Box, die

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1955
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2006.0135.002

MANUFACTURER: Cornish & Wimpenny Ltd.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 2
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Unbleached cardboard box; black printed text.

Dimensions

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

Length: 13.5 cm
Width: 3.2 cm
Height: 3.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Printing
Category: Image carriers
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Cornish Wimpenny
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Toronto

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Used mid to late 1950s.
Canada: J.A. Woods had die, cast with the image of an RCMP officer, created for the purpose of stamping gold on identification folders that were meant to be sold during the Sault Ste. Marie Centennial. The 'folders would bear the image of a lone-standing RCMP officer, and the words "Souvenir of Canada- Sault Ste Marie, Ont. J.A. Woods was a sales agent & distributor who, in this case, would probably have distributed souvenirs to vendors selling Sault Ste. Marie Centennial memorabilia. [Ref.1]
Function: To contain, protect and identify contents when not in use.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: "FOUNDRY CAST TYPE/ Manufactured by/ CORNISH & WIMPENNY LIMITED/ 100 SIMCOE ST., TORONTO 1, CANADA" printed on box front; "POINT SIZE/ 14/ SERIES No./ [illegible]/ No. "A"/ SPACES" printed on box side.
Missing: Possibly missing external flap on box end.
Finish: Unbleached cardboard box; black printed text.
Decoration: N/A

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Cornish & Wimpenny Ltd., Box, die, circa 1955, Artifact no. 2006.0135, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2006.0135.002/

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