PENDING SALE ~ Canadian Explosives "Snap Shot" Black Powder Tin Circa 1910 - 1927 ~Great Graphics

PENDING SALE
Antique / Vintage
CANADIAN EXPLOSIVES LIMITED
"SNAP SHOT" BLACK POWDER TIN.
Great Graphics of a dead falling duck with a marsh scene in the background.
Dimensions are 5¾” high, 4” wide and 1¼” thick (14.5cm x 10.5cm x 3.25cm)
On the back is marked "The Thos. Davidson Mfg. Co. Limited, Montreal" who manufactured the tin for CXL.
The initials "FFC" are embossed on the cap.
NOTES:
In 1910 Hamilton Powder and Dominion Cartridge merged with the Acadia Powder Company, Ontario Powder Company, Standard Explosives Company, Western Explosives Company and Victoria Chemical Company to form the Canadian Explosives Company (CXL).
During the 1920s they diversified into paint and varnish, coated fabrics and plastics and in 1927 changed the name to Canadian Explosives Ltd. (CEL).
In 1929 CEL merged with the Canadian Salt Co. Ltd. (CSXX), Grasselli Chemical Co. Ltd. (Grasselli), and Mond Nickel Co. (MNX) and changed their name to Canadian Industries Ltd. (CIL)