Case, watch

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OBJECT TYPE: commemorative
DATE: 1939
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1991.0507.001

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: FERROUS METAL/ LEATHER EXTERIOR/ SATIN & FELT INTERIOR LINING

Dimensions

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

Length: 11.5 cm
Width: 10.2 cm
Height: 3.3 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Aviation
Category: Commemorative
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

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

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: PRESENTED APRIL 1, 1939
Canada: COMMEMORATIVE FIRST COMMERCIAL TCA FLIGHT FROM TORONTO TO VANCOUVER
Function: DISPLAY; CONTAINED WATCH
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: LETTERING ON INTERIOR SATIN LINING IN COVER READS: 'BULOVA/ CASED AND TIMED AT STERLING TOWER/ TORONTO/ COMMEMORATING THE FIRST COMMERCIAL/ TRANS-CANADA AIRLINES FLIGHT/ TORONTO-VANCOUVER/ APRIL 1 ST. 1939/ COMPLIMENTS/ ROBERT E. DAY'
Missing: NO WATCH
Finish: LEATHERETTE GLUED TO EXTERIOR SURFACE/ SHINY BRASS-COLOURED METAL AROUND OPENING OF COVER & BASE
Decoration: LOGO ON INTERIOR SATIN LINING IN COVER SHOWS APPARENTLY AIRBORNE MYTHIC ANTROPOMORPHIC FIGURE (POSSIBLY MERCURY) SURROUNDED BY CIRCULAR CLOCK FACE WITH ROMAN NUMERALS

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Unknown Manufacturer, Case, watch, circa 1939, Artifact no. 1991.0507, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1991.0507.001/

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