Package, Product: Rowntree's Clear Gums

Object/Artifact

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Goulbourn Museum

Name/Title

Package, Product: Rowntree's Clear Gums

Entry/Object ID

995.4.19

Description

Metal tin with hinged lid. Gold colour with green, painted-on label reading "Rowntree's "Clear" Gums, 1/4 lb net, Registered Rowntree Co Ltd York, England". The "Clear Gums", first produced in 1879, later became known as "Fruit Gums". First sold only through chemists, the packaging was changed to a tube form in 1925 and became more widely available.

Collection

Artefact Collection

Made/Created

Date made

1897

Notes

Quantity produced: 1 Additional create date: 1969

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Package, Product

Nomenclature Class

Merchandising T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 05: Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology

Dimensions

Height

3 cm

Width

10 cm

Length

6 in

Material

metal - métal