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OBJECT TYPE: COLOUR/FRAMED
DATE: 1936
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1996.0540.001

MANUFACTURER: Davis, G.H.
MODEL: R.M.S. QUEEN MARY [SECTIONAL]
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: WOODEN FRAME; CARDSTOCK BACKING; PAPER PRINT; GLASS COVER; METAL HARDWARE

Dimensions

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

Length: 60.0 cm
Width: 42.0 cm
Height: 2.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Marine Transportation
Category: Archives
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

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

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: C. 1936 - 1967
Canada: THE CUNARD LINE OF PASSENGER SHIPS WAS FOUNDED BY SAMUEL CUNARD OF HALIFAX WHO IS CREDITED WITH INAUGURATING REGULAR TRANS-OCEANIC STEAMSHIP SERVICE IN 1840. THE QUEEN MARY IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF AN IMPORTANT CANADIAN STORY IN THE HISTORY OF TRANSPORTATION [REF 2]
Function: USED TO PROMOTE THE CUNARD LINES. PROVIDES PUBLIC INFORMATION WITH A "CUT-AWAY" VIEW OF SHIP'S INTERIOR WITH EXPLANATORY KEY
Technical: THE SHIP'S LONG & DISTINGUISHED CAREER MAKES IT ARGUABLY THE BEST EXAMPLE OF THE LAST GENERATION OF LARGE, FAST FULLY-EQUIPPED LUXURY LINERS & THE MATRIX OF TECHNOLOGIES THEY CONTAINED: PROPULSION, NAVIGATION, REFRIGERATION,ACCOMODATION, RECREATION ETC. [REF 2]
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: PRINTING ON PRINT INCLUDES: 'Reprinted from the "Illustrated London News."/ R.M.S./ "Queen/ Mary"/ R.M.S. "QUEEN MARY". BRITAIN'S MASTERPIECE OF SHIPBUILDING, WHICH MARKS A NEW ERA IN THE EFFICIENCY AND COMFORT OF OCEAN TRAVEL: A DIAGRAMMATIC VIEW OF THE INTERIOR OF THE NEW GIANT CUNARD WHITE STAR LINE.'/ LABEL ON BACK: 'FROM/ LA CIE WISINTAINER & FILS, INC./ MANUFACTURERS OF/ MOULDINGS, FRAMES AND MIRRORS/ 908 ST. LAWRENCE BLVD. MONTREAL'
Missing: N/A
Finish: FRAME STAINED AND VARNISHED; MULTICOLOURED PRINT
Decoration: SHOWS A CUT-AWAY SECTIONAL DRAWING OF THE QUEEN MARY SHIP

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Davis, G.H., Print, circa 1936, Artifact no. 1996.0540, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1996.0540.001/

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