General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

Clear colourless glass moulded with raised ridges on each side; flat bottom; short neck with threaded finish and straight lip.

Dimensions

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

Length

8.5 cm

Width

5.0 cm

Height

19.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Agriculture

Category

Merchandising

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Mathews-Wells

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

Guelph

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

Unknown

Canada

The preserve was made by the compoany Matthew Wells co. Ltd, situated in Guelph, Ontario.

Function

A container used by food producer to preserve food and market it.

Technical

Glass jars replaced stoneware for food preservation in the 20th century. Commercial canning began in Canada around 1875 and provided food to consumers in urban settings as urbanisation increased considerably at the end of the 19th century in Canada. More and more people were leaving their rural places, to stay and work in cities.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

Mfr's label:"SWEET/ GHERKIN/PICKLES/PICNIC/REGISTERED/MATTHEWS-WELLS CO. LTD./GUELPH •ONTARIO •/ •/CONTAINS 1/10 OF 1%/BENZOATE OF SODA/CONTENTS/ 28 OZ. NET".

Missing

Nothing missing.

Finish

Clear colourless glass moulded with raised ridges on each side; flat bottom; short neck with threaded finish and straight lip.

Decoration

Silver and white outline surrounding the label.