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- OBJECT TYPE
- EDUCATIONAL
- DATE
- 1977–1987
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1994.0299.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Canadian Metric Commission
- MODEL
- GIRLS MEASURING... [TITLE]
- 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
- PAPER
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 59.7 cm
- Width
- 42.0 cm
- Height
- N/A
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Metrology
- Category
- Archives
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Canadian Metric
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- City
- Ottawa
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- PROBABLY EARLY 1980'S
- Canada
-
POSTER PRODUCED IN CANADA FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES - Function
-
USED AS AN EDUCATIONAL POSTER WITH A 'HUMOUROUS' PITCH. IT WOULD NOT NOW (1994) BE CONSIDERED "SOCIALLY" CORRECT - Technical
-
RELATED TO METRIC CONVERSION OF CANADA IN 1970'S & 1980'S - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- PRINTED ON POSTER: 'Girls/ measuring/ 90 cm/ 60 cm/ 90 cm/ are/ inevitable/ Metric/ Commission/ Les filles/ vont mesurer/ 90 cm/ 60 cm/ 90 cm/ c'est/ fatal [excl.point]/ Commission du/ Systeme metrique'
- Missing
- NONE
- Finish
- WHITE BACKGROUND - BLACK, RED & BLUE PRINTING
- Decoration
- PHOTO OF FEMALE IN BATHING SUIT IN CENTRE
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Canadian Metric Commission, Poster, circa 1977–1987, Artifact no. 1994.0299, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1994.0299.001/
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