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OBJECT TYPE: ballpoint/promotional
DATE: 1950
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2007.0277.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Silver and gold colour metal, and red synthetic pen casing

Dimensions

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

Length: 12.9 cm
Width: N/A
Height: N/A
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: 1.2 cm
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Printing
Category: Typesetting
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

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

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: This example presumed used c. 1950 +
Canada: Sometime around 1950, Laurier Léveillé launched his own print shop, which he fittingly named "Léveillé Printing" in Vanier (Ottawa, ON). [Ref. 1]
Function: Pen given as promotional item, to advertise specific business and provide contact information.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: `LÉVEILLÉ/ IMPRIMERIE - PRINTING/ PAPETERIE de MARIAGE/ WEDDING STATIONARY/ 746-8507/ 275 GRANVILLE/ VANIER, ONT. K1L 6Z3" printed on pen casing. "U/S/A" stamped into clip on pen.
Missing: Appears complete.
Finish: Silver and gold colour metal, and red synthetic pen casing
Decoration: Symbol resembling twp pen tips, arranged to form "M" stamped into clip.

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Unknown Manufacturer, Pen, after 1950, Artifact no. 2007.0277, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2007.0277.001/

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