Object Record
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Metadata
Object ID # |
2023.055.038ab |
Object Name |
Box |
Title |
McKay Bros. Shop Box |
Year Range from |
1920 |
Year Range to |
1960 |
Made |
Unknown |
Place of Origin |
Unknown |
Description |
Two piece cardboard box (top is a, bottom is b) with red, nubbly-textured paper wrapping on the top portion and white on the bottom. Printed on the top centre in black ink in script is "McKay Bros." and in text: Owen Sound". |
Provenance |
Box maker is unknown, but it was printed for the McKay Bros. department store business of Owen Sound, Grey County. Unknown provenance. Collected by Norm Playter from an unknown source through his business as an estate picker and antques dealer. |
Collection |
Commercial Equipment Collection |
Material |
Cardboard/Paper/Glue/Ink |
Dimensions |
H-3.3 W-26 D-17 cm |
Found |
Owen Sound, Grey County |
People |
McKay Brothers |
Subjects |
Department stores Owen Sound Businesses |
Search Terms |
McKay Brothers Dry Goods |