Handkerchief, commemorative

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1945
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2007.0026.001

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: cloth - possibly linen

Dimensions

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

Length: 41.0 cm
Width: 41.0 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: British Columbia
Period: WWII (1939-1945); the object is dated Aug. 24-15, 1945
Canada: Sea Island was the headquarters of RCAF Western Air Command (WAC) responsible for Pacific coastal defence
Function: Wings of Victory possibly a reference to Wings TO Victory - an American show presented to entertain service personnel & boost morale
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: silk-screened lettering in central field reads: "SOUVENIR/[image]/RCAF/Wings of Victory/SEA ISLAND, B.C./Aug. 24-25 1945"
Missing: N/A
Finish: dark brown, light brown & green plaid pattern around edges; blue image; red & blue lettering in central field
Decoration: plaid pattern around edges; silk-screened image of fighter airplane with roundels on wings in central field

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Unknown Manufacturer, Handkerchief, commemorative, 1945, Artifact no. 2007.0026, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2007.0026.001/

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