Envelope
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- OBJECT TYPE
- Air mail
- DATE
- 1920–1960
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 2010.0167.002
- MANUFACTURER
- Unknown
- MODEL
- Hotel de Paris
- LOCATION
- Unknown
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General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 2
- Total Parts
- 2
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- Ivory-colour paper bears red and blue text and graphics; adhesive seal applied to envelope flap.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 17.5 cm
- Width
- 9.0 cm
- Height
- N/A
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Aviation
- Category
- Archives
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Unknown
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- France
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Probably c. 1920-1960; possibly also later. This example is blank/ never used.
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
To provide convenience for client while promoting provider, specifically the Hotel de Paris. - Technical
-
Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- " [logo]/ HOTEL DE PARIS/ 8, BOULEVARD DE LA MADELEINE/ PARIS" printed in blue on envelope flap. "BY AIR MAIL/ PAR AVION/ [illegible symbol]" printed in lower right of envelope front. "BY AIR MAIL/ PAR AVION/ [illegible symbol]" printed in off-white on alternating red and blue backgrounds bordering envelope.
- Missing
- None.
- Finish
- Ivory-colour paper bears red and blue text and graphics; adhesive seal applied to envelope flap.
- Decoration
- Stylized ship with sail [reminiscent of Viking vessel] depicted in profile within rectangular border in top centre front of flap. Stylized open wings provide background for large text on envelope front; all edges bordered by alternating red and blue tab-like forms.
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Unknown Manufacturer, Envelope, circa 1920–1960, Artifact no. 2010.0167, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2010.0167.002/
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