Biscuit Crate

Object/Artifact

Sidney Museum and Archives

Name/Title

Biscuit Crate

Entry/Object ID

1995.064.002

Description

Large wooden biscuit crate - no lid - with coloured label glued onto one end. Label has yellow background with red and black lettering and picture of factory in green and red - "M. R. Smith & Co. Ltd. - Choice Biscuits and Confectionary - Victoria and Vancouver, - Extra Soda (naps)-". On both sides of factory are awards won. Crate has been nailed together - rectangular - sides thinner wood than ends. There is a torn white paper glued to other end - has pencil scribbles.

Acquisition

Notes

Accession Date: 13-Jul-95 Mode of Acquisition: found

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Crate

Nomenclature Class

Containers

Nomenclature Category

Category 07: Distribution & Transportation Objects

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

biscuit crate

Created By

Garnham, Peter

Create Date

July 8, 1997

Updated By

[email protected]

Update Date

November 6, 2025