General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

.1-.2 METAL

Dimensions

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

Length

11.5 cm

Width

11.5 cm

Height

10.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Agriculture

Category

Apiculture

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Unknown

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Quebec

Period

THIS TYPE OF CAN USED IN QUEBEC C. MID 1920S+

Canada

EXAMPLE OF HONEY CAN USED IN QUEBEC DURING 1920S +.

Function

TO CONTAIN AND STORE HONEY SOLD TO CONSUMERS.

Technical

Unknown

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

.1 "QUEBEC/ MIEL PURPURE HONEY/ Provenant du RUCHER de/ From the APIARY of/ RUEBEN R. SMITH/ SHAWVILLE, QUE./ NO. 1 DARK" printed on can front. Illustrations marked "HONEY CAKES/ GATEAUX AU MIEL" & "HONEY CANDIES/ BONBONS AU MIEL", and privincial emblem & text "JE ME SOUVIENS" also appear on tin front. "COPYRIGHT/ CANADA. 1924, C.V." printed on one side of tin; "DROITS RESERVES/ CANADA. 1924, C.V." printed on opposite side. "NOTICE/ HONEY SHOULD BE/ KEPT IN A DRY PLACE. ALL/ PURE HONEY WILL GRANULATE/ SOONE OR LATER. IF CANDI-/ED, LIQUEFY BY SETTING THE/ PAIL IN WARM WATER NO HOT-/ TER THAN THE HAND CAN BEAR AND ALLOWING IT TO STAND UNTIL THE HONEY BECOMES/ PERFECTLY CLEAR.", printed in French & English text on can back. "NET WT. 2 LBS." printed in English & French on can back. "C90" printed in centre back of can, near seam./ .2 No markings.

Missing

NONE.

Finish

.1 LIGHT BLUE ENAMEL FINISH ON CAN EXTERIOR; SILVER AND BLACK TEXT & GRAPHICS. SILVER METAL INTERIOR..2 SILVER METAL.

Decoration

.1 ILLUSTRATIONS OF CLOVER BLOOMS, BEES, BEE SKEPS, HONEY CAKE AND CANDIES, MAPLE LEAVES & QUEBEC PROVINCIAL EMBLEM ALL DECORATE TIN.