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OBJECT TYPE: ILLUMINATED/ADVERTISING/WALL-MOUNTED/ELECTRIC
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2001.0358.001

MANUFACTURER: Creative Display Advertising ltd.
MODEL: MARCONI VACUUM TUBE
LOCATION: Don Mills, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: SIGN HAS METAL CASING; SYNTHETIC FRONT PANEL AND COVERING ON ELECTRICAL CORD; FITTED WITH GLASS & METAL LIGHT BULB.

Dimensions

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

Length: 35.4 cm
Width: 34.8 cm
Height: 13.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Communications
Category: Merchandising
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Creative
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Don Mills

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: ILLUMINATED ADVERTISING SIGN MADE IN DON MILLS, ONT. BY CREATIVE DISPLAY ADVERTISING LTD. TO ADVERTISE [CANADIAN] MARCONI VACUUM TUBES. SIGN DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION APPROVED BY CANADIAN TESTING LABORATORIES.
Function: TO PROMOTE A PARTICULAR GOOD OR SERVICE; SPECIFICALLY, USED TO PROMOTE USE AND SALE OF MARCONI VACUUM TUBES.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: "RADIO. TV/ REPAIRS/ PHONE [blank]/ We use and recommend/ Marconi/ TUBES FULLY GUARANTEED" & illustration of tube box marked "CANADIAN/ MARCONI/ COMPANY" appear on sign face. "118 VOLT/ 60 WATT" stamped in black ink on sign casing base. Decals on casing read "[logo- CDA]/ by Creative Display/ Advertising LTD./ 850 YORK MILLS ROAD, DON MILLS, ONTARIO." and "[CSA logo]/ Testing Laboratories/ APPROVED/ 8653/ PORTABLE DISPLAY OR SIGN". "[CSA logo]/ 60W/ 120V/ CANADA" printed on bulb top.
Missing: APPEARS COMPLETE; POSSIBLY NEVER USED. From CA of 12/21/2001 by Matthew Bruce: No - appears complete
Finish: WHITE SIGN CASING; WHITE SIGN FACE BEARS YELLOW, BLACK & RED GRAPHICS & TEXT.DARK BROWN SYNTHETIC COVERING ON ELECTRICAL CORD.
Decoration: RED, BLACK & WHITE ILLUSTRATION OF CANADIAN MARCONI VACUUM TUBE BOX APPEARS IN LOWER RIGHT CORNER OF SIGN FACE.

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Creative Display Advertising ltd., Sign, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 2001.0358, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2001.0358.001/

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