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OBJECT TYPE: DISPLAY/ADVERTISING/STAND-UP
DATE: 1940–1949
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2001.0353.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: EVEREADY AIR CELL A RADIO BATTERY
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: CARDSTOCK.

Dimensions

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

Length: 21.0 cm
Width: 29.5 cm
Height: N/A
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Communications
Category: Merchandising
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 DISPLAYED IN 1940S.
Canada: TYPE OF SMALL IN-STORE DISPLAY SIGN USED IN CANADA IN 1940S+.
Function: TO PROMOTE A PARTICULAR PRODUCT OR SERVICE; THIS SIGN SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED TO PROMOTE EVEREADY AIR CELL A RADIO BATTERIES.
Technical: EXAMPLE OF SIGN USED FOR IN-STORE DISPLAYS.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Sign face marked " 1000/ HOURS/ Guaranteed/ performance/ EVEREADY/ TRADE-MARK/ AIR CELL/ TRADE MARK/ RADIO/ "A"/ BATTERY/ NO RECHARGING"; "AR41-38-80" printed in small text in lower right corner.
Missing: APPEARS COMPLETE; LITTLE/NEVER USED. From CA of 12/21/2001 by Matthew Bruce: No - appears complete
Finish: PREDOMINANTLY RED, YELLOW AND BLUE SIGN HAS COATED PAPER FRONT; UNFINISHED SIGN BACK AND FOLDING PAPER STRUT.
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Sign, between 1940–1949, Artifact no. 2001.0353, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2001.0353.001/

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