BLOCK, PRINTING

Description: WOOD BLOCK WITH ZINC PLATE RIVETED TO TOP. ENGRAVED WITH "ALBERTA'S SUN & SOIL PRODUCE THE PUREST SWEETEST SUGAR CANADIAN SUGAR FACTORIES LTD RAYMOND ALTA". MAPLE LEAF EMBLEM ON LEFT, WITH SUN AND RAYS IN THE CENTRE. BLUE INK RESIDUE ON PLATE. PAPER REMNANTS ON BOTTOM.

History: THE RAYMOND SUGAR FACTORY OPENED IN 1925 UNDER THE UTAH-IDAHO SUGAR COMPANY. BECAUSE THE PLANT WAS CHARTERED IN THE U.S. IT HAD TO FORM A NEW COMPANY TO OPERATE IN CANADA, WHICH WAS CALLED CANADIAN SUGAR FACTORIES LTD. A SECOND AND THIRD PLANT WERE OPENED IN PICTURE BUTTE (1936) AND TABER (1950). THE RAYMOND PLANT CLOSED IN 1963 DUE TO ECONOMIC CIRCUMTANCES, AND THE NAME OF THE COMPANY CHANGED FROM CANADIAN SUGAR FACTORIES LTD. TO ALBERTA SUGAR CO. IN 1977. BLOCK WAS LOCATED IN TYPE CASE P19960075001-GA WITH ARTIFACTS P19960075002-59-GA. LOCATED WITH OTHER RELATED PIECES IN THE WET LAB AREA OF THE MUSEUM, AND CURATOR CECILE MCCLEARY INDICATES THAT THEY BELONG WITH THE COLLECTION P19930010001-GA, WHICH WAS A PURCHASE (BOS GRAPHICS). ALL RELATED PIECES ARE CATALOGUED AS P19960075001-GA THROUGH TO P199600750074-GA. RANGE AND VALUE ARE CONSIDERED SEPARATELY, AS THEY WERE NOT INCLUDED IN THE ORIGINAL DOCUMENTATION.