Pair of pewter autographed pewter mugs presented as retirement gifts to D. Watson

Artifact Number:

2018-200

Description

Two, 12.5 cm high, pewter mugs, one left-handed the other right-handed, presented to D. Watson on his retirement in December 1974.  Watson joined AECL in March 1948 and served on the Senior Management Committee in Ottawa from 1963 until his retirement.  The mugs bear the signatures of a large number of people who played leading roles in the management of AECL during the 1960 to 1974 period.  Visible on the left-handed mug are the signatures of J.L. Gray, L.R. Haywood, A.M. Aikin, R.P. Errington, E. Deslauriers, D. Watson (and three others that have not been deciphered).  Signatures on the right-handed mug include those of J.S. Foster, R. Wright, A.J. Mooradian, R.G. Hart, F.W. Gilbert, W.B. Lewis, L.G. Elliott (plus one more that has not been deciphered.)

Details

Keywords:
beverage vessels, retirement memento
Date:
1974
Associated artifacts:
See artifact 2018-201.
Notes:
It is believed that most of the signatures of the distinguished persons on the two mugs are genuine.  One, that of L. G. Elliott who served on the Senior Management Committee until December 1970, is not.  L. G. Elliott passed away four years before the date of Watson’s retirement.
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