General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

METAL PIN PROBABLY GOLD PLATED/ ENAMELLED PAINT

Dimensions

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

Length

2.0 cm

Width

2.0 cm

Height

1.5 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Agriculture

Category

Commemorative

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Brown

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

Period

1938

Canada

HIGHLY VALUED AWARD IN CANADIAN AGRICULTURE COMMUNITY. JAMES ROBERTSON AFTER WHOM AWARD IS NAMED FOUNDED THE CANADIAN SEED GROWERS ASSOCIATION (AS PER GAN). HE WAS DOMINION GOV'T DAIRY COMMISSIONER 1890-1904. FIRST PRINCIPAL OF MACDONALD COLLEGE OF AGR.-1905; CHAIRMAN OF ROYAL COMM. ON TECHNICAL EDUCATION-1909-1913.

Function

PRESENTED BY CANADIAN SEED GROWERS' ASSOCIATION TO HONOUR WORK BY MEMBERS.

Technical

JAMES WILSON ROBERTSON WAS BEST KNOWN FOR HIS SUCCESS IN DEVELOPING THE CHEESE INDUSTRY IN CANADA. HE ESPECIALLY ENCOURAGED ITS GROWTH IN EASTERN REGIONS, WHICH WERE UNABLE TO PRODUCE WHEAT AS CHEAPLY AS PRAIRIE FARMS.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

PIN FACE INCORPORATES TEXT: 'CANADIAN SEED GROWERS ASSOCIATION/ HEREDITY/ PURITY/ UTILITY'/ 'A.C. BROWN' INCISED IN PIN BACK

Missing

NONE

Finish

GOLDTONE PIN FEATURES BLUE, GREEN, WHITE & GOLD ENAMELLED DECORATION/.2 GOLDTONE FINISH

Decoration

DECORATIVE EMBLEM INCORPORATES CORNUCOPIA, MAPLE LEAVES, SHIP, GRAIN ELEVATOR (?) & SHEAVES OF WHEAT