lard tin
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact41438
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV001.1.212
- Description
- Lard tin of Burns and Co., White Carnation Brand, lard. The container is cylindrical, metal with a lid; It is red with green writing and white accents. The image of a caranation flower is on the side of the tin. It has a wire, bail style, handle. The lid is stuck fast. It has slight rust and the writing is faded
- Object History
- P Burns and Company was a successful western Canada industrial and retail company. Patrick Burns was born in Ontario, and spent his early years driving cattle and ranching in Winnipeg. The expansion of the railway drew him further west and in 1890 he established an abbatoir in Calgary and further expanded into BC in 1895. The P.Burns and Company Butcher Shop still exists today as a heritage site in Port Moody. (From City of Port Moody website; more information available.)
- Marks/Labels
- "Burns White Carnation Brand Lard Compound" "P. Burns & Co. Limited" "Calgary Vancouver Edmonton"
- Country Made
- Canada
- Subjects
- Product Packaging
- Container
- Geographic Access
- Vancouver
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medicinal bottle
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact30759
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV972.3.1
- Description
- Empty round amber glass bottle without stopper. Commercial paper label with typed list of ingredients for chocolate-coated compressed tablets. Splash of white paint on bottom front of the bottle.
- Object History
- This item originates from the Cedar Cottage Pharmacy in Vancouver.
- Classification
- Chemical T&E
- Marks/Labels
- Commercial paper label "COMPRESSED TABLETS / CHOCOLATE-COATED / In re-ordering please refer to this Record number. / Record No. S/23224 Quantity 5,000 / EACH REPRESENTS: / Podophyllum Resin 1/20 gr. / Po. Acetanilide 1 1/2 gr. / Quinine Sulphate 1/2 gr. / Po. Camphor 1/8 gr. / Aloin 1/20 gr. / Oleoresin Capiscum 1/40 gr. / Caffeine Citrate 1/8 gr. / KEEP IN A DRY PLACE. / FROM THE SPECIAL FORMULA / DEPARTMENT OF / PARKE, DAVIS & CO., / Manufacturing Chemists, WALKERVILLE, ONT." Quantity appears to be handwritten, while Record No. and ingredients are typewritten.
- Maker
- Parke, Davis & Company
- Country Made
- Canada
- Province Made
- Ontario
- Site/City Made
- Walkerville
- Names
- Cedar Cottage Pharmacy
- Geographic Access
- Vancouver
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medicinal bottle
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact31177
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV972.34.80
- Description
- "WITCH HAZEL" 4 ounce clear round bottle with white metal screw cap. Three-quarters full of clear liquid. Commercial paper label indicating product as "DICKINSON'S / [company logo] / WITCH HAZEL / ALCOHOL 14% ABSOLUTE / [indications for use] / BOTTLED BY / THE T. EATON CO LIMITED". Black and white lettering with yellow company logo.
- Object History
- This item originates from the Cedar Cottage Pharmacy in Vancouver.
- Classification
- Medical & Psychological T&E
- Marks/Labels
- Commercial paper label indicating product as "DICKINSON'S / [company logo] / WITCH HAZEL / ALCOHOL 14% ABSOLUTE / [indications for use] / BOTTLED BY / THE T. EATON CO LIMITED".
- Measurements
- 11.2 cm height x 4.5 cm diameter
- Maker
- T. Eaton Company Limited
- Country Made
- Canada
- Province Made
- Ontario
- Site/City Made
- Toronto
- Names
- Cedar Cottage Pharmacy
- Geographic Access
- Vancouver
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milk crate
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact91786
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV023.17.6
- Description
- Light grey plastic milk crate produced for Silverwood's Dairy of Ontario.
- The plastic is formed in a diamond cut out pattern and has handles on two sides.
- There are various imprinted texts throughout.
- The top of the crate is scuffed an dirty
- Object History
- Item was used in the Canada Way Food Market owned by Harry Toy between 1975 and the late 2000s. the building sat vacant until sold in 2023.
- Classification
- Container
- Object Term
- Crate
- Marks/Labels
- "PROPERTY OF / SILVERWOOD'S"
- "MISUSER OF / THIS CASE / IS LIABLE TO / PROSECUTION"
- "G H J INDUSTRIES LTD / MADE IN CANADA BY GHJ IND / PATEND PENDING"
- "WARNING / USE BY OTHER THAN REGISTERED OWNER PROHIBITED BY LAW"
- Measurements
- Height: 27.5 cm
- Width: 33 cm
- Depth: 33 cm
- Subjects
- Persons - Chinese Canadians
- Container
- Names
- Canada Way Food Market
- Geographic Access
- Canada Way
- Street Address
- 4692 Canada Way
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sign
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact91783
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV023.17.3
- Description
- Large plastic sign with internal backlighting for advertising. The sign has two sections for ad inserts and one section for price display.
- The price display is currently set up advertising the price of packs and cartons of cigarettes
- The first bank of prices are 3 digit with small windows that reveal the number on a roller behind. The second bank of prices are 4 digits.
- The sign was made by CDA Industries in Scarborough, Ontario and is stamped with "JULY 1986"
- There are three labels at the top of the sign including information about how to replace the lamps or reinsert unrolled numbers.
- There is a hole at the top of the sign for the electrical cord to come out.
- There are two white metal brackets attached to the ends of the sign and there is a rusted chain hanging from each bracket.
- The plastic at the bottom right corner on the back is broken and damaged.
- Object History
- Item was used in the Canada Way Food Market owned by Harry Toy between 1975 and the late 2000s. the building sat vacant until sold in 2023.
- See BV023.25.1 for photograph of sign in situ.
- Category
- 08. Communication Artifacts
- Classification
- Advertising Media
- Object Term
- Sign, Advertising
- Marks/Labels
- "PACKS / 20's Reg. & K. Size 5.58 / 25's Reg. & K.S. 5.58 / 30's Reg. 5.58 / 30's K. Size 5.58"
- "CARTONS / 200 Reg. & K.Size 11.11 / 180 Ctn. K. Size 11.11 / 240 Ctn. Reg. 11.11"
- Measurements
- Height: 57.5 cm
- Width: 133.5 cm
- Depth: 13 cm
- Names
- Canada Way Food Market
- Geographic Access
- Canada Way
- Street Address
- 4692 Canada Way
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