TIN

Description: RECTANGULAR METAL TIN. TOP OF TIN IS GOLD COLOURED, AND HAS A FLAT, RECTANGULAR PIECE OF METAL, WITH A SQUARE HOLE IN IT. THIS PIECE SLIDES TO REVEAL EITHER AN OVAL-SHAPED HOLE IN TOP OF TIN, OR FIVE SMALL HOLES IN TOP. LABEL ON TIN IS DARK GREEN. ON FRONT AND BACK IS "NABOB BRAND PURE" IN RED, EXCEPT "BRAND" IS IN BEIGE. BELOW THIS IS A BEIGE RECTANGLE, WITH RED BORDER AND "CAYENNE" IN BLACK, WITHIN IT. ONE SIDE OF TIN READS "KELLY-DOUGLAS & CO LIMITED VANCOUVER, B.C." IN BLACK. THE OTHER SIDE READS "NABOB BRAND 1 1/2 OZ. NET", IN BLACK.

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.