General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

metal

Dimensions

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

Length

N/A

Width

N/A

Height

8.6 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

2.4 cm

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Domestic Technology

Category

Food processing

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Pure

Country

United States of America

State/Province

New York

City

Mamaroneck

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

Presumably used c. late 1890s- late 1940.

Canada

Part of a collection of hand tools belonging to James Anthony (1883-1966), an English born and trained carpenter who came to Canada c. 1910 and worked in and around Ottawa, ON. Following the 1916 fire which destroyed the Parliament buildings and damaged the Library, Mr. Anthony was hired as a foreman with the restoration crews. Until 1920, he was involved in the rebuilding of the Peace Tower and the installation of new windows at the Library of Parliament. He later worked with various builders in the Ottawa area, retiring in the late1940s. After his death in 1966 the tools were given to his son Jack, who in turn donated them to CSTMC. [Ref. 1]

Function

To safely and securely contain contents when not in use. This container designed to hold bouillon cubes. Used most recently to hold small drill bits.

Technical

Small cylindrical container with removable lid ideally suited for storage of small bits, or similar tools/tool parts.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

Following text printed on can: "FIVE/ Herb-Ox/ REG. U.S. PAT. OFF./ CHICKEN/ BOUILLON/ CUBES/ CHICKEN CUBES SEASONED WITH/ FRESH VEGETABLES - SALT - ARTI-/ FICIAL SEASONING IN THE FORM/ OF WHEAT PROTEIN DERIVATIVE-/ CHICKEN FAT- SUGAR AND SPICES./ NET WEIGHT 3/4 OZ./ MADE BY/ The PURE FOOD COMPANY, Inc./ MAMARONEK, N.Y." and "DIRECTIONS/ dissolve 1 cube in/ a cup of boiling/ water./ FOR SOUPS/ AND GRAVIES/ One or more/ cubes added to/ suit taste, will im-/ part a rich and/ delicious flavor./ Inspected and/ certified by Ag-/ ricultural Mar-/ keting Service/ U. S. Department/ of Agriculture."

Missing

None.

Finish

Off- white and dark green enamel painted metal can; off-white text printed on green background; green text printed on off-white background.

Decoration

N/A