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OBJECT TYPE: Uniform tin case
DATE: 1954
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2006.0073.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: England

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: composed almost entirely of steel; cloth straps to secure lid; lining is lid possibly leather (doe skin?)

Dimensions

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

Length: 107.5 cm
Width: 43.5 cm
Height: 27.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Aviation
Category: Personal gear
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

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

Context

Country: Worldwide
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Cold War/ appears to have been purchased May, 1954
Canada: Unknown
Function: used by officer to contain & protect uniform, personal equipment & belongings when travelling or on active duty
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: lettering stenciled on lid reads: "R.T. MURRAY/R.C.N."; raised lettering on plate reads: "GIEVES"; stamped lettering on lock reads: "ENGL[AND?]/SECURE/2/LEVER"
Missing: key
Finish: exterior black with white stenciled lettering on lid; brass coloured plate, closing mechanisms, lock mechanism & interior panels; tan inside lid around edge of panel; white straps
Decoration: coat of arms on on shield shaped plate on lid

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Unknown Manufacturer, Trunk, circa 1954, Artifact no. 2006.0073, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2006.0073.001/

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