Deck, card

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1970
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1997.1019.001

MANUFACTURER: De La Rue, Thomas & Co. Ltd.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: England

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Paper cards; card stock box.

Dimensions

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

Length: 9.5 cm
Width: 6.0 cm
Height: N/A
Thickness: 2.0 cm
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

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

Context

Country: Worldwide
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Before the unification of the Canadian Forces in the late 1960's.
Canada: Unknown
Function: Playing a viariety of games for recreation - most likely in a mess hall on an RCAF base.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Lettering on the front of the box reads: "[on insignia] PER ARDUA AD ASTRA/ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE/R.C.A.F./CRESTED/PLAYING/CARDS"; on the bottom: "APPROVED BY THE R.C.A.F./FOR SALE IN THE R.C.A.F. MESSES/AND INSTITUTIONS."; on both side edges: "Manufactured in England by/THOS. DE LA RUE & CO. LIMITED/FOR/WALTER DICKINSON & CO. LIMITED, TORONTO".
Missing: N/A
Finish: Box is white with dark blue lettering; numbered cards have red or black symbols on white background depending on suit; face cards have red, black yellow & blue designs on white background; backs of playing cards are green with white insignia & borders.
Decoration: RCAF insignia on front of box & on the back of all playing cards.

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De La Rue, Thomas & Co. Ltd., Deck, card, before 1970, Artifact no. 1997.1019, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1997.1019.001/

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