Bag, seed

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OBJECT TYPE: COTTON/FORAGE SEED
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2003.0057.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: GREENLANDS
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: COTTON/ CARDBOARD TAGS WITH METAL WIRES

Dimensions

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

Length: 99.0 cm
Width: 59.0 cm
Height: N/A
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Agriculture
Category: Barns & buildings
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

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

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: Unknown
Canada: SEED TRANSPORT BAG USED BY CANADIAN SEED PRODUCER. ACCORDING TO DONOR, GREENLANDS WAS FOUNDED ABOUT 1945 BY KARL ABELES, INDUCTEE OF ONTARIO AGRICULTURAL HALL OF FAME. GREENLANDS WAS EVENTUALLY SOLD TO ONTARIO SEED CLEANERS & WHEN THAT FIRM & ITS SUCCESSORS FAILED, CANADIAN ASSETS WERE PURCHASED PICKSEED CANADA IN 2000. DONOR IS VICE-CHAIRMAN OF PICKSEED CANADA (REF. 1).
Function: USED TO STORE & TRANSPORT FORAGE SEED.
Technical: EXAMPLE OF COTTON FORAGE SEED BAG. ACCORDING TO DONOR, SOLD FORAGE SEED MIXTURES, INITIALLY CALLED PERMANENT PASTURES, TO FARMERS IN ONTARIO & QUEBEC.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: RED LETTERING ON BAG READS "GREENLANDS/ PERMANENT PASTURES LTD. & "BRANTFORD - ONTARIO"/ YELLOW TAG READS "KARL ABELES/ SEEDS [LOGO/]/ GREENLANDS/ HAY-PASTURE/ No. 1 MIXTURE "M"/ R.C. No. 5-115" & "GREENLANDS/ Permanent Pastures Ltd./ 116 Eagle Avenue/ Brantford, Ontario", WITH LIST OF COMPONENTS & ON OTHER SIDE SOWING INSTRUCTIONS/ BLACK PRINTING ON OTHER TAGS
Missing: COMPLETE EXCEPT PART OF ONE TAG TORNOFF
Finish: OFF-WHITE BAG/ RED, YELLOW & BEIGE TAGS
Decoration: GREEN & WHITE LOGO READING "KARL ABELES/ SEEDS"

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Unknown Manufacturer, Bag, seed, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 2003.0057, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2003.0057.001/

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