Material Type

Artifact

Other Name

BREWERY RING

Date

1948

Materials

GOLD (10K)

No. Pieces

1

Height

1.3

Length

2.5

Width

2.2

Description

THE RING IS GOLD. ON THE FRONT THERE IS A LARGE NUMBER "6". ABOVE THIS NUMBER, IT STATES "15 YEARS SICKS BREWERY LTD." THERE ARE TWO MAPLE LEAFS ON THE FRONT AS WELL. ON THE INSIDE OF THE RING THEIR IS THE MARKING "DIRKS 10K".

Subjects

PERSONAL SYMBOL

Historical Association

COMMEMORATIVE

INDUSTRY

History

WOULD HAVE BEEN RECIEVED BY THE FATHER OF THE DONOR, GORDON ROBERTS IN 1948 AT THE TIME OF HIS 15 YEARS OF SERVICE AT SICKS BREWERY. HE DID NOT WEAR IT OFTEN DUE TO SAFTEY CONCERNS WHEN WORKING WITH LARGE MACHINERY. ROBERTS JOINED THE BREWERY IN APPROXIMATELY 1933 AND WORKED UNTIL 1975 - 1978. HE WORKED IN THE POP SHOP AND BOTTLING DEPARTMENT AND WAS KNOWN AS A MACHINE OPERATOR.

Catalogue Number

P20020004003

Acquisition Date

2002-07

Collection

Museum

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