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Material Type
Artifact
Other Name
CRATE
Date Range From
1950
Date Range To
1960
Materials
WOOD
Catalogue Number
P19940057001
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Material Type
Artifact
Other Name
CRATE
Date Range From
1950
Date Range To
1960
Materials
WOOD
No. Pieces
1
Height
30.6
Length
56.2
Width
25
Description
WOOD CRATE HAS NO LID. SIDES ARE CONSTRUCTED WITH TWO PIECES OF WOOD, AND BOTTOM HAS THREE. ON ONE LONG SIDE STAMPED IN BLUE IT READS "MADE IN CANADA BY CANADIAN INDUSTRIES LIMITED FACTORIES AT CALGARY, ALTA. BELOEIL, P.Q. BRAINERD, MAN. NOBEL, ONTARIO. JAMES ISLAND.B.C." THIS SIDE ALSO HAS SOME BROWN PENCIL CRAYON SCRIBBLES ON IT. THE OPPOSITE SIDE READS "HIGH EXPLOSIVES--DANGEROUS CLASS III - DIVISION I" AND IN A BLUE BOX, "C.R.C. 14". ONE END READS IN BLUE "50 LBS MONOBEL NO.4" AND IN RED BELOW "5 OUNCES 1 1/4 DIA". AND IN TWO CIRCLES "C-I-L". SIDEWAYS STAMPED IN BLACK IS "10=5=54". THE OPPOSITE SIDE IS THE SAME. CORNERS ARE INTERLOCKED. WATER SPOTS, STAMP REMNANTS AND A NAIL COMING THROUGH ON INSIDE. BOTTOM IS DIRTY AND HAS A CRACK IN THE WOOD.
Subjects
CONTAINER
Historical Association
COAL MINING
History
UNKNOWN
Catalogue Number
P19940057001
Acquisition Date
1994-04
Collection
Museum
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