Picture Postcard, Halftone: Canada Stove Co.

Name/Title

Picture Postcard, Halftone: Canada Stove Co.

Entry/Object ID

P4486

Description

One colored, halftone, company-made, private postcard depicting two small replicas of hand-drawn pictures on the front - Parliament Hill (pre-1916) to viewer's left, picture of stove works at viewers right. A full-colour Canadian coat of arms is between the two pictures. On the back is an illustration of an upright cast iron stove, to the viewers left. An elaborate gold border surrounds the image, and carries over to where the stamp would be placed. The card was never used. Printed on front: "PARLIAMENT B'LD'GS / STOVE WORKS / C.S.C. / OTTAWA, / C.S.C. / CANADA.". Printed on the back: "PRIVATE POST CARD / 'STANDARD' / Stoves and Ranges / ARE OURS. / CANADA STOVE CO., / Limited. / OTTAWA, CANADA."

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Postcard, Picture

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Postcard

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Writing Media

Nomenclature Class

Written Communication T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 06: Tools & Equipment for Communication

Search Terms

CORRESPONDENCE, CORRESPONDENCE, Communication Artifacts

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Postcard, Halftone

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Notes

On front: "PARLIAMENT B'LD'GS / STOVE WORKS / C.S.C. / OTTAWA, / C.S.C. / CANADA.". On back: "PRIVATE POST CARD / 'STANDARD' / Stoves and Ranges / ARE OURS. / CANADA STOVE CO., / Limited. / OTTAWA, CANADA."

Dimensions

Height

8.9 cm

Width

14 cm