Metso Can

Name/Title

Metso Can

Entry/Object ID

1986.27.07

Description

Metal (Tin?) can. Diameter of 8 cm with a height of 12 cm. Soldered shut. Label is black and yellow, and has the following text "Metso 55 / National Sillicates LTD. / P.O. Box 69 New Toronto / Toronto Ontario". The words "Rec'd June/50 | [Contains % of tripolyphosphate]" are handwritten on the side of the label in pencil. Metso was one of the main ingredients in detergents and cleaning products used in metal cleaning, industrial and institutional cleaners, and textile and food processing industries.

Collection

Textile Industry; Dyes and dyeing Collection

Cataloged By

Whit, Elizabeth

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Can

Nomenclature Class

Containers

Nomenclature Category

Category 07: Distribution & Transportation Objects

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Cans

Dimensions

Depth

30.48 cm

Diameter

20.32 cm

Location

Location

Shelf

Shelf 57

Room

Collections Room

Building

M.V.T.M.

Category

Permanent

Date

November 7, 2023

Location

Shelf

Shelf 72, Shelf 72

Room

Collections Room

Building

M.V.T.M.

Category

Permanent

Moved By

Whit, Elizabeth

Date

July 6, 2017

Location

Shelf

Shelf 129, Shelf 129

Room

Collections Room

Building

M.V.T.M.

Category

Permanent

Moved By

Whit, Elizabeth

Date

July 6, 2017

General Notes

Note

Status: OK Status By: Cotter, Ellen Status Date: 2022-02-25

Create Date

July 6, 2017

Update Date

October 26, 2025