Material Type

Book

Author

Finn, David

Publisher

Harry N. Abrams

Publication Date

1985

Subjects

Art museums

Call Number

Prof N 410 F56 1985

Collection

Library

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Material Type

Artifact

Other Name

WEBLEY MK 1, SN '27'

Date Range From

1970

Date Range To

1990

Materials

STEEL, BRONZE

No. Pieces

1

Height

17.0

Length

26.3

Width

4.5

Description

REVOLVER, 6 SHOT, .455 CALIBRE, SILVER FINISH ON STEEL (?), BRONZE GRIPS CAST IN A LEAF PATTERN, MARKED, “…1972” CYLINDER MARKED, “27” RIGHT SIDE OF GUN MARKED WITH A CROWN OVER “R, O” IN FRONT OF CYLINDER, METAL LANYARD LOOP AT BOTTOM OF GRIP. GRIPS NOT ORIGINAL TO REVOLVER.

Subjects

ARMAMENT-FIREARM

Historical Association

FINE ARTS

LEISURE

History

BARBARA MARTENS CONSULTED WITH HER HUSBAND, DONOR CORNIE MARTENS (WHO WAS THEN IN THE HOSPITAL) AT TIME OF DONATION. THE DONOR PURCHASED THE REVOLVER TO USE AS AN EXAMPLE FOR WESTERN SCULPTURES. HE PURCHASED IT FROM A GUN SHOP IN VANCOUVER IN THE EARLY 1970S. CORNIE MARTENS, A BRONZE SCULPTOR, COLLECTED ABOUT FIVE OR SIX GUNS IN ORDER TO USE THEM AS MODELS FOR HIS WESTERN SCULPTURES. WHILE HE HAD A SMALL COLLECTION OF FIREARMS, THIS WEBLEY MK1 REVOLVER WAS THE ONLY ONE HE EVER ALTERED. HE REPLACED THE GRIPS WITH ONES HE HAD SCULPTED SOME TIME IN THE LATE 1970S. ACCORDING TO HIS WIFE, HE SCULPTED THE GRIPS "JUST FOR INTEREST." THE DONOR WAS BORN IN THE UKRAINE AND MOVED TO SASKATCHEWAN AT A YOUNG AGE. NOT LONG AFTER THAT, HIS FAMILY RELOCATED TO COALDALE, WHERE MARTENS RESIDED FOR THE REMAINDER OF HIS LIFE. THE DONOR BECAME INTERESTED IN ART WHEN HE WAS A BOY. ALTHOUGH HE HAD NO FORMAL TRAINING, MUCH OF HIS ARTWORK WAS SCULPTURAL. HE WORKED IN BRONZE, WAX, PLASTICINE, ALUMINUM, TIN, CLAY, FIBREGLASS AND MORE. WESTERN MOTIFS AND THE RODEO WERE THEMES FOUND THROUGHOUT HIS ARTWORK. SOME OF HIS WORKS INCLUDE, A BRONZE MINER STATUE FOR THE "MINER'S LIBRARY", A STATUE OF JERRY POTTS (AWARDED TO OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTORS TO SOUTHERN ALBERTA TOURISM) AND MORE. CORNIE MARTENS PASSED AWAY ON JULY 29, 2009. FOR MORE INFORMATION SEE PERMANENT FILE.

Catalogue Number

P20070016000

Acquisition Date

2009-03

Collection

Museum

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Material Type

Artifact

Other Name

TRENCH ART

Date Range From

1914

Date Range To

1918

Materials

BRASS

No. Pieces

1

Height

0.5

Length

5.0

Width

1.8

Description

BRASS BULLET HEAD FEATURES HAND-MODIFIED CARTRIDGE END, POUNDED & CUT INTO A MILITARY IRON CROSS-LIKE SHAPE.

Subjects

DOCUMENTARY ARTIFACT

ARMAMENT-AMMUNITION

Historical Association

MILITARY

DECORATIVE ARTS

History

TRENCH ART PRESUMED TO HAVE BEEN ACQUIRED BY FORMER OWNER HELEN NOBLE DURING WWI. NOBLE ACTED AS A NURSE DURING THE WAR. SHAPE OF ARTWORK LEADS TO SPECULATION THAT ARTIST MAY HAVE BEEN GERMAN AND MAY HAVE BEEN TREATED BY NOBLE. FOR MORE INFORMATION, SEE P20090010001 AND PERMANENT RECORD.

Catalogue Number

P20090010003

Acquisition Date

2009-03

Collection

Museum

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Material Type

Artifact

Other Name

TRENCH ART OR BATTLEFIELD SOUVENIR

Date

1918

Materials

BRASS, STEEL

No. Pieces

2

Length

17.8

Diameter

3.6

Description

CALIBER 35MM "VERDUN 1918" AND "RAILWAY SYMBOL" EMBOSSED ON A DECORATIVE BACKGROUND ON SIDE OF CASE. STAMPED ON BULLET: "94", "4498" L.U., "NO. 60 17" STAMPED ON BASE: "37-85", "P.D. PS. 216.9.16" HAS BEEN FIRED AND PRIMER IS MISSING.

Subjects

DOCUMENTARY ARTIFACT

ARMAMENT-AMMUNITION

Historical Association

MILITARY

DECORATIVE ARTS

History

THIS IS REPRESENTATIVE OF TRENCH ART THAT CAME OUT OF THE MONTHS & YEARS SOLDIERS SPENT IN THE TRENCHES DURING W.W. I. ENGRAVING IS HAND WORKED *UPDATE* IN 2014 COLLECTIONS ASSISTANT JANE EDMUNDSON CONDUCTED A SURVEY OF MILITARY OBJECTS. THE DONOR'S FATHER, GEORGE WATSON SR., SERVED IN WWI, AND IT IS POSSIBLE THAT HE WAS THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THIS CARTRIDGE. FROM WATSON SR.'S OBITUARY IN JUNE 30, 1980 LETHBRIDGE HERALD: "WATSON, GEORGE OF 1409 9 AVE SOUTH PASSED AWAY IN LETHBRIDGE ON JUNE 27 AT THE AGE OF 84 YEARS... [HE] WAS EDUCATED IN LETHBRIDGE AND TOOK HIS NORMAL SCHOOL TRAINING IN CALGARY. DURING THE FIRST WORLD WAR HE ENLISTED IN THE ROYAL FLYING CORPS, SERVING AS A FLYING CADET. HE RETURNED TO THIS AREA AND TAUGHT SCHOOL IN SLEEPY HOLLOW, MILK RIVER, COALHURST, COALDALE, AT THE LETHBRIDGE COLLEGIATE INSTITUTE FROM 1930 TO 1950, AND FROM 1950-1961 AS VICE PRINCIPAL OF HAMILTON SCHOOL, THE FIRST JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL IN LETHBRIDGE. HE WAS AN HONORARY LIFE MEMBER OF THE ALBERTA TEACHER'S ASSOCIATION. ACTIVE IN COMMUNITY ASSOCIATIONS, HE SERVED ON THE FOLLOWING: THE FIRST TOWN PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY, THE PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD, THE HEALTH UNIT, AND ONE TERM AS AN ALDERMAN ON CITY COUNCIL. DURING ITS FORMATIVE YEARS HE SERVED AS COMMANDING OFFICER OF THE NO. 1 SQUADRON OF THE ROYAL CANADIAN AIR CADETS. HE WAS A FOUNDING MEMBER OF THE LETHBRIDGE HISTORICAL SOCIETY, AND THE LETHBRIDGE RETIRED TEACHERS ASSOCIATION." ACCORDING TO HIS LETHBRIDGE HERALD OBITUARY, THE DONOR, GEORGE WATSON JR., PASSED AWAY IN LETHBRDGE ON MAY 16, 2003, AT THE AGE OF 75 YEARS. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE WATSON FAMILY, INCLUDING WATSON SR.'S MILITARY SERVICE RECORDS, SEE PERMANENT FILE P19830011000-GA.

Catalogue Number

P19683502000

Acquisition Date

1968-09

Collection

Museum

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Material Type

Artifact

Other Name

PAIR MOTORCYCLE GAUNTLETS

Date Range From

1960

Date Range To

1970

Materials

LEATHER, WOOL, BRASS

No. Pieces

2

Height

2.77

Length

38.6

Width

21.5

Description

PAIR BLACK LEATHER MOTORCYCLE GAUNTLETS. CARDBOARD-LINED FOREARM PROTECTORS, WITH STRAP ACROSS UPPER WRIST. RED SNAP WITH CLUB AND "PERRIN" MARKED ON TOP. SECOND BRASS SNAP FOR ADJUSTING BESIDE. LINED WITH WHITE WOOL. CREASES IN PALMS AND OUTER HAND AREAS.

Subjects

ARMAMENT-BODY ARMOR

Historical Association

SAFETY SERVICES

History

MOTORCYCLE CORPS FORMED IN LATE 1940S, AND OPERATED UNTIL THE MID-1980S. SEE P19960112001-GA FOR MORE HISTORY ON MOTORCYCLE CORPS. *UPDATE* IN 2014 COLLECTIONS ASSISTANT JANE EDMUNDSON CONDUCTED A SURVEY OF ART OBJECTS, INCLUDING SOME DONATED BY THE CITY OF LETHBRIDGE POLICE SERVICES. FOR A BRIEF ACCOUNT OF THE LETHBRIDGE POLICE COLLECTION, SEE RECORD P19960112001. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE CITY OF LETHBRIDGE POLICE SERVICES AND TRANSCRIPTS OF INTERVIEWS AND CORRESPONDENCE WITH CURRENT AND FORMER LETHBRIDGE POLICE, SEE PERMANENT FILE P19960112000.

Catalogue Number

P19960112004

Acquisition Date

1996-0

Collection

Museum

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Material Type

Artifact

Other Name

PAIR MOTORCYCLE GAUNTLETS

Date Range From

1970

Date Range To

1985

Materials

LEATHER, FLANNEL

No. Pieces

2

Height

2.7

Length

34.2

Width

22.6

Description

PAIR BLACK LEATHER MOTORCYCLE GAUNTLETS. STIFFENED FOREARM PROTECTORS, WITH STRAP AND BUCKLE ACROSS UPPER WRIST. RED SNAP WITH PATTERN SECURES BAND IN PLACE. HANDS LINED WITH WORN RED FLANNEL. BROWN LEATHER LINING ON FOREARMS. GLOVES ARE EXTREMELY CREASED AND WELL-WORN; DISCOLORED ON FINGERS AND PALMS.

Subjects

ARMAMENT-BODY ARMOR

Historical Association

SAFETY SERVICES

History

MOTORCYCLE CORPS FORMED IN LATE 1940S, AND OPERATED UNTIL THE MID-1970S. SEE P19960112001-GA FOR MORE HISTORY ON MOTORCYCLE CORPS. *UPDATE* IN 2014 COLLECTIONS ASSISTANT JANE EDMUNDSON CONDUCTED A SURVEY OF ART OBJECTS, INCLUDING SOME DONATED BY THE CITY OF LETHBRIDGE POLICE SERVICES. FOR A BRIEF ACCOUNT OF THE LETHBRIDGE POLICE COLLECTION, SEE RECORD P19960112001. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE CITY OF LETHBRIDGE POLICE SERVICES AND TRANSCRIPTS OF INTERVIEWS AND CORRESPONDENCE WITH CURRENT AND FORMER LETHBRIDGE POLICE, SEE PERMANENT FILE P19960112000.

Catalogue Number

P19960112030

Acquisition Date

1996-0

Collection

Museum

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Material Type

Artifact

Other Name

POLICE RIOT

Date Range From

1970

Date Range To

1980

Materials

PLASTIC, PLEXIGLASS

No. Pieces

1

Height

21.5

Length

27

Width

21

Description

NAVY BLUE BASEBALL HELMET WITH A PLEXIGLASS FACE SHIELD, MARKED "POLICE" IN LARGE WHITE LETTERS ACROSS THE FRONT ABOVE THE BRIM. ALSO HAS A NAVY BLUE VINYL NECK STAP ATTACHED TO SIDES OF HELMET. EMBOSSED ON THE UNDERSIDE OF THE BRIM "AMERICAN BASEBALL CAP MEDIA. PENNA. U.S. PAT. NO. 186759". BLACK FOAM PADDING IN THE INTERIOR IS DETERIORATING & FLAKING. LIKE NEW.

Subjects

ARMAMENT-BODY ARMOR

CLOTHING-HEADWEAR

Historical Association

SAFETY SERVICES

History

RIOT HELMET. *UPDATE* IN 2014 COLLECTIONS ASSISTANT JANE EDMUNDSON CONDUCTED A SURVEY OF ART OBJECTS, INCLUDING SOME DONATED BY THE CITY OF LETHBRIDGE POLICE SERVICES. FOR A BRIEF ACCOUNT OF THE LETHBRIDGE POLICE COLLECTION, SEE RECORD P19960112001. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE CITY OF LETHBRIDGE POLICE SERVICES AND TRANSCRIPTS OF INTERVIEWS AND CORRESPONDENCE WITH CURRENT AND FORMER LETHBRIDGE POLICE, SEE PERMANENT FILE P19960112000.

Catalogue Number

P19960112039

Acquisition Date

1996-12

Collection

Museum

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Material Type

Artifact

Other Name

BODY ARMOR SHIRT

Date Range From

1980

Date Range To

1990

Materials

ANTRON, SPANDEX, COTTON

No. Pieces

2

Length

60.5

Width

45.5

Description

WHITE V-NECK T-SHIRT WITH A PANEL OF BALLISTIC PADS BODY ARMOR ON THE FRONT OF THE BODY. TAG ON THE INSIDE MARKED "DEEP COVER" "SECOND CHANCE BODY ARMOR INC. CENTRAL LAKE, MI" "LARGE" "CONTENTS 86% ANTRON 14% SPANDEX" "TRIM/SLEEVE 50/50 POLY COTTON". SURFACE SOILED IN VARIOUS LOCATIONS.

Subjects

ARMAMENT-BODY ARMOR

Historical Association

SAFETY SERVICES

History

WORN BY OFFICERS FOR PROTECTION. THE ARMOUR CAME INTO SERVICE IN THE EARLY 80S - FIRST WORN ON A VOLUNTARY BASIS - BUT, ULTIMATELY, IT BECAME SO POPULAR THAT MOST ALL OF THE POLICE WORE THEM UNDER THEIR SHIRTS. BETWEEN 2008 AND 2009, LETHBRIDGE REGIONAL POLICE SERVICES INSPECTOR BILL KAYE ADDED THAT THE FIRST MEMBERS TO WEAR THEM "PURCHASED THEIR OWN". *UPDATE* IN 2014 COLLECTIONS ASSISTANT JANE EDMUNDSON CONDUCTED A SURVEY OF ART OBJECTS, INCLUDING SOME DONATED BY THE CITY OF LETHBRIDGE POLICE SERVICES. FOR A BRIEF ACCOUNT OF THE LETHBRIDGE POLICE COLLECTION, SEE RECORD P19960112001. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE CITY OF LETHBRIDGE POLICE SERVICES AND TRANSCRIPTS OF INTERVIEWS AND CORRESPONDENCE WITH CURRENT AND FORMER LETHBRIDGE POLICE, SEE PERMANENT FILE P19960112000.

Catalogue Number

P19960112073

Acquisition Date

1996-12

Collection

Museum

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Material Type

Artifact

Other Name

JU-KEN-JITSU EQUIPMENT "DO" (BODY GUARD)

Date Range From

1930

Date Range To

1940

Materials

LEATHER, BAMBOO, COTTON

No. Pieces

5

Description

.1 61 CM SHOULDER, 51 CM CHEST HT. X 40.6 CM WTH. CHEST, 30.5 CM SKIRT TOP, 36.8 CM SKIRT BOTTOM X 17.8 CM THROUGH CHEST, 2.5 CM PADDING, 0.6 CM SKIRT. LEATHER, BAMBOO, COTTON. THE "DO" HAS A SOLID BAMBOO CHEST PIECE STITCHED TOGETHER WITH RAWHIDE. THE FRONT IS COVERED WITH A SOLID PIECE OF RAWHIDE, CHEST PIECE SHAPED LIKE A THIRD OF A CIRCLE, FOLLOWING BODY CONTOURS. BOTTOM & TOP OF BAMBOO IS EDGED WITH LEATHER, LEFT SIDE - PADDED & DECORATED LEATHER SHOULDER GUARD, COTTON ROPE TIED ON THE LEFT SIDE IS UED TO ATTACHED THE "DO" TO THE BODY. ON THE SHOULDER PIECE AND THE RIGHT SIDE THERE ARE LOOPS TO TIE THE ROPE TO. BELOW THE CHEST PART IS A 3 PANEL, NAVY QUILTED SKIRT. TWO SIDE PANELS FALL BELOW AND BESDIE THE FRONT PANEL, TOP 5.1 CM & EDGES ARE LEATHER, BOTTOM PART IS COVERED BY COTTON. INSIDE IS A 30.1 CM X 45.7 CM QUILTED, COTTON COVERED PAD. BEIGE, LOWER RIGHT CORNER IS STAINED BROWN. PAD FITS THE CONTOUR OF THE "DO". .2 JU-KEN-JITSU EQUIPMENT "MEN" (FACE GUARD) 45.7 CM HT. X 17.8 CM WTH (ACROSS FACE) X 26.7 CM LTH. (FRONT TO BACK). COTTON, LEATHER, IRON, LAQUER. FACE GUARD CONSISTS OF A LONG, OPEN-BACKED HOOD WITH CURVED IRON BARS ACROSS THE FACE PART. BLACK, IS MADE FROM QUILTED, COTTON-COVERED PADDING. INSIDE IS BADLY STAINED WHITE ON LEFT AND WORN THROUGH ON RIGHT. PADDING VISIBLE THROUGH WORN SPOTS (APPEARS TO BE FIBROUS, HEMP-LIKE MATERIAL). ACTUAL FACE GUARD IS LINED WITH AN EXTRA LAYER OF NAVY PADDING AND STITCHED RAWHIDE ON OUTSIDE. CHIN & NECK AREA PROTECTED BY A THICK LEATHER PAD ON OUTSIDE. FACE COVERING MADE OF 14 RED CURVED, HORIZONTAL BARS & 1 HEAVY VERTICAL PIECE WHICH RUNS DOWN THE CENTRE. SOME BARS ARE RUSTY, OFF-WHITE, WOVEN COTTON ROPE ATTACHED TO THE 6TH (FROM TOP) BAR, IS USED TO TIE ON HEAD GUARD. SIDE - PADDED & DECORATED LEATHER SHOULDER. .3 JU-KEN-JITSU EQUIPMENT- (SHOULDER GUARD) KATA. 33 CM HT. X 34.3 CM WTH. X 40.6 CM LTH. LEATHER, COTTON, SHEEP'S WOOL PAD, OTHER PADDING. MADE FROM LEATHER & COTTON COVERED PADDING, SHAPED TO FIT OVER LEFT SHOULDER & TOP OF LEFT ARM. TOP & SIDE COVERED BY HEAVY GRADE BLACK LEATHER, TOP ARM COVER MADE FROM LIGHTER GRADE. QUILTED BLACK LEATHER COVERING NAVY BLUE COTTON COVERED PADDING. ARM PORTION IS LACED AT BOTTOM. UNDER ARM STIFF MIDDLE WEIGHT LEATHER, VERY HEAVILY PADDED. BLACK LEATHER QUILTED CUFF STUFFED WITH SHEEPSKIN AT NECK. INSIDE COVERED WITH FINE & COARSE WEAVE NAVY BLUE COTTON. UNDERARM COVERED BY OFF-WHITE LEATHER, COTTON ROPE ATTACHED TO TOP BACK AT SHOULDER. .4 JU-KEN-JITSU EQUIPMENT: KOTE (GLOVE). 32 CM HT. X 20.3 CM WTH. X 1.3 CM LTH. LEATHER, COTTON, HORSE HAIR, HEMP PADDING. BEIGE, LEATHER COVERED UPPER HAND AND PALM. BELOW IS A 2.5 CM STRIP OF NAVY BLUE COTTON. WRIST LEATHER COVERED; 12.7 CM FOREARM SHIELD BELOW (NAVY BLUE COTTON COVERED PADDING). INSIDE ARM LACED WITH NAVY BLUE COTTON CORD. INSIDE HAND ON TOP OF THUMB LINING WORN THROUGH AND RIPPED. "40" WRITTEN IN BLACK INK BELOW THUMB. LETTERS WRITTEN BESIDE LACING "H A ? ? ? A R I".

Subjects

SPORTS EQUIPMENT

ARMAMENT-BODY ARMOR

Historical Association

SPORTS

ETHNOGRAPHIC

History

.1 "DO" IS A PROTECTIVE COVER FOR THE LEFT SIDE OF THE BODY. USED FOR SPORTS MILITARY TRAIING FOR BAYONET DRILL. SET WAS USED BETWEEN 1930-37 IN COMPETITIONS WITH LONG, WOODEN FENCING STAFFS (NOT INCLUDED), IN THE RAYMOND BUDDHIST CHURCH. JU-KEN-JITSU IS A MILITARY BAYONET EXERCISE, A MARTIAL ART. .2 THIS "MEN" IS A FACE GUARD USED TO PROTECT THE HEAD. .3 KATA IS A SHOULDER GUARD USED TO PROTECT LEFT SHOULDER. .4 "KOTE" IS A GLOVE WHICH PROTECTS THE LEFT HAND.

Catalogue Number

P19790282000

Acquisition Date

1979-12

Collection

Museum

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