Renseignements généraux

Nº de série

S/O

Nº de partie

1

Nombre total de parties

2

Ou

S/O

Brevets

S/O

Description générale

fabric and metal

Dimensions

Remarque : Cette information reflète la taille générale pour l’entreposage et ne représente pas nécessairement les véritables dimensions de l’objet.

Longueur

56,0 cm

Largeur

23,7 cm

Hauteur

2,5 cm

Épaisseur

S/O

Poids

S/O

Diamètre

S/O

Volume

S/O

Lexique

Groupe

Communications

Catégorie

Visuelle

Sous-catégorie

S/O

Fabricant

Ou

Bruck

Pays

Inconnu

État/province

Inconnu

Ville

Inconnu

Contexte

Pays

Inconnu

État/province

Inconnu

Période

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.

Fonction

Used as colour samples in establishing the desired shade of red in the Canadian Maple Leaf Flag.

Technique

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.

Notes sur la région

Inconnu

Détails

Marques

Main card stock holder reads on both sides "JUN 20 1965". Each sample has a card stock label, from first to last, they each read "1 - 6 lbs", "1 - 15 lbs", "2 - 6 lbs", "2 - 15 lbs", "3 - 6 lbs", "3 - 15 lbs", "4 - 6 lbs", "6 - 6 lbs", "5 - 15 lbs", "5 - 6 lbs", "4 - 15 lbs", "7 - 15 lbs", "7 - 6 lbs", "6 - 15 lbs", "8 - 6 lbs", "8 - 15 lbs", "9 - 6 lbs", "9 - 15 lbs", "10 - 6 lbs", "10 - 15 lbs", "11 - 6 lbs" and "11 - 15 lbs".

Manque

Appears complete

Fini

There are 22 red fabric samples stapled to a white piece of folded card stock. Each sample has a white card stock label fastened to it with handwritten print in blue ink. Edges are slightly frayed.

Décoration

S/O