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Haurongo: 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.

Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi

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

Reference: Eph-F-MEAT-Gear-006

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Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Dawn M. Smith. 'Kirkpatrick, Samuel', Ngā Tāngata Taumata Rau, i tāngia tuatahitia ki 1993. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/artwork/580/advertisement-for-kirkpatrick-and-companys-tinned-goods (accessed 4 June 2026).