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OBJECT TYPE: PANEL/ILLUMINATED
DATE: 1960
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1996.0240.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: WHITE ROSE
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: SYNTHETIC SIGN

Dimensions

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

Length: 180.0 cm
Width: 5.0 cm
Height: 175.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Motorized Ground Transportation
Category: Advertising
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

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

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: THIS TYPE OF SIGN USED C. LATE 1950'S- 1960'S
Canada: EXAMPLE OF SIGN ADVERTISING CANADIAN BRAND OF GASOLINE POPULAR C.----, AND COMMONLY SEEN IN GARAGES, GAS STATIONS, ETC. DURING THIS PERIOD.
Function: USED TO ADVERTISE SPECIFIC PRODUCTS OR BRANDS OFFERED FOR SALE.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: " WHITE/ ROSE " appears in bold red print on lower half of sign face.
Missing: SIGN IS COMPLETE IN ITSELF: ONE CORNER OF SIGN HAS BEEN DAMAGED, AND IS MISSING.
Finish: WHITE SIGN HAS RED BORDER AND TEXT; INCLUDES ILLUSTRATION OF WHITE ROSE BLOOM AGAINST YELLOW BACKGROUND.
Decoration: BRAND LOGO- WHITE ROSE BLOOM WITH GREEN LEAVES, AGAINST YELLOW BACKGROUND- DEPICTED ON SIGN FACE.

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Unknown Manufacturer, Sign, circa 1960, Artifact no. 1996.0240, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1996.0240.001/

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