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Nabob Foods plant

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription56673
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
March 1976
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 19.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the exterior of the Nabob Foods plant in Lake City, Burnaby. Kelly Douglas and Company were the original owners, but they entered into an agreement with Swiss-owned Jacobs AG, allowing Jacobs to acquire Nabob Foods in August of 1976.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
March 1976
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 19.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
480-1257
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2003-02
Scope and Content
Photograph of the exterior of the Nabob Foods plant in Lake City, Burnaby. Kelly Douglas and Company were the original owners, but they entered into an agreement with Swiss-owned Jacobs AG, allowing Jacobs to acquire Nabob Foods in August of 1976.
Subjects
Buildings - Industrial - Factories
Names
Kelly Douglas and Company
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Battistoni, Peter
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Newspaper clipping attached to verso of photograph reads: "Nabob Foods plant at Lake City in Burnaby will have access to the world-wide buying powers of Jacobs AG if the proposed sale by Kelly Douglas is approved."
Planning Study Area
Lake City Area
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Parade on Kingsway

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38168
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1958 (date of original), copied 1991
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 3.8 x 3.8 cm print on contact sheet 20.1 x 26.3 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a float in a parade on the 4600 block of Kingsway. The photo was taken looking southward, and the Kelly Douglas and Co. warehouse can be seen in the background.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1958 (date of original), copied 1991
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Burnaby Image Bank subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 3.8 x 3.8 cm print on contact sheet 20.1 x 26.3 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
370-755
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1999-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of a float in a parade on the 4600 block of Kingsway. The photo was taken looking southward, and the Kelly Douglas and Co. warehouse can be seen in the background.
Subjects
Transportation - Automobiles
Transportation - Parade Floats
Events - Parades
Names
Kelly Douglas and Company
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
1 b&w copy negative accompanying
Negative has a pink cast
Date at top of photograph reads, "Aug 58"
Geographic Access
Kingsway
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Maywood Area
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Price change flyer

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
16 Nov. 1979
Collection/Fonds
Julie Lee and Cecil Lee family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 p.
Scope and Content
Item consists of a flyer from the Produce Department of Kelly Douglas and Company Limited regarding the price changes for mandarin oranges in Vancouver and the Lower Mainland.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Julie Lee and Cecil Lee family fonds
Series
Cecil Lee business records series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 p.
Scope and Content
Item consists of a flyer from the Produce Department of Kelly Douglas and Company Limited regarding the price changes for mandarin oranges in Vancouver and the Lower Mainland.
Subjects
Agriculture - Fruit and Berries
Foods
Names
Kelly Douglas and Company Limited
Accession Code
BV019.6.110
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
16 Nov. 1979
Media Type
Textual Record
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
10-Nov-2020
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on content of item
Item is part of a scrapbook album created by Cecil Lee
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spice jar

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact33596
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
HV972.188.5
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
HV972.188.5
Description
Jar, for curry powder; clear glass jar with label and metal lid; green label has large red lettering, small black lettering and logo across top, with cream bar with black lettering near bottom; contents still inside bottle; "Nabob"
Object History
Kelly, Douglas & Co. Ltd. began as a wholesale grocery partnership in 1896 and grew to one of Western Canada's leading wholesaler and retailer of food. (See "From Sour Dough to Super Store" by Bill Davies for more information)
Marks/Labels
"NABOB / BRAND (small) / CURRY / POWDER", printed on label "KELLY DOUGLAS & CO / LIMITED / VANCOUVER B.C.", printed on label
Maker
Kelly, Douglas & Company Limited
Country Made
Canada
Province Made
British Columbia
Site/City Made
Vancouver
Subjects
Product Packaging
Foods
Container
Names
Kelly Douglas and Company Limited
Images
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tea tin

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact48120
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV004.112.37
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV004.112.37
Description
This rectangular Nabob Brand tea tin has a hinged lid. The side panels have a green background with the text in black a nd the brand name and logos in red, all printed directly on the tin. . The container, metal, square, with hinged lid; green, red, gold, white, black; The paint is scratched and worn and the metal is deteriorated with rust spots.
Object History
Kelly, Douglas & Co. Ltd. began as a wholesale grocery partnership in 1896 and grew to one of Western Canada's leading wholesaler and retailer of food. (See "From Sour Dough to Super Store" by Bill Davies for more information)
Marks/Labels
"Nabob" "Pure Indian & Ceylon Tea" "Kelly, Douglas & Co. Limited" "Vancouver, B.C." "3 Lbs. Net", repeats on all sides
Maker
Kelly, Douglas & Company Limited
Country Made
Canada
Province Made
British Columbia
Site/City Made
Vancouver
Subjects
Product Packaging
Container
Names
Kelly Douglas and Company Limited
Images
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wrapper

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact90877
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV019.6.15
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV019.6.15
Description
wrapper ; white tissue paper with print in turquoise blue ink; text in blue ink at top in Chinese characters; text in blue ink beneath reads: "THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA"; illustration in blue ink beneath of three snow covered mountains inside circle; text in blue ink beneath with Chinese characters; text in blue ink beneath reads: "SNOW MOUNTAIN MANDARIN ORANGE"; label in two pieces - top left triangular segment of wrapper is torn away
Object History
Item was part of a scrapbook created by Cecil Chue Kan Lee documenting the time he was employed as a Prodcue Buyer for Kelly Douglas and Company Limited and Western Commodities Limited in the 1970s and early 1980s. 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.
Reference
For other records in this collection see: Business records series of Julie Lee and Cecil Lee family fonds
Category
07. Distribution & Transportation Artifacts
Classification
Container
Object Term
Wrapper
Colour
White
Blue
Measurements
14 cm height x 16 cm width
Country Made
China
Title
Snow Mountain Mandarin Orange
Subjects
Documentary Artifacts
Images
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wrapper

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact90880
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV019.6.16
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV019.6.16
Description
wrapper ; white tissue paper with print in cobalt blue ink; image of three snow covered mountains inside blue circle with two rectangular extensions on either side containing writing in Chinese characters; smaller Chinese characters below in blue ink; handwritten annotation in black ink on bottom right reads: "1973 SEASON"
Object History
Item was part of a scrapbook created by Cecil Chue Kan Lee documenting the time he was employed as a Prodcue Buyer for Kelly Douglas and Company Limited and Western Commodities Limited in the 1970s and early 1980s. 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.
Reference
For other records in this collection see: Business records series of Julie Lee and Cecil Lee family fonds
Category
07. Distribution & Transportation Artifacts
Classification
Container
Object Term
Wrapper
Colour
White
Blue
Measurements
12.5 cm height x 17.2 cm width
Country Made
China
Subjects
Documentary Artifacts
Images
Less detail

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