Object Record
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Metadata
Object ID # |
1955.008.001 |
Object Name |
Tin |
Title |
Tea Tabloids Tin |
Lexicon category |
5: T&E For Science & Technology |
Date |
Post 1906 |
Year Range from |
1906 |
Year Range to |
1920 |
Made |
Made for the Burroughs, Wellcome & Co. |
Place of Origin |
London, England |
Description |
Tabloids tea tin with hinged lid. English brand of tea. Tin shows a method of packaging and selling tea. Has tea pellets still intact inside it. Post 1906 as it has a dated seal on it. The tin has a fancy lithographed illustration of a woman's hand dropping a tea tabloid into her tea cup. The product was produced by the Burroughs, Wellcome & Co. of London, England. A = Tin B= Leaflet The leaflet is one sheet of paper, printed on both sides. One side has advertising for compressed tea tabloids, and has a facsimile of the box. The other side advertises a sugar substitute called "Tabloid Saxin". |
Makers mark |
Printed information |
Provenance |
This tea product was manufactured by the Burroughs, Wellcome & Co. factory of London, England. This company also made medical / pharmaceutical items. They were located at the Snow Hill Buildings, London, England, but also had a branch in Montreal and other colonial distribution branches. Belonged to a Mr. Robert Elliott of Sydenham Township and then Osborne Elliott. |
Collection |
Commercial Equipment Collection |
Material |
Metal/Tea/Inks/Foil |
Dimensions |
H-2.5 W-8.2 L-5.7 cm |