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OBJECT TYPE: military/identification
DATE: 1939–1945
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1996.0842.001

MANUFACTURER: Ford's
MODEL: RAFFC
LOCATION: Montréal, Québec, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: steel; plastic outer coating

Dimensions

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

Length: N/A
Width: N/A
Height: N/A
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: 5.8 cm
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: Ford
Country: Canada
State/Province: Québec
City: Montréal

Context

Country: Worldwide
State/Province: Unknown
Period: WWII (1939-1945)
Canada: Ferry Command (later RAF 45 Transport Goup) was initially created before US entry into war to transport military aircraft from the United States to England through Canada, Newfoundland & Labrador/ many participants were Canadian bush pilots & former commercial airline employees
Function: identify wearer as member of the Royal Air Force Ferry Command
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: lettering on border reads: R.A.F. FERRY COMMAND B.O.A.C."; numbering below picture reads: "2974"; signature at bottom below picture reads: "U. Spinner" (possibly M Spinner?); lettering along edge reads: "FROM FORD'S MONTREAL"
Missing: N/A
Finish: b + w portrait photo; gold-brown border with white lettering; black signature
Decoration: none

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Ford's, Button, between 1939–1945, Artifact no. 1996.0842, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1996.0842.001/

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