Paperweight

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OBJECT TYPE: Commemorative
DATE: 2007
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2007.0071.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 3
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: plastic?; metal plate - possibly brass

Dimensions

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

Length: 8.2 cm
Width: 5.0 cm
Height: 5.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
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: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: presented at Canadian Aviation Historical Society Conference held May 23-25, 2007
Canada: Unknown
Function: presented to Dr. Renald Fortier, Curator of aviation History, CAvM, in appreciation for his having presented a paper entitled: "New Fields to conquer - The Beaver as Agplane"
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: lettering visible from front above airplane reads: "de Havilland Canada Ltd. DHC-2 BEAVER/1ST Flight August 16, 1947, Downsview, Ontario"; lettering visible from front below airplane reads: "TORONTO AEROSPACE MUSEUM/Birthplace of the Beaver"; engraved lettering on plate on top reads: "CAHS CONVENTION/MAY 23-25, 2007"
Missing: N/A
Finish: predom. transparent; white lettering & 3-dimensional image of DHC Braver; brass plate on top with black engraved lettering
Decoration: 3-dimensional airplane (DHC Beaver) inside body of paperweight

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Unknown Manufacturer, Paperweight, 2007, Artifact no. 2007.0071, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/2007.0071.001/

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