TIN
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- Material Type
- Artifact
- Other Name
- SPICE TIN
- Date Range From
- 1920
- Date Range To
- 1930
- Materials
- STEEL, PAPER
- Catalogue Number
- P19940045003
- Material Type
- Artifact
- Other Name
- SPICE TIN
- Date Range From
- 1920
- Date Range To
- 1930
- Materials
- STEEL, PAPER
- No. Pieces
- 1
- Height
- 11.5
- Length
- 8.1
- Width
- 5.2
- Description
- RECTANGULAR STEEL TIN WITH TORN RED PAPER LABEL. TIN HAS ROUNDED CORNER WITH GOLD PAINTED LID. LID HAS RECTANGULAR INDENT WITH FLAT CRICULAR STEEL CAP. CAP HAS THREE SMALL HOLES AND SMALL CURVED OPENING FOR SPICE TO BE POURED FROM. RED PAPER LABEL IS TORN BADLY AND HELD ON WITH SINGLE PIECE OF MASKING TAPE ALONG SIDE SEAM. FRONT OF LABEL HAS OVAL SHAPED AREA WITH PICTURE OF CRUISE SHIP. ABOVE IN LARGE LETTERS READS "EMPRESS BRAND" AND BENEATH IT READS "ALL-SPICE" AND "EMPRESS MFG. CO., LTD. VANCOUVER. B.C.". REVERSE IS IDENTICAL. ONE SIDE READS "MONEY BACK" AND A GUARANTEE OF SATISFACTION FOR PRODUCT FROM MANUFACTURER. THE SIDE WITH MASKING TAPE HAS WRITING AS WELL, BUT PAPER IS SO BADLY DAMAGED ALL THAT CAN BE READ IS "FROM THE CHOICEST SELECTED STOCK". PAPER LABEL HAS GOLD BORDERS AND IS VERY DIRTY AND STAINED.
- Subjects
- CONTAINER
- MERCHANDISING T&E
- Historical Association
- DOMESTIC
- History
- TINS CAME FROM MCALISTER HOME ON BLUE TRAIL IN FORT MACLEOD DURING THE MID 1950'S.
- Catalogue Number
- P19940045003
- Acquisition Date
- 1994-04
- Collection
- Museum
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