Can, tobacco

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OBJECT TYPE: cigarette
DATE: 1940–1945
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1991.0583.001

MANUFACTURER: MACDONALD, W.C. INC.
MODEL: DAILY MAIL
LOCATION: Montréal, Québec, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: TIN/ PAPER STICKER/ PAINT

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 10.2 cm
Width: 10.2 cm
Height: 10.6 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Aviation
Category: Services
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: MACDONALD
Country: Canada
State/Province: Québec
City: Montréal

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: BETWEEN 1940-1945
Canada: Unknown
Function: CASE IS USED TO CONTAIN & PROTECT DAILY MAIL CIGARETTES FOR T.C.A.'S PASSENGER USE/ ALSO USED FOR PROMOTIONAL & ADVERTISING T.C.A.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: BECAUSE THE CASE IS CYLINDRICAL IN SHAPE, THE MARKINGS ON THE SIDE REPEAT THEMSELVES/ THE SIDE OF THE CASE READS: 'LOCKHEED "14" - TRANS-CANADA AIR LINES/ COAST TO COAST/ DAILY MAIL/ A MILD CIGARETTE TOBACCO'/ TO THE RIGHT OF THIS READS: 'TOMORROW'S MAIL TODAY/ WHEN SENT BY "T.C.A."/ DAILY MAIL/ MADE IN CANADA FOR/ CONSOLIDATED TOBACCO CO. INC./ MONTREAL/ FACTORY NO. 1 PORT 10 D'/BOTTOM OF CASE HAS A STICKER READING "3.00"/ LID OF CASE READS: 'I.T.C./ FROM/ COAST/ TO/ COAST'/ THERE IS ALSO A TORN STICKER WITH BARELY LEGIBLE PRINT READING: '[?]ANADA/ [?]OBACCO/ LF POUND/ 145672'
Missing: CIGARETTES
Finish: Metal with white, blue, black and red enameled print and decoration.
Decoration: THE CASE IS CYLINDRICAL IN SHAPE, THEREFORE, THE IMAGES REPEAT THEMSELVES/ THERE IS THE DAILY MAIL LOGO & A PICTURE OF A LOCKHEED '14'

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MACDONALD, W.C. INC., Can, tobacco, between 1940–1945, Artifact no. 1991.0583, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1991.0583.001/

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