Pin, lapel

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1999
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2002.0120.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: WATEROUS
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL

Dimensions

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

Length: 2.6 cm
Width: 2.5 cm
Height: 1.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Fire Fighting
Category: Miscellaneous
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

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

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: TYPE OF ADVERTISING USED IN CANADA TO PROMOTE WATEROUS CO. WATEROUS WAS ONCE CANADA'S PRINCIPAL BUILDER OF STEAM FIRE ENGINES. IT BEGAN IN 1844 WHEN CHARLES WATEROUS JOINED P.C. VAN BRACKLIN FOUNDRY IN BRANTFORD, ON.; IN 1877 IT BECAME THE WATEROUS ENGINE WORKS.
Function: ITEM OF PERSONAL ADORNMENT INTENDED TO ADVERTISE MANUFACTURER OF FIREFIGHTING VEHICLES.
Technical: TYPE OF PIN OFFERED DURING FIREFIGHTERS' CONVENTIONS. 1886 ON PIN REFERS TO YEAR WATEROUS FIRE ENGINE PLANT MOVED TO ST. PAUL. MINN. AROUND 1920 IT BECAME SPECIALIZED IN MANUFACTURING OF FIRE ENGINE PUMPS ONLY.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: CAST LETTERING READING "WATEROUS/ Since 1886"
Missing: COMPLETE
Finish: GOLD COLOURED
Decoration: CAST DEPICTION OF STEAM ENGINE FIRE PUMP.

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Unknown Manufacturer, Pin, lapel, circa 1999, Artifact no. 2002.0120, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2002.0120.001/

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