Skip to main content
Dictionary of New Zealand Biography logo

Biography: Kirkpatrick, Samuel

Advertisement for Kirkpatrick and Company's tinned goods

Advertisement for Kirkpatrick and Company's tinned goods
In 1881, Samuel Kirkpatrick founded a cannery in Nelson, and soon tinned fruit, vegetables and meat bearing the distinctive 'K' label were being sold throughout Australasia.

Using this item

Alexander Turnbull Library, Gear Meat Company Collection (Eph-F-MEAT-Gear)

Reference: Eph-F-MEAT-Gear-006

Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

How to cite this page

Dawn M. Smith. 'Kirkpatrick, Samuel', Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, first published in 1993. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/artwork/580/advertisement-for-kirkpatrick-and-companys-tinned-goods (accessed 4 June 2026).