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- Date
- 1950 – 1960
- Material
- metal;
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0281
- Description
- Black and silver metal hand-held plunger-style potato masher. The lower section of the handle wraps around the round silver basket, which is completely covered in small round holes - the upper section attaches to the round solid metal plunger plate that can move slightly to accommodate moving in an…
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- Title
- Potato Masher
- Date
- 1950 – 1960
- Material
- metal;
- Dimensions
- 11.3 x 8.7 x 25.5 cm
- Description
- Black and silver metal hand-held plunger-style potato masher. The lower section of the handle wraps around the round silver basket, which is completely covered in small round holes - the upper section attaches to the round solid metal plunger plate that can move slightly to accommodate moving in and out of the basket on the hinged handle. The manufacturer details are engraved on the top of the solid metal plunger plate.
- Subject
- kitchen utensils
- cooking
- food preparation;
- Credit
- Gift of Bill Mather, Edmonton, 1991
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0281
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- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- wood;
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0300
- Description
- A wooden potato masher with a long handle. The bottom of the masher is slightly bigger than the handle and tapers in slightly towards the handle and is mostly flat at the bottom. The handle itself curves inwards then outwards in the middle and then back inwards than outwards again at the top of the…
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- Title
- Potato Masher
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- wood;
- Dimensions
- 5.1 x 5.1 x 29.6 cm
- Description
- A wooden potato masher with a long handle. The bottom of the masher is slightly bigger than the handle and tapers in slightly towards the handle and is mostly flat at the bottom. The handle itself curves inwards then outwards in the middle and then back inwards than outwards again at the top of the handle.
- Credit
- Gift of Harold McBride Mortimer, Banff, 1995
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0300
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- Date
- 1968
- Material
- metal;
- Catalogue Number
- 110.01.0304
- Description
- A small blue tin with an intricately designed label printed onto the tin with lots of rust. The label reads “EDGEWORTH EXTRA HIGH GRADE PLUG SLICE SMOKING TOBACCO” and a scroll at the bottom that reads “LARUS & BRO.CO. RICHMOND, VA.U.S.A.” The tin lid hinges at the back of the tin, when opened ther…
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- Title
- Tin Box
- Date
- 1968
- Material
- metal;
- Dimensions
- 2.0 x 5.5 x 8.0 cm
- Description
- A small blue tin with an intricately designed label printed onto the tin with lots of rust. The label reads “EDGEWORTH EXTRA HIGH GRADE PLUG SLICE SMOKING TOBACCO” and a scroll at the bottom that reads “LARUS & BRO.CO. RICHMOND, VA.U.S.A.” The tin lid hinges at the back of the tin, when opened there is text on the lid, some of the writing is blocked by rust but what can be deciphered reads “To the Consumers of High Grade Tobaccos..We desire to” “your special attention to EDGEWORTH TOBACCO” “the best combination that can be made only finest selection of leaf” “used. Every box of” “is” “not to burn the tongue and to give satisfaction.” “We will cheerfully refund money to any dissatisfied purchaser.” “LARUS & BRO CO., Richmond”. There is also text on the bottom of the tin but it is undecipherable due to rust.
- Credit
- Gift of Harold McBride Mortimer, Banff, 1995
- Catalogue Number
- 110.01.0304
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- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- metal;
- Catalogue Number
- 110.01.0305
- Description
- A small red souvenir tin to mark the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. On the lid of the tin in the middle is a printed black and white image of Queen Elizabeth II as a young queen in a purple circle. This circle is bordered by a circular border with illustrations of rose and leek on the left, this…
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- Title
- Tin Box
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- metal;
- Dimensions
- 2.4 x 6.6 x 9.6 cm
- Description
- A small red souvenir tin to mark the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. On the lid of the tin in the middle is a printed black and white image of Queen Elizabeth II as a young queen in a purple circle. This circle is bordered by a circular border with illustrations of rose and leek on the left, thistle and shamrock on the right, the crown on the top middle, and bottom middle a blue circle with gold writing “EIIR”. The Union Jack flag is on the left and the royal standard flag to the right. In a gold scroll at the bottom of the tin reads “LONG MAY SHE REIGN”. The corners of the base of the tin are painted gold. On the bottom of the tin black text reads “A SOUVENIR TO CELEBRATE THE CORONATION OF HER MAJESTY QUEEN ELIZABETH II 2nd JUNE 1953” in the middle, along the bottom reads “With the Compliments of OXO (CANADA) LIMITED, MONTREAL PRINTED IN ENGLAND”. The interior of the tin is silver, there is a stack of green “ADMIT ONE” tickets. The lid comes of completely, no hinge mechanism. The inside of the lid is gold and features text that includes factual information on the life of the Queen Elizabeth II, including birth, 1947 speech from South Africa, marriage to Prince Philip, and her two children at the time of coronation.
- Credit
- Gift of Harold McBride Mortimer, Banff, 1995
- Catalogue Number
- 110.01.0305
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