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Description: ALUMINUM CANISTER WITH SUNK LID. CANISTER HAS WHITE PAPER LABEL WITH BLUE PRINTING AND BACKGROUND. AT TOP IS RED LOGO "GOLDEX". IN LARGE WHITE LETTERS IN MIDDLE OF BLUE BACKGROUND IS "ALUM B.P. ALUN B.P.". BENEATH IS BLUE BORDER WITH "DO NOT TAKE INTERNALLY" AT TOP IN RED. ALSO READS "A POWERFUL ASTRINGENT DISSOLVE A TEASPOONFUL IN PINT OF WATER.". AT BOTTOM IS "4 OZ 113G" AND "ROBINSON & WEBBER LIMITED WINNIPEG CANADA EDMONTON R3E 3B5 T5L 2G9". TO RIGHT OF PRINTING IS UPC BAR CODE. PAPER ON LABEL IS SLIGHTLY DIRTY.

History: ARTIFACT WAS PURCHASED BY DONOR AND USED IN THE HOME. SEE OTHER DONATIONS FOR FURTHER DONOR HISTORY. *** INFORMATION BELOW PROVIDED BY DONOR AT THE REQUEST OF THE GALT IN 2010. “WHEN I MOVED TO THE FARM, (1950) WE DIDN'T HAVE INDOOR PLUMBING, A GAS FURNACE, OR HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER. WASH WATER WAS HAULED IN A WOODEN BARREL FROM AN IRRIGATION POND OR DITCH AND IN THE WINTER WE USED MELTED SNOW. A LITTLE ALUM IN THE WATER BARREL SETTLED THE SILT. DRINKING AND COOKING WATER CAME FROM A WELL. THIS WELL WATER WAS VERY-HARD AND MY COFFEE WAS NOT POPULAR WITH MY FAMILY, BUT IT WAS SAFE TO DRINK. THE WELL WAS SITUATED NEAR AN IRRIGATION POND AND WAS PROBABLY FILTERED BY LEAKAGE THROUGH THE SOIL. IT WAS TESTED FOR SAFETY REGULARLY, BUT WAS VERY HARD.” ***