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Part Number

1

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2

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General Description

fabric, synthetic and metal

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

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Lexicon

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Communications

Category

Visual

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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.

Function

Used as a colour sample in establishing the limits of the colour red in the Canadian Maple Leaf Flag.

Technical

Taken from acquisition worksheet: The Brook Mills red dye was one of the dyes that was used to set the limits for the red colour of the modern Canadian flag. Once the standard was determined by the National Research Council it was set in the Department of National Defence’s “Canadian Government Specification for the National Flag of Canada” (1965) standard.

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Details

Markings

Print on label reads: Joint Equipment Standardization Committee (Ministry of Defence)/ Specn. No. DEF- 1127 STANDARD PATTERN No. T.1145/ This Standard Pattern is the property of Admiralty/ Name of Item: BUNTING NYLON[/] WORSTED 19" WHITE/ Catalogued, Vocabulary or stores References No./ I certify that this Standard Pattern is a replica of the Master Pattern sealed on 7.5.56 in the custody of this Department./ for Custodian of Master Pattern. [signature above]/ THIS LABEL MUST NOT BE REMOVED FROM THE PATTERN./ 992[/]Wt58143.". Blue stand on reverse side of label reads "ADMIRALTY/ PATTERN ROOM/ 29 JUN 1965/ STATION APPROACH ROAD/ BARNES, S.W. 15".

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Finish

Whitish fabric sample and pink label with black typewritten print stapled to sample.

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