CRATE, SHIPPING

Description: WOODEN BOX. BOTTOM IS MADE OF TWO PLANKS (ONE WIDE, ONE NARROW) NAILED TO SIDES. EACH SIDE IS MADE UP OF A SINGLE WIDE PLANK. PAINTED ON THE TWO LONGER SIDES IS "HEREFORD" IN RED, AND "CORNED BEEF MADE IN ARGENTINE" IN BLACK. PAINTED ONTO ONE OF THE SHORTER ENDS IS "2 DOZ 1S 24-340 GRS" IN BLACK, AND "CORNED BEEF" IN RED. STAMPED BELOW THIS IS A BOX, WITHIN WHICH READS "INDUSTRIA ARGENTINA MINISTO AGRICULTURA Y GANADERIA ESTABO NO 44 INSPECCIONADO". STAMPED BELOW THIS IS "INDUSTRIA ARGENTINA". BOX HAS NO LID.

History: ARTIFACT CAME FROM WESTERN GROCERS IN THE 50'S, WHERE DONOR WORKED. CASE LOTS WERE TOO LARGE FOR CORNER OR SMALL GROCERY STORES, SO THEY WOULD BREAK A CASE INTO SMALL UNITS. DONOR HAS LIVED HERE SINCE 1930; CAME WITH PARENTS FROM WINNEFRED (EAST OF BOW ISLAND). SEE PRIOR DONATIONS. *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.