Pin, lapel

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OBJECT TYPE: commemorative/service award
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1998.0308.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL

Dimensions

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

Length: 1.6 cm
Width: 1.3 cm
Height: 1.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Lighting Technology
Category: Miscellaneous
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

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

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: Unknown
Canada: EMPLOYEE AWARDS GIVEN BY GAS PRODUCER & DISTRIBUTOR CONSUMERS' GAS OF TORONTO. INCORPORATED IN 1848 TO SUPPLY LIGHTING TO CITY OF TORONTO; AFTER 1880, IN FACE OF INCREASING COMPETITION WITH & EVENTUAL REPLACEMENT BY ELECTRIC LIGHTING, CG BEGAN SUPPLYING GAS AS FUEL FOR DOMESTIC APPLIANCES & LATER FOR HEATING.
Function: PERSONAL ORNAMENT GIVEN TO EMPLOYEE BY EMPLOYER TO COMMEMORATE 25 OR 10 YEARS OF SERVICE.
Technical: EXAMPLES OF SERVICE AWARDS GIVEN TO EMPLOYEES OF CONSUMERS' GAS.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: .1 CAST LETTERING ON FRONT READS "THE CONSUMERS'/ GAS CO. LTD." WITH INDENTED "25" ON FRONT; ON BACK, INCISED LETTERING APPEARS TO READ "BOYD"/.2 CAST LETTERING ON FRONT READS "THE CONSUMERS'/ GAS COMPANY" & "10"; ON BACK, INCISED LETTERING APPEARS TO READ "?IONS"
Missing: COMPLETE
Finish: .1 GOLD COLOURED WITH BLACK PAINTED PARTS/.2 COPPER COLOURED WITH BLACK PAINTED PARTS
Decoration: RAISED FLAME LOGO & EDGING

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Unknown Manufacturer, Pin, lapel, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1998.0308, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1998.0308.001/

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