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Jar & Lid - Fletcher's Sweet Mustard Pickle
Reg. No: SH 921138
- Summary:
- Glass jar with lid, originally containing Fletcher's Sweet Mustard Pickle. Used at the Old Lolly Shop, Carlton North, circa 1970.
The Old Lolly Shop was a milk bar opened and run by Elizabeth and Henry Cohen at 314 Rathdowne Street, Carlton North, from 1939 to 1975. - Description:
- Cylindrical glass jar with metallic screw-on top. Jar is colourless and trans- parent with a band of uneven texture 4 cm. wide around base, and bearing an adhesive label in green, yellow, red and white. Lid is blue and gold, indented in the centre and has a raised border just inside the circumference.
- Acquisition Information:
- Donation from Mr Alan Cohen, 1992
- Acknowledgement:
- Donated in memory of Elizabeth and Henry Cohen.
| Discipline: | History |
| Dimensions: | 14.30 cm (Height), 12.80 cm (Length) |
More information
| Tagged with: | commerce, food containers, jewish communities, religions judaism, retailing, shops |
| Themes this item is part of: | Old Lolly Shop Collection, Cultural Diversity Collection, Domestic & Community Life Collection, Working Life & Trades Collection |
| Primary Classification: | COMMERCE & RETAILING |
| Secondary Classification: | Milk Bars |
| Tertiary Classification: | containers |
| Inscriptions: | Inscribed manufacturer's marks on base of jar near circumference, raised: c/M 4/F1228. Near centre, inverted: 2/45. Printed adhesive label of original contents on side of jar: Fletchers/FFF/SWEET MUSTARD PICKLE/ARTIFICIALLY COLOURED/FLETCHERS/FAMOUS FOODS/FLETCHER FOODS PTY. LTD./MELBOURNE/AUSTRALIA. |
| Manufacturer: | Fletcher Foods Pty Ltd, Carlton North, Victoria, Australia, circa 1970 |
| User: | The Old Lolly Shop, Carlton North, Victoria, Australia, 1965-1975 |
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