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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1961
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1992.1763.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: CANADIAN COAST GUARD
LOCATION: Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: CAST IN BRONZE, THEN PAINTED

Dimensions

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

Length: 91.0 cm
Width: 50.0 cm
Height: 5.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

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

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: THIS TYPE OF CREST USED FROM 1962 TO PRESENT
Canada: EMBLEM OF CANADIAN COAST GUARD, ESTABLISHED IN 1962. CCG RESPONSIBLE FOR ICEBREAKING, SEARCH & RESCUE, AIDS TO NAVIGATION & NORTHERN RESUPPLY, AS WELL AS REGULATORY RESPONSIBILITY FOR CANADA SHIPPING ACT (1961)
Function: USED TO IDENTIFY CANADIAN COAST GUARD VESSELS
Technical: LARGEST VERSION OF CREST MFD., TO BE MOUNTED ON FOREWARD WHEELHOUSE OF ALL CCG VESSELS
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: '28.8lbs.' HANDWRITTEN IN BLACK MARKER ON UPPER BACK OF CREST
Missing: NONE
Finish: PAINTED YELLOW, RED, BLUE, WHITE & GREEN
Decoration: EMBLEM CONSISTS OF JEWELLED CROWN ATOP OVAL ON WHICH LEFT HALF DEPICTS REDMAPLE-LEAF AGAINST WHITE BACKGROUND; RIGHT HALF DEPICTS TWO YELLOW DOLPHIN-LIKE CREATURES AGAINST BLUE BACKGROUND. OVAL BOARDERED BY YELLOW ROPE, TIED IN ELABORATE KNOT AT BASE.

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Unknown Manufacturer, Plaque, after 1961, Artifact no. 1992.1763, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1992.1763.001/

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