General Information

Serial #

B-2483

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

Black printed text and graphics appear on buff-colour background on smooth stone faces; stone [possibly limestone] is light grey in colour- rough texture is visible on short side surfaces.

Dimensions

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

Length

28.3 cm

Width

23.3 cm

Height

6.6 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Printing

Category

Printed specimens

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Unknown

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

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 stone carried images and/or text for Morrison & Co., Broadview, N.W.T., Perrin Plow & Stove Co. Ltd., Smiths Falls, Ont. and Dent Harrison and Dent Harrison & Sons Ltd., Westmount, PQ.

Function

Used in off-set printing to carry the image to be printed.

Technical

An example of an engraved stone used as an original in printing. Because transfers could be cheaply made from the original engraved stone, lithography was the preferred process for printing large numbers of a given form or format, for many years. From Acquisition Proposal:These are stones used in the production of labels, packages, certificates, cheques, etc. We selected them either because they bore labels or label details or because their contents were relevant to the Printing, Agriculture, or other collection subject areas. [Ref. 1]

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

One face of stone reads: "THE PERRIN PLOW & STOVE CO. LIMITED/ MANUFACTURERS OF/ "PERRIN PLOWS" AND "PEERLESS STOVES" Smiths Falls, Ont./ PLOW WORKS/ OFFICE/ STOVE WORKS/ BRANCH WAREHOUSE:/ SASKATOON, SASK./ R.P. ANDERSON,/ WESTERN M'G'R./ R.J. OLIVER/ SEC. - TRES./ R.S. HARDER/ VICE PRES. & SALES M'G'R/ F.R. OLIVER/ PRES. & M'G'R.", "No. ...... In favor of ...../ ...... $/ Smiths Falls, Ont./ BRANCH WAREHOUSE:/ SASKATOON, SASK./ R.P. ANDERSON/ WESTERN M'G'R." and "$ [blank]/ No. [blank]/ Morrison & Co./ BANKERS./ Broadview, N.W.T./ 190...../ Pay to the order of ........ /100 Dollars/ To The/ Imperial Bank of Canada/ Winnipeg. " . On opposite printing face are three variations of essentially same image: two read "TELEPHONES/ WESTMOUNT 3566 - 3567 - 3568/ THE MARVEL BAKERY/ Dent Harrison/ CORNER OF PRINCE ALBERT & SOMERVILLE AVES./ WESTMOUNT, P.Q."; middle image bears modified text "Dent Harrison/ & Sons Limited", additional telephone number "3569" and line "BREAD IS YOUR BEST FOOD - EAT MORE OF IT". "B.2483" printed by hand in black ink on one edge of stone; "G-STO-10" and "PERRIN PLOW/ & STOVE" printed by hand on adhesive backed labels applied over this.

Missing

Unknown.

Finish

Black printed text and graphics appear on buff-colour background on smooth stone faces; stone [possibly limestone] is light grey in colour- rough texture is visible on short side surfaces.

Decoration

Stylized images of factory and office buildings, beaver, woman wearing winged cap holding loaf of bread, and decorative scrollwork decorate printing surfaces.