General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

B&W text and graphics printed on off-white paper has select orange colour highlights.

Dimensions

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

Length

76.4 cm

Width

50.9 cm

Height

N/A

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Agriculture

Category

Merchandising

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Hunter Rose

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

Toronto

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Unknown

Canada

The artifacts and print specimens represent the output of one of the fastest growing industries in this period: printing and graphic arts. Not only was printing growing rapidly as a sector, it was also subdividing into specialized segments. The engraving and lithography trades, whose processes excelled at reproducing creative imagery, colour, and decorative calligraphy, commanded the market for stationery, packaging, posters, promotional calendars and catalogue covers. The collection attests to the emergence of a new market, consumer goods, and a new industry, advertising. During this period, the role of the household as a centre of production was steadily weakened as its members became implicated in the labour market. As members became increasingly dependent on cash employment, household needs like clothing and food had to be met by purchasing goods. At the same time manufacturers, pressed by competition, continually sought both to expand their markets and reduce their costs through mass production. National markets for consumer goods thus emerged. The printing and publishing industry played a key role in this process through advertising and packaging.

Function

To promote sale and use of advertised product, service and/or business.

Technical

Unknown

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

"W. BELL & CO.'S/ PRIZE MEDAL/ ORGANS/ GUELPH, ONTARIO", "FOR SALE BY/ M.A. JAMES,/ ENFIELD", "THEIR SUPERIOR/ EXCELLENCE/ ACKNOWLEDGED/ BY ALL.", "INNUMERABLE/ FIRST PRIZES/ AT/ LEADING FAIRS." and "MEDAL AND/ DIPLOMAS." printed on poster face. "W. Bell & Co. Guelph Ont." printed on organ, above keyboard. "BUREAU OF ILLUSTRATION BUFFALO" printed below organ. "HUNTER, ROSE & CO., PRINTERS, TORONTO" printed on lower centre front of poster. "E - PRO - 17" printed by hand in red ink on label applied to mounting board.

Missing

Appears complete.

Finish

B&W text and graphics printed on off-white paper has select orange colour highlights.

Decoration

Elaborate illustration of organ, decorative borders and scrollwork decorate poster.