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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1941
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2007.0055.001

MANUFACTURER: Copp Clark Co. Ltd.
MODEL: Be An Airman
LOCATION: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: card stock; paper game board

Dimensions

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

Length: 40.7 cm
Width: 30.6 cm
Height: N/A
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: Copp Clark
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Toronto

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: WWII (1939-1945); copyright 1941
Canada: based of the same principle as "Snakes & Ladders" the player undergoes training in the British Commonwealth Air training Plan (BCATP) at the beginning of the course; the objective of the game is to complete the course and "Return to Canada a Notional Hero"
Function: entertainment; patriotism; morale; proceeds from sale to RCAF Benevolent Fund
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: lettering along top of game board reads: "MADE IN CANADA BY/THE COPP CLARK CO. LIMITED/TORONTO COPYRIGHT 1941/ENTIRE ROYALTIES DONATED TO R.C.A.F. BENEVOLENT FUND/APPROVED BY AIR MARSHAL/W.A. BISHOP/V.C.,D.S.O., M.C., D.F.C./APPROVED BY THE AIR COUNCIL/INVENTED AND DESIGNED BY F/L. O. CATHCART JONES, R.C.A.F."
Missing: no packaging or counter pieces
Finish: multi-colour game board inside; black outside
Decoration: various drawings of military aircraft & associated topography on game board

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Copp Clark Co. Ltd., Game, board, 1941, Artifact no. 2007.0055, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/2007.0055.001/

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