FRUITCAKE TIN

Object/Artifact

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Homestead Museum

Name/Title

FRUITCAKE TIN

Entry/Object ID

90.4.1.1

Description

Tin - a) Fruitcake tin, circular, metal, two piece, bottom of tin consists of a solid piece of metal on the bottom with a depressed center section and bottom attached to a one piece side with a crimped side seam, crimped bottom edge and a rolled top edge; b) lid consists of one piece of metal with a rolled bottom edge and a gently curved upper edge, background of lid painted blue-gray and a Hawaiian beach scene on the lid top with decorative border. On tin bottom reads "Loves's Biscuit & Bread Co., Ltd./ Honolulu/ Hawaii"; on one of the panels reads "INGREDIENTS:PINEAPPLE, RAISINS,/CHERRIES, NUTS, FLOUR, BUTTER,/SUGAR, EGGS, CITRON, CURRENTS,/LEMON, ORANGE, AND SPICES."

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Search Terms

Merchandising T & E, Tins

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Tins