Tin: Cock-a-Leekie Soup

Maker
Baxters Food Group
Production date
Pre 2015
 Description
One full 400 gram tin of Baxters Favourites Cock-a-Leekie soup.
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Object Detail

Maker
Production place
Scotland
Collecting unit
Home Life, Work and Learning
Canterbury Social History
Production role
Manufacturer
Provenance details
In 1949 Stan Johnson took over Leigh and Co's grocery business. His son Colin joined the family business in 1957 and worked there until his retirement in 2016. Colin remembers the black grocer's bicycle being at the shop before his father bought it in 1949. Johnson's Grocery kept its old fashioned lay out with all the stock on display making it a popular tourist attraction and shopping destination. The original building at 787 Colombo Street was damaged during the February 2011 earthquake, but Johnson's was able to reopen at the Re:Start Mall later that year. With his lease up for renewal and uncertainty over the long term plans for the Re:Start Mall, Colin decided to retired and close up shop in 2016. He called the Museum to offer his iconic bicycle and a few other items for the collection. Unsold stock from Johnson Grocery.
Measurements
Diameter x Length: whole: 76 x 115mm
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Current rights
All Rights Reserved
Current rights code
All Rights Reserved
Other id
3269
Accession number
2016.52.4

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