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OBJECT TYPE: CLOTH
DATE: 1940
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1999.0034.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: CANADIAN FILM & PHOTO UNIT
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Felt with silk thread,

Dimensions

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

Length: 11.5 cm
Width: 5.0 cm
Height: N/A
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Photography
Category: Ephemera
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

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

Context

Country: Worldwide
State/Province: Unknown
Period: The film and photo unit was formed in 1941; Stirton joined it in 1942 and filmed throughout WWII.
Canada: Major Alex Stirton (1915-1996) MBE (retired as Lt. Col.), was a noted Canadian war photographer in WWII; particularly in the Italian and NW European fields of operation. He was a member of the CDN forces "Canadian Film and Photo Unit".
Function: General: Identifying patch worn on uniforms. Specific: Used to identify wearer as to his/her unit in the Canadian Armed Forces.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: STITCHED IN SILK THREAD: 'CANADIAN/ FILM and PHOTO UNIT'
Missing: N/A
Finish: Navy blue background with white silk design.
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Badge, circa 1940, Artifact no. 1999.0034, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1999.0034.001/

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