Plate, printing

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OBJECT TYPE
metal
DATE
1936
ARTIFACT NUMBER
2023.0029.001
MANUFACTURER
Unknown
MODEL
Eschscholtzia Gloaming
LOCATION
Unknown

More Information


General Information

Serial #
N/A
Part Number
1
Total Parts
1
AKA
Unmounted four-colour letterpress plates
Patents
N/A
General Description
An object made of metal, paper, and fibre elements/Un objet fait avec des éléments en métal, en papier et en toile de jute.

Dimensions

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

Length
13.0 cm
Width
9.0 cm
Height
1.8 cm
Thickness
N/A
Weight
N/A
Diameter
N/A
Volume
N/A

Lexicon

Group
Photography
Category
Still processing
Sub-Category
N/A

Manufacturer

AKA
Unknown
Country
Unknown
State/Province
Unknown
City
Unknown

Context

Country
Unknown
State/Province
Unknown
Period
Used to print the lower left corner of page 18 in the 1936 catalogue.
Canada
Printing plates were used to produce catalogues, which are an important source of historical information related to horticulture and mail-order marketing of products in Canada. Horticultural companies began producing mail-order catalogues in the mid-19th century and continue to print and distribute them as they remain an important mode of communication and sales even with the advent of online sales. Four-colour printing was critical to catalogue printing as it enabled the production of attractive catalogues and seed packets that accurately depicted the vibrant colours of products. According to a hand-written letter by Ted McDonald, the company “bought or rented” plates from a company called McFarland, based in Chicago. In the same letter, McDonald identified the Runge Press in Ottawa and the Gazette Printing Co. in Montreal as their main contractors for print runs of up to 65,000 copies. Les plaques d'imprimeries étaient utilisées pour créer des images pour les catalogues de ventes par correspondances. Ils sont une source d'information historique canadienne primordiale sur l'horticulture et les ventes par correspondances. Les compagnies horticoles ont commencé à produire leurs catalogues de ventes par correspondances au milieu du 19e siècle et continue d'imprimer et distribuer des catalogues aujourd'hui. Les catalogues maintiennent leur valeur comme mode de communication ainsi qu'une nécessité pour produire des ventes malgré l'augmentation des ventes en ligne. L'impression en quadrichromie étais essentielle pour imprimer des catalogues et des sachets de semences, car il permettait la production d'images attirantes en couleurs vibrante pour la mise en valeur de leurs produits. Selon une lettre écrite par Ted McDonald leur compagnie a “acheté ou louer” les plaques d'une compagnie sous le nom McFarland qui sont situés à Chicago. La lettre à aussi identifier Runge Press à Ottawa ainsi qu'une compagnie Montréalaise qui est nommée le Gazette Printing Co. comme les entreprises principales pour plus de 65,000 copies de catalogues par correspondances.
Function
Commercial printers used these plates to reproduce colour images of plants and flowers in seed catalogues produced for Kenneth McDonald & Sons, Ltd. This plate was specifically used to print the lower left side of page 18 in their 1936 catalogue. Les imprimeurs commerciaux utilisent les plaques d'imprimeries comme cela pour reproduire des images en couleur pour démontrer des plantes et des fleurs pour la compagnie Kenneth McDonald et Fils Limité. Ils utilisaient ces plaques pour les images dans leurs catalogues de ventes par correspondance pour leurs semences. Celui-ci était spécifiquement utilisé pour imprimer le bas du côté gauche de la page 18 pour l'année 1936.
Technical
These plates were used in four-colour letterpress printing. Each plate prints one of the four-colours required for full-colour reproduction: cyan (blue); magenta; yellow; and black. These plates are mounted on type-high wooden blocks, indicating they would been used on a flat-bed press. These plates represent what was once a standard printing process for long-run commercial printing, including catalogues. Colour off-set lithography and rotogravure have largely replaced colour letterpress printing. Ces plaques d'imprimeries sont utilisées pour l'impression en quadrichromie. Chaque plaque imprime un des quatre couleurs requis pour une production en couleur complète : cyan (bleu) ; magenta ; jaune ; et noir. Les plaques sont montées sur des blocs de bois à hauteur du caractère et indique qu'ils auraient été utilisés sur une presse à plat. Ces plaques d'impression représentent ce qui était une fois le standard du processus d'imprimerie commerciale, tout incluant les catalogues de ventes par correspondances. L'imprimerie à épreuve offset en couleur pour les procédés lithographie et la rotogravure ont grandement remplacé la typographie en couleur.
Area Notes
Unknown

Details

Markings
On the page on the front of the plates/Sur la page sur le devant des plaques:"McDonald's Fine New Eschscholtzia/ 143-Gloaming, One of the new shades in Califournia/Poppies. The inside of the petal shows a suffusion of deep/rose and apricot on a yellow ground, while the outside is a/beautiful tone of deep coral rose. The erect plants are very/free flowering over a long season and it's one of the easiest/annuals to grow. Pkt. 25c,; 5pkts for 1.00$". On the sticker on the back of the artifact/Sur l'autocollant sur le dos de l'artefact:"The Stuart Edward McDonald Collection/MD268".
Missing
Appears complete/L'objet a toutes les pièces
Finish
Unmounted four-colour letterpress plates that are rectangular and made of metal. The plates are wrapped in brown paper. The paper is tied down with burlap string. A colour image of orange and yellow poppies on green stems sits on the front of the wrapping paper. The image is printed on a white paper and has a description of the flower in black lettering below the flowers. The back of the artifact has a white sticker with black lettering and handwriting on it. Des plaques d'imprimerie quadrichromie qui sont faits en métal qui sont rectangulaires. Les plaques sont pour un cliché non monté. Les plaques sont recouvertes avec du papier brun. Le papier est attaché avec un cordon fait en toile de jute. Une image des pavots orange et jaune sont visibles sur des tiges vertes. L'image est imprimée sur du papier blanc. Une description des fleurs en lettrage noir est visible en dessous des fleurs. Le dos de l'artefact a un autocollant blanc avec du lettrage blanc et de l'écriture à la main dessus.
Decoration
N/A

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