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catalogue

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact90874
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV019.6.11
Description
Commodities Catalogue; China National Cereals, Oils & Foodstuffs Import & Export Corp; text in English and Chinese; glossy cover; bifold binding with two staples; 52 pages; title page and table of contents; import and export "Branches" in China and Hongkong and Macao Agents listed on inside of back cover; annotations in pen and pencil on last page and inside of back cover.
Object History
Publication "Commodities Catalogue", 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
The first few pages and the last page of this publication are available for viewing on Heritage Burnaby. Contact Burnaby Village Museum to view entire content.
For other records in this collection see: Business records series of Julie Lee and Cecil Lee family fonds
Category
08. Communication Artifacts
Classification
Advertising Media
Object Term
Catalog, Sales
Country Made
China
Site/City Made
Peking
Title
Commodities Catalogue
Subjects
Documentary Artifacts
Documentary Artifacts - Booklets
Images
Documents

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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
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