This particular <e1>reel</e1> was in a <e2>can</e2> where the writing on the label was completely obscured by a substance that looks like hamburger mustard.
This particular reel was
This particular reel was in a can where the writing on the label was completely obscured by a substance that looks like hamburger mustard.
<triplet> reel <subject> can <object> Content-Container(e1,e2)