Plate, printing

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1940–1985
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1999.0167.001

MANUFACTURER: PRINGLE, T. & SON LTD.
MODEL: R.L. CRAIN LTD.
LOCATION: Montréal, Québec, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 7
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL PRINTING PLATES;.1-.5 MOUNTED ON WOODEN BLOCKS.

Dimensions

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

Length: 17.7 cm
Width: 6.6 cm
Height: 2.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: PRINGLE
Country: Canada
State/Province: Québec
City: Montréal

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: MOST OF THESE PRINTING PLATES DATED C. 1940S;.6 &.7 MAY BE RECENT COPIES OF OLD PLATES/IMAGES.
Canada: PLATES DEPICT OFICES, MFG PLANTS AND PERSONNEL ASSOCIATED WITH PRINTING AND OFFICE EQ. FIRM R.L. CRAIN LTD., HEADQUARTERED IN OTTAWA AND OPERATING SALES OFFICES THROUGHOUT CANADA. (1894 TO PRESENT)
Function: USED TO TRANSFER IMAGES TO PAPER.
Technical: PRINTING PLATES USED TO RECORD AND PROMOTE THE R.L. CRAIN LTD.PRINTING & OFFICE EQ. FIRM. ONE PLATE (.6) APPEARS IN COMPANY HISTORY PUB'D IN 1985.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: .1 "R.L. CRAIN LIMITED/ OTTAWA/ CANADA/ T. PRINGLE & SON LIMITED/ MONTREAL." printed on lower front edge of plate. "New Building/ Property of: R.L. Crain Limited, Ottawa." typewritten on label taped to side of wooden block. "1947/ B 2 I/ 95/ 141 Spruce St. Ottawa" hnadwritten on back of block. "PA" handwritten on two sides of block.
Missing: PLATES ARE COMPLETE IN THEMSELVES.
Finish: .1-.5 COPPER COLOURED PRINTING PLATE.
Decoration: N/A

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PRINGLE, T. & SON LTD., Plate, printing, circa 1940–1985, Artifact no. 1999.0167, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1999.0167.001/

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