Opener, letter

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OBJECT TYPE: COMMEMORATIVE
DATE: 1953
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2001.0490.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Unknown
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: plastic (recycled perspex); insignia possibly metal & enamel

Dimensions

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

Length: 20.0 cm
Width: 2.5 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: Unknown
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: The British Commonwealth Air Training Plan (BCATP) was administered by the RCAF between 1940 & 1945 to train commonwealth air crew, and was one of Canada's greatest contributions to the allied effort during the second world war. Many participants, including instructors, were civilian volunteers organized by the Canadian Flying Clubs Association, who wore distinctive uniforms and insignia.
Function: commemorative; opening envelopes
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: lettering on insignia reads: "PER ARDUA AD ASTRA/ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE"
Missing: N/A
Finish: clear; insignia is dark blue, light blue, red, silver
Decoration: shaped like twin blade fixed wing propeller; RCAF insignia at centre of hub including Tudor crown

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Unknown Manufacturer, Opener, letter, before 1953, Artifact no. 2001.0490, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2001.0490.001/

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