Plaque, commemorative

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OBJECT TYPE: marine
DATE: 1931
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1981.1874.002

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 2
Total Parts: 3
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Brass plaque mounted on a wood base

Dimensions

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

Length: 15.3 cm
Width: 6.4 cm
Height: 1.6 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Marine Transportation
Category: Models
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Unknown
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: VESSEL: CANADIAN OWNED & FAMOUS FOR ITS PRE-WWII WORLD CRUISES, IT WAS THE 1ST CP SHIP TO VISIT AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND. THE "EMPRESS" SHIPS WERE THE MAIN RIVALS TO THE SHIPS OF THE CUNARD LINE BEFORE THE WAR. THE EMPRESS OF BRITAIN WAS SUNK IN 1940 DURING WAR DUTY.
Function: Plaque to commemorate the presentation of a ship model at the first meeting of the Canadian Services College Advisory Board.
Technical: VESSEL: A PASSENGER LINER WHICH WASTHE LARGEST & MOST LUXURIOUS OF THE CP FLEET. IT POSSESSED THE LARGEST SWIMMING POOL ABOARD ANY LINER, TENNIS COURTS, AND AN OPERATING ROOM. IT WAS THE FIRST TO PROVIDE WORLD WIDE RADIO/TELEPHONE SERVICE ON BOARD, RECORDING THE 1ST CANADIAN SHIP TO SHORE PHONE COMMUNICATION.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: On the proper front of the plaque: "THIS MODEL WAS PRESENTED TO/ COLLEGE MILITAIRE ROYAL DE SAINT-JEAN/ BY THE/ CHAIRMAN OF THE CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAYS COMPANY/ W. A. MATHER ESQ.,B.Sc., LL.D., D.C.L./ ON THE OCCASION OF THE FIRST MEETING OF THE/ CANADIAN SERVICES COLLEGE ADVISORY BOARD/ AT THIS COLLEGE, MARCH 8 TH 1957."
Missing: Two brass nails missing
Finish: Brass-coloured metal plaque mounted on a wedge of wood with red-brown stained sides and an unfinished light brown bottom.
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Plaque, commemorative, 1931, Artifact no. 1981.1874, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1981.1874.002/

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