General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

10

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

.1 METAL & SYNTHETIC/.2-.5 SYNTHETIC/ CARDSTOCK BOX

Dimensions

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

Length

9.5 cm

Width

9.0 cm

Height

47.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Domestic Technology

Category

Food processing

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Nippon

Country

Japan

State/Province

Unknown

City

Kyoto

Context

Country

Worldwide

State/Province

Unknown

Period

THIS ITEM BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN USED ONLY FOR DISPLAY PURPOSES 1995 +

Canada

PART OF THE EXHIBIT "TODAY'S JAPAN: DESIGN SAMPLING '95", PRODUCED SPECIFICALLY TO SHOWCASE TALENTS OF CONTEMPORARY JAPANESE DESIGNERS, FOR THE CANADIAN PUBLIC. EXHIBITVENUES INCLUDED HARBOURFRONT CENTRE, TORONTO & NMST OTTAWA.

Function

USED TO HOLD, AND TO MAINTAIN AT THE SAME TEMPERATURE, FOODSTUFFS OR BEVERAGES FOR LATER CONSUMPTION.

Technical

NIPPON WAS THE FIRST CORPORATION TO EMPLOY INDUSTRIAL-USE HEAT INSULATION TECHNOLOGY FOR CONSUMER PRODUCTS, STARTING WITH THE THERMOS BOTTLE [SEE REF.1 PG 27]

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

.1 MOLDED IN BOTTOM: 'NIPPON SANSO K.K./ (Japan Oxygen Co., Ltd.)/ MADE IN JAPAN'/ STICKER ON BOTTOM: 'HJA-1500/ 08330/ [JAPANESE]'/ DECAL ON SIDE:`'AN UNBREAKABLE STAINLESS VACUUM BOTTLE FOR/ MULTIPLE USES. IT KEEPS CANNED BEVERAGES OR/ FOODS IN SEPARATE INNER CONTAINERS HOT OR/ COLD FOR A LONG TIME./ shuttle TUBE'/ PRINTED ON LID: 'OPEN'/.2 MOLDED ON TOP: 'CLOSE TIGHTLY [JAPANESE]'/.3 -.5 MOLDED ON LID TOP: 'CLOSE TIGHTLY [JAPANESE]'/ PRINTING ON BOX INCLUDES: 'NISSAN/ shuttle/ TUBE/ HJA-1500/[JAPANESE]'

Missing

APPEARS COMPLETE

Finish

.1 BRUSHED METAL BODY; BLACK TOP & BOTTOM/.2 WHITE LID WITH CLEAR TUBE/.2-.5 WHITISH BODY WITH WHITE LID/ CARTON - WHITE WITH MULTI-COLORED PRINTING

Decoration

CARTON- COLORED PHOTOS OF CONTAINER WITH VARIOUS FOODSTUFFS