Plaque, commemorative
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- OBJECT TYPE
- N/A
- DATE
- 1977
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1991.0986.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Index G
- MODEL
- Vickers Viscount
- LOCATION
- Montreal, Quebec, Canada
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- Wooden base; plastic plate inset into base; unidentified non-ferrous metal medallion inset into base below plate.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 38.3 cm
- Width
- 33.4 cm
- Height
- N/A
- Thickness
- 3.0 cm
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Aviation
- Category
- Commemorative
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Index G
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Quebec
- City
- Montreal
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Trans-Canada Air Lines (TCA) established passenger service between Ottawa & Chicago in 1955. This plaque was probably made for the 40th anniversary of the creation of TCA in 1977.
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
Display; commemorates the inauguration of Trans-Canada Air Lines (TCA) passenger service between Ottawa & Chicago in 1955. - Technical
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Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- Raised lettering on medallion reads: "VICKERS/VISCOUNT/OTTAWA/CHICAGO/1955".
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- Medium-dark wood grain base; white plate; silver medallion.
- Decoration
- Plate & medallion both show raised starboard side view of a Vickers viscount passenger jet airliner in flight.
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Index G, Plaque, commemorative, circa 1977, Artifact no. 1991.0986, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1991.0986.001/
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