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OBJECT TYPE
N/A
DATE
1965
ARTIFACT NUMBER
2016.0037.002
MANUFACTURER
Unknown
MODEL
Unknown
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
Paper and metal

Dimensions

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

Length
24.0 cm
Width
10.2 cm
Height
5.0 cm
Thickness
N/A
Weight
N/A
Diameter
N/A
Volume
N/A

Lexicon

Group
Communications
Category
Visual
Sub-Category
N/A

Manufacturer

AKA
Unknown
Country
Unknown
State/Province
Unknown
City
Unknown

Context

Country
Unknown
State/Province
Unknown
Period
Unknown
Canada
Taken from acquisition worksheet: "Used to store and mail red dye samples sent to Dr. Gunter Wyszecki at the National Research Council. This envelope held 6 samples of red flags." and "The result of the Canadian flag debate was the introduction of the now common Maple Leaf design as the replacement for the Union Jack. At the time of its adoption the colours of the flag were as they appear today but there was no standard for the national flag of Canada. We had a good design - with the distinctive red bars and maple leaf - but no way of ensuring that the same “Canadian red” would appear on each new flag produced. Worse still, there was no way of preventing this red from fading embarrassingly into an ugly orange or brown - often after only a few hours exposed to the weather outside. In 1965, only a few months after the new maple leaf icon was unveiled, Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson commissioned the National Research Council to find a way to standardize the flag’s distinctive red colour and make sure it didn’t fade so quickly. Dr. GunterWyszecki, of the National Research Council and his Laboratory working in colour metrology was tasked with setting the quantifiable parameters for the red colour in the Canadian flag as well as working with dye manufacturers to ensure a non-fading reproducible colour that would remain consistent with each batch."
Function
Used to ship and store fabric samples
Technical
Taken from acquisition worksheet: "As part of the National Research Council’s efforts to quantify the precise colour of red used in the Canadian Maple Leaf flag they consulted with a number of other countries/providers that feature a deep red in their national symbol. The red dyes received from CIBA Ltd. are related to variations on the red in the Swiss national flag.".
Area Notes
Unknown

Details

Markings
Main label's address reads "Muster ohne Wert/ Dr. Gunter Wyszecki/ 172 roger road/ Ottawa 8, Ont./ Canada". Main label's return address reads "CIBA/ Dr. E. Ganz/ CIBA Aktiengesellschaft/ Basel (Schweiz)/ CIBA Societe Anonyme/ Bale (Suisse)/ CIBA Limited/ Basle (Switzerland)". Second label reads "LUFTPOST/ PAR AVION VIA AEREA". Third label reads "CIBA BASEL/ 0120/ HELVETIA/ 3740". Post mark is mostly illegible, partially reads "National [illegible]/ DEC 17 [illegible]".
Missing
Appears complete.
Finish
Cream coloured card stock with a ferrous metal clip. There are three label affixed to front of envelope: The main label is white and green with black typewritten print; the second is dark blue with white print; and the third is white with red and black print. There is also a blue oval post mark.
Decoration
N/A

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