General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

48

Total Parts

62

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

Light brown paper envelope-style package bears black and green illustration and text.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

9.0 cm

Width

6.2 cm

Height

N/A

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Agriculture

Category

Horticulture

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Fisher

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

Brockville

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

Presumably used c. 1890; possibly also used later.

Canada

Unknown

Function

General: Used to identify, contain and promote contents. Specific: This package used to contain "Half Long White Belgian" variety carrot seeds.

Technical

Unknown

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

"CARROT/ HALF LONG WHITE BELGIAN.,", 5C" and "FROM/ A.L. FISHER,/ BROCKVILLE, ONT." printed on package front; "LARGE HALF LONG WHITE/ BELGIAN CARROT./ Grows very large and is one of the/ very best Carrots for feeding cattle/ and horses, as it is much easier/ dug than the larger varieties,/ CULTURE. - Carrots require a light/ warm, well-enriched loam. Sow the/ seeds in spring as early as the/ ground is warm and dry, in drills 20/ inches apart, and 1/2 inch deep, and/ thin the plants to 2 or 3 inches apart, in the drill, keep free from weeds./ PUT UP BY/ A.L. FISHER, BROCKVILLE, ONT." printed on reverse. Parks Canada catalogue no. "x.71.160.170 T" printed by hand in pencil in lower right corner of package back.

Missing

Package and contents appear complete.

Finish

Light brown paper envelope-style package bears black and green illustration and text.

Decoration

Package front bears illustration of carrot with greenery.