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OBJECT TYPE
wood/painted/1-sided
DATE
1963
ARTIFACT NUMBER
2023.0026.001
MANUFACTURER
McDonald, Kenneth & Sons Ltd.
MODEL
Unknown
LOCATION
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

More Information


General Information

Serial #
N/A
Part Number
1
Total Parts
1
AKA
N/A
Patents
N/A
General Description
An object made of wooden elements/Un objet fait avec des éléments en bois.

Dimensions

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

Length
42.0 cm
Width
101.0 cm
Height
1.6 cm
Thickness
N/A
Weight
N/A
Diameter
N/A
Volume
N/A

Lexicon

Group
Agriculture
Category
Horticulture
Sub-Category
N/A

Manufacturer

AKA
MCDONALD
Country
Canada
State/Province
Ontario
City
Ottawa

Context

Country
Canada
State/Province
Ontario
Period
Unknown
Canada
Indigenous peoples around the world were active in plant breeding and seed trading long before European colonization. In North and South America, Indigenous farmers domesticated many plant species and traded seeds and plants over wide areas. Seeds and plants became trade items in a growing international business. Kenneth McDonald and Sons Limited was an Ottawa seed and horticulture business that existed between 1876 and 1966. Initially, the McDonald business supplied the lumber industry in the Ottawa region, but later focused on the agricultural market. The company eventually offered a wide range of plants and garden products available through retail outlets and seasonal mail-order catalogues. The company had a head-office and retail store in Ottawa’s Byward Market, and a second nursery on Industrial Avenue. Following the Second World War, McDonald’s distributed 65,000 Spring catalogues and 23,000 Fall catalogues and had more than 75 staff. The company would go on to open Garden Centres in several of Ottawa’s new shopping malls. Les personnes Autochtones ont une histoire d'être sélectionneurs des végétaux et marchand de semences auparavant la colonisation Européenne. Les agriculteurs Autochtones ont domestiqué plusieurs espèces de plantes et échangeais des semences partout au Nord et au Sud d'Amérique. Les semences et les plantes sont devenu des outils pour soutenir une entreprise d'horticulture tout comme celui de Kenneth McDonald et Fils Limité. Kenneth McDonald et Fils Limité a eu ces débuts dans la région d'Ottawa en 1876 et à fermer ces portes en 1966. La compagnie à rapidement pivoter de l'industrie à sciage vers le marché d'agriculture. L'entreprise a offert une série d'outils pour le jardinage ainsi que des catalogues de ventes par correspondances. Le bureau chef de la compagnie étaient au Marché Byward et ils avaient une deuxième pépinière sur Avenue Industrial. La compagnie McDonald a distribué plus de 65,000 catalogues de Printemps et 23,000 catalogues d'Automnes en comptant 75 membres du personnel après la Deuxième Guerre Mondial. La compagnie a ouvert plusieurs centre-jardins dans les galeries marchands à Ottawa au sommet de leur popularité.
Function
This sign was used to identify and promote the Kenneth McDonald & Sons business. The logo was reproduced as an element on seed packaging. Cette enseigne est utilisée pour identifier et fonctionner comme article de promotion pour l'entreprise familiale Kenneth McDonald & Sons. La décalcomanie sur cet enseigne était reproduite sur l'emballage des sachets de semences.
Technical
The sign has been restored by McDonald family members and displayed at family property near Douglas, ON. Cette enseigne a été restaurée par les membres de la famille McDonald et affiché à la terre familiale située en Ontario dans la ville de Douglas.
Area Notes
Unknown

Details

Markings
On the front of the sign/Sur le devant de l'enseigne:"KENNETH McDonald & SONS LTD./McDonald'/OTTAWA - CANADA - SINCE 1876".
Missing
Appears complete/L'objet a toutes les pièces
Finish
An oblong shaped sign with black and white hand painted lettering that is made of plywood. The middle of the sign has a white background with a black trim banner running across the top and bottom of its width. Un enseigne fait avec un panneau contreplaqué qui est en forme oblong. L’enseigne a du lettrage noir et blanc et il est peinturé à la main. Le milieu de l’enseigne a un arrière-plan blanc avec du lettrage noir. Un bandeau noir est visible sur le haut et le bas de l’enseigne.
Decoration
N/A

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