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- Artist / Maker / Manufacturer Thomas J. Lipton Limited
- Object Number 1999.124.2.1
- Place of Origin Continent - Asia, Country - Hong Kong
- Category Communication artifacts
- Sub-category Documentary artifact
- Department History
- Museum CMH
- Brand Name / Model No. 28
- Inscription (front/devant) "FAMOUS CANADIANS"/No.28/Sir John/Alexander Macdonald/1815-1591/"John A.", as he was known by/supporters and opponents alike,/was one of the most colourful/figures in Canadian political history./With George Brown and George-/Etienne Cartier he shares the top/honours among those involved in/the "Great Coalition" of 1864 that/eventually led, through the Charlot-/tetown Quebec and London Con-/ferences, to the Confederation of/Upper and Lower Canada, New/Brunswick and Nova Scotia into the/Dominion of Canada. The first/Prime Minister of Canada, Mac-/donald was defeated in 1873 over/the "Pacific Scandal" but returned/in 1878 to lead his country until he/died in 1891./Produced exclusively for Thomas J. Lipton Ltd.,/Toronto, Canada. (Set of 36) printed in Hong Kong
- Materials Paper, Ink
- Person / Institution Associated political figure, Macdonald, Sir John Alexander
- Measurements Length 8.2 cm, Width 4.8 cm