The picture below shows a larger view of the (2) Different Old St. Lawrence Seaway Advertising Souvenir Items in this lot. The metal plate is dated 1959 and the other plate is not dated but it is old. One of these is a miniature embossed aluminum plate and the other is a colorful miniature porcelain or ceramic plate. The metal plate has images of Queen Elizabeth, Prince Philip, a crest, and it is marked as follows: ONTARIO COMMEMORATING THE OPENING OF THE St. LAWRENCE SEAWAY BY H.M. QUEEN ELIZABETH II AND H.R.H. PRINCE PHILIP AND THEIR VISIT TO ONTARIO JUNE - JULY 1959 DEPARTMENT OF TRAVEL AND PUBLICITY The porcelain plate has five color images and a gold painted edge. It has a string for hanging. It is marked as follows: ST. LAWRENCE SEAWAY ROBERT MOES POWER DAM EISENHOWER LOCK ADMINISTRATION BUILDING EISENHOWER LOCK AND TUNNEL LONG SAULT DAM To judge the sizes the metal plate measures 3-3/16'' wide. These appear to be in near mint condition as pictured. Below here, for reference is some additional information: Saint Lawrence Seaway From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Specifications Length: 370 miles (600 km) Maximum boat length: 740 feet (225.6 m) Maximum boat beam: 78 feet (23.8 m) Locks: 15 Maximum height above sea level: 570 feet (170 m) Status: Open History Construction began: 1954 Date of first use: April 25 Date completed: 1959 Geography Start point: Port Colborne, Ontario End point: Montreal, Quebec The Saint Lawrence Seaway (French: la Voie Maritime du Saint-Laurent) is the common name for a system of locks, canals and channels that permit ocean going vessels to travel from the Atlantic Ocean to the Great Lakes, as far inland as the western end of Lake Superior. The Seaway is named for the Saint Lawrence River, which flows from Lake Ontario to the Atlantic Ocean. Legally, the Seaway extends from Montreal, Quebec, to Lake Erie and includes the Welland Canal. This section upstream of the Seaway is not a continuous canal; rather, it consists of several stretches of navigable channels within the river, a number of locks, and canals along the banks of the St. Lawrence River to bypass several rapids and dams along the way. A number of the locks are managed by the Canadian Saint Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation, and others are managed by the American Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, which together advertise the Seaway as part of ''Highway H2O''. The section of the river downstream of Montreal, which is fully within Canadian jurisdiction, is regulated by the offices of Transport Canada in the Port of Quebec. |