Plaque, commemorative
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- OBJECT TYPE
- N/A
- DATE
- 1964
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1991.1099.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Unknown
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Unknown
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- Brass rail, plates & key; cloth ribbon - likely synthetic; wooden base with felt cushioning underneath.
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
- 7.7 cm
- Height
- 5.0 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
- Canada
- State/Province
- British Columbia
- Period
- Plaque is dated June 25, 1964.
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
Display on desk; commemorates the induction of Gordon Roy McGregor into the Order of the Brass Rail. - Technical
-
Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- Lettering on plate reads: " Order of the brass Rail/G.R. McGREGOR/JUNE 25, 1964"; lettering on plate on opposite side reads: "THE/NEWSMEN'S/CLUB/OF BRITISH COLUMBIA"; raised lettering on key reads: "MADE IN U.S.A./DO NOT COPY"; stamped lettering on key reads: "484".
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- Brass rail, plates & key; white ribbon; medium brown base; green felt padding underneath.
- Decoration
- None.
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Unknown Manufacturer, Plaque, commemorative, 1964, Artifact no. 1991.1099, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1991.1099.001/
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