Jar beef extract
Enameled display jar from The American Fluid Beef Company. White in color, it features an external metal and glass gauge, ending in a spigot. On the front, inscriptions are molded and painted blue.
- Accession Number 2022.26.31
- Period 1st half of the 20th century
- Materials enamel, glass, metal, paint
- Measurements 23,2 x 27 x 30,5 cm
Historical context
The American Fluid Beef Company is a Canadian company founded in Montreal in 1899 by Sydney Daiguault. It manufactures and markets Beefene, a thick, salty, liquid beef extract. In the first decade of the 20th century, numerous advertisements appeared in Montreal newspapers such as La Presse. Among other things, they extolled the product’s nutritional properties and its beneficial effects on sporting activities.
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- Accession Number 2022.26.31
- Period 1st half of the 20th century
- Materials enamel, glass, metal, paint
- Measurements 23,2 x 27 x 30,5 cm
© Pointe-à-Callière Collection, donation by Dave St-Martin, 2022.026.031
Photo by Victor Diaz Lamich
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