Desk set

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OBJECT TYPE: Novelty
DATE: 1986
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2007.0137.001

MANUFACTURER: Beetland
MODEL: MG-039
LOCATION: Tokyo, Japan

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Desk set predom. plastic with steel blade & fasteners; box is made of card stock & plastic.

Dimensions

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

Length: 13.0 cm
Width: 13.0 cm
Height: 10.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Industrial Technology
Category: Office equipment
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Beetland
Country: Japan
State/Province: Unknown
City: Tokyo

Context

Country: Worldwide
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: Novelty item; souvenir; possibly sold in Airport gift shops; removable components contains office equipment incl. tape dispenser, tape measure, glue bottle, stapler, pencil sharpener, paper clip holder, scissors, & eraser.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Lettering on starboard fuselage of desk set reads: "BRITISH AIRWAYS"; lettering on box includes: "STATIONERY PLANE/WITH 8 GREAT FUNCTIONS/BRITISH AIRWAYS/DESIGN PAT./MODEL NO. MG-039/UNDER LICENCE BY (C) 1987 BEETLAND TOKYO/MADE IN CHINA".
Missing: N/A
Finish: Desk set predom. white with silver wheel hubs & serrated blade for Scotch tape; box is predom. black with yellow & white lettering and clear window.
Decoration: Desk set is in the shape of a passenger jet airplane.

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Beetland, Desk set, after 1986, Artifact no. 2007.0137, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2007.0137.001/

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