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https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact38258
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV995.31.223
- Description
- Box. Flat, rectangular, metal box with hinged lid, for cigarettes. Lid is gold in colour with blue border. Upper left corner of lid features a blue circle with raised double portrait of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth in profile. Inside of lid has logo of sailor framed by life preserver.
- Object History
- Donor purchased objects from various collectors and antique retailers.
- Marks/Labels
- Both sides of lid have "PLAYER'S "MEDIUM"". Lower right of lid "Player's" "NAVY CUT" "CIGARETTES" ""MEDIUM"". Back of lid "MANUFACTURED BY IMPERIAL TOBACCO CO. OF CANADA, LIMITED, MONTREAL, CANADA" "SUCCESSOR TO JOHN PLAYER & SONS, ENGLAND" "CONTAINER MADE IN ENGLAND".
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Box
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact89918
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV019.6.1
- Description
- box; to ship and sell mandarin oranges; rectangular, corrugated cardboard box; single piece of cardboard, folded to form box; locking tab lid; oval cut outs in sides and lid for air circulation and for carrying; interior is plain brown cardboard; exterior has white, orange, and green text and illustrations beneath a wax coating. Colourful illustrations of mandarin oranges on sides and lid of box; text on front, back, and lid reads: "CHINESE / MANDARIN / ORANGES"; text on one side in French and other side in English reads: "THE ORIGINAL CHINESE / MANDARIN / CHINA NATIONAL CEREALS, OILS & FOODSTUFFS IMPORT & EXPORT CORPORATION / PRODUCT OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA / [text in Chinese] / MINIMUM 31 PCS. PER BOX"."
- Object History
- As a produce buyer for Kelly Douglas, Cecil Lee worked closely with local farmers along Marine Drive and in the Fraser Valley. The Burnaby company was one of the largest food distributors in Canada. In the mid-1970s, Lee was asked to oversee the import of Chinese mandarin oranges into Canada. Until that time, mandarin oranges had come from Japan and were sold in the winter, especially at Christmas. When the Japanese market could no longer keep up with demand, Kelly Douglas looked to China. The company relied on Lee’s cultural knowledge to build this very profitable part of their business. Lee designed the cardboard Chinese mandarin orange box to replace wooden containers. The iconic design required no glue or staples, making it possible for farmers to assemble and pack the boxes as they picked the oranges.
- Reference
- For other records in this collection see: Business records series of Julie Lee and Cecil Lee family fonds
- Category
- 04.Tools & Equipment for Materials
- Classification
- Food Processing & Preparation T&E - - Food Storage Equipment
- Object Term
- Box, Food Storage
- Subjects
- Agriculture - Fruit and Berries
- Container - Box
- Occupations - Agricultural Labourers
- Occupations - Grocers
- Names
- Lee, Julie Cho Chan
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Maywood Area
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box; ammunition
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact36976
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV988.44.202
- Description
- Blank Cartridges - Box. Small buff coloured box with red text, for Winchester .22 Blank Cartridges ammunition. The cartridges are marketed as "EXTRA LOUD" and there were 50 cartridges to a box. The cartridges were manufactured by Winchester Repeating Arms Company in New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.A.
- Object History
- Owner worked in theatre including Barkerville (when a museum). Probably for theatrical use.
- Colour
- Beige
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chocolate box
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact79912
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- X3041
- Description
- Octagon shaped box of chocolates with a floral pattern and coral trim. On the bottom of the box is the company's logo "Ganong's/ CHOCOLATES/ The Gift of/ Gladness!"
- Subjects
- Container
- Container - Box
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Storage Box
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact49891
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV006.7.1
- Description
- Storage box. Wooden box with slanting top, hinged to open upwards. Lid closes with a clasp. Box is painted black on the outside and is unfinished on the inside and bottom. The box is made from 3/4 inch thick boards. There are two rings at the back edge of the top.
- Object History
- Collected by Raymond Menah when the Central Park British Columbia Electric Railway Interurban Tram line was shut down in late 1950's. It appears that the box was designed to hang on a wall.
- Subjects
- Transportation
- Transportation - Public Transit
- Transportation - Electric Railroads
- Container
- Container - Box
- Geographic Access
- Central Park Interurban line