[Desk Plaque] AEC, Ross Golightly, Wood Gold

Object/Artifact

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Canadian Energy Museum

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Name/Title

[Desk Plaque] AEC, Ross Golightly, Wood Gold

Entry/Object ID

2023.6.70

Tags

Name Plaque, Gold, Wood, AEC, Ross Golightly, Plaque, Desk Ornament, Office, Bronze, Alberta, Canada, Edmonton

Description

A wood-black desk plaque, branded to AEC and made out to Ross Golightly. Features: An angled wood-block, with decorative routed top edge. On the top of the desk plaque are attached two metal plates, the top (positioned upper-centre) is bronze (material) and branded to AEC (gold-coloured finish on the edges and sides, black sunken top surface, and a raised company logo and initials with gold-coloured finish) and the lower (positioned lower-centre) gold-coloured metal plate with "ROSS GOLIGHTLY" engraved. On the base is a makers stamp reading "BEHRENDS BRONZE LIMITED; 2207 - 91 AVENUE; BOX 8717; STATION L; EDMONTON, ALBERTA, T6C 4I5; PHONE 464-5177".

Collection

Orphan Objects Collection

Cataloged By

Danielle P. Lane

Category

Desk Ornament
Office, Branded and Promotional Material

Acquisition

Accession

2023.6

Acquisition Method

Found

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Behrends Bronze Ltd.

Time Period

20th Century

Place

* Untyped Place

Edmonton, Alberta

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Nameplate

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Plaque

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Plate, Identification

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Organizational Objects

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Ceremonial Objects

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Height

37 mm

Width

121 mm

Depth

102 mm

Materials

Material

Wood, Metal

Material Notes

Bronze

Color

Gold, Bronze, Brown

Condition

Reason for Exam

Accession

Overall Condition

Very Good

Condition Detail

Scratch

Date Examined

Mar 22, 2023

Examined By

Danielle P. Lane

Surface

Light scratches on the engraved metal plate. Light dents and scratches around the edges of the wooden body.

Created By

Danielle P. Lane

Create Date

March 17, 2023

Updated By

Danielle P. Lane

Update Date

March 22, 2023