Miniature Cannon Models
Object numberMO 1942.42.2
Name
Model
Maker
Unknown
Date1938
Mediumwood (teak), metal (brass)
Dimensionsbox/case H 3 3/4 in x W 7 3/4 in x D 7 1/2 in (9.5 cm x 19.7 cm x 19.1 cm )
overall (each cannon) H 2 1/2 in x W 2 7/8 in x D 5 1/2 in (6.4 cm x 7.3 cm x 14 cm )
overall (each cannon) H 2 1/2 in x W 2 7/8 in x D 5 1/2 in (6.4 cm x 7.3 cm x 14 cm )
DescriptionTwo miniature cannon models within a presentation case, all souvenirs of Fort Henry in Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
Each of the identical cannon models consists of a brass gun fastened with brass hardware to a rolling teak wood gun carriage with brass wheels. The guns swivel up and down on the carriages, and each carriage has a removable wedge-shaped piece of wood with a brass knob that rests beneath the gun and allows the angle of the gun to be adjusted. Mounted to the front of each gun carriage is a small brass plaque with an engraved inscription that reads: SOUVENIR / - OF - / OLD FORT HENRY / KINGSTON, CANADA / AUG. 1938.
The custom wood presentation/storage case for the models has a hinged lid, brass hardware, wood inserts, and interior felt lining. A brass plaque, inset into the exterior of the cover, has an engraved inscription that reads: PRESENTED / TO / FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT / PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / BY / THE CANADIAN LEGION / KINGSTON CANADA / AUGUST 18TH 1938 / THE TEAKWOOD COMES FROM THE ORIGINAL / GUN CARRIAGES AT FORT HENRY USED DURING / THE WAR OF 1812.
Label TextPresident Roosevelt received these models during his August 18, 1938 visit to Kingston, Ontario, Canada to receive a degree at Queens College, and to participate at the dedication and opening of the Thousand Islands Bridge.Each of the identical cannon models consists of a brass gun fastened with brass hardware to a rolling teak wood gun carriage with brass wheels. The guns swivel up and down on the carriages, and each carriage has a removable wedge-shaped piece of wood with a brass knob that rests beneath the gun and allows the angle of the gun to be adjusted. Mounted to the front of each gun carriage is a small brass plaque with an engraved inscription that reads: SOUVENIR / - OF - / OLD FORT HENRY / KINGSTON, CANADA / AUG. 1938.
The custom wood presentation/storage case for the models has a hinged lid, brass hardware, wood inserts, and interior felt lining. A brass plaque, inset into the exterior of the cover, has an engraved inscription that reads: PRESENTED / TO / FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT / PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / BY / THE CANADIAN LEGION / KINGSTON CANADA / AUGUST 18TH 1938 / THE TEAKWOOD COMES FROM THE ORIGINAL / GUN CARRIAGES AT FORT HENRY USED DURING / THE WAR OF 1812.
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteDeposited at the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum by Franklin D. Roosevelt on September 29, 1941. It was donated as a bequest of FDR to the Library in 1947.
Credit LineEstate of Franklin D. Roosevelt
National Archives Catalog CollectionFranklin D. Roosevelt Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 735948)
National Archives Catalog SeriesGift Items and Commemorative Artifacts (National Archives Identifier 782690)
Use Restriction StatusUnrestrictedCopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.Collections
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