Badge, uniform

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OBJECT TYPE: Left Collar Rank
DATE: 1940–1945
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2010.0024.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Luftwaffe
LOCATION: Germany

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: Collar Patch
Patents: N/A
General Description: Non-ferrous metal embroidered insignia on unidentified cloth background.

Dimensions

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

Length: 7.0 cm
Width: 4.4 cm
Height: N/A
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Aviation
Category: Clothing
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

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

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: WWII (1939-1945); likely acquired by Mr. McBride in 1945.
Canada: Collectively, this collection provides a window into some of the more personal aspects of wartime service life for the average Airman, including how he spent his leave.
Function: Worn on open collar of service dress & full dress uniform; indicated rank of wearer in conjunction with shoulder straps; acquired as souvenir by Mr. McBride.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: None.
Missing: N/A
Finish: Red laurels, wings & piping on red background.
Decoration: Insignia consisting of laurels, three wings & twisted piping.

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Unknown Manufacturer, Badge, uniform, between 1940–1945, Artifact no. 2010.0024, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2010.0024.001/

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