Autographed axe handle retirement gift

Artifact Number:

2022-036

Description

A 76 cm long handle, for a wood-chopping/cutting axe, given to Thomas Daniel O’Brien, a long-time Chalk River employee, when he retired from AECL in December 1976 after 30 years of service.  Tom had worked in the Rod Bays of NRU/NRX.  The axe handle, to help ease him into retirement at his rural home and wood lot is signed by over 130 of his many friends and co-workers at CRNL.

Details

Keywords:
retirement memento
Date:
1976
Notes:

Guy Lemire was a long-time friend, neighbour and co-worker of Tom O’Brien.  He received the artifact from Tom’s family in 2010 following the death of Tom.

References:
List of signatures. Axe handle signatures
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