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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2003.0704.002

MANUFACTURER: X-Acto
MODEL: 52 Everkeen
LOCATION: United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 2
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: card stock

Dimensions

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

Length: 16.4 cm
Width: 2.8 cm
Height: N/A
Thickness: 1.8 cm
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Mathematics
Category: Drawing & measuring instruments
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: X Acto
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: W.A. Ramsay was Chief Architect, Department of Transport (D.O.T.) between 1952 & 1974.
Canada: Unknown
Function: box is empty but original purpose was to contain X-acto knife (similar to .1) & 5 extra blades
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: printed lettering on top reads: "no. 52 x-acto kn ife set/with 5 extra blades"; printed lettering on one side reads: "x-acto/EVERKEEN/knife"; printed lettering on other side reads: "MODELS - STENCIL - FRISKET - ERASER - RETOUCHING - LITHOGRAPHY/SILK SCREEN - MAT CUTTING - STRIPPING - ETCHING - TAXIDERMY"; printed lettering on bottom reads: "RE-blade to RE-sharpen/PRINTED/IN U.S.A."
Missing: N/A
Finish: predom. dark blue with light blue lettering
Decoration: logo consisting of man holding crissed x-acto knives inside circular field on top; images of various blade designs available on bottom

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X-Acto, Box, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 2003.0704, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2003.0704.002/

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