Plaque, commemorative

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OBJECT TYPE: DESK-TOP
DATE: 1959
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1966.0191.001

MANUFACTURER: MEDALLIC ART CO.
MODEL: ST. LAWRENCE HYDRO-ELECTRIC POWER
LOCATION: New York, New York, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: LACQUERED BRASS MEDALLION/ MAHOGANY BASE/ FELT LINER

Dimensions

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

Length: 10.4 cm
Width: 8.0 cm
Height: 14.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Energy-electric
Category: Commemorative
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: MEDALLIC
Country: United States of America
State/Province: New York
City: New York

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: THIS PLAQUE PRESUMABLY USED (DISPLAYED) 1959+
Canada: PLAQUE COMMEMORATES JOINT 1959 HYDRO ELECTRIC PROJECT OF NEW YORK STATE, USA AND HYDRO ELECTRIC POWER COMMISSION OF ONTARIO, CANADA
Function: COMMEMORATES THE ST.LAWRENCE HYDRO-ELECTRIC POWER PROJECT
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Face of medallion bears following text in raised print: "Commemorating The Dedication Of The St.Lawrence Hydro-Electric Power Project 1959": reverse bears following text: "Power Authority Of The State of New York-The Hydro-Electric Power Commission Of Ontario"/ "This Stone Bears/ Witness To The Common/ Purpose Of Two Nations/ WhoseFrontiers Are The/ Frontiers Of Friendship,/ Whose Ways Are The/ Ways of Freedom And Whose Works Are/ The Works Of/ Peace". Decal affixed to stand base depicts profile of a woman and text " MEDALLIC/ ART/ COMPANY/ NEW YORK ".
Missing: NONE EVIDENT
Finish: POLISHED BROWN MAHOGANY BASE/ BASE LINED WITH BLACK FELT
Decoration: FEDERAL EMBLEMS OF U.S.A. AND CANADA; N.Y. STATE AND ONTARIO PROVICAL COATS-OF-ARMS APPEAR ON BOTH FACES OF MEDALLION

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