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https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact37094
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV991.45.536
- Description
- This is a prisoner made weapon confiscated by the guards at Oakalla prison. A plastic pen casing has been forced over a nail. The ends of the pen have been melted to secure it to the nail.
- Object History
- Salvaged from Oakalla Prison site, October, 1991.
- Marks/Labels
- "PA_______", printed on the side of the pen casing.
- Maker
- Unknown
- Country Made
- Canada
- Province Made
- British Columbia
- Site/City Made
- Oakalla Prison