Ornament, fender

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OBJECT TYPE: AUTOMOBILE/COMMEMORATIVE
DATE: 1939
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1990.0157.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: WHITE METAL

Dimensions

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

Length: 16.0 cm
Width: 12.7 cm
Height: N/A
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Motorized Ground Transportation
Category: Automotive parts
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

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

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: C. 1939
Canada: MEMORABILIA FROM ONE OF BEST KNOWN ROYAL TOURS OF CANADA
Function: AN ORNAMENT MOUNTED ON AN AUTOMOBILE FENDER
Technical: WHITE METAL MATERIALS WERE USED FOR FENDER ORNAMENTS BECAUSE THEY WOULD BEND IF STRUCK BY AN OBJECT. EARLIER CAST METAL EMBLEMS CAUSED DAMAGE DUE TO THEIR STRENGTH. A POPULAR FORM OF DECORATION, DERIVED FROM AUTO CLUB EMBLEMS, PRECURSOR TO THE BUMPER STICKER.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: CAST 'CANADA 1939'
Missing: None apparent.
Finish: NATURAL WHITE METAL & PAINTED GREEN, RED, BLUE, WHITE
Decoration: CAST IMAGES IN PROFILE OF KING GEORGE VI & QUEEN ELIZABETH, IN CEREMONIAL DRESS, ON GROUND OF GREEN MAPLE LEAF ON UNION JACK

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Unknown Manufacturer, Ornament, fender, circa 1939, Artifact no. 1990.0157, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1990.0157.001/

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