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Found this sitting on the shelf of an auto parts store. Cardboard can with metal ends. 32oz. Small dent and some rust. Don't know if it contains oil or non-dairy whip topping. Can't find any info searching internet. Has anyone seen anything like this?
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I'm sitting here with my morning coffee looking through posts.. and I thought perhaps I had just looked at this wrong! This is just too strange. *LOL* I found the company's website and they have a 'contact us' link on their page. I'd be tempted to contact them about this. I know back when oil came in cans such as this, if you were careful you COULD pop the top on some of them and replace it. Dad would sometimes store odds and ends in them. Maybe the original has been taken off and replaced this lid?? They began operation in the mid '30s and are still open. You can find the page here:
http://www.richs.com/about/history/history-detail/
Richs' plant used to be in appleton,wis on college ave for many of years and before it used to be elm tree bakery i believe:)
1960s: Expansion and Frozen Baked Goods
Sparked by demand for Rich’s growing product line, the 1960s are a period of company expansion, beginning with the 1962 construction of a manufacturing plant in Fort Erie, Ontario, Canada (just minutes west of Rich’s Buffalo, N.Y., headquarters). Eventually named to lead this new division of the company, known as Rich Products of Canada Ltd., is Robert E. (Bob) Rich Jr. – son of company founder – who joins Rich’s in 1964 as President of the start-up subsidiary.
Frozen baked goods are added to Rich’s expanding product lineup through the acquisition of Elm Tree Baking Co., of Appleton, Wis., in 1969.
they have torn down the building down a long time ago .