KIT, SHOESHINE

Description: 1.CASE - ABOVE DIMENSIONS. BROWN LEATHER; OVAL SHAPED. TOP OF CASE HAS GOLD MARKINGS ON IT TO MAKE IT LOOK LIKE THE TOP OF A SHOE. A ZIPPER GOES AROUND 3/4 OF THE CASE TO ALLOW THE TOP TO LIFT OFF. 2.RAG - 0.1CM(H) X 27.0CM(L) X 11.3CM(W). RECTANGULAR, WITH ROUNDED CORNERS. MADE OF BEIGE FELT. THE EDGES ARE SERGED WITH A DARKER BEIGE THREAD. 3.BRUSH - 3.3CM(H) X 9.0CM(L) X 3.6CM(W). HAS BLACK SYNTHETIC BRISTLES INSERTED INTO A RECTANGULAR BASE, WITH ROUNDED EDGES. BASE IS MADE OF WOOD AND PAINTED BROWN. 4.TIN - 1.7CM(H) X 5.4CM(D). 2 PIECES. ROUND SHOE POLISH TIN; PAINTED BLACK. TOP HAS A WHITE, RED AND GOLD BORDER AROUND PERIMETER. IN THE CENTER IS A GOLD BANNER WITH A RED LABEL THAT READS "KIWI" IN WHITE, WITH AN ANIMAL IMAGE ABOVE THIS. BELOW BANNER READS "SHOE POLISH WATER RESISTANT LEATHER NOURISHING". BELOW THIS, WITHIN A GOLD BORDER, READS "BLACK". BOTTOM OF TIN HAS A GOLD LABEL WITH BLACK PRINT THAT READS "BLACK SHOE POLISH". 5.TIN - SAME AS ABOVE, EXCEPT IS "DARK TAN" INSTEAD OF BLACK. 6.CASE- A ROUND, BROWN PLASTIC CASE, WITH RIBBED EDGES. OPENS AT HALFWAY POINT, TO REVEAL A PIECE OF FOAM. ENTIRE CASE IS IN A SEALED, CLEAR PLASTIC BAG. 7.SHOE POLISH CAKES - ONE IS DARK BROWN AND THE OTHER IS BLACK (IN 3 PIECES). REMOVED FROM TINS AND PUT IN ZIPLOC BAG BY CATALOGUER.

History: FRED DROSTE WAS BORN, RAISED, AND EDUCATED IN GERMANY. HE IMMIGRATED TO CANADA IN 1930 TO ENGELFELD, SASK. HE LATER MOVED TO NALCAM, SASK, AND THERE MARRIED MINA IN 1934. IN 1945 THEY MOVED TO LETHBRIDGE WHERE HE WAS EMPLOYED IN CARPENTRY (AT NEW ENERSON GARAGE). LATER HE WORKED FOR THE SEPERATE SCHOOL DISTRICT #9 AS MAINTENANCE MAN, AND RETIRED IN 1973. HE RESIDED IN LETHBRIDGE UNTIL HE PASSED AWAY IN FEBRUARY OF 2001. FRED WAS A MEMBER OF ST. PATRICK'S CHURCH WHERE HE WAS THE CHOIR DIRECTOR FOR 30 YEARS. *UPDATE* IN 2010 NICOLE HEMBROFF MET WITH LORENZE DROSTE TO DISCUSS THE OBJECTS HE HAD DONATED TO THE GALT ON BEHALF OF HIS FATHER, FRED DROSTE. SEE BELOW. ACCORDING TO DROSTE, THE SHOE SHINE KIT WAS JUST SOMETHING THAT WAS AROUND - A USEFUL TOOL. SEE P20000020001 FOR MORE INFORMATION.