Object Record
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Metadata
Object ID # |
2020.039.016 |
Object Name |
Crate, Shipping |
Year Range from |
1915 |
Year Range to |
1935 |
Made |
Gillett Co. Ltd. |
Place of Origin |
Toronto, Ontario |
Description |
Royal Yeast Cakes rectangular wooden box with no lid. On both long sides is printed in black "ROYAL YEAST CAKES / Make Perfect Bread". On one short end is a rectangular label with "Lemon Bros./ Owen Sound, Ont." printed on it. On the other end is a label printed with "ROYAL YEAST CAKES / E.W. GILLETT CO. LTD. / WINNEPEG, TORONTO, CANADA." Ink is blue on white. |
Provenance |
Made by E.W. Gillett Co. Ltd. and sent to the Lemon Bros. business of Owen Sound, Grey County. Unknown provenance. Purchased by Norm Playter of Owen Sound, likely at an auction or antique sale at an unknown time. Grey Roots acquired it from him in the fall of 2020. |
Collection |
Commercial Equipment Collection |
Material |
Wood/Metal |
Dimensions |
H-8 W-19.6 L-41.7 cm |
Found |
Owen Sound, Grey County |
People |
Lemon, Elias Lemon, Morley |
Search Terms |
Lemon Bros. |