Packing pad collection

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OBJECT TYPE: Wood wool/formed sheets
DATE: 1900
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2010.0790.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: Excelsior cushions; wood wool liners
Patents: N/A
General Description: Wood and paper.

Dimensions

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

Length: 70.0 cm
Width: 47.0 cm
Height: 35.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Industrial Technology
Category: Miscellaneous
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Unknown
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Quebec
Period: Specifically, these pads were never used.
Canada: Meant for use at a Canadian orchard co-op’s packing-house on Covey Hill in Quebec's Eastern townships.
Function: Used to pad the bottom and tops of wooden boxes to protect the contents from damages that typically occur during shipment.
Technical: One of the oldest types of packing material, excelsior was cheap and readily available to consumers. It was obtainable in either bale or sheet form. These packing pads were never used; they are still bundled together as they would have been when they were originally purchased.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: None.
Missing: Nothing missing.
Finish: Wrapped in brown paper; fastened together with string.
Decoration: None.

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Unknown Manufacturer, Packing pad collection, after 1900, Artifact no. 2010.0790, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2010.0790.001/

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