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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1983
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2001.0555.005

MANUFACTURER: Polypromotions Roynon Inc.
MODEL: Chemainus Sawmill Division Visitor
LOCATION: Montréal, Québec, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 5
Total Parts: 5
AKA: button
Patents: N/A
General Description: paper; metal

Dimensions

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Width: N/A
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Weight: N/A
Diameter: 5.6 cm
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Lexicon

Group: Forestry
Category: Miscellaneous
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

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

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: British Columbia
Period: Used before 1983.
Canada: From Mill No. 4 at Chemainus, B.C.. Built in 1925 by the Victoria Lumber & Mfg. Co., Mill No. 4 was bought c. 1944 by H.R. MacMillan, and operated as a MacMillan business (becoming, after 1951, MacMillan Bloedel) until 1982, when it was closed and dismantled. In 1984 a new and modern mill was built in Chemainus: as of 2001, it was still in operation. In social and economic terms., Mill No. 4 represents the apex of industrial development in Chemainus, in a sector of paramount importance to both the community and the province. Maximum production was 1 million board feet of lumber, over a 24-hr period, with three continuous shifts employing a total 1000 people. (The current mill employs 150 people and processes about 450,000 board feet a day) Mill No. 4 was also a part of an industrial continuum with roots dating back to the pioneer period of settlement on Vancouver Island. (Ref. 1)
Function: To identify visitors to the Chemainus Sawmill Division.
Technical: Large, highly visible identification pin worn by visitors to MacMillan Bloedel's Chemainus sawmill. Employee Information Handbook (1979) notes that the company encouraged employees to take family and friends through the mill. Visitors were to expected to wear passes and hardhats obtained in advance from the Main Office. (ref. 2)
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: "CHEMAINUS SAWMILL DIVISION/ [MB logo]/ VISITOR" printed in red on pin face. "POLYPROMOTIONS ROYNON INC. MONTREAL MADE IN CANADA" printed in red on paper rim of pin.
Missing: None.
Finish: Round pin has white coated paper face; red printed text & graphics; silver metal back & pin closure.
Decoration: N/A

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Polypromotions Roynon Inc., Pin, before 1983, Artifact no. 2001.0555, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/2001.0555.005/

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