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OBJECT TYPE: AIRLINE/PROMOTIONAL
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2003.0907.001

MANUFACTURER: Ornamold
MODEL: Western Arrow
LOCATION: Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: Tray, coin
Patents: N/A
General Description: plastic - melamine

Dimensions

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

Length: 13.5 cm
Width: 2.5 cm
Height: 13.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: Ornamold
Country: Canada
State/Province: Quebec
City: Montreal

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Trans Canada Airlines (TCA) was formed by the Canadian National Railways. They launched their first flight on September 1, 1937, between Vancouver and Seattle. Throughout the next 25 years, TCA became Canada's national airline, and on January 1, 1965, TCA changed their name to Air Canada.
Function: For promotional use. Dish also looks like an ashtray.
Technical: Ornamin manufacture reusable dishes that are made from high-quality duroplastic melamine. An Air Canada design covered in a special glaze makes the dishes resistant to scratches, acid, and paints. Smooth tracks on the bottom prevent scratching during stacking.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Top reads: "Western Arrow/ AIR CANADA"/ Embossed on back reads: "ORNAMOLD/ MONTREAL/ ORNAMIN R/ Made in Canada/ 4130"/
Missing: N/A
Finish: White triangular shaped dish with blue and red print and orange, blue and green imprinted design.
Decoration: Depiction of a scene from England and one from Canada with totem poles.

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Ornamold, Dish, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 2003.0907, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/2003.0907.001/

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