PENCIL, MECHANICAL

Description: PENCIL IS PRIMARILY BLACK, WITH A SILVER METAL CLIP, END, AND TIP. ON THE BLACK BODY OF THE PENCIL, IS GOLDEN TEXT WHICH READS "THE SCOTT FRUIT COMPANY LETHBRIDGE BRANCH OF CONSOLIDATED FRUIT CO. LTD.". THERE IS ALSO A GOLD COLORED IMAGE WITH THE TEXT "SCONA" IN IT.

History: ALL OF THESE ARTIFACTS WOULD HAVE BEEN OWNED BY EITHER HAZEL RUTH MCNABBB 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.