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Ongerup and Needilup district Museum > Records

Rice canister

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Overview

square/oblong tin container with pictures people & terrain, colors of red, white & black has a hinged lid very rusty

Historical information

food storage tin used for storing Rice, often associated with early Australian merchants such as Griffiths Brothers, who produced similar tinplate kitchen canisters between 1900 -1940 - or Hudson Scott & sons in England

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-126-82.11

Item type

Domestic Objects

Material

Tin Alloy

Width

10 cm

Height or length

14 cm

Depth

10 cm

Inscriptions and markings

a red diamond shaped feature with black orint at an upward angle "RICE", sides has 2 women in Japanese clothing plus birds and gardens

Keywords

Canister

Primary significance criteria

Historic significance

Last modified

Friday, 17 April, 2026

Completeness

83

Ongerup and Needilup district Museum

Ongerup and Needilup district Museum

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