Strainer, tea

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OBJECT TYPE: SILVER
DATE: 1965–1971
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1990.0386.001

MANUFACTURER: KINGSWAY PLATE
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: England

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 5
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: E.P.N. SILVER

Dimensions

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

Length: 5.5 cm
Width: 14.3 cm
Height: 1.3 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Domestic Technology
Category: Food service
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: KINGSWAY
Country: England
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: British Columbia
Period: USED BETWEEN MAY 3 AND 12 IN 1971 TO MARK THE CENTENARY ANNIVERSARY OF B.C. INTO CONFEDERATION
Canada: THE SERVICE WAS SUPPLIED BY HENRY BIRKS & SONS FOR USE ON THE ONLY COMMERCIAL FLIGHT EVER TAKEN BY QUEEN ELIZABETH TO CANADA WHICH WAS BETWEEN MAY 3 AND 12, 1971 TO MARK THE CENTENARY ANNIVERSARY OF B.C. INTO CONFEDERATION
Function: USED TO STRAIN LOOSE TEA LEAVES
Technical: .1 &.3 E.P.N.S. (ELECTRO PLATED NICKEL SILVER) IS HIGHLY POLISHED BRASS PLATED WITH NICKEL AND THEN SILVER AND POLISHED TO GIVEA VERY RICH LOOK OF SILVER
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: PRINT READS: "KINGSWAY [HALLMARK] EPNS ENGLAND 6856/ PART NO. 233144"
Missing: No
Finish: POLISHED SILVER
Decoration: DECORATIVE

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KINGSWAY PLATE, Strainer, tea, circa 1965–1971, Artifact no. 1990.0386, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1990.0386.001/

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