BOX
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- Material Type
- Artifact
- Other Name
- BOX OF SPICE
- Date Range From
- 1960
- Date Range To
- 1980
- Materials
- CARDBOARD, PLASTIC
- Catalogue Number
- P19990093024
- Material Type
- Artifact
- Other Name
- BOX OF SPICE
- Date Range From
- 1960
- Date Range To
- 1980
- Materials
- CARDBOARD, PLASTIC
- No. Pieces
- 1
- Height
- 6.5
- Length
- 5.8
- Width
- 3.3
- Description
- RECTANGULAR, CARDBOARD BOX. BOX IS WHITE ON TOP, RED ON BOTTOM, AND A BLACK STRIPE IN BETWEEN. FRONT OF BOX HAS "EMPRESS" TRADE MARK AT THE TOP, AND "WHOLE CARAWAY SEED GRAINES DE CARVI ENTIERE 1 1/2 OZ 43G" AT THE BOTTOM, IN WHITE. SIDES HAVE "EMPRESS" TRADEMARK AND NAME OF SPICE IN ENGLISH AND FRENCH TOP FLAP HAS "EMPRESS" TRADEMARK AND "EMPRESS FOODS LTD. VANCOUVER, B.C. V6B 4E9" IN BLACK. BACK OF BOX HAS "EMPRESS" TRADEMARK AND DESCRIPTION OF CARAWAY SEED IN ENGLISH AND FRENCH, IN RED. BOTTOM FLAP HAS A BAR CODE, AND A PRICE TAG, AND "39"CENTS WRITTEN WITH BLACK FELT MARKER. FRONT OF BOX HAS A RECTANGULAR HOLE.
- Subjects
- MERCHANDISING T&E
- CONTAINER
- Historical Association
- DOMESTIC
- 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.
- Catalogue Number
- P19990093024
- Acquisition Date
- 2000-03
- Collection
- Museum
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