Object Record
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Metadata
Object ID # |
2013.043.021 |
Object Name |
Paperweight |
Title |
National Portland Cement Paperweight |
Lexicon category |
6: T&E For Communication |
Date |
1901 - 1915 |
Year Range from |
1901 |
Year Range to |
1915 |
Artist |
National Portland Cement Company |
Made |
National Portland Cement Co. |
Place of Origin |
Durham, Municipality of West Grey, Grey County |
Description |
Round, moulded cement paperweight. It advertises the National Portland Cement Company. It is grey, and has a convex shape at the top. It bears an ensign flag. |
Provenance |
Manufactured by the National Portland Cement Company of Durham, Grey County. Dates to the early 20th-century. In the late 19th-century, the marl beds of Grey County were discovered to have great potential for providing the marl needed to make Portland cement. Shallow Lake, Grey County was discovered by R. J. Doyle Sr., and was the first location to be exploited. The Owen Sound cement factories located there processed local marl. The town of Durham also developed the National Portland Cement Company, thanks to Neil McKechnie. In 1902, it was the world's largest cement works. Their marl was dredged at Wilder Lake at first, and in 1908, they switched to bringing marl by trains from the Hanover area. Last owned by Norman Playter of Owen Sound, Grey County. He likely obtained it at a public auction in Grey County. |
Collection |
Office Equipment & Accessories Collection |
Material |
Cement |
Found |
Owen Sound, Grey County |
People |
Doyle, Richard Judson McKechnie, Neil |
Subjects |
Cement Grey County Industry Advertising |
Search Terms |
National Portland Cement Co. Durham Wilder Lake |
Function |
Advertising give-away. It could be used as a paperweight. |