Pin, lapel

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OBJECT TYPE: airline/service/25 year
DATE: 1963
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2003.0762.001

MANUFACTURER: Birks
MODEL: TCA/25
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: 10k white gold and enamel

Dimensions

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

Length: 1.8 cm
Width: N/A
Height: 1.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

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

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Probably given to Captain James in 1963.
Canada: Trans Canada Airlines (TCA) was formed by the Canadian National Railways. They launched their first flight on September 1, 1937, between Vancouver and Seattle. Throughout the next 25 years, TCA became Canada's national airline, and on January 1, 1965, TCA changed their name to Air Canada. Donated to Air Canada by Captain Jackie James (1938) along with his seniority pins (2003.0758-2003.0765).
Function: TCA pin commemorating employees' 25 years of service
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Enamelled on front of pin reads: "TCA" and embossed "25"/ Embossed on back reads: "[Birks logo with a "B" in the centre]/ 10 k"/
Missing: N/A
Finish: 10K white gold pin with navy blue "TCA" in the centre of the maple leaf and "25" / Post with pressure fastener
Decoration: Pin is in the form of a plane with "25" and "TCA"

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Birks, Pin, lapel, circa 1963, Artifact no. 2003.0762, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2003.0762.001/

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