Lot 427
Canadian Silver Presentation Tray and Ceremonial Silver Scissors, Henry Birks & Sons, 1960
Lot 427 Details
Canadian Silver Presentation Tray and Ceremonial Silver Scissors, Henry Birks & Sons, 1960
for the occasion of the christening of the C.M.S. 'Thomas Carlton', the tray with pictorial engraving, both with presentation inscription and impressed maker's marks
tray 15 x 25 in — 38.1 x 63.5 cm
74.3 oz. — 2311 grams
Estimate $1,500-$2,000
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The 1,200 tonne 'Thomas Carlton' was a buoy service vessel ordered by the Department of Transport and the first ship to be built at the St. John shipyard in six years; it was hoped to be the beginning of a revitalisation of the industry in New Brunswick. K. C. Irving interests had acquired the Dry Dock the previous year.
Thomas Carlton (1735-1817) was the 1st Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick, in office from 1786 until his death.
Alfred Johnson Brooks (1890-1967) was a Canadian parliamentarian and a Senator from 1960 until the defeat of the Diefenbaker government in the 1963 federal election.
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography on William Clyde Caldwell