Can, food
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- OBJECT TYPE
- N/A
- DATE
- 1850–1896
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1973.0139.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Beauvais, J.D.
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Copenhagen, Denmark
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General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 3
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- Tin.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- N/A
- Width
- 8.5 cm
- Height
- 13.0 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Exploration and Survey
- Category
- Expedition artifacts
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Beauvais
- Country
- Denmark
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Copenhagen
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
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Unknown - Function
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Canned food. .001's contents are unknown, .002's contents are apricots & apples, and .003's contents are also unknown; however, it could quite possibly coffee. - Technical
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Example of food containers representative of the c. 1875 period. Produced by J.D. Beauvais (now called Aktieselskabet Beauvais) of Kjobenhavn, Denmark (founded in 1850) and supplier of preserved provisions to all the major polar expeditions of the Heroic Era. - Area Notes
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Unknown
Details
- Markings
- .001: 'J.D. BEAUVAIS/ KJOBENHAVN/ Julienne' stencilled on can.
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- Round tin cans with snug lids. Treated overall witha red coloured preservative. Contents are stencilled on in white in Danish. Contents remain. Rust on cans. contents appear deteriorated.
- Decoration
- N/A
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Beauvais, J.D., Can, food, before 1850–1896, Artifact no. 1973.0139, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1973.0139.001/
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