Tin, shortening
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- OBJECT TYPE
- N/A
- DATE
- Unknown
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 2015.0303.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Unknown
- MODEL
- Domestic Brand Shortening
- LOCATION
- Unknown
More Information
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
- 12.8 cm
- Width
- 12.8 cm
- Height
- 14.0 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Domestic Technology
- Category
- Food service
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Unknown
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
Used to contain and store shortening. - Technical
-
Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- Print reads: "BETTER THAN BUTTER/ DOMESTIC/ BRAND/ SHORTENING/ CHEAPER THAN LARD", and "The Harris Abattoir Company, Limited/ Toronto, Canada". Other side reads "DIRECTIONS/ REMEMBER THIS IS NOT A SUBSTITUTE/ FOR OTHER COOKING FATS. IT IS A TREMENDOUS IMPROVEMENT OVER THEM. IT COSTS LESS AND ONLY/ THREE QUARTERS THE QUANTITY IS REQUIRED/ DOMESTIC BRAND SHORTENING/ BETTER THAN BUTTER CHEAPER THAN LARD/ RAPPELEZ-VOUS QU'ELLE N'EST PAS UN REMPLACANT A/ TOUTE AUTRE GRAISSE POUR CUIRE MAIS ELLE EST UNE/ GRANDE AMELIORATION. ELLE EST MOINS DISPENDIEUSE/ ET LES TROIS QUARTS SEULEMENT DE LA/ QUANTITE SUFFISSE' and "THE HARRIS ABATTOIR COMPANY LIMITED/ TORONTO, CANADA".
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- Metal canister with red and yellow painted background; black and black and red print. Movable metal handle.
- Decoration
- N/A
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Unknown Manufacturer, Tin, shortening, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 2015.0303, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/2015.0303.001/
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