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OBJECT TYPE: threaded
DATE: 1941
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2009.0334.006

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: 342 I
LOCATION: Great Britain

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 6
Total Parts: 7
AKA: storage tin
Patents: N/A
General Description: Gold tone metal tin has silver metal interior; cardboard paper liner; lid bears black text.

Dimensions

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

Length: N/A
Width: N/A
Height: 1.3 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: 5.2 cm
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

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

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: This type of goggle used c. 1944-1970. This example appears new/ little used.
Canada: Many Canadian pilots, serving in the RCAF or RAF, would have worn this type of goggle as part of their flying kit during the latter part of the Second World War. [Ref. 1]
Function: To help contain, protect and identify tin contents when not in use.
Technical: A later development of a flying goggle series begun during the First World War.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: "No. 342 I/ MB II 7/41" printed in black on lid.
Missing: Complete.
Finish: Gold tone metal tin has silver metal interior; cardboard paper liner; lid bears black text.
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Lid, circa 1941, Artifact no. 2009.0334, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2009.0334.006/

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