Object number
75/69/2
Description
This is one of 2 containers from one piece of tinned steel with wide rims at the top and bottom. The bottom rim acts as a stand. The lid is recessed at the top and has a handle which lies flat. The lid clips onto two pins on the container. The container was probably used for making ice cream. This item was used at Hertfordshire College of Agriculture and Horticulture, St. Albans.
Physical description
ice cream container: metal (steel)
Archival history
MERL ‘History Artefacts’ card – ‘Container // Place of use: Oaklands, date of use: 1920-30s // Herts County College of Agriculture and Horticulture, St Albans // Description: Containers from one piece of tinned steel with wide rims at the top and bottom. The bottom rim acts as a stand. The lid is recessed at the top and has a handle which lies flat. The lid clips onto two pins on the container Use: uncertain, possibly for making ice cream.’
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