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OBJECT TYPE: MANUAL/INSPECTOR'S
DATE: 1960–1969
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1997.0237.001

MANUFACTURER: Pritchard-Andrews Co. of Ottawa Ltd.
MODEL: TRADE & COMMERCE
LOCATION: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: E79 24
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 17
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: STEEL BOX WITH FELT COVER; PAPER LABEL; STAMP - WOODEN HANDLE WITH BRASS END; WOODEN ROD HOLDER; BRASS RODS

Dimensions

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

Length: 17.0 cm
Width: 9.5 cm
Height: 5.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Metrology
Category: Miscellaneous
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Pritchard Andrews
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Ottawa

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: 1960S
Canada: STAMP MADE AND USED IN CANADA
Function: USED BY TRADE & COMMERCE INSPECTORS TO STAMP THE MONTH AND DATE ON ITEMS.
Technical: EASY TO USE TO CHANGE DATE AS ALL THAT HAD TO BE DONE WAS TO UNSCREW THE TOP AND REPLACE THE DATE RODS. ALSO A NEW STAMP WOULD NOT HAVE TO BE PURCHASED OFTEN AS EVERY DECADE ONLY THE YEAR RODS WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: LABEL READS IN PART: 'The Pritchard-Andrews Co./ OFOTTAWA, LIMITED/ ENGRAVERS/ OTTAWA/ Brass, Steel and Rubber Stamps/.../ SCALE MAKERS AND BRASS WORKERS'/ HANDWRITTEN ON LABEL: 'E79-24/ Mr. Stever/ Director/ #665'/ MOLDED IN STAMP END IN MIRROR IMAGE: 'TRADE & [CROWN] COMMERCE E. & G./ CANADA/ 19'/ STAMPED IN HOLDER: 'E79 24' STAMPED IN BOTTOM OF HANDLE: '24'/ STAMPED IN HANDLE: 'E 79 24'/ MOLDED IN RODS IN MIRROR IMAGE: '1' TO '12' '62' '64' '66' '67'
Missing: 6 EMPTY SECTIONS IN ROD STORAGE BLOCK
Finish: BOX PAINTED GLOSS BLACK; WINE FELT; WOOD VARNISHED; BRASS LACQUERED
Decoration: N/A

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Pritchard-Andrews Co. of Ottawa Ltd., Stamp, date, between 1960–1969, Artifact no. 1997.0237, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1997.0237.001/

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