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OBJECT TYPE: commemorative/pinback
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2009.0393.002

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: BLF&E
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 2
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Metal button. Macaron en métal.

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: N/A
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: 2.2 cm
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Railway Transportation
Category: Commemorative
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

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

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: Unknown Inconnu
Canada: Possibly used in the Drumbo subdivision in the Niagara region of Ontario. Peut-être utilisé dans la subdivision Drumbo dans la région de Niagara en Ontario.
Function: A button used to identify an individual as a member of an organization. Un macaron utilisé pour identifier une personne en tant que membre d’une organisation.
Technical: The B of LF&E was founded in the US in 1873 as the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen but then renamed (1906) to include Enginemen as they found that a number of their members were promoted to engineer in the course of their careers. The Brotherhood was modelled on the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and came to Canada in 1877 but it was not until the 1880s that Canadian workers joined the group in large numbers. These US-based organizations had both a benevolent role -- to provide accident and life insurance to members -- and an industrial one -- to engage in collective bargaining with railway management. Le B du LF&E a été fondé aux États-Unis en 1873 sous le nom de Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen, puis rebaptisé (1906) pour inclure les Enginemen, car ils ont constaté qu’un certain nombre de leurs membres ont été promus au rang d’ingénieur au cours de leur carrière. La Fraternité s’inspire de la Fraternité des mécaniciens de locomotive et arrive au Canada en 1877, mais ce n’est que dans les années 1880 que les travailleurs canadiens se joignent en grand nombre au groupe. Ces organisations basées aux États-Unis avaient à la fois un rôle bienveillant -- fournir une assurance accident et vie aux membres -- et un rôle industriel -- pour s’engager dans la négociation collective avec la direction des chemins de fer.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: On the proper front of the button: "MEMBER/ B L/ F&E/ ORGANIZED - 1873"
Missing: Appears complete
Finish: Predominantly yellow and green button with a red, white and green design and black and white lettering. Macaron principalement de couleur jaune et vert avec un motif rouge, blanc et vert et du lettrage noir et blanc.
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Button, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 2009.0393, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/item/2009.0393.002/

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