Canister, baking powder


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Accession Number
2015.0297
Discipline
Humanities
Classification
Domestic Technology, Food service, Packaging
Artist / Manufacturer
Whittall Can Co. Ltd., Whittall (manufacturer)
Date
2015 (collection date)
Place
Montreal, Quebec, Canada (creation)
Brand / Model
Cook's Friend Baking Powder (model)
Description
metal

Dark blue and cream coloured background with contrasting print of the same colour, also reddish print and gold coloured medallions. Oval lid on top of canister is fused.

Print reads "RISES TO EVERY OCCASION/ 1 LB/ NET/ COOK'S FRIEND/ BAKING POWDER/ [illegible]/ 1862/ PRIZE MEDALS/ AWARDED/ GOLD MEDAL, DIPLOMA QUEBEC 1915/ MONTREAL 1881/ TORONTO 1882/ TORONTO 1880/ MONTREAL 1882/ MANUFACTURED BY/ W.D. McLAREN, LIMITED/ MONTREAL/ WHITTALL CAN CO. LTD. MONTREAL/ ABSOLUTELY PURE". Other side of can has the same information, however, in French.
History of Use
Used to contain and store baking powder.
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