LIGHTER

Description: LIGHTER IS MAINLY SILVER METAL WITH A RED SECTION IN THE MIDDLE OF EITHER SIDE. ON ONE SIDE, IT SAY'S "SEVENTY SEVEN OIL CO. LTD." ON THE OTHER THERE IS A SMALL GOLD DESIGN. ABOVE THIS DESIGN A SMALL LATCH RELEASES THE TOP FOR THE FLAME. ON THE BOTTOM OF THE LIGHTER, THERE ARE A NUMBER OF INDENTIFICATION MARKINGS "GARANTIE ZUNDER MADE IN GERMANY NO. 60".

History: ALL OF THESE ARTIFACTS WOULD HAVE BEEN OWNED BY EITHER HAZEL RUTH MCNABB AND HER MOTHER MRS. JOSEPH MCNABB (MAE). HOWEVER, MOST WOULD HAVE BELONGED TO HAZEL. MOST PURCHASES WOULD HAVE BEEN MADE IN OR NEAR LETHBRIDGE OR FORT MACLEOD. THE DONOR WAS BORN IN 1912 IN FORD MACLEOD AND MOVED TO LETHBRIDGE IN 1946. FAMILY LIVED ALONG THE OLD MAN RIVER ACROSS FROM THE RESERVATION, MOTHER WAS FROM NEW YORK, AND AFTER MARRYING HER HUSBAND CAME TO ALBERTA TO RANCH. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE DONOR, THE LATE MS. HAZEL MCNABB, PLEASE SEE THIS DONATION'S PERMANENT FILE. INCLUDED IN THE FILE, IS A 50 MIN INTERVIEW WITH MCNABB'S CLOSE FRIEND MARY OORDT FROM 20 MAY 2014.