TIN

Description: RECTANGULAR, METAL TIN. TIN ITSELF IS GOLDEN COLOURED. HAS A YELLOW LABEL. FRONT OF LABEL READS "FIRST MANUFACTURED IN LONDON A.D. 1742", IN BLACK. BELOW THIS IS "KEEN'S MUSTARD" IN RED. IN THE CENTRE IS A COAT OF ARMS MADE UP OF A LION AND A UNICORN, BETWEEN WHICH IS A CIRCLE. WITHIN THE BORDER OF THE CIRCLE IS "HONI SOIT [???] MAL Y PENSE". WITHIN THE CIRCLE IS A COAT OF ARMS BELOW CIRCLE IS A BLUE BANNER THAT READS "DIEU ET MON DROIT". AT THE BOTTOM OF THE FRONT, FOUR GOLD MEDALS AND ONE SILVER ARE PICTURED. THE SIDES OF TIN GIVE "DIRECTIONS FOR USE", ONE SIDE IN FRENCH, ONE IN ENGLISH. BACK OF TIN HAS A RED RECTANGLE WITH 5 MEDALS AT THE TOP, A SHELL IN THE CENTRE, "KEEN'S MUSTARD" IN YELLOW, AND AT THE BOTTOM "DOUBLE SUPERFINE WARRANTED GENUINE". LID OF TIN IS OVAL SHAPED, AND CONCAVE WITH A LIP, SO IT SETS INTO TOP OF TIN.

History: SEE P19990093001-GA FOR HISTORY. *UPDATE* IN 2015 COLLECTIONS ASSISTANT JANE EDMUNDSON CONDUCTED A SURVEY OF ART OBJECTS, INCLUDING THOSE DONATED BY LLOYD TRONE. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION ABOUT THE DONOR WAS FOUND IN HIS OBITUARY, PUBLISHED IN THE JUNE 1, 2010 ISSUE OF THE CROWSNEST PASS HERALD. LLOYD TRONE WAS BORN IN 1928 IN MEDICINE HAT, AND MOVED WITH HIS FAMILY TO LETHBRIDGE IN 1930. HE WORKED FOR CANADA PACKERS FOR 25 YEARS AND RETIRED TO THE CROWSNEST PASS, WHERE HE PASSED AWAY IN MAY 2010. SEE PERMANENT FILE P19990049001-GA FOR HARDCOPY OF DONOR'S OBITUARY.