THIS TIN IS MADE OF THIN SHEET METAL.  IT IS BASICALLY A RECTANGULAR BOX THAT LIES FLAT ON ITS LONG SIDE, WITH ONE OF THE SHORT ENDS ROUNDED IN AN ARC.  THAT SAME END HAS A SMALL METAL HANDLE SOLDERED ONTO IT AND A HINGED DOOR THAT IS HELD IN PLACE WITH A TINY ROUND CATCH.  THE BOX SLOPES INWARD AT THIS DOOR, AND THE ITEM IS SHALLOWEST AT THE ROUNDED END AS A RESULT.

THE TIN IS PAINTED RED, WITH DECORATIVE GOLD- AND BLACK-COLORED LEAF MOTIFS AROUND THE EDGES.  THERE IS A SCROLL PAINTED ON THE FRONT (ROUNDED) END, WITH LETTERS BEARING THE PRODUCT THAT IS KEPT WITHIN.  THIS PARTICULAR TIN READS:  "MUSTARD"  (A WELL-KNOWN SPICE AND MEDICINE MADE FROM CRUSHED SEEDS OF THE PLANTS OF THE GENUS Brassica.)

(NOTE THAT THIS ITEM IS ONE OF TWENTY-FOUR SIMILAR TINS {HAFE 181556-79} IN THE DRY GOODS STORE.)

SOURCES:

"MUSTARD" IN COMPTON'S INTERACTIVE ENCYCLOPEDIA, 1997 EDITION, VERSION 1.0.

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