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OBJECT TYPE: NEON/EXTERIOR
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1985.0907.001

MANUFACTURER: Demers Neon
MODEL: CKCH
LOCATION: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METALS; GLASS.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 318.0 cm
Width: 85.0 cm
Height: 130.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Communications
Category: Merchandising
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Demers
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Ottawa

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Quebec
Period: C. 1950-1985
Canada: CKCH WAS FIRST FRENCH-LANGUAGE RADIO BROADCAST STATION IN HULL, PQ.
Function: TO ADVERTISE LOCATION OF RADIO STATION CKCH IN HULL, QUE.
Technical: TYPE SAMPLE OF NEON ILLUMINATED SIGN.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: PLATE AFFIXED TO UNDERSIDE OF LOWER END BEARS FOLLOWING INFO.: 'DEMERS NEON/ OTTAWA'S LARGEST AND MOST COMPLETE'/ FOLLOWING INFO. PAINTED BY HAND ON MOUNTING SURFACE OF SIGN: '1800 V.A./ 110 VOLTS/ 60 CYC'/ STATION CALL LETTERS 'CKCH' PAINTED ON SEMI-CIRCULAR PROJECTIONS OF SIGN; LETTERS HIGH- LIGHTED BY NEON TUBES.
Missing: NEON TUBE 'K'; ONE METAL DOOR ON SIGN BODY; POSSIBLY SOME SMALLER NEON LIGHT TUBES.
Finish: BLUE AND WHITE PAINTED SIGN; NEON LIGHT ACCENTS ON TEXT.
Decoration: N/A

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Demers Neon, Sign, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1985.0907, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1985.0907.001/

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