Rack, sample
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- OBJECT TYPE
- N/A
- DATE
- 1950–1980
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 2013.0029.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Unknown
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Unknown
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General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 15
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- Has light brown wooden sides; brass rungs; white and black press board backing and metal hardware.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 26.5 cm
- Width
- 5.0 cm
- Height
- 34.0 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Agriculture
- Category
- Land improvement
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Unknown
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- 1950-1980
- Canada
-
Cominco was a significant player in the Canadian fertilizer industry. Natural and chemical fertilizers are commonly being used across Canada for soil nutrient replenishment. - Function
-
Used to hold and advertise Elephant brand fertilizers. - Technical
-
Cominco Elephant brand products were both produced and popular on the Canadian Prairies. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- Mfr's: "elephant brand/ QUALITY PRODUCTS•QUALITY SERVICE/ [elephant head] elephant brand/ Fertilizer [logo] Cominco".
- Missing
- Appears complete.
- Finish
- Wooden sides; brass rungs; press board backing and metal hardware.
- Decoration
- Painted gray elephant head with a black outline.
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Unknown Manufacturer, Rack, sample, between 1950–1980, Artifact no. 2013.0029, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/2013.0029.001/
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