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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1942–1968
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2005.0239.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: John T. Ryan Regional Safety Trophy
Patents: N/A
General Description: A bronze plaque, mounted on wood with metal hardware and a gold coloured chain for hanging the plaque. brass plates for each wining mine.

Dimensions

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

Length: 55.5 cm
Width: 41.0 cm
Height: 3.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Mining and Metallurgy
Category: Miscellaneous
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

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

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: British Columbia
Period: 1942-1968
Canada: John. T. Ryan Regional Safety Trophy, provided by Mine Safety Appliances Co. of Can. Ltd., and awarded by the Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy to the mine which, during the year cited, achieved the lowest accident frequency rate of any coal mine in British Columbia Canada. John T. Ryan : ingénieur spécialisé dans les opérations de sauvetage dans les mines de charbon. En 1914, Il a mis sur pied la Mine Safety Appliances Company et a collaboré avec Thomas Edison dans la conception et prodouction d'une lampe électrique pour les mineurs. Institué en en 1941, le trophée Ryan est attribué aux mines canadiennes ayant démontré le plus faible pourcentage d'accidents en Colombie Britannique.
Function: John T. Ryan Regional Safety Trophy awarded to the mine that achieved the lowest accident frequency in British Columbia.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Mfr's: "THE/ JOHN T. RYAN/ REGIONAL SAFETY TROPHY/ PROVIDED BY/ MINE SAFETY APPLIANCES CO. OF CAN. LTD./ AND AWARDED BY/ THE CANADIAN INSTITUE OF/ MINING LAND METALLURGY/ TO THE MINE WHICH, DURING/ THE YEAR CITED, ACHIEVED/ THE LOWEST ACCIDENT FREQUENCY RATE/ OF ANY COAL MINE IN/ BRITISH COLUMBIA/ CANADA." [See plaque for details of winning mines]
Missing: Nothing missing.
Finish: A bronze plaque, mounted on wood with metal hardware and a gold coloured chain for hanging the plaque, and brass plates.
Decoration: The centre bronze plaque is outlined on each side by maple leaves, at the base is an olive branch and at the top of the plaque is a carved out picture of a miner with a young boy and girl on each side.

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Unknown Manufacturer, Trophy, circa 1942–1968, Artifact no. 2005.0239, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2005.0239.001/

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