Object Record
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Metadata
Object ID # |
2017.001.002 |
Object Name |
Keg |
Other Name |
Keg, Nail |
Title |
Christie Bros. Hardware Keg |
Year Range to |
1970 |
Made |
Keenan Woodenware Mfg. Co. Limited? |
Place of Origin |
Owen Sound, Grey County |
Description |
A wooden-staved nail or hardware keg stencilled in black on the bottom end with CHRISTIE BROS. OWEN SOUND. This was a hardware store along main street. The top end is now open, but originally would have been closed when it was being shipped. The staves are held with thick wire bands and staples, as well as with two rivetted flat metal bands. |
Provenance |
Made for the Christie Bros. hardware store in Owen Sound, Grey County. This main street store opened in 1__ and burned down on January 22, 1970. The item might have been made at Owen Sound's Keenan Woodenware Mfg. Co. Ltd. Unknown provenance after Christie Bros. had it. The item was collected by Norman Playter, likely at a Grey County auction. Grey Roots Museum & Archives purchased from him in January, 2017. |
Collection |
Commercial Equipment Collection |
Material |
Wood/Metal/Wire/Ink |
Found |
Grey County, Ontario |
People |
Christie, W. J. |
Subjects |
Hardware stores Nails & spikes Containers |
Search Terms |
Christie Bros. Co. Limited |
Function |
A keg used to ship and store a quantity of hardware. This one is stenciled with the name of Christie Bros., a main street Owen Sound hardware store. Before unit packaging for hardware became prevalent, hardware items were sold by weight. Often a "nail keg" would be kept in the store area, near a weigh scale. |