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OBJECT TYPE: military/officer's mess dress
DATE: 1953–1968
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1992.2334.001

MANUFACTURER: Flesher, Ben
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: .1 VENETIAN CLOTH (unidentified); SILK LAPEL FACINGS; FABRIC LINING (unidentified); NYLON RANK BRAID; METAL BUTTONS & BUTTON LINK FASTENER; METAL WIRE ON SHOULDER INSIGNIA/.2 BARATHEA FABRIC (UNIDENTIFIED); FABRIC LINING (UNIDENTIFIED); NYLON STRIPES; METAL ZIPPER & HOOK FASTENER; PLASTIC BUTTONS; ELASTIC FOOT STRAPS

Dimensions

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

Length: 79.0 cm
Width: 54.0 cm
Height: 7.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: Flesher
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Ottawa

Context

Country: Worldwide
State/Province: Unknown
Period: BETWEEN ADOPTION OF ST. EDWARD'S CROWN (1953) & CF UNIFICATION (1968)
Canada: Unknown
Function: WORN DURING MESS DINNERS & FORMAL EVENING SOCIAL FUNCTIONS
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: .1 embroideredlettering on shoulder insignia reads: "CANADA"; lettering on cloth tag sewn on lining reads: "Ben Flesher/CIVIL & MILITARY TAILOR/OTTAWA"; cloth tag sewn inside inner pocket reads: "Ben Flesher/100 BANK STREET OTTAWA/Mr. W/C J H HOLLIES/Date 23-4-57 No 20875"; cloth tag sewn inside waist band reads: "Ben Flesher/100 BANK STREET OTTAWA/Mr. W/C J H HOLLIES/Date 23-4-57 No 20875"
Missing: N/A
Finish: .1 DARK BLUE; BLACK LAPEL FACINGS; GILT BUTTONS; GOLD RANK BRAID & LETTERING ON SHOULDER INSIGNIA/.2 DARK BLUE; GOLD & LIGHT BLUE LACE STRIPES; BLACK FOOT STRAPS
Decoration: .1 4 ROWS STANDARD WIDTH OFFICER'S RANK BRAID ON SLEEVES; RAISED ST. EDWARD'S CROWN & EAGLE ON BUTTONS/.2 LACE STRIPES ALONG OUTSIDE TROUSER LEGS

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Flesher, Ben, Uniform, between 1953–1968, Artifact no. 1992.2334, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1992.2334.001/

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