General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

62

AKA

box [.1]

Patents

N/A

General Description

Varnished wooden box has unfinished interior; paper covering on front panel and underside of box lid bears mechanically printed text and coloured graphics; length of natural string secures lid to compartmentalized box base; metal hinges.

Dimensions

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

Length

50.0 cm

Width

25.2 cm

Height

13.3 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Agriculture

Category

Horticulture

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Fisher

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

Brockville

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

This box [and contents] presumably used c. 1890; possibly also used later.

Canada

A.L Fisher est présent dans le bottin téléphonique de 1892-1893 Ontario Gazetteer and Directory. [Ref. 1]

Function

General: Used to contain and promote item(s) to be sold. Specific: This box used to contain and promote packages of garden seeds.

Technical

Unknown

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

"FISHER'S/ GARDEN/ SEEDS,/ FROM BROCKVILLE ONT." printed on box front. "FISHER'S SEEDS/ A.L. FISHER,/ BROCKVILLE, ONT.", "THIS BOX CONTAINS 150 PAPERS SEEDS at 5c., $7.50; BOX, IF NOT RETURNED, 50c - $8.00" and "LONDON PTG & LITH CO" printed on paper lining on lid. "TOMATO", "VARIETY", "CARROT", CUCUMBERS", "PARSNIPS", "BEETS" "COR[N]", "BEANS", "SQUASH./ LETTUCE.", "MELON./ TOMATO.", "CABBAGE./ VARIETY.", "PEAS./ SAGE.", ONION./ RADISH.", "TURNIP/ CARROT", "CUCUMBER", "PEAS.", "BEANS." and "BEETS" printed on top edge of box base, around package compartments. "X71.160.170" printed by hand in red ink on underside of box base.

Missing

Unknown: possibly missing original hardware [closures].

Finish

Varnished wooden box has unfinished interior; paper covering on front panel and underside of box lid bears mechanically printed text and coloured graphics; length of natural string secures lid to compartmentalized box base; metal hinges.

Decoration

Elaborate colour illustration on underside of lid includes fruit, vegetable and flowers and formal view of large building, landscape and horse-drawn carriage; all within contained within irregular oval panel with scrollwork border.