General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

5

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 "Quintal Masons" variety cabbage seeds.

Technical

Unknown

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

"CABBAGE./ QUINTAL MASONS.", "Chou pomme de quintal." and "PRICE 5 CENTS." printed on package front; "Quintal Masons Cabbage./ Grows very large ; is like the/ Premium Flat Dutch ; is not/ very early. Good for winter/ use./ CULTURE. - Sow in hot-beds/ or cold-frame, or in open ground/ in April or May. Transplant/ when five inches high to a well/ enriched soil, in rows two feet/ apart each way ; hoe often./ Put up by/ A.L. FISHER,/ Brockville, Ont." printed on reverse. Parks Canada catalogue no. "X.71.160.170 B2" 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

Illustration of stylized whole cabbage decorates package front.