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OBJECT TYPE
metal
DATE
1948–1958
ARTIFACT NUMBER
2023.0033.001
MANUFACTURER
Unknown
MODEL
Cosmos Radiance
LOCATION
Unknown

More Information


General Information

Serial #
N/A
Part Number
1
Total Parts
1
AKA
Mounted and unmounted one-colour letterpress plate
Patents
N/A
General Description
An object made of metal and paper elments/Un objet fait avec des éléments en métal et en papier.

Dimensions

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

Length
10.4 cm
Width
9.3 cm
Height
4.3 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
1948-1958
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 inside front cover of their 1948 catalogue; lower right of page 18 in the1949 edition; and, in black only for page 20 in their 1958 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 à l'intérieur du couvercle pour leur catalogue en 1948, le coin du bas de côté droit de la page 18 pour leur édition de 1949, et en noir en blanc seulement pour la page 20 en 1948.
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
The image on the front of the plates reads in part/L'image sur le devant des plaques lit en partie:"McDonalds/Cosmos/the feature", Sur l'autocollant en bas de l'image:"THE/STUART EDWARD McDonald/COLLECTION/MD253", On the image on the back of the plates/Sur l'image à l'arrière des plaques:"McDonald's New COSMOS/Silver Medal All America Selections 1948/3912 Radiance. The sensational Cosmos is really new, a unique/bicolor from India having been hybridized and refined to produce this/wonderful flower. The petals are a true deep rose and the zone is true,/rich crimson. The impressive size has been subject of comment/wherever it has been grown. Radiance has a neat, compact, erect habit/characteristically its own. It is outstanding as a cutflower and has long/stems strong enough to arrange easily. It makes ideal table decorations/as the colors show up well under artificial light and its vigor makes it/exceptionally long lasting. No flower is easier to grow and this new/variety will be the leading novelty for 1948. Pkt. 25c.; 5 pkts for $1.00. ALL AMERICA/SELECTIONS/COMMITTEE/SILVER/MEDAL/AWARD/COSMONS/RADIANCE".
Missing
Appears complete/L'objet a toutes les pièces
Finish
Unmounted and mounted four-colour letterpress plates that are rectangular and made of metal. The plates are wrapped in brown paper. A colour image of a pink flower is visible on the front of the paper covering the plates. Blue and red lettering are beside the image. Below the image is a white sticker with the same colour lettering on it. The back of the image has black lettering as well as a partial image of more pink flowers. The bottom of the image has a blue banner with white writing along with a blue and white ribbon. Des plaques d'imprimerie quadrichromie qui sont faits en métal qui sont rectangulaires. Les plaques sont pour un cliché monté et non monté. Les plaques sont recouvertes avec du papier brun. Une image en couleur est située au milieu des plaques sur le papier brun et il démontre une fleur rose. À côté de l'image il y a un lettrage bleu et rouge. Un autocollant blanc avec un lettrage noir est visible en bas de l'image. Le dos de l'objet a une image qui démontrent des fleurs de couleur rose avec un lettrage noir à côté. Un bandeau bleu est visible en bas de l'image avec un lettrage bleu et blanc. Sur le bandeau il y a aussi un ruban bleu et blanc avec un lettrage de couleur similaire.
Decoration
N/A

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