Material Type

Artifact

Other Name

C/W CLASP

Date

1959

Materials

STERLING SILVER, ENAMEL

No. Pieces

1

Length

6.6 (WITH CHAIN)

Description

1.4 CM (ALL SIDES). GREEN, BLACK, SILVER. PIN IS SHAPED AS AN ISOSCELES TRIANGLE WITH GREEN AND BLACK ENAMELLED FACE. LETTERS "A.I.M." AT EACH OF THE THREE POINTS OF THE TRIANGLE. CENTRAL IS A BUNSEN BURNER. CLASP HAS ENGRAVED THE WORDS "PAST PRES". CLASP IS TARNISHED SILVER. BACK OF TRIANGLE ALSO HAS PIN CLASP, ENGRAVED IS "BIRKS STERLING".

Subjects

ADORNMENT

Historical Association

ASSOCIATIONS

History

PIN WITH BUNSEN BURNER WAS THE SYMBOL OF THE LETHBRIDGE SOCIETY OF LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS. ORGANIZATION BEGAN SEPT. 16 1953, FORMALIZED WITH WRITTEN CONSITUTION SEPT. 1959 AND DISBANDED IN JANUARY 1964. INITIALLY KNOWN AS LETHBRIDGE SOCIETY OF LABORATORY TECHNICIANS.

Catalogue Number

P19860086000

Acquisition Date

1986-03

Collection

Museum

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