TIN
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- Material Type
- Artifact
- Other Name
- SPICE TINS
- Date Range From
- 1940
- Date Range To
- 1950
- Materials
- STEEL, PAPER
- Catalogue Number
- P19950004001
- Material Type
- Artifact
- Other Name
- SPICE TINS
- Date Range From
- 1940
- Date Range To
- 1950
- Materials
- STEEL, PAPER
- No. Pieces
- 3
- Description
- 1. 11.4CM (H) X 8.1CM (W) X 5.4CM (L). STEEL TIN WITH LID. BODY PAINTED RED, WITH "SENECA BRAND ABSOLUTELY PURE GINGER EMPRESS MFG. CO. LTD. VANCOUVER B.C." IN BLACK AND WHITE PRINT ON FRONT AND BACK. SCHOONER SHIP IN CENTER. LEFT SIDE IS PRINTED WITH "GINGER A.C. CO. 2-L", WITH "EMCOL" LOGO AT TOP. "8 OZ. NET" ALONG RIGHT SIDE. LID HAS PERFORATED TURNING DISC FOR DISPENSING. FRONT TOP OF TIN DENTED. 2. 11.8CM (H) X 8.1CM (W) X 5.2CM (L). STEEL TIN WITH INSET LID. BODY PAINTED RED, WITH "BLUE RIBBON 8OZ. NET REGISTERED PURE ALLSPICE" IN BLACK AND WHITE PRINT ON FRONT. PICTURE OF BLUE RIBBON IN CENTRE. GLUE REMAINS OVER "ALLSPICE" WHERE ADHESIVE TAPE HAS BEEN REMOVED. LEFT SIDE PRINTED WITH "WHEN BUYING SPICE THE BLUE RIBBON BRAND IS YOUR PROTECTION AND GUARANTEE OF QUALITY. BLUE RIBBON LIMITED WINNIPEG VANCOUVER TORONTO", WITH "A.C. CO. 29 AC" AT BOTTOM. TWO CHIPS IN PAINT NEAR TOP. RIGHT SIDE PRINTED WITH "BLUE RIBBON SPICES ARE GROUND FROM THE FINEST GRADE OF SELECTED STOCK PROCURABLE AND PACKED IN TINS TO PRESERVE THE STRENGTH AND FLAVOR." SURFACE HAS WHITISH RESIDUE IN PLACES. BOTTOM AND TOP OF TIN ARE PLATED IN BRASS, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE LID. 3. 10.8CM (H) X 8CM (L) X 5.2CM (W). STEEL TIN WITH BLACK PAPER LABEL. FRONT READS "MALKIN'S BEST BRAND SPICES CLOVES GUARANTEED ABSOLUTELY PURE" IN RED AND WHITE PRINT. LEFT SIDE READS "OUR 'MALKIN'S BEST' LABEL GUARANTEES TO THE PURCHASER THE VERY HIGHEST QUALITY OF SPICES". RIGHT SIDE HAS "PACKED BY THE W.H. MALKIN CO. LTD. VANCOUVER, B.C." PRINTED VERTICALLY. BACK OF LABEL REPEATS FRONT, BUT IS TORN OVER LEFT HALF. LABEL IS VERY SOILED, AND TORN ALONG TOP IN SEVERAL PLACES. SURFACE OF LID SCRATCHED SOMEWHAT.
- Subjects
- CONTAINER
- MERCHANDISING T&E
- Historical Association
- DOMESTIC
- History
- BELONGED TO DONOR'S PARENTS. FAMILY MOVED TO LETHBRIDGE IN 1956.
- Catalogue Number
- P19950004001
- Acquisition Date
- 1995-01
- Collection
- Museum
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