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Tin container; rectangular with round cover; painted olive green with picture of S.S. Pierce factory on one side and another building on other side; front and back with gold and green label with lion, shield, and eagle; foliate bands around top and bottom rims with gold and green banding also.
canisters
cookware
painting (coating)
tin (metal)
Tin
Painted
CANISTER, FOOD STORAGE
Painted on front and back: ""S.S. PIERCE CO./ IMPORTERS & GROCERS/ Boston & Brookline/ ESTABLISHED 1831./ INCORPORATED 1894."" ""AMERICAN CAN CO.""
Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),
S.S. Pierce Co.
American Can. Co. (Manufacturer)
USA
11.125 x 7 x 7 (HxWxD) (inches)
Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker
1998.2409
Massachusetts (United States)
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