ASSISTANT ELISE PUNDYK. NO FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE ARTIFACTS WAS MADE AVAILABLE AS A RESULT OF THE AUDIT WORK, DESPITE CONTACT WITH NEXT-OF-KIN. FOR MORE INFORMATION INCLUDING LETHBRIDGE HERALD CLIPPINGS ABOUT THOMAS AND EURETTA HAMBLIN AND PHOTOGRAPHS, PLEASE SEE THE PERMANENT FILE P19790006000-GA.
- Catalogue Number
- P19790008000
- Acquisition Date
- 1978-11
- Collection
- Museum
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