Renseignements généraux

Nº de série

S/O

Nº de partie

1

Nombre total de parties

1

Ou

S/O

Brevets

S/O

Description générale

fabric, paper 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

136,0 cm

Largeur

2,73 m

Hauteur

5,0 cm

Épaisseur

S/O

Poids

S/O

Diamètre

S/O

Volume

S/O

Lexique

Groupe

Communications

Catégorie

Visuelle

Sous-catégorie

S/O

Fabricant

Ou

Canadiana

Pays

Canada

État/province

Ontario

Ville

Port Credit

Contexte

Pays

Inconnu

État/province

Inconnu

Période

In service on Jan 1st, 1966 to Feb 2nd, 1966

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

Technique

Taken from acquisition worksheet: "The National Research Council efforts to quantify the precise colour of red and to calculate the rate at which the colour faded or changed in the Canadian Maple Leaf flag required different flags to be tested under real world conditions at sites around the National Capital Region. This flag was flown at Building M1 on the National Research Council’s Montreal road complex between January 1, 1966 and February 1, 1966 – making it one of the last flags tested by the research group before the adoption of the colour amendments to the Department of National Defence’s “Canadian Government Specification for the National Flag of Canada” (1965) standard.".

Notes sur la région

Inconnu

Détails

Marques

Mfr's label reads "Canadiana [logo]/ Reg'd/ PORT CREDIT, ONT./ MADE IN CANADA". Mfr's print directly on flag "D.P.W." and "CANADA/ 41[/]2X9'". Tag reads "Flag/ from/ Bldg. M.58/ Out of service/ 2 Feb 1966". Reverse of tag reads "FLAG/ In service on Jan 1st 66/ Out Feb 2nd/ 1966".

Manque

Appears complete

Fini

Red and white fabric flag with a white fabric rope through the sleeve. White mfr's label with blue print sewn to flag. Black mfr's print directly on fabric. One white card stock tag with metal ring and handwritten print, fastened to top of flag.

Décoration

S/O