Pin, lapel

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OBJECT TYPE: RETIREE
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1994.0280.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: CN PENSIONER
LOCATION: Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL

Dimensions

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

Length: 2.7 cm
Width: 2.7 cm
Height: 1.9 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Railway Transportation
Category: Operations
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

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

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: THIS PIN PROBABLY PRESENTED C.1980. THIS TYPE OF PIN PROBABLY USED C.1970S-1980S- POSSIBLY BEFORE/AFTER THIS
Canada: THIS PIN WAS DONATED TO NMST BY THE FAMILY OF THE LATE MR. RUSSELL WINFIELD DICKENSON (1921-1980). MR. DICKENSON WORKED FOR CN BETWEEN 1950-1980. HE BEGAN AS A BRAKEMAN, AND LATER WORKED AS A CONDUCTOR, LARGELY ON THE TORONTO-FORT ERIE RUN, AND LATER ON THE GO TRAIN SERVICE (PLEASE SEE DICKENSON ITEMS 890250-251;940249)
Function: TO IDENTIFY RETIRED CN EMPLOYEES
Technical: EXAMPLE OF PIN PRESENTED TO RETIRED EMPLOYEES OF CN, WHO RECEIVE A PENSION FROM THE RAILWAY
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: 'CN/ P' CAST IN RAISED PRINT ON FRONT OF PIN: CN APPEARS WITHIN RECTANGLE; P WITHIN INVERTED TRIANGLE
Missing: NONE
Finish: PIN HAS GOLDTONE FINISH, SAVE BLACKENED BACKGROUND BEHIND TEXT.
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Pin, lapel, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1994.0280, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1994.0280.001/

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