Plate, printing

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OBJECT TYPE: ASSORTED/ELECTROS/STEREOS/ZINC CUTS
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1979.0019.013

MANUFACTURER: Zenith
MODEL: American President Lines;Quon On Co.
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 13
Total Parts: 19
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Unfinished wooden block; dull silver metal plate; paper backing strips on both short ends and midsection of block back.

Dimensions

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Length: 21.5 cm
Width: 16.1 cm
Height: 2.6 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Printing
Category: Image carriers
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Zenith
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: Used to reproduce an image or text uniformly and repeatedly.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: "AMERICAN PRESIDENT LINES" stamped across bird's outstretched wings. "QUON ON CO. 438 Main St. Vancouver 4. B. C." appears in raised print, below pagoda image. "ZENITH" stamped in green (?) ink on one long side of block.
Missing: Appears complete
Finish: Unfinished wooden block; dull silver metal plate; paper backing strips on both short ends and midsection of block back.
Decoration: Images of large steamship, tall pagoda and stylized bird [eagle ?] decorate plate face.

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Zenith, Plate, printing, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1979.0019, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1979.0019.013/

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