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CARTRIDGE, INK

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Material Type
Artifact
Other Name
BLUE INK CARTRIDGE
Date Range From
1940
Date Range To
1970
Materials
CARDBOARD, INK, PLASTIC
Catalogue Number
P20010057043
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Material Type
Artifact
Other Name
BLUE INK CARTRIDGE
Date Range From
1940
Date Range To
1970
Materials
CARDBOARD, INK, PLASTIC
No. Pieces
5
Height
0.9
Length
5.8
Width
4.1
Description
THE BOX IS YELLOW AND BLUE. ON THE UPPER YELLOW PORTION OF THE BOX, IT STATES "CONTAINS "RC-35" TO SAFEGUARD YOUR WRITING". UNDERNEATH, IN THE BLUE SECTION, IN WHITE WRITING THE TEXT READS "W.A. SHEAFFER PEN CO. OF CANADA. LTD. GODERICH ONTARIO, CANADA". THE FRONT OF THE CASE IS SIMILAR IN COLOR DESIGN, THE TEXT ON THE FRONT STATES "SHEAFFER'S FIVE PACK SKRIP CARTRIDGES WASHABLE BLUE". THERE ARE FOUR CARTRIDGES IN THE BOX.
Subjects
PRINTING T&E
Historical Association
BUSINESS
History
USED FOR STORAGE OF INK. 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.
Catalogue Number
P20010057043
Acquisition Date
2002-03
Collection
Museum
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