Pin, lapel
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- OBJECT TYPE
- N/A
- DATE
- 2001
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 2001.0100.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Unknown
- MODEL
- BMWE
- LOCATION
- United States of America
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General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 4
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- NON-FERROUS METAL
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 1.9 cm
- Width
- 1.8 cm
- Height
- N/A
- Thickness
- 1.1 cm
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Railway Transportation
- Category
- Commemorative
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Unknown
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- C. 2001
- Canada
-
PROMOTIONAL ITEM FOR UNION THAT INCLUDES MANY RAILWAY WORKERS IN CANADA SINCE 1887, ONE OF CANADA'S OLDEST. BMWE REPRESENTS WORKERS RESPONSIBLE FOR SAFELY MAINTAINING RAILWAY TRACKS. IT WAS STARTED IN 1887 IN U.S.; IN 1892, CANADIAN BROTHERHOOD WASFOUNDED & LATER TWO WERE AMALGAMATED. IN 1901, BMWE'S FIRST COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT WAS SIGNED IN CANADA AFTER STRIKE AGAINST CPR. - Function
-
PERSONAL ADORNMENT WORN TO INDICATE MEMBERSHIP IN AS WELL AS PROMOTE & ADVERTISE RAILWAY WORKERS UNION. - Technical
-
Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- ILLEGIBLE MFR.'S LOGO ON BACK OF PIN/ INCISED "MADE IN U.S.A." ON CLASP
- Missing
- COMPLETE
- Finish
- GOLD COLOURED
- Decoration
- DEPICTS RAIL
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Unknown Manufacturer, Pin, lapel, 2001, Artifact no. 2001.0100, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/2001.0100.001/
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