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BOTTLE

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Material Type
Artifact
Other Name
BOTTLE, WATER
Date Range From
1965
Date Range To
1975
Materials
PLASTIC
Catalogue Number
P20010034008
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Material Type
Artifact
Other Name
BOTTLE, WATER
Date Range From
1965
Date Range To
1975
Materials
PLASTIC
No. Pieces
1
Height
33
Diameter
4.7
Description
CLEAR PLASTIC WATER BOTTLE HAS THREADED CAP AT TOP. CAP EMBOSSED "NALGENE". PLASTIC STRAW COMES OUT OF TOP, CENTRE OF CAP. BOTTLE BODY WRAPPED WITH WHITE CLOTH TAPE. BASE EMBOSSED "1000 ML 32 OZ"
Subjects
SPORTS EQUIPMENT
CONTAINER
Historical Association
SPORTS
History
KAI YIP WAS BORN IN VANCOUVER, BC IN 1939. OVER A FIVE YEAR PERIOD, BEGINNING IN 1954 AT AGE 16, YIP COMPETED IN 100 BOXING BOUTS, INCLUDING CLUB AND INTER-CLUB MATCHES THROUGHOUT THE WESTERN PROVINCES AND MONTANA. IN 1954 AND 1955 YIP WON THE JUNIOR PROVINCIAL CHAMPIONSHIP IN THE 110 LB AND 112 LB CLASS RESPECTIVELY. YIP WAS GOLDEN GLOVES CHAMPION IN 1955 AT 110 LBS AND 1956 AT 112 LBS AND THE SENIOR ALBERTA PROVINCIAL CHAMPION AT 112 LBS IN 1956 AND 119 LBS IN 1958. IN 1956 HE WON THE CANADIAN SENIOR TITLE AT 112 LBS AND IN 1958 THOOK THE 119 LBS CROWN. AS WELL, YIP WAS REPRESENTATIVE OF CANADA AT THE BRITISH EMPIRE GAMES IN CARDIFF, WALES. YIP WENT ON TO BECOME A BOXING COACH WITH THE LETHBRIDGE BOXING CLUB FROM 1976 ON. HE COACHED RICK DUFF AT THE 1984 OLYMPICS IN LETHBRIDGE.
Catalogue Number
P20010034008
Acquisition Date
2001-10
Collection
Museum
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