Object Record
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Metadata
Collection |
Waterloo Region Museum |
Object ID |
2011.033.006 |
Object Name |
Package, Product |
Description |
Cardboard box with a cardboard drawer that pulls out. Printed on the top of the box in orange and blue is the Canada Sand Papers, Limited logo. It is a diamond with "Canada Sand Papers, Limited/Preston, Canada" printed around the exterior and "Trade Mark/Registered/Quality/Diamond Grit/Service/Made in/Canada" printed on the inside of the diamond. There is an orange semi-circle around the logo. Printed along the lower edge of the top is "Diamond Grit/Flint Sand Paper/Canada Sand Papers Limited, Preston, Canada". The front of the drawer has a small metal handle. Printed on the drawer front is "Diamond Grit/Flint Paper/1/2/96 Sheets". There are two staples holding the upper edges of the drawer together. Handwritten in black ink on the right side of the drawer is "Homee Zeelts". Printed on the sides of the box is the Canada Sand Papers logo and "Diamond Grit/Flint Sand Paper" in blue and orange. Printed on the back of the box is "Diamond Grit/Flint Paper" with "8 3/4 x 10 1/2 Sheets" on either side. The base of the box is brown cardboard and the box is empty. |
Date |
1931 |
Date |
1950 |
Dimensions |
H-29.5 W-23.5 D-5.5 cm |
History |
Canada Sand Papers Limited began in 1931 and was owned by Percy R. Hilborn (1886-1972). The factory was originally located in the former Baird Brothers Furniture plant in Plattsville, ON. As demand for the products increased, a number of additions were made to the factory. The company exported sand paper to Australia, South Africa, New Zealand, Mexico, and Cuba. In 1950, the company was bought by Carborundum Abrasives. The company was again sold in 1985 to the Norton Company, and again in 1990 to Saint-Gobainn Corporation. Saint-Gobain Abrasives is still in operation in Plattsville as of 2011. |
Search Terms |
Canada Sand Papers Limited Diamond Grit Abrasives |