General Information

Serial #

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Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

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Patents

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General Description

750ml glass wine bottle still full with contents.

Dimensions

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

Length

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Height

30.5 cm

Thickness

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Weight

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Diameter

7.6 cm

Volume

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Lexicon

Group

Aviation

Category

Miscellaneous

Sub-Category

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Manufacturer

AKA

Unknown

Country

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State/Province

Unknown

City

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Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

Late 2000s to early 2010s.

Canada

It is to be expected that the Canadian military would use locally produced wines to commemorate certain events or to consume on a daily basis. Il est sous-entendu que l'armée canadienne achetait du vin produit localement pour commémorer certains évènements spéciaux ou pour consommer de façon régulière.

Function

Premium wine bottled especially for use at the junior ranks mess of CFB North Bay, Ontario. Bouteille de vin de haute gamme pour utilisation lors des repas les membres du militaire du rang subalternes à la Base des Forces canadiennes North Bay.

Technical

One might argue that the objects per se do not have much in the way of technical context. This being said, the production of wine certainly involves a variety of technical processes. Its importance lies in the connection that the wine bottle has with CFB North Bay Ontario. La bouteille en tant que tel n'a pas beaucoup de contexte technique. Cela dit, la production du vin comprend un niveau de sophistication technique. Son importance est dans le fait que la bouteille a un lien avec la Base des Forces canadiennes North Bay en Ontario.

Area Notes

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Details

Markings

On the top of the neck of the bottle: " HILLEBRAND " On the main label at the front of the bottle: " BOTTLED ESPECIALLY /. FOR /. JUNIOR RANKS MESS /. CFB NORTH BAY, ONTARIO /. PREMIUM WINE /. PRODUCT OF CANADA - PRODUIT DU CANADA /. 750ML 11% ALC./VOL. /. HILLEBRAND ESTATES WINERY LIMITED /. NIAGARA-ON-THE-LAKE, ONTARIO " The back label reads in part: " MARECHAL FOCH /. HILLEBRAND ESTATES WINDERY /. NIAGARA-ON-THE-LAKE, ONTARIO, CANADA /. THE NIAGARA-ON-THE-LAKE WINERY /. WITH A TWO CENTURY OLD WORLD ANCESTRY. "

Missing

Appears complete.

Finish

750ml glass wine bottle still full with contents. The bottle has two cream coloured labels with black text. The label has decorative golden vineyards on the front label. The neck of the bottle is covered with a red, black and golden coloured seal. Bouteille de vin de taille 750ml encore rempli de contenu. La bouteille a une étiquette de couleur crème avec du texte noire. On retrouve aussi des vignes orées. L'étiquette au haut de la bouteille est de couleur rouge, noir et or.

Decoration

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