General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

Green, red, off-white and gold tone text and graphics printed on off-white paper.

Dimensions

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

Length

70.5 cm

Width

53.0 cm

Height

N/A

Thickness

N/A

Weight

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Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Agriculture

Category

Merchandising

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

DUNCAN

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

Hamilton

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Unknown

Canada

Many of the plates, proofs, labels and posters were produced for Canada's growing number of manufacturers in everything from farm implements to preserved food, pharmaceuticals and musical instruments. Some of these, like Massey Harris, were once giants. Others may have left no other traces than the plate and proof for a cheque, receipt or letterhead. 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. This sheet contains labels for baking soda, and vanilla, lemon and peppermint extracts.

Function

Contains multiple copies of printed labels ready for cutting.

Technical

Contains multiple copies of printed labels ready for cutting. This press sheet contains labels for baking soda, and vanilla, lemon and peppermint extracts.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

Sheet contains 94 labels. 7 labels read: "VANILLA". 6 labels read: "ROSE/ BRAND/ EXTRACT". 9 labels read: "The/ Trainer". 5 labels read: "MAPLE LEAF/ EXTRACT/ VANILLA". 5 labels read: "MAPLE LEAF/ EXTRACT/ LEMON". 2 labels read: "MAPLE LEAF/ EXTRACT/ PEPPERMINT". 52 labels read: "THISTLE/ BRAND/ EXTRACT". 12 labels read: "THISTLE/ BRAND/ EXTRACT/ Our Own/ SATISFACTION/ GUARANTEED". 2 labels read: "BAIN'S/ CREAM/ PURE/ TARTAR/ BAKING/ POWDER/ DIRECTIONS/ For Bread. - To every pound of flour, two/ teaspoonful of this Powder, and a little salt; mix thoroughly while in a dry state, then add sufficient/ water or milk to make it into a moist dough, and/ bake in a quick oven./ For Pastry, Pancakes, Etc.- Two tea-/ spoonful of the Powder to one pound of flour; half/ the usual quantity of lard or butter will be suffi-/ cient. Buckwheat flour or Indian meal requires/ one teaspoonful extra to the pound./ For Biscuits and Hot Rolls.- One quart/ of sifted flour to two teaspoonful of this Baking/ Powder, mix thoroughly when dry, add one tea-/ spoonful of shortening and a little salt, put in sweet/ milk or water enough to make dough barely stiff/ enough to roll out, knead but little and bake im-/ mediately in a hot oven./ Do not use a wet spoon and keep in a dry place./ We hereby guarantee Bain's Pure Cream of Tartar/ Baking Powder to be absolutely pure and of the high-/est leavening properties. It does not contain alum,/ ammonia, lime or any adulteration whatever. A/ purer or better Powder cannot be made./ Bain & Adams". [NB: Please note spacing and punctuation differs between two Bain's labels, but text is identical] "DUNCAN LITHO. CO. HAMILTON" printed below Bain's labels.

Missing

Appears complete.

Finish

Green, red, off-white and gold tone text and graphics printed on off-white paper.

Decoration

Images of flowers, leaves, a costumed figure and decorative scrollwork appear on labels.