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- OBJECT TYPE
- military/miniature
- DATE
- 1918
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1999.0115.001
- MANUFACTURER
- ELKINGTON & CO. LTD.
- MODEL
- Victoria Cross
- LOCATION
- London, United Kingdom
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 16
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- .1 UNIDENTIFIED METAL;.2,.3 GOLD;.4,.5,.7,.9,.10,.11,.14 SILVER;.6,.15 BRONZE;.8 COPPER LACQUERED BRONZE;.12 SILVER & BRONZE;.13 SILVER & GOLD/.1 TO.15 FABRIC RIBBONS/ FABRIC BACKING/.16 WOODEN CASE COVERED IN LEATHER/ SILK AND VELVET INTERIOR/ METAL CLASP
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 17.4 cm
- Width
- 6.3 cm
- Height
- 6.0 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Aviation
- Category
- Commemorative
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- ELKINGTON
- Country
- United Kingdom
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- London
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- 1914-1945/ USED BY BISHOP THROUGHOUT HIS LIFE/ DIED SEPTEMBER 11, 1956
- Canada
-
THESE MEDALS BELONGED TO WILLIAM AVERY BISHOP, ONE OF THE MOST NOTABLE AIRMEN OF THE FIRST WORLD WAR - Function
-
MINIATURE MEDALS ARE WORN FOR LESS FORMAL OCCASIONS SUCH AS MESS FUNCTIONS AND DINNER ENGAGEMENTS AND ARE OF AN UNOFFICIAL NATURE AS EXTRA SETS CAN BE MADE - Technical
-
Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- .16 INCISED IN GOLD ON TOP OF CASE: "W.A.B."/ INSIDE OF CASE PRINTED ON SILK READS: "[ROYAL LOGO]/ ELKINGTON & CO. LTD./ COURT JEWELLERS,/ 22 REGENT STREET,/ S.W."
- Missing
- .16 UPPER SIDE PIECE OF THE CASE
- Finish
- .16 BLACK CASE/ PURPLE VELVET/ CREAM SILK
- Decoration
- .16 GOLD SCALOPED DESIGN AROUND PERIMITER OF TOP
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ELKINGTON & CO. LTD., Medal, circa 1918, Artifact no. 1999.0115, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1999.0115.001/
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