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Berlin foundry staff : photograph.

One photograph of staff at the Berlin foundry (later the Gies foundry). An accompanying note indicates that Alex Welker is present in the photograph and that it was at this foundry that he initially begAn working on his designs for his phonograph.

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Press clippings : 1970-1974.

File consists of press clippings relating to Electrohome and John A. Pollock for the period 1970-1974. File also includes four snapshots of the Electrohome plant in Malaysia, typed notes about the plant's specifications, and a contact sheet containing portraits of John A. Pollock.

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Press clippings : 1980-1982.

File consists of press clippings relating to Electrohome and John A. Pollock for the period 1980-1982. Includes some photocopied clippings. File also includes correspondence and memoranda (from John A. Pollock and Robert Lovell) and one snapshot of John A. Pollock in Tokyo, Japan, with colleagues from Kanematsu-Gosho and JVC.

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75th anniversary concert.

File consists of material relating to Electrohome's 75th anniversary celebrations. Includes a company brochure, two copies of the program for the anniversary concert at the Centre in the Square, and a photograph taken at the concert.

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CKCO-TV.

File consists of four photographs relating to CKCO-TV. Includes a photograph of William McGregor (surrounded by men and women) cutting a cake at a celebration, and a photograph of two men [CTV reporters or commentators?] with Toronto Blue Jay Kelly Gruber. One photograph has been glued to board and retouched.

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Employees : award winners.

File consists of eight snapshots of individuals receiving plaques at five separate occasions. One occasion is the Quality Award of the Year award (1987) for Display Systems, accepted by Don Harrold. Some photographs include John A. Pollock. File also includes an ms. note.

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Facilities : Murawsky Furniture Company building.

File consists of seven photographs (plus duplicates) of the Murawsky Furniture Company building at 152 Shanley Street in Kitchener, which became Electrohome Plant 4 ca. 1954. Includes aerial photographs.

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Facilities : negatives.

File consists of ten negatives of Plant 1 (283 Duke Street), Plant 2 (480 Victoria Street North), the Murawsky Furniture Company building (152 Shanley Street, became Plant 4), the Caya Buiding (130 Weber Street West), and the Pequegnat Building (Duke and Frederick Streets, location of Technical Products Division).

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Facilities : Plant 3 : 809 Wellington Street, Kitchener.

File consists of one photograph of Carl A. Pollock and others at the 1956 ground-breaking ceremony for the Electrohome plant at 809 Wellington Street North in Kitchener (Plant 3), two photographs of the 1962 expansion during construction, and three photographs of the plant after the expansion. File also includes an artist's sketch of the plant and a memorandum.

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Facilities : Plant 5 : Greb building on Mansion Street.

File consists of two photographs of the Greb Shoe Company building on Mansion and Chestnut Streets in Kitchener, purchased by Electrohome in [1956?]. One of the photographs has been retouched by hand to show anticipated changes to the building.

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Kitchener, Waterloo, and Cambridge.

File consists of photographs, snapshots, and negatives of buildings around Kitchener, Waterloo, and Cambridge. Includes images of the intersection at King and Frederick Streets in Kitchener, the Dana Porter Library at the University of Waterloo, the interior of the Waterloo City Centre at 100 Regina Street South, Cambridge Place, and the Cambridge campus of Conestoga College.

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Miscellaneous.

File consists of seven photographs. Includes headshots of unidentified men, a portion of an unidentified group photograph, a photograph of men sitting around a table, and other unidentified photographs.

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Miscellaneous : historic.

File consists of seven photographs and ephemera. Includes two mounted photographs taken on the streets of Berlin (Kitchener), including a shot of the Berlin market, town hall, and post office, a photograph of Alex Welker in his LeRoy car, a group portrait of students at Lady Belle [school?], a photograph of the interior of one of Electrohome's plants, and other photographs. File also includes a Christmas card from Elizabeth Pollock to John Koegler, and a page removed from a printed souvenir album containing a picture of C.E. Hoffman's button and suspender factory on Queen Street in Kitchener.

Page is annotated: "Pollock Mfg. Co. - 1908-1909 / upper floor - now SW corner Queen & Charles". File probably belonged to John Koegler.

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Pollock, Carl A.

File consists of photographs and snapshots of Carl A. Pollock at various meetings, events, and presentations, and posing at his desk and on the plant floor. Includes photographs taken at the Winnipeg and Vancouver showrooms, a photograph with D. Lowater and two executives from Lima, Peru, several candid snapshots, and a photograph of a sculpted bust of Carl A. Pollock. File also includes memoranda with descriptions of two photographs.

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Pollock, Carl A. : portraits.

File consists of four formal portraits of Carl A. Pollock, in three different poses. One photograph has been glued to stiff paper and one has been cut to an oval shape and has adhesive on the verso.

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Pollock, John A. : contract signings.

File consists of nine photographs of John A. Pollock and other senior executives from Electrohome and from other companies signing contracts or other documents. Inlcudes photographs from four separate occasions, including the signing of a contract with Xerox.

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Slides : titles.

File consists of seven Electrohome title slides for use in presentations. Slides contain the following text: Electrohome; Electrohome / . . . an extra degree of excellence; Electrohome / partners in business; Electrohome / look 'n listen values; and Electrohome / regardez . . . ecoutez! / voici des aubaines. Includes multiple copies of each slide.

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Sunwapta meeting.

File consists of 57 snapshots taken at an event in Alberta, probably relating to the purchase of Sunwapta Broadcasting and/or an annual meeting. Some photographs include identification on verso. Includes photographs of Edmonton mayor Jan Reimer, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Agriculture Don Mazankowski, Alberta Culture and Multicultural Minister Doug Main, and John A. Pollock, William McGregor, and Bruce Cowie of Electrohome. Some photographs were envelopes labelled "totem", "staff", and "C.O." Duplicate photographs may be present.

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Victory Bond advertisements.

File consists of three photographs depicting advertisements for Victory Bonds through Electrohome (two on billboards and one on a truck), a photograph of a display of products produced by Electrohome to support the war effort and promote victory bonds, and a photograph of an airplane in a field.

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Facility slides.

File consists of slides and one photograph of Electrohome facilities: head office and electronics operations (Kitchener), Motors head office and plant (Cambridge), Lightning Circuits (Niagara-on-the-Lake), Planar Circuits (St. Catharines), Brinkley Motors (AC) (Brinkley, AR), and motors operation (DC) (Morristown, TN). Also included is a memoranda.

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Springaire air cleaner.

File consists of two slide presentations about Electrohome air conditioners and air cleaners (each consecutively numbered and beginning with "1").

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Public relations photographs : miscellaneous file.

File consists of material relating to the 19th Annual Broadcasting Awards dinner at Conestoga College (Kitchener, ON). Includes correspondence, a news release, and two photographs of the winners of the CKCO-TV/Betty Thompson Broadcaster of the Year award and the Carl A. Pollock Memorial Award.

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News releases and press clippings : 1980-1992 (file 1 of 2).

File consists of Electrohome news releases and photocopied press clippings from 1980 to 1992. File also includes several news releases from CAP Communications, edited drafts of news releases, memoranda and correspondence, interim reports to shareholders, three product photographs, and other material.

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Ontario trade and investment mission to the United Kingdom.

File consists of material relating to John A. Pollock's participation in an Ontario trade and investment mission to the United Kingdom led by Premier William G. Davis, in May 1973. Includes a group portrait and typed list identifying the people in the photograph, a letter from Premier Davis, and ephemera.

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1972 annual report.

File consists of material relating to the production of Electrohome's 1972 annual report. Includes correspondence; a memorandum; Deilcraft and Flexsteel product literature; draft reports to shareholders from John A. Pollock and Carl A. Pollock; paper samples; negatives, a slide, and a photograph relating to CKCO-TV; a transparency of the Electrohome logo; and other material.

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1974 annual report.

File consists of material possibly used in the production of Electrohome's 1974 annual report and/or another company publication. Includes two prints of an image of the earth from space, and two transparencies (colour separation positives) of four pages of the publication.

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1980 annual report (file 1 of 3).

File consists of material relating to the production of Electrohome's 1980 annual report. Includes photographs, contact sheets, transparencies and negatives for use in the report; annual reports from previous years (1971, 1974, 1978, 1979); drafts of the copy for the report; photocopies of the dummy report; a dummy report cover; edited galley proofs; product literature; and other material used in the production of the report. Some photographs are attached to paper frames for cropping or are retouched by hand, and duplicate are present.

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Patent applications : circuits developed by Walter Kurz.

File consists of material relating to patent applications for circuits developed by Walter Kurz (Commercial Products, Electronics Division). Includes correspondence with Sim & McBurney (Patent and Trade Mark Agents, Toronto, ON), ms. notes and diagrams, patents, Electrohome invention record forms, photographs of graphs on a monitor, and other material.

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Presentation to the Enterprise Development Board : Kitchener, Ontario : April 4, 1983.

File consists of material compiled for the presentation by Electrohome to Enterprise Development Board members and departmental officials at Electrohome on April 4, 1983. Includes typed remarks by John A. Pollock (President and Chief Executive Officer); photocopied correspondence, memoranda, and ms. notes; copies of the agenda; typed notes; the 1981 annual report; and prints of presentation slides.

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Northport Landing : Wellington Street parking lot : development proposal.

File consists of material relating to proposals from Northport Landing (Cambridge, ON) to develop parts of the Electrohome property at 809 Wellington Street in Kitchener, ON. Includes correspondence, memoranda, ms. notes, two proposals by Northport Landing, and a preliminary site plan (folded) for part 2 of lot 32, 33, and 34, reg. plan 763, reference plan 58R-3130 in the City of Kitchener.

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Photographs : album 1.

  • SCA207-GA186-19-626
  • File
  • [195-]-[199-], predominant [195-]-[196-]
  • Part of Electrohome fonds.

File consists of photographs orignally in an album created to illustrate the history of CAP Communications and CKCO-TV. Subjects of photographs include: television production equipment and facilities, television personalities on set, special events (including a visit from Pierre Elliott Trudeau in 1968, the extension of highway 401 to Kitchener ca. 1960, and the Queen's visit to Kitchener in 1959), and studio technicians at work. Some photographs include identification on verso and some include typed captions.

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Photographs : album 3.

File consists of photographs originally in an album created to illustrate the history of CAP Communications and CKCO-TV. Subjects of photographs include: television personalities on set, stills from television programs, and technicians at work. Some photographs include identification on verso and some pages in the photo album were blank.

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Photographs : Carl A. Pollock at CKCO-TV channel launches.

File consists of twelve photographs taken at the launches of CKCO-TV Channel 2 (Georgian Bay), Channel 42 (Chatham-Sarnia), and Channel 11 (Huntsville). Photographs depict Carl A. Pollock speaking and shaking hands with people. File contains duplicate photographs.

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Photographs : CKCO-TV (file 1 of 2).

File consists of photographs and snapshots of CKCO-TV buildings and production facilities, television personalities and stills from programs, technicians at work, and special events. Includes snapshots of the CKCO-TV crew on location at the 1988 Olympics (Calgary, AB) and the 1978 Oktoberfest parade (Kitchener, ON), stills from the set of Big Al's Cartoon Capers and Romper Room, and the transmission tower on Baden Hill.

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Photographs : Sunwapta hearing.

File consists of 51 photographs taken on February 16, 1988, at Chateau Lacombe (Edmonton, AB) at the hearing by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) regarding the transfer of full ownership of Sunwapta Broadcasting Limited to Electrohome. Each photograph contains identification on verso.

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AABEX Service : 1982.

File consists of material relating to the publicity of AABEX Electronic Services. Includes news releases, memoranda, press clippings, an issue of the AABEX newsletter, two copies of a photograph of John A. Pollock with two unidentifed men holding an AABEX pamphlet, and other material.

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Annual report, 1973.

File consists of material relating to the content, production, and distribution of the 1973 annual report. Includes incoming and outgoing correspondence and memoranda; one photograph, four negatives and a slide of images used in the report; three folded drawings of the report layout; and page proofs of the report. File also includes correspondence from shareholders.

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Containerization : February, 1963.

File consists of material relating to Electrohome's inter-plant trucking system using light-weight portable containers to replace tractor-truck units. Includes news releases, two photographs, a memorandum, and ephemera.

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Electronic organ.

File consists of material relating to publicity for electronic organs (including Electrohome's first electronic organ, the Allegro), the license for Kinsman electronic organs, and the product line for 1968/69. Includes incoming and outgoing correspondence and memoranda, draft and final versions of news releases (some edited) ms. notes, press clippings, several Kinsman brochures, schedules for a press conference and exhibitions, and four blueline drawings of organs. File also includes six photographs of people playing and posing with organs.

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Habitat '67 : photographs and brochures.

File consists of material relating to Electrohome's contribution to the furnishing of 36 housing units in Habitat '67, a project at Expo '67 (Montreal, QC). Includes photographs of Habitat '67 models and apartment interiors, brochures about the project, correspondence, ephemera, and a signed lease agreement.

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Habitat '67 : reports and publicity.

File consists of material relating to Electrohome's contribution to the furnishing of 36 housing units in Habitat '67, a project at Expo '67 (Montreal, QC). Includes reports, correspondence, press clippings, memoranda, a project brief, news releases, photographs of Habitat '67, and other material.

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MGM/UA Entertainment Co.

File consists of material relating to the use of Electrohome monitors and projection system products by the MGM/UA Entertainment Company (Culver City, CA) in the film War Games. Includes correspondence, memoranda, and four photographs from the set of the film.

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Official opening : Plant 6 (file 2 of 2).

File consists of material relating to the organization of and publicity for the official opening of Electrohome's Plant 6 in Kitchener's industrial park on November 29, 1966. Includes correspondence addressed to Carl A. Pollock, memoranda, invitation reply cards, a schedule and program for the opening ceremonies, copies of the address made by Pollock, a brochure, a news release, four photographs (plus duplicates) with typed cutlines, and a guest book.

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Press releases and general background information : 1978 (file 2 of 2).

File consists of news releases and other material relating to public relations activities for 1978. Includes news releases (some drafts), interim reports to shareholders, memoranda (including some from John A. Pollock), ms. notes, product photographs, ephemera, and a portfolio of material on the 1978-1979 line of home entertainment products, which includes product photographs with cutlines and a news release.

Subjects of news releases include: product and contract announcements, financial results, organizational changes, labour contract negotiations, Carl A. Pollock's death, and board and management appointments.

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Project "X".

File consists of material relating to the publicity arrangements for Perception Modules (modular home entertainment products). Includes incoming and outgoing correspondence and memoranda, news releases, ms. notes, reprinted copies of a Globe and Mail article about the products (August 29, 1961), and three photographs (plus copies) of the products.

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Promotions.

File consists of material relating to promotional opportunities in co-operation with other companies and brands, including the Kellog Company of Canada, Robin Hood Four Mills, Sunkist, and Kayser-Roth Canada. Includes incoming and outgoing correspondence, and two sheets of contact prints and five photographs of an interview and presentation about CFL football on CTV.

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Publicity : 1982-1983 (file 1 of 2).

File consists of material relating to public relations activities for the years 1982 and 1983. Includes news releases, memoranda, copies of form letters to employees and dealers from John A. Pollock, product photographs with typed cutlines, typed remarks by John A. Pollock given at the 1982 annual meeting, the first issue of the newsletter Electrohome World, and press kits for Electrohome Electronics, Deilcraft furniture, and the 1982 annual meeting.

File also includes a portfolio from the Morristown Area Chamber of Commerce (Morristown, TN) containing news releases about Electrohome's purchase of a production facility there and 16 photographs of the plant during construction.

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Skylark radio phonograph.

File consists of correspondence and snapshots regarding an Electrohome customer's 1952 radio phonograph.

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ACON (automatic convergence) : March, 1990.

File consists of material relating to publicity about Electrohome Projection Systems' announcement about ACON (automatic convergence) video projection technology. Includes edited draft and final versions of news releases, memoranda, typed notes, one photograph and copy negative, and the script and storyboards for a trade show presentation.

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Circa '75.

File consists of material relating to publicity of the Circa '75 product line. Includes ten photographs (plus duplicates) of Circa '75 products, four glossy prints of conceptual drawings (by Gordon Duern), correspondence, and other material.

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Circa '75 publicity.

File consists of material relating to publicity of the 1966/67 home entertainment product range, including the Circa '75 models. Includes news releases and 11 photographs (plus copies), some with typed cutlines.

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Dealer newsletter.

File consists of material relating to the production of E Dealer News, a newsletter for Electrohome dealers in the US. Includes 12 photographs of products, press clippings and senior staff (Ken Kerr, Bern Ellis, and John A. Pollock) for use in the publication; corresonpondence; memoranda; a press clipping; and two issues of the newsletter.

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Sales representative reward program : trip to Quebec : 1994 (file 1 of 2).

File consists of material relating to the planning, coordination, and publicity for the sales incentive trip to Quebec City and Montreal in 1994 for Projection Systems sales representatives. Includes correspondence and memoranda (some faxed), completed registration forms, ms. notes, tourism brochures, edited draft versions of the travel itinerary and information booklet, print-outs of presentation slides, snapshots of hotel facilities, draft versions of a video script advertising the trip, copies of the trip logo, and other material.

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Deilcraft collections, 1981 and 1982.

File consists of two portfolios of material advertising Deilcraft furniture collections. One portfolio includes single-sheet advertisements and product information sheets, and one includes six photographs of Deilcraft furniture. Some material may have been prepared for distribution at the Toronto Furniture Show (January, 1981). Includes business card for D.J. (Don) Mayou, National Sales Manager.

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Electrohome presents the Contemporaire.

File consists of two copies of a portfolio of material relating to the Contemporaire stereo console. Includes three leaves of information about the product, a price list, and a photograph.

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Information used for sales meeting video made by Aldel.

File consists of material relating to historical products manufactured by Electrohome and other aspects of Electrohome history, possibly compiled for use in a sales meeting video made by Aldel [last name unknown]. Includes slides of Electrohome products and employees, photographs of Carl A. Pollock and of a meeting, photocopies of photographs of historical products, a booklet about the Electrohome members' group insurance plan, and other material.

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Sales kit : excellence in action.

File consists of two portfolios of material relating to the 1964 "Excellence in action" advertising campaign. Includes memoranda and instructions to sales staff; advertising schedules; national advertisements; suggested advertisement layouts; radio announcement scripts; a brochure, flyers, and two photographs relating to in-store advertising and decor; single-sheet advertisements; and other material. The "Excellence in action" campaign featured Electrohome home comfort products (Humidaire, Springaire, intercom) and Phonola consoles.

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Sales manual 4 (file 1 of 3).

File consists of material relating to sales of Electrohome consumer products, including televisions, stereos, phonographs, radios, fans, humidifiers, dehumidifiers, heaters, air conditioners, and clock radios. Includes single-sheet advertisements, price lists, and other product literature; memoranda to sales staff; typed lists of service depots; advertisements for signs and in-store displays; and two photographs of phonograph/stereo consoles. Material is divided by the following tabs: Manufacturing steps (empty), Television, High fidelity, Radio, Phonograph, Air circulators, and Selling aids.

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Sales manual : Deilcraft/The Bay.

File consists of a manual for Deilcraft dealers (and in particular The Bay) containing product literature and typed information sheets. Material is divided by the following tabs: Occasional tables, Bedroom, and Dining room. Manual includes four product photographs and upholstery fabric swatches.

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EDP 56 with model.

File consists of a contact print of a model standing with the EDP 56 projection unit.

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Projection Systems application photographs.

File consists of photographs, transparencies, and slides depicting Electrohome Projection Systems products and their applications in various corporations and organizations. Applications pictured include: CSX Transportation Control Center (Jacksonville, FL), Canadian Embassy (Tokyo, Japan), Rochester Gas and Electric (Rochester, NY), Thames River Water System (London, UK), National Bowling Stadium (Reno, NV), the Barcelona Stock Exchange (Spain), and others.

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Unidentified video projection system.

File consists of three photographs (plus duplicates) of an unidentified video projection system. One of the photographs is a composite of the other two.

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American humidifier : HM755, HM733.

File consists of two photographs of humidifiers (HM733 and HM755), a photograph of an Airguide temperature/relative humidity gauge, a colour transparency of a humidifier part, and a transparency of a hotel room.

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Bug lantern : EK105.

File consists of four copies of a photograph of the EK105 bug lantern, one of which has been mounted on board and retouched by hand, a transparency of the Yard Guard bug killer, and a transparency of another bug lantern.

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Canadian Tire heaters.

File consists of seven photographs and four negatives of portable electric heaters manufactured for Canadian Tire. One of the photographs is annotated on verso: Mastercraft heaters, 1976.

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Humidaire : AH261.

File consists of three copies of a photograph and one copy negative of the AH261 Humidaire. One copy of the photograph has been mounted on board and retouched by hand, and the other copies are reproduced from this one.

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Humidaire : H35.

File consists of two photographs and two copy negatives of the H35 Humidaire. One of the photographs has been mounted on board and retouched by hand.

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Humidifiers : AH106, AH112.

File consists of two composite photographs (plus duplicates) of humidifiers, one of the AH106 and AH112, and one of the H35, AH106, and AH112. The latter photograph has been cut so that the image of the AH112 is separate from the others.

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