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BOOKEND

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Material Type
Artifact
Other Name
SET (2) COMMEMORATIVE BOOKENDS
Materials
STEEL, WOOD, FELT
Catalogue Number
P19990082000
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Material Type
Artifact
Other Name
SET (2) COMMEMORATIVE BOOKENDS
Date
1983
Materials
STEEL, WOOD, FELT
No. Pieces
2
Height
15.0
Length
15.8
Width
15.4
Description
SQUARE, VARNISHED WOOD BASE. ON THE UNDERSIDE OF EACH ARE THREE STRIPS OF GREEN FELT. MOUNTED ON THE WOOD IS A SILVER PIECE OF RAILWAY TRACK. THE TRACK IS HIGHLY POLISHED. ONE HAS A BLACK PLAQUE ON IN WITH GOLD WRITING. IT READS "PRESENTED TO DENNIS O'CONNELL IN APPRECIATION AT THE OPENING CEREMONIES OF THE CP RAIL NEW LETHBRIDGE YARD SEPTEMBER 18, 1983".
Subjects
HOUSEHOLD ACCESSORY
PERSONAL SYMBOL
Historical Association
COMMEMORATIVE
History
COMMEMORATIVE OF THE OPENING OF NEW LETHBRIDGE CP RAIL YARD IN 1983. FOR DONOR HISTORY SEE P19990048001-GA.
Catalogue Number
P19990082000
Acquisition Date
1999-12
Collection
Museum
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