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OBJECT TYPE: B&W/CARRICUTURE/FRAMED
DATE: 1967
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1966.0613.001

MANUFACTURER: MCCONNELL, N.
MODEL: J.J. WRIGHT
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: PAPER; INK; WOODEN FRAME; METAL HOOK & WIRE

Dimensions

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

Length: 52.6 cm
Width: 37.5 cm
Height: 2.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Energy-electric
Category: Commemorative
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: MCCONNELL
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: THIS PRINT PRESUMABLY USED C.1967-1991
Canada: MR. J.J. WRIGHT CONSIDERED A PIONEER IN CANADA'S ELECTRICAL DEV'T. HE SERVED AS THE GENERAL MANAGER, AND LATER 2ND VICE-PRES. & GENERAL CONSULTING ENGINEER OF TORONTO ELECTRIC LIGHT CO. HE WAS ALSO ONE OF THE FOUNDERS OF THE CANADIAN ELECTRICAL ASSOCIATION (1891), AND SERVED AS FIRST PRESIDENT (REF.1,P.73)
Function: TO DEPICT SUBJECT, IN THIS CASE J.J. WRIGHT
Technical: TORONTO ELECTRIC LIGHT CO. BUILT, INSTALLED & OPERATED FIRST ELECTRIC LIGHTING SYSTEM IN CANADA. IT WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR CONSTRUCTING FIRST CANADIAN-MADE ELECTRIC GENERATOR (ALL 1881).WRIGHT & PARTNER MR. VAN DEPOELE DEMONSTRATED FIRST CDN ELECTRIC RAILWAY SYSTEM DURING CNE IN TORONTO IN 1883 (REF.1,P.73)
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: DRAWING BEARS ARTIST'S SIGNATURE 'N. MCCONNELL' IN LOWER RIGHT CORNER; 'Donated by Walter Faraday Wright...Son...1967'. CARRICUTURE DEPICTS MR. WRIGHT PUSHING A BUTTON TO LIGHT A LAMP MARKED 'TORONTO/ ELECTRIC/ COMPANY'. LABEL ON DUST JACKET ON BACK READS: 'WILLIAM HAINES/ ARTISTIC PICTURE FRAMING/ PAINTINGS-PRINTS/ PHONE 923-4527/ 895 YONGE ST. TORONTO 5.'
Missing: NONE
Finish: BLACK INK DRAWING ON OFF-WHITE PAPER. WOODEN FRAME PAINTED BLACK
Decoration: N/A

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MCCONNELL, N., Print, 1967, Artifact no. 1966.0613, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1966.0613.001/

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