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OBJECT TYPE: FRAMED
DATE: 1974
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2000.0243.001

MANUFACTURER: Pacific Western Airlines
MODEL: Crossing the Arctic Circle
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: paper certificate & backing; glass; wooden frame; steel hanging hardware

Dimensions

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

Length: 28.7 cm
Width: 22.3 cm
Height: N/A
Thickness: 2.1 cm
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

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

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Quebec
Period: date of crossing given as July 31, 1974
Canada: Mr. A.G. Simms was a pilot in Ferry Command between 1942 & 1945 during WWII; he worked as a pilot for a number of airlines in Canada, including the far north. These included Commercial Airways Ltd. before the war from at least 1929, and Canadair & Pacific Western Airlines after the war until at least 1974
Function: display; souvenir; presented to Mr. A.G. (Tim) Simms
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: letteing on certificate reads: "Nothing ever becomes real until it is experiences.../John Keats 1795-1821/On this 31ST day of July 1974/AG SIMS/experiences the crossing of the Arctic Circle./[signed]W. Clarke/CAPTAIN/FIRST TIME IN 1929 WITH COMMERICAL AIRWAYS LTD./[LOGO] PACIFIC/WESTERN/AIRLINES/PWA 237"; lettering on adhesive label on back reads: "PICTURE FRAMING - ART SUPPLIES/gemst/limited/OIL PAINTINGS - RESTORATIONS/5380 SHERBROOKE St. West, MONTREAL/488-5104 488-6093"
Missing: N/A
Finish: black printed text & image on tan background; blue hand written ink entries; red & blue logo; dark brown & gilt frame
Decoration: stylized graphic image of Inuit hunter shooting arrow at bird flying directly overhead; Pacific Western Airlines logo

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Pacific Western Airlines, Certificate, 1974, Artifact no. 2000.0243, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2000.0243.001/

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