Pin, lapel

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1999
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2002.0119.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: AMERICAN LAFRANCE
LOCATION: China

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 3
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: .1-.2 METAL/.2 PLASTIC

Dimensions

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

Length: 2.2 cm
Width: 1.5 cm
Height: 1.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Fire Fighting
Category: Miscellaneous
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

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

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: TYPE OF ADVERTISING USED TO ATTRACT CANADIAN FIREFIGHTING CONSUMERS TO PRODUCTS OF AMERICAN LAFRANCE, MANUFACTURER OF OF FIREFIGHTING EQUIPMENT.
Function: ITEM OF PERSONAL ADORNMENT INTENDED TO ADVERTISE MANUFACTURER OF FIREFIGHTING VEHICLES.
Technical: TYPE OF PIN OFFERED DURING FIREFIGHTERS' CONVENTIONS. AMERICAN LAFRANCE COMPANY GOES BACK TO 1904, FORMED AS RESULT OF SERIES OF MERGERS OF IMPORTANT FIREFIGHTING EQUIPMENT MFRS LIKE LAFRANCE, CLAPPER JONES, AMOSKEAG, BUTTON, SILSBY, ATHENS & OTHERS. IN 1914 BRANCH PLANT WAS ESTABLISHED IN TORONTO & EXISTED UNTIL 1971. AMERICAN LAFRANCE IS STILL RENOWNED FOR MFG HIGH QUALITY PRODUCTS IN FIREFIGHTING.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: .1 INCISED LETTERING READING "AMERICAN/ LAFRANCE"/.3 BLACK LETTERING READING "MADE IN CHINA"
Missing: COMPLETE
Finish: .1 GREY/.2 PLATED/.3 COLOURLESS & TRANSPARENT
Decoration: .1 EAGLE MOTIF

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Unknown Manufacturer, Pin, lapel, circa 1999, Artifact no. 2002.0119, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2002.0119.001/

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