LADDER

Description: WOODEN STEP LADDER, VARNISHED. FRONT AND BACK OF LADDER ARE ATTACHED AT TOP BY STEEL BRACES (PAINTED RED). THE BACK SIDE OF LADDER HAS HORIZONTAL ROUND DOWELS, WHILE THE FRONT PART HAS FLAT STEPS. THERE ARE GROOVES IN EACH OF THE STEPS. THERE IS AN OVAL STICKER ON ONE SIDE OF LADDER, THAT IS RED, YELLOW AND BLACK. STICKER READS "5 WAY" IN WHITE, OVERTOP OF "MASTER-ALL" IN RED; "PAT. NO. 2675155". STICKER ALSO HAS A BLACK CIRCLE ON EACH END OF OVAL; ONE OF THE CIRCLES READS "UNITED STATES TESTED BY TESTING CO. INC.", AND OTHER READS "LINCOLN LADDERS". STICKER IS WEARING OFF.

History: DONOR PASSED AWAY AUGUST 3, 2001. BORN 10 MAY 1919 IN CARDIFF, ALBERTA, HE WAS RAISED IN THE FOOTHILLS WEST OF EDMONTON. IN 1945 HE MARRIED MOLLY AND MOVED TO LETHBRIDGE WHERE HE PRACTICED CIVIL ENGINEERING FOR 30 YEARS IN THE FIRM MEECH, MITCHELL, ROBINS AND WATSON. UPON RETIREMENT, HE PRACTICED CONSULTING, AND CONTINUED HIS COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES. HE AND HIS WIFE ENJOYED VACATIONING IN MONTANA AND ARIZONA, BUT MADE SOUTHERN ALBERTA THEIR HOME BECAUSE THEY LOVED IT. MAURICE'S WIFE MOLLY PASSED AWAY JUST PRIOR TO HIM. *UPDATE* IN 2010, NICOLE HEMBROFF, COLLECTIONS ASSISTANT CONDUCTED A SURVEY OF PALLET RACKING. SHE WAS UNABLE TO FIND NEXT OF KIN.; *UPDATE* IN 2021 TWO COLLECTIONS ASSISTANTS, RYLEY GELINAS AND O. E., CONDUCTED AN AUDIT OF THE ROLLED TEXTILE COLLECTION, INCLUDING OTHER ARTIFACTS WITHIN THIS COLLECTION. RESEARCH CONDUCTED INTO THE DONOR WAS UNSUCCESSFUL AND NO FURTHER INFORMATION WAS MADE AVAILABLE AS A RESULT OF THE AUDIT WORK.