Box
https://archives.westvancouver.ca/link/historicalartifact2052
- Material Type
- Artifact
- Description
- a) Flat palm sized box for plant food, with loose top and bottom lid. (Like a box of playing cards). Text on front and back within a thin two lined border in blue. Text in blue withexception of the brand logo and image, which are blue and red. Image on cover appears to be a medallion or a root vege…
- Repository
- West Vancouver Art Museum
- Material Type
- Artifact
- Accession Number
- 2005.012.257.a-b
- Origin - Country
- Canada
- Origin - Province / Territory
- British Columbia
- Origin - Municipality
- North Delta
- Use - Country
- Canada
- Use - Province / Territory
- British Columbia
- Use - Municipality
- West Vancouver
- Artifact Category
- T&E for Science & Technology: Merchandising T&E
- Description
- a) Flat palm sized box for plant food, with loose top and bottom lid. (Like a box of playing cards). Text on front and back within a thin two lined border in blue. Text in blue withexception of the brand logo and image, which are blue and red. Image on cover appears to be a medallion or a root vegetable(?). The box itself appears to be made from unbleached cardboard.
- b) Irregularly folded blue paper with instructions on one side in blue. Designed to fit inside the box.
- Height
- a)9
- b)20
- Width
- a)6.25
- b)6
- Depth
- a)1.25
- Units
- cm
- Dimension Remarks
- a) Height is measured the way the bottom lid naturally bulges outward slightly.
- b) Height is paper full strectched and unfolded.
- Material
- Cardboard, paper, ink.
- Colour
- Blue, red, natural paper, beige.
- Marks / Labels
- a) Front reads "CIPPS" in large red, "REG'D. IN CANADA, USA, & GREAT BRITIAN-/PLANT PILLS/A scientifically/balanced food/for all garden/and house plants/Fill instructions enclosed/MANUFACTURED BY CAPILANO/POTTED PLANTS/NORTH DELTA,B.C./CANADA/REG'D. NO 245". PL side: "To obtain the best results, Cipps should be used/REGULARLY according to directions enclosed". PR side: "GUARANTEED MINIMUM ANALYSIS/TOTAL NITROGEN 10%/VAILABLE PHOSPHORIC ACID 20%/SOLUBLE POTASH 12%". Top reads: "50 TABLETS 25¢". Back reads: "CIPPS" in large red letters: REGD. IN CANADA, U.S.A. & GREAT BRITIAN-/PLANT PILLS/10-20-12/A scientifically balanced food/for all garden and houseplants/FULL INSTRUCTIONS ENCLOSED/MANUFACTURED BY/CAPILANO/POTTED PLANTS/NORTH DELTA, B.C./CANADA".
- B) "CIPPS" as title in blue, followed by lengthy description of the use of the product.
- Repository
- West Vancouver Art Museum