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ACCESSION
NUMBER: 986.97.25

IDENTIFICATION
OBJECT TERM OBJECT STATUS DIGITAL IMAGE TAKEN
Jar, Ovaltine Accessioned yes
no
PARTS NUMBERS OLD ACCESSION NUMBER RELATED NUMBERS

BRAND NAME TITLE MILITARY UNIT

Ovaltine

STYLE MANUFACTURER ARTIST/MAKER

Ovaltine Food Products: a division of
Wander Limited

NATIONALITY ASSOCIATED RELIGION ASSOCIATED GROUP OR CULTURE

GEOGRAPHIC GROUP OR CULTURE AREA GEOGRAPHIC ORIGIN GEOGRAPHIC USE(S)

Don Mills, Ontario Peterborough?

CLASSIFICATION (Nomenclature 3.0)

CATEGORY CLASSIFICATION SUB-CLASSIFICATION
T&E FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY MERCHANDISING T&E

DATING
EARLY DATE EXACT DATE LATE DATE DATE (PERIOD/ERA)
1980, circa 1986

LOCATION TRACKING
LOCATION:SITE LOCATION:ROOM
PMA Curatorial Center

LOCATION:UNIT LOCATION:SHELF LOCATION:BOX

QQ F2

LOCATION REMARKS
You must move other artefacts out of the way to access this artefact safely.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
QUANTITY NUMBER OF COMPONENTS
1 2

COLOUR(S) MATERIAL(S) TECHNIQUE

Amber Glass Manufactured
Orange Metal
Paper
LENGTH WIDTH HEIGHT DEPTH THICKNESS DIAMETER UNIT
16.2 9.5 cm
Other
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OBJECT DESCRIPTION (INCLUDING DESCRIPTION OF PARTS)
The object is a dark amber, glass jar with an attached metal lid. For the purposes of description, the jar can be divided into
two sections: the base and the neck. The base of the jar is a standard cylindrical form. A paper label is wrapped around the
base. The label is bright orange with a yellow circle on two sides containing an illustration of a woman in traditional Swiss
clothing, and the product name printed in light blue (See Markings for details). The neck of the jar sits above the base and
narrows considerably. It is fluted in shape. The neck widens again as it approaches the mouth of the jar. The mouth of the jar
is threaded, as is the inside of the lid, allowing it to twist on. The lid is made of metal and is coloured the same orange as the
label. There is white lettering on the top of the lid (See Markings for details).

MARKINGS METHOD OF MARKINGS

Ovaltine Natural (Front of label) Printed
August 2016
Ovaltine Naturel (Back of label)
Natural Ovaltine (lid)

CONDITION and CONSERVATION

GENERAL CONDITION CONDITION DATE (YYYY Month DD)
Excellent Good Fair Poor 2016 November 8
CONDITION REMARKS:
Slight wear on the label and lid.

SOURCE INFORMATION
SOURCE NAME (Last, First) MODE OF ACQUISITION ACQUISITION DATE (YYYY Month
Gift Purchase DD)
Transfer Other 1986
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PROVENANCE

ASSOCIATED EVENTS

HISTORY
The jar was likely manufactured by Consumers Glass Company in the early 1980s, as the makers mark on the bottom of the
jar matches the companys. Ovaltine was created in Switzerland in 1904 by Dr. Georg Wander. Ovaltine arrived in Canada in
1910 as a European export, with a company office located in Toronto.
This Ovaltine product was either made in Don Mills or Peterborough. An Ovaltine Food Products plant was opened in
Peterborough in 1930 at the corner of Park and Landsdowne. Peterborough was chosen for its location because of the
abundance of fresh water, and its picturesque landscape which would attract prospective employees. The original plant
employed fifteen people, but by 1976, after some additions, approximately ninety people worked there. Production of
natural Ovaltine ended at this location sometime between 1976 and 1984. In 1988 the plant was sold to a private owner and
renamed United Canadian Malt. United Canadian Malt closed in 2015 due to the closure of the CPR line that supplied the
plant. The building still stands today, and is being rented out.

REGISTRATION AND CATALOGUING

CATALOGUED BY (Last, First) CATALOGUED DATE (YYYY Month DD)
Dykeman, Emily MMC 2016 2016 November 8
CATALOGUE REFERENCES CITED:

CATALOGUERS REMARKS:
Ownership unknown (E. Dykeman Oct. 21, 2016)
There is an associated artefact in the collection, a chocolate Ovaltine tin from circa 1930. It does not have an accession
number to identify it. (E. Dykeman Oct. 21, 2016)
For a more detailed history of the artefact, refer to the artefact dossier 2016 (E. Dykeman October 21, 2016)
The estimated date is based on the year of donation as well as the barcode on the label. Barcode labels were not widespread
until the 1980s. (E. Dykeman Oct. 21, 2016)

August 2016