Bag, seed

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OBJECT TYPE: BURLAP/FORAGE SEED
DATE: 1975–1983
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2003.0058.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: PICKSEED
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: BURLAP

Dimensions

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

Length: 85.0 cm
Width: 50.0 cm
Height: N/A
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Agriculture
Category: Barns & buildings
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

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

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: 1975-1983
Canada: SEED TRANSPORT BAG USED BY CANADIAN SEED PRODUCER, OTTO PICK & SONS LTD. & DONATED BY PICKSEED CANADA INC., MAJOR CANADIAN PRODUCER OF FORAGE & LAWN GRASS SEEDS. ACCORDING TO DONOR (VICE-CHAIRMAN OF PICKSEED), ITS PREDECESSOR, OTTO PICK & SONS, WAS FOUNDED IN LATE 1940S BY OTTO & MARIE PICK TO SELL FORAGE MIXTURES DIRECTLY TO ONTARIO FARMERS (REF. 1).
Function: Seed bags are used to store and ship seed.
Technical: The bag is graphically striking and differs from typical seed-bag design. The repeating figure on the green ground is a sprouting plant. Martin Pick notes in an email dated 1 October 2020 that the seedling is composed of the letter O, P, and S: this stands for Otto Pick and Sons, as well as spelling Ops, the Roman goddess of fertility.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: GREEN LETTERING READING "PICKSEED/ OTTO PICK & SONS SEEDS LTD/ RICHMOND HILL, ONTARIO" & "34"
Missing: COMPLETE
Finish: BROWN WITH GREEN DYED SECTION
Decoration: GREEN DYED PANEL CONTAINING ROWS OF LIGHTER GREEN & BROWN DESIGNS

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Unknown Manufacturer, Bag, seed, 1975–1983, Artifact no. 2003.0058, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/2003.0058.001/

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