SEAL

Dimensions4.1 cm (1 5/8 in.)

Object numberHF.2022.1.2.5

DescriptionA circular paper seal for with black font around the outer edge for "Garden City / The Pure Milk CO. LTD." At the top center in red font is "Safe / Milk / Clarified & Pasteurized". A section of the seal is marked "Lift" for a straw to be inserted.
Narrative

This milk cap was discovered along with a collection of other candy wrappers during renovations at a former Lebanese grocery store on the corner of Pownal and Richmond Streets in Charlottetown. The owners were still in contact with the daughters of Saied and Esma Kays, the owners of the grocers. When the daughters saw the pile of candy wrappers, they shared how when they used to help their parents in the store, they would partake in some candy tasting and then hide the wrappers in an opening underneath the countertop to avoid being caught.

Pure Milk Co. operated in Charlottetown on the corner of Fitzroy and Great George streets. The building is now occupied by the Old Triangle pub. The company was accepting milk deliveries by horse-drawn cart until 1956! It was also known to serve very good ice cream, which is telling as Islanders are ice cream connoisseurs.

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