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OBJECT TYPE: ship model
DATE: 1912
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1976.0244.002

MANUFACTURER: THOMPSON, J.L. & SONS LTD.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: England

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 2
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Wood base with paper label and metal nails sticking out the bottom.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 12.9 cm
Width: 8.2 cm
Height: 2.4 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Marine Transportation
Category: Miscellaneous
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: THOMPSON
Country: England
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Reflects western trends in shipbuilding.
Function: Plate or label providing information on the manufacturer and specifications of the ship that the accompanying model represents.
Technical: Model of a 1912 ocean-going cargo steamer.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: On the label on the proper top: "Steel Screw Steamer/ "ARAB"/ Specifically built for/ THE BEDOUIN STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY LTD/ Liverpool/ Length 410 ft. Breadth 51 ft. Depth 29 ft./ SHIPBUILDERS--Joseph L. Thompson & Sons Ltd/ (Sunderland)/ Engines-- George Clard Ltd., Sunderland/ Ship No. 485 Built 1912"
Missing: Appears complete
Finish: Brown wooden base with a stained brown paper label with black markings.
Decoration: N/A

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THOMPSON, J.L. & SONS LTD., Plate, information, circa 1912, Artifact no. 1976.0244, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1976.0244.002/

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