Emblem display

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1930–1995
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1996.0211.001

MANUFACTURER: NISSAN MOTOR CO. LTD.
MODEL: NISSAN
LOCATION: Tokyo, Japan

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 13
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: .1-.13: METAL & SYNTHETIC CONSTRUCTION. PT CASE COMPOSED OF SYNTHETIC MATERIALS, INCLUDING PLEXIGLASS & MIRRORED OR SILVERED PLEXIGLASS. SHIPPING & STORAGE CRATE MADE OF WOOD; STEEL HARDWARE.

Dimensions

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

Length: 80.0 cm
Width: 69.0 cm
Height: 69.7 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Motorized Ground Transportation
Category: Miscellaneous
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: NISSAN
Country: Japan
State/Province: Unknown
City: Tokyo

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: THESE EMBLEMS BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN USED ONLY FOR DISPLAY PURPOSES 1995+. THESE TYPES USED C.1930-1990S.
Canada: PART OF THE EXHIBIT "TODAY'S JAPAN: DESIGN SAMPLING '95", PRODUCED SPECIFICALLY TO SHOWCASE TALENTS OF CONTEMPORARY JAPANESE DESIGNERS, FOR CANADIAN PUBLIC. EXHIBIT VENUES INCLUDED HARBOURFRONT CENTRE, TORONTO & NMST OTTAWA.
Function: DECORATIVE EMBLEM USED TO IDENTIFY SPECIFIC VEHICLE MODELS MFD. BY NISSAN.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: FOLLOWING TEXT APPEARS ON PANEL IN LOWER RIGHT OF DISPLAY: 'NISSAN [LOGO]/ For more than sixty years, Nissan Motor Co., Ltd./ has produced a great number of cars./ Here exhibited are the emblems of those historical cars/ which we selected as good examples./ In the brightness of the emblems, we wish/ you could feel the history of Nissan cars.'. EACH MODEL EMBLEM STAND BEARS LABEL IDENTIFYING MODEL: [TOP TO BOTTOM, LEFT TO RIGHT] 'PRESIDENT', 'SKYLINE', ''SKYLINE', 'DATSUN/TRUCK', 'CIMA', 'PRESEA', 'SILVIA', 'LAUREL', 'GLORIA', 'CEFIRO', 'CEDRIC', & 'CEDRIC'. TRADEMARK EMBLEM 'NISSAN' MOUNTED TO LEFT OF TEXT PANEL./ .1 EMBLEM: PRESIDENT/ PT crate: Numerous handwritten and stencilled markings appear on crate. Drawing of display inside crate, list of dimensions, etc., and notice "PLEASE PULL AT THE " BASE " posted on crate front, behind clear plastic cover.
Missing: NONE
Finish: DISPLAY UNIT BASE & BACK PANELS ARE BLACK: SINGLE SIDE PANEL HAS MIRRORED FRONT. ALL EMBLEMS & TEXT PANEL MOUNTED ON CLEAR PLEXIGLASS STANDS. STORED IN UNFINISHED WOODEN CRATE.
Decoration: .1 EMBLEM: Silver metal form resembling upswept wing or fan. Footed base

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NISSAN MOTOR CO. LTD., Emblem display, circa 1930–1995, Artifact no. 1996.0211, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1996.0211.001/

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