Pin, lapel

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OBJECT TYPE: Commemorative
DATE: 1980
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1991.1091.003

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Air Canada/L-1011-500
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 3
Total Parts: 3
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Pin composed of non-ferrous metal - likely brass; card stock card; plastic protective cover.

Dimensions

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

Length: 10.5 cm
Width: 7.2 cm
Height: N/A
Thickness: 1.0 cm
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: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: The Lockheed Tristar L-1101-500 was first flown in 1978 and possibly acquired by Air canada ca. 1980.
Canada: Unknown
Function: Worn on lapel of jacket to commemorate Air Canada's acquiristion of the Lockheed Tristar L-1011-500 for its fleet.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Raised lettering on front face of pin reads: "L 1101/500"; printed lettering on front face of card reads: "at AIR CANADA,/we are proud of/our new/L-1011-500/Claude I Taylor/President and Chief Executive Officer/a AIR CANADA,/nous sommes fiers/de notre nouveau/L-1011-500/Claude I Taylor/Président et directeur général"; lettering hand written on slip of paper inside plastic covering reads: "March 1981".
Missing: Staple on protective plastic covering.
Finish: Pin is gold; card is white with black lettering.
Decoration: Air Canada maple leaf logo replaces both "0" in "500" on pin.

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Unknown Manufacturer, Pin, lapel, circa 1980, Artifact no. 1991.1091, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1991.1091.003/

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