TIN

Description: RECTANGULAR METAL TIN. WHITE BACKGROUND. ON FRONT READS "PURE CURRY POWDER NET WT. 1 1/2 OZS." IN ORANGE, EXCEPT "PURE" WHICH IS IN BLACK. BELOW THIS IS A FULL SHOPPING CART AND "WESTFAIR PRODUCTS" IN BLACK. AT THE BOTTOM OF FRONT IS AN ORANGE STRIPE THAT GOES AROUND ENTIRE TIN, AND "MALKIN'S" IN WHITE. THE BACK READS "DOT WEST SAYS..." FOLLOWED BY INFO. ON PRODUCT. AT THE BOTTOM "PURE CURRY POWDER" IN WHITE, IS ON ORANGE STRIPE. ON TOP OF TIN IS A CIRCULAR PIECE OF ORANGE PLASTIC. PLASTIC ROTATES TO REVEAL AN OPENING IN 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.