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[1938?], [1953?] (Creation)
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- Canadian Radio Manufacturing Corporation Ltd.; Rogers Majestic Electronics Ltd.
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2 piece set of eletrical tube packaging including 1 electrical tube ;
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Sidney Bersudsky was an industrial designer. He was born in Odessa, Russia and immigrated to Saint John, New Brunswick at the age of five. Graduating from Saint John Vocational School, Bersudsky began his career publishing editorial cartoons in the Telegraph Journal and The Evening Times Globe, he later developed an interest in industrial design, working in several manufacturing plants and studying drafting and drawing. In 1938 he founded Bersudsky and Associates in Sydney, Nova Scotia. By 1948 he had relocated the company to Toronto, designing new products and redesigning existing products for corporate clients. He developed a specialization in the use of plastics, developing a reputation as one of the top designers in the country. Sidney and Associates held twenty patents in both Canada and the United States. In 1963 he was a founding member of the Associate of Canadian Industrial Designers, serving as the inaugural president of the organization. He was also a member of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts. He was a recipient of the Centennial Medal in 1967.
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Acquired by the Design Exchange from Joanne Bersudsky; Toronto, Ontario; 1993, gift.
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a) Green and yellow offset card box with logo and text "Guaranteed Rogers Electronic Tube"; b) green and yellow card box with logo and text "Guaranteed Rogers Electronic Tube", #25BQ6GTB, with tube. ROGERS GUARANTEE: Rogers Majestic Electronics Limited guarantees this tube to be free from defects in material and workmanship. Should such defects become apparent under normal use of tube in radio receiving set within 90 days from the date of purchase, the dealer from whom purchased will effect the necessary replacement"; 'Canadian Radio Manufacturing Corporation Limited sold by Rogers Majestic Electronics Limited.'
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tube; cardboard (offset on card); electronic component
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Forms part of a set with 2022.YU.xDX.00026.a, 2022.YU.xDX.00026.b, 2022.YU.xDX.00026.c
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These colours (green and yellow) made the package stand out from the competitive brands and gave the product a colour scheme which met a good many merchandising requirements from a recognition, display and identification standpoint...The name Rogers in large readable lettering provided the client with simple, distinctive brand identification. Canadian Packaging, September 1955
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poor-fair
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2025-01-05. Anna St.Onge. Creation. Based on descriptions previously created by Aviva Weizman and Matthew Alexander.
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- English