Material Type

Artifact

Other Name

CONDUCTOR'S UNIFORM

Date Range From

1955

Date Range To

1965

Materials

COTTON, WOOL, SATIN

No. Pieces

1

Length

50.3

Width

54.4

Description

FRONT IS NAVY BLUE WOOL. FRONT OF JACKET IS SLIGHTLY LONGER THAN BACK. SIDES OF FRONT END IN POINTS. FRONT CLOSES WITH 6 BRASS BUTTONS. EMBOSSED ON BUTTONS IS THE IMAGE OF A BEAVER ON A BRANCH, BETWEEN THE WORDS "CANADIAN PACIFIC". THERE ARE TWO WELT POCKETS ON EACH SIDE OF VEST. BACK OF VEST IS MADE OF BLACK SATIN. INSIDE OF VEST IS COMPLETELY LINED WITH OFF-WHITE COTTON. THERE IS A RECTANGLE OF BLUE STITCHING OF INSIDE FRONT OF JACKET (WHERE A TAG USED TO BE?).

Subjects

CLOTHING-OUTERWEAR

Historical Association

TRANSPORTATION

History

BELONGED TO DONOR'S GREAT GREAT UNCLE, ROBERT BISHOP, WHO WAS A CONDUCTOR WITH THE C.P.R.. DONOR'S GRANDMOTHER IS ELLEN WATERHOUSE. DONATION WAS MADE IN MEMORY OF DONOR'S MOTHER, VICTORIA BURNS, WHO PASSED AWAY IN FEB. 1999. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON BISHOP, PLEASE SEE DONATION P19990058002 AND PERMANENT FILE.

Catalogue Number

P19990058003

Acquisition Date

1999-10

Collection

Museum

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