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Light blue, white and dark blue canister w/ a red label reading: "Slade's". At the bottom of the can are images of camels and people in the desert. On the back is a list of foods in which pepper can be used to add flavor.
canisters
cookware
tin (metal)
Tin
CANISTER, FOOD STORAGE
Printed on bottom and sides of canister: ""D. & L. Slade Co./ Boston, Mass./ Made in USA/...Boston, Oct 18th 1888.""
Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),
D. & L. Slade Co. (Maker)
Boston, MA, USA
4 x 2.5 x 1.5 (HxWxD) (inches)
Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker
1998.923
Massachusetts (United States)
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