VASE

Description: THE VASE IS MADE OUT OF AMBER COLORED GLASS. THE LIP AT THE TOP IS LARGE, AND VARIES IN THICKNESS. (LOOKS AS THOUGH THE CASE WAS MADE BY HAND OUT OF AN OLD BEER BOTTLE). ON THE BOTTLE THERE IS THE FOLLOWING TEXT, "THE MASTER BREWERS" AS WELL AS A PICTURE OF A KEG WITH THE TEXT ON IT THAT STATES "CONFERENCE MARCH 24 - 25 1944 CALGARY ALTA." THERE ARE ALSO A NUMBER OF SIGNATURES ON THE BOTTLE. ALL TEXT, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THAT ON THE KEG (WHICH IS AMBER SINCE THE KEG ITSELF IS WHITE), IS WHITE IN COLOR. ON THE BOTTOM OF THE BOTTLE, THERE IS THE FOLLOWING IDENTIFYING MARKS, AND TEXT, "7822", AND "MADE IN CANADA".

History: THE VASE IS THOUGHT TO BELONG TO THE DONORS GRANDFATHER, GEORGE H. ROBERTS WHO MANAGED 'ROBERTS INN' (MILK RIVER INN) IN MILK RIVER AND WAS THE PROPRIETOR OF THe ALEXANDER HOTEL WHICH WAS OWNED BY MOLSON BREWERIES IN CALGARY. BECAUSE OF THIS RELATIONSHIP TO MOLSON, HE MAY HAVE BEEN INVITED TO THIS CONFERENCE IN 1944.