Elmer Wilson Martin was a professional engineer who lived much of his life in Burnaby. He married Ellen Renetta "Reta" (Boyd) Martin in approx. 1930 and the couple moved to Burnaby in 1931 for him to attend UBC. He later enlisted in the RCAF during WWII where he served as a pilot and wing commander. Elmer ran Martin's Auto Villa at 6604 East Hastings Street (later 6574 East Hastings Street) and was heavily involved in local Burnaby politics and with the North Burnaby Board of Trade. The donor states that he ran for Burnaby mayor in 1959 and also donated land to S.F.U. in the late 1960's. He had many businesses throughout his life including Paneloc Buildings, a pre-fab building manufacturing company. His last position was as Director with the construction company Webb & Knapp Canada Ltd.
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"Edited by one of Canada's foremost home cooking experts" -- cover
"Sales agents for Canada's finer fresh fruits
"Presto, / 4 cups water in cooker / rack upside down. / 3 pints (tall, narrow mouth) / put cover on / let steam 4 min. over low heat (once it starts) / put gauge on. / Count from time it / reaches required / pressure. / 5# fruit, 10# vegetables / see p. 15, 16, 19, 20" --handwritten in pencil t.p. verso
Thomson Bros. booksellers, stationers and printers did business in Vancouver at 46 Cordova circa. 1888 and at 108 Cordova when this book was published.
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"How to buy, dress, cook, serve and carve every kind of meat, game, fish, fowl and vegetables. Also giving plain directions for preserving, pickling, canning and drying all kinds of berries, fruits, meats, game, etc. and also instruction for making in the best style all varieties of candies, ice creams, cakes and pastry. -- title page
Photograph of Burnaby's Agricultural Exhibit at New Westminster. Vegetables, fruit, preserves, flowers, and plants are on display inside a building. There is electric lighting. A sign above the display reads, "Burnaby." A sign above a container on the lower left reads, "Ginseng / Grown in Lozel…
Photograph of Burnaby's Agricultural Exhibit at New Westminster. Vegetables, fruit, preserves, flowers, and plants are on display inside a building. There is electric lighting. A sign above the display reads, "Burnaby." A sign above a container on the lower left reads, "Ginseng / Grown in Lozells District by Mr. Romer."
American Sugar Refining Company - Label Booklet. Small booklet produced by the American Sugar Refining Company containing labels for fruit preserves. The front cover of the booklet is dark blue with illustrations of fruit, canned preserves and a box of Domino Cane Sugar. Inside there are three remaining rows of labels, from a potential six rows. Each row contains labels for various fruits, all starting with Strawberry. The booklet measures 13cm x 5cm.