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OBJECT TYPE: METAL
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1990.0267.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: SHAWINIGAN WATER & POWER CO.
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: BRONZE

Dimensions

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

Length: 45.5 cm
Width: 44.0 cm
Height: 1.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Energy-electric
Category: Commemorative
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

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

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Quebec
Period: BETWEEN 1900-1960'S
Canada: SWPC WAS INCORPORATED IN 1897 & BECAME ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT PRIVATELY OWNED CO. PRODUCING HYDRO-ELECTRICITY IN QUE. UNTIL ITS TAKE OVER BY THE QUEBEC GOVT. IN 1963. IT CREATED SHAWINIGAN FALLS - BUILT 5 POWER PLANTS & RELATED STRUCTURES THERE AND CREATED 1ST IMPORTANT INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX IN THE PROVINCE.
Function: USED AS A SIGN TO INFORM PEOPLE AS TO THE OCCUPANTS OF THE BUILDING TO WHICH IT WAS AFFIXED - THE ADMINISTRATION BUILDING OF THE SHAWINIGAN WATER AND POWER CO., SHAWINIGAN FALLS PQ
Technical: AT THE SWPC INSTALLATIONS THE EVOLUTION AND INNOVATIONS THAT OCCURED IN HYDRO-ELECTRICAL TECHNOLOGY BETWEEN 1900 AND 1950 CAN BE TRACED.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: MOULDED INTO PLAQUE: 'THE/ SHAWINIGAN/ WATER AND POWER/ COMPANY'
Missing: ONE SCREW
Finish: Unknown
Decoration: RELIEF OF A BEAVER CUTTINGDOWN A TREE IN TOP THIRD OF PLAQUE. DECORATIVE MOULDED BORDER.

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Unknown Manufacturer, Plaque, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1990.0267, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1990.0267.001/

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