Container

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Accession number

2010.882

Description

A grey lead paint tin with a wire handle. On the front is a picture of a dark-skinned man pulling a pale-skinned woman with an umbrella in a rickshaw. The paint colour contained is 'battleship grey'.

Marks

Ricksha Brand / Pure permanent / prepared paint / ¼ gal. Battleship Grey ¼ gal. / Alexander, Ferguson & Company Limited. / Glasgow Label

Media/Materials

Processed Material/Metal

Credit Line

Container, 2010.882. The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).

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Classification

Tools & Equipment for Communication Containers

Collection type

Domestic Technology Technology

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