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OBJECT TYPE: identification
DATE: 1950–1959
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2011.0051.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: 4-H Canada
LOCATION: Montréal, Québec, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Predom. steel; paper card; plastic window.

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: N/A
Thickness: 1.0 cm
Weight: N/A
Diameter: 5.5 cm
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Agriculture
Category: Commemorative
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Unknown
Country: Canada
State/Province: Québec
City: Montréal

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Alberta
Period: Unknown
Canada: This collection documents the work & activities of several generations of the Banta family (involved in homesteading, ranching & farming) from rural southern Alberta, from the late 19th century to the 1980's.
Function: Worn by participant in livestock judging contest to identify wearer and event. All 4 Banta children belonged to this club for young people, whose mandate was to improve agriculture and promote rural life.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Lettering on front face of button reads: "DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE/4-H/[logo]/COMPLIMENTS OF/ALBERTA WHEAT POOL"; type written lettering on card reads: "GORDON BANTA/(Crossfield Beef)".
Missing: N/A
Finish: Front face is predom. white with red lettering & green logo; card is white with black type written lettering visible through clear window.
Decoration: 4-H club logo (4-leaf clover with letter "H" on each leaf.

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Unknown Manufacturer, Button, between 1950–1959, Artifact no. 2011.0051, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2011.0051.001/

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