General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

Wooden construction; metal fasteners.

Dimensions

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

Length

46.0 cm

Width

31.0 cm

Height

28.5 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Industrial Technology

Category

Miscellaneous

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Unknown

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Quebec

Period

1940's +

Canada

For the period of WWII it was very common to reuse or repurpose existing shipping containers. When replacing its beer cases, the Molson Brewery in Montreal would sell at a very low cost or simply give away their disused boxes to nearby companies. This wooden beer case was obtained for and intended to be used as packaging for produce cultivated in an orchard on Covey Hill in Havelock, Quebec.

Function

Wooden container used for storage and/or product distribution.

Technical

Given the reduced access of raw materials to produce veneer fruit baskets during WWII, orchardists often relied on large companies selling-off their obsolete boxes to obtain shipping containers.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

Information stencilled on box ends: “PROPERTY OF/ MOLSON’S/ BREWERY” on ends. Information stencilled on one side: “MOLSON’S/ ALE” and “C.W.B – 42” in black ink; “42” in white ink. Information stencilled on other side: “BIÈRE/ MOLSON” in black ink; “42” stencilled in white.

Missing

Nothing missing.

Finish

Unfinished wood. Two strips of metal trim on outer edges of box.

Decoration

None.