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Toronto Hebrew Association of Butter Dealers glass jar
- Accession Number
- 2010-6-21
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2010-6-21
- Material Format
- object
- Physical Description
- 1 glass jar : glass ; 8 cm in diam. x 15 cm in height
- Date
- [ca. 1930]
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of a clear glass jar with a star of David, the company name "Toronto Hebrew Association of Butter Dealers," and the price of the jar (5 cents) embossed on it.
- Custodial History
- This item was found in the reading room.
- Administrative History
- Jewish dairymen banded together to form the Toronto Hebrew Association of Butter Dealers for commercial protection and co-operative action; a counterpart by independent merchants to the trade union movement. These bottles contained a variety of dairy products (usually butter and sour cream) and were returnable for 5 cents.
- Descriptive Notes
- Related material note: for additional Toronto Hebrew Association of Butter Dealers glass jars see accession 1985-8-2 and Fonds 22. These are all 10 cm in height.
- Source
- Archival Accessions