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OBJECT TYPE: COTTON
DATE: 1926–1930
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1997.0057.001

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: COTTON

Dimensions

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

Length: 7.5 cm
Width: 5.4 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: 1926-1930
Canada: IN 1926, PRIME MINISTER W.L. MACKENZIE KING PROMISED TO DEVELOP COMMUNICATIONS WITHIN THE BRITISH EMPIRE AT AN IMPERIAL CONFERENCE. THIS FABRIC CAME FROM THE R-100, AN EXPERIMENTAL COMMERCIAL TRANSATLANTIC AIRSHIP BUILT IN ENGLAND AND FLOWN TO ST. HUBERT, QUE. AS A RESULT. IT WAS TO SHOW CANADIANS TO BE 'AIR-MINDED PEOPLE'
Function: THIS IS A PIECE OF FABRIC FROM THE ENVELOPE OF HIS MAJESTY'S AIRSHIP R-100
Technical: PIECE OF ENVELOPE OF THE R-100, ONE OF TWO EXPERIMENTAL AIRSHIPS BUILT BY THE AIRSHIP GUARENTEE CO., LTD. IN HOWDEN, EAST YORKS, ENG. THE R-100 PROVEDCOMMERCIAL FLIGHT POSSIBLE. IT WAS PREDICTED THAT HOURS OR EVEN DAYS COULD BE SAVED BY TRAVELLING BY AIR INSTEAD OF BY RAIL IN CANADA.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: PRINTED ON FINISHED SURFACE IN PENCIL: 'R-100/ CARDINGTONEng' WRITTEN BELOW THAT IN PENCIL IS THE FOLLOWING: 'Montreal Can/ Aug. 1930'
Missing: N/A
Finish: Unknown
Decoration: N/A

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Airship Guarantee Co. Ltd., Fabric sample, between 1926–1930, Artifact no. 1997.0057, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1997.0057.001/

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