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OBJECT TYPE: Commemorative/Souvenir
DATE: 1944
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2003.0392.001

MANUFACTURER: Birch & Gaydon Ltd.
MODEL: Admiralty
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: aluminum; steel screw fasteners; wooden base; glass crystal; felt cushioning under base

Dimensions

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

Length: N/A
Width: N/A
Height: 25.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: 23.0 cm
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: Birch Gaydon
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: object presented April 25, 1944
Canada: Unknown
Function: commemorative: presented to father of donor, Mr. M. Brocklebank
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: engraved lettering surrounding eagle reads: "PER ARDUA AD ASTRA"; lettering on clock face reads: "ADMIRALTY/BIRCH & GAYDON LTD./SWISS MADE"; engraved lettering on shaft below eagle reads: "To/M. Brocklebank/from Officers of/D.P.E./Air Force Headquarters/Ottawa April 25, 1944"; misc. signatures engraved or scratched onto surface around circumference of propeller shaft
Missing: N/A
Finish: predom. silver-grey; dark brown base; black face with white numbering; silver hands & grey lettering
Decoration: engraved eagle with outstretched wings below clock face

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Birch & Gaydon Ltd., Clock, 1944, Artifact no. 2003.0392, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/2003.0392.001/

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