Title

Filling and soldering cans of food, France, c1870. Artist: Unknown

Caption

Filling and soldering cans of food, France, c1870. Canning as a method of food preservation originated in the first half of the 19th century.
Oxford Science Archive

Date

1870

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images

Reference

HRM19B63_215

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

30,0Mb (4,2Mb) / 12,5in x 9,3in / 3744 x 2800 (300dpi)

Keywords

building buildings food interior indoors working work worker country French France can tin factory table location century inside convenience furniture concept tinned food B&W tin can canning MONOCHROME cannery canned food 19th century black & white black and white B W nineteenth century workers Oxford Science Archive food preservation wood engraving Unknown wood engraving