General Information

Serial #

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Part Number

2

Total Parts

2

AKA

N/A

Patents

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General Description

Paper

Dimensions

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

Length

19.0 cm

Width

26.8 cm

Height

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Thickness

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Weight

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Diameter

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Volume

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Lexicon

Group

Communications

Category

Visual

Sub-Category

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Manufacturer

AKA

Unknown

Country

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State/Province

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City

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Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Sample dated June 30, 1965

Canada

Taken from acquisition worksheet: 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 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 different dye producers were asked to provide red dyed samples of Canadian Maple Leaf flags that were tested for colour fading and consistency. The samples in this envelope relate Bruck Mills attempts to provide a sample to be used as the interim standard.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

Handwritten print reads "Bruck Samples/ Range of red shades/ prepared for shade selection". Print, upper part of envelope "NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL/ CONSEIL NATIONAL DE RECHERCHES/ OTTAWA 2, CANADA", "ON HER MAJESTY'S SERVICE/ SERVICE DE SA MAJESTE" and in a rectangle "CANADA/ POSTAGE PAID/ PORT PAYE". Print on lower part of envelope "FIRST CLASS MAIL/ COURRIER DE PREMIERE CLASSE".

Missing

Appears complete

Finish

Brownish paper envelope with black typed print and black handwritten print.

Decoration

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