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Tin, Tea

2012.6.5

Name
Tin, Tea - Dickson
History Category
Significant Dates
1905 circa
Description
Tea Tin
One-piece tin body with a crimped and soldered side seam; bottom is soldered in place; lid hinged of the top, side rim of the can; machine printed exterior, body is a red colour with a picture on each side with a surround of gold coloured acanthus leaves; one image is of a European man standing outside in a yard on a British East Indian rug with a native man, palm trees in the background, on the reverse is the same decoration but the image is of two bare breasted woman; the label says, 'Dickson Imptg Co Limited, Tea - Coffee - Cocoa, Vancouver, B.C.
Dimension
Height: 22.0cm | Width: 12.0cm | Length: 18.0cm
Catalogue Number
2012.6.5
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