TIN

Description: RECTANGULAR, METAL TIN. HAS WHITE LABEL. ON FRONT OF LABEL IS "WYLER'S" WITHIN A YELLOW OVAL. BELOW THIS IS "DEHYDRATED ONION FLAKES NET WEIGHT 3/4 OZ. READY TO USE", IN INDIAN RED. ONIONS ARE PICTURE ON FRONT AND UP ONE SIDE OF TIN. THE OTHER SIDE READS "A PRODUCT OF U.S.A. PACKED BY WYLER & CO. CHICAGO 18, ILLINOIS, U.S.A. 1960 WYLER & COMPANY PRINTED IN U.S.A." IN INDIAN RED. BACK OF TIN READS "WYLER'S ONION FLAKES", FOLLOWED BY PRODUCT INFO. AND A RECIPE FOR "BEEF POT ROAST", ALL IN INDIAN RED. TOP OF TIN HAS A WHITE PIECE OF PLASTIC. EMBOSSED ON PLASTIC IS "LIFT OPEN SNAP SHUT" AND AN ARROW.

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.