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- OBJECT TYPE
- EXTERIOR/SUSPENDED
- DATE
- 1945
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 2004.0020.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Unknown
- MODEL
- RCA VICTOR
- LOCATION
- Unknown
More Information
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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