Stamper

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OBJECT TYPE: inspection/federal/meat
DATE: 1941–1951
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2000.0272.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Dark red-brown wooden handle; silver metal stamper head and die.

Dimensions

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

Length: 9.6 cm
Width: N/A
Height: N/A
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: 4.0 cm
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Industrial Technology
Category: Industrial equipment
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Unknown
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Quebec
Period: This type of stamp used 1941-1951.
Canada: The Canadian Dept. of Agriculture assumed responsibility for the inspection and stamping of all beef sold on contract to the Dept. of National Defence in early 1941. Specifications for the quality and weight of beef required were established, and special hand stamps for marking beef "DND" were provided. in 1951 DND adopted the National Beef Grades system guidelines for their own purchases, and use of the "DND" stamp was discontinued. (Ref. 2, p.45)
Function: Used to apply inked mark onto butchered meat carcass sold on contract to Dept. of National Defence, Canada.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Die produces mark "DND".
Missing: Appears complete.
Finish: Dark red-brown wooden handle; silver metal stamper head and die. [NB: die discoloured by red ink; finish is obscured]
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Stamper, between 1941–1951, Artifact no. 2000.0272, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2000.0272.001/

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