TIN

Description: RECTANGULAR, METAL TIN. HAS A WHITE LABEL. FRONT AND BACK HAVE A SKETCH OF WORKERS IN A FIELD. BELOW THIS IS "MALKIN'S PURE GINGER BY TEST THE BEST THE WORD "PURE" IS RED, WHILE THE REST IS IN BLACK. ONE SIDE READS "PURE GINGER NET WEIGHT 1 1/2 OUNCES"; AGAIN "PURE" IS IN RED, THE REST IN BLACK. THE OTHER SIDE READS "PURE GINGER PACKED BY THE W.H. MALIN CO., LIMITED VANCOUVER, CANADA", IN BLACK, EXCEPT FOR "PURE" WHICH IS IN RED. ON THE TOP OF TIN IS A RECTANGULAR PIECE OF METAL, WITH ONE CORNER CUT OFF, AND SIX HOLES IN IT. THIS PIECE SLIDES TO REVEAL AN OPENING IN 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.