TIN

Description: METAL, CYLINDER SHAPED TIN. HAS ORANGE LABEL. THERE IS A LIGHT GREEN STRIPE THAT GOES AROUND TOP OF TIN, AND ONE THAT GOES AROUND BOTTOM. TWO SIDES OF TIN HAVE "1 1/2 OZ. NET" WITHIN TOP GREEN STRIPE. BELOW THIS IS "BLUE RIBBON PURE" IN BEIGE, AND "CLOVES" WITHIN A BEIGE RECTANGLE. THERE IS ALSO A BLUE BOW ON THESE TWO SIDES. ON TWO SIDES OF TIN IN BLACK, IS "BLUE RIBBON SPICE IS GROUND FROM THE FINEST GRADE OF WHOLE STOCK - AND PACKED IN THIS CONTAINER TO PRESERVE STRENGTH AND FLAVOR. BLUE RIBBON LIMITED TORONTO WINNIPEG VANCOUVER". TOP OF TIN HAS A CIRCULAR PIECE OF METAL WITH AN OVAL SHAPED HOLE IN IT. THIS PIECE ROTATES TO REVEAL AN OVAL HOLE OR FIVE SMALL HOLES 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.