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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1930
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1992.2775.001

MANUFACTURER: Airship Guarantee Co. Ltd.
MODEL: R-100 Airship
LOCATION: Howden, East Yorkshire, England

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: unidentified cloth, possibly cotton, partially coated with doping & paint

Dimensions

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

Length: 22.9 cm
Width: 16.5 cm
Height: N/A
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: Airship
Country: England
State/Province: East Yorkshire
City: Howden

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Quebec
Period: torn from airship before repairs conducted; this fabric sample is dated August 1, 1930
Canada: Unknown
Function: souvenir of airship R-100 damaged by storms over Atlantic autographed by Captain & crew members
Technical: first airship to provide commerical trans-Atlantic passenger service
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: contains autograph signatures of Captain, First Officer, Navigator, Engineer & 1 other crew member (?) of R-100; hand written notation in lower left corner reads: "Souvenir R100/Aug. 1st 1930"
Missing: N/A
Finish: light brown fabric coated with silver paint.
Decoration: N/A

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Airship Guarantee Co. Ltd., Fabric sample, circa 1930, Artifact no. 1992.2775, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1992.2775.001/

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