Canada, Dominion. A Victorian-Era Canadian Militia 57th Peterborough Battalion Helmet Plate Archive Ontario in 2000

Ontario in 2000

Rolled brass and bakelite were among the materials tested but it was cellulose acetate that was finally selected

the caps inscribed with the days of the battle: "16

The boxes were issued with tobacco

Canada, Dominion. A Victorian-Era Canadian Militia 57th Peterborough Battalion Helmet Plate Archive Ontario in 2000In stamped brass, featuring 57 encircled by a wreath of maple leaves and surmounted by a Queens crown, three lugs on the reverse, measures 83. 7 mm (w) x 103. 6 mm (h), discolouration on the obverse, lug on the reverse of the crown is slightly bent, remains very fine. Footnote: The 57th Peterborough Battalion of Infantry was a Victorian era Canadian Militia unit formed in the Province of Ontario. It was officially authorized on September 3, 1867,