Baking Parchment; Box

Object/Artifact

Sidney Museum and Archives

Name/Title

Baking Parchment; Box

Entry/Object ID

2006.046.001

Description

Oblong pasteboard dispenser box for Appleford’s cookery parchment, plus partial contents and “Cooking with Paper” brochure. Box has flip top and smooth metal strip along edge of lid [see comment 1]. Box printed in red on off-white. Central panel on three sides, white on red, reads: “Appleford’s/Cookery/Parchment”. Each of the side panels, red on white, has a different line drawing and commentary on how the paper can be used. [e.g. “for Broiling Fish”, “for Puddings”]. The front edge of the lid, white on red, in the side panels, states: “Paper should be/WET/before using”. Box base has further information including: “Appleford’s Cookery Parchment saves fuel – by permitting several vegetables to be cooked in the same pot over one burner – saves pot washing – is thrifty because you can wash it – dry it – use it over again.” Manufacturer information reads: “A Division of/KVP” [Kalamazoo Vegetable Parchment]; “Appleford Paper Products/Limited/Hamilton . Toronto . Montreal”; Patented 1933, 1939/Other Patents Pending”. Box originally contained 10 sheets 20 inches by 24 inches, but now contains five. Brochure, “Cooking/with/Paper”, is one sheet of paper, folded into six sections and printed in green on white, English on one side, French on reverse.

Acquisition

Source (if not Accessioned)

Wickett, Garry and Adele

Notes

Mode of Acquisition: gift

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Box

Nomenclature Class

Containers

Nomenclature Category

Category 07: Distribution & Transportation Objects

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

baking parchment box

Created By

Jones, Isabel

Create Date

May 30, 2007

Updated By

[email protected]

Update Date

May 15, 2025