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OBJECT TYPE: EXTERIOR/SUSPENDED
DATE: 1945
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2004.0020.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: RCA VICTOR
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: ALL METAL CONSTRUCTION; SIGN FACE IS BAKED ENAMEL.

Dimensions

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

Length: 95.0 cm
Width: 80.0 cm
Height: 7.0 cm
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: Quebec
Period: THIS SIGN USED 1945-1955.
Canada: SIGN HUNG OUTSIDE ELECTRICAL SALES & REPAIR SHOP OPERATED BY CONRAD CORDEAU (1921-89) AND HIS WIFE GEORGETTE DUCLOS (1928-2003) IN ST.-PIE-DE-BAGOT, PQ.. THE 1ST AND LAST SUCH BUSINESS IN THE VILLAGE, THE SHOP WAS TYPICAL OF SMALL TOWN ELECTRICAL RETAILERS THAT FLOURISHED IN QUEBEC & ELSEWHERE UNTIL 1970S. (REF. 1)
Function: USED TO IDENTIFY AND ADVERTISE A BUSINESS PREMISES.
Technical: EXAMPLE OF A COMMON TYPE OF COMMERCIAL SIGN: DOUBLE-SIDED SHEET METAL SIGN DESIGNED TO BE SUSPENDED OUTSIDE A BUSINESS.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: "MARCHAND AUTORISE/ RCA Victor/ [RCA- "HIS MASTER'S VOICE" logo]/ RADIOS- VICTROLAS/ APPAREILS DOMESTIQUES" printed on both sides of upper portion of sign; "CONRAD CORDEAU" printed on both sides of lower portion of sign.
Missing: NONE.
Finish: BLACK IRON BRACKET. SIGN FACE IS PREDOMINANTLY BLUE: UPPER PORTION HAS RED BAND AND YELLOW, WHITE AND BLUE TEXT, AND WHITE & BLUE 'RCA/HIS MASTERS VOICE' LOGO; WHITE TEXT PRINTED ON LOWER PORTION.
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Sign, before 1945, Artifact no. 2004.0020, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2004.0020.001/

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