Sheet, press
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- OBJECT TYPE
- litho/uncut/colour/label
- DATE
- 1898
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 2008.1502.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Unknown
- MODEL
- Sodas/Hamilton Biscuit Co.
- LOCATION
- Unknown
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- Red and off-white 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
- 103.0 cm
- Width
- 67.2 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
- Unknown
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
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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 printed material for Hamilton Biscuit Co. - Function
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Contains multiple copies of printed material ready for cutting. - Technical
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Contains multiple copies of printed material ready for cutting. This press sheet contains image and text for soda crackers. - Area Notes
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Unknown
Details
- Markings
- "The HAMILTON/ BISCUIT CO.", "SODAS.", "KEEP FROM/ EXPOSURE TO THE SUN/ IN A/ DRY COOL PLACE/ WARM/ BEFORE USING" and "The HAMILTON/ SODAS./ BISCUIT CO." printed on label faces. "June 21/98/ 8025 sheets." handwritten in pencil on lower centre front of sheet. NB: mirror image of handwritten text appears in red ink, beside pencil markings.
- Missing
- Appears complete.
- Finish
- Red and off-white text and graphics printed on off-white paper.
- Decoration
- Stylized images of wheat and scrolling banners decorate face.
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Unknown Manufacturer, Sheet, press, circa 1898, Artifact no. 2008.1502, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2008.1502.001/
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