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150 Years of Canning, photograph
Photograph of 'the world's oldest tin', dated 1823, which was recovered from the stores of HMS Fury four years after the ship had been crushed by ice in the Arctic in 1825. It was kept unopened until December 1958, when the British Food Manufacturers Research Association reported that 'it was found to contain meat'. (Description from Ingot Magazine, June 1960, page 31).
Yellow RTB label attached to the reverse.
Collection Area
Industry
Item Number
1994.193/718
Historical Associations
Associated Person/Body: Richard Thomas & Baldwins Ltd
Association Type: metal company
Creation/Production
unknown
Acquisition
Donation, 25/11/1994
Measurements
Length
(mm): 254
Width
(mm): 205
Techniques
black and white (monochrome photograph)
photograph
Material
paper
Location
In store
Classification
food and drinkComments are currently unavailable. We apologise for the inconvenience.