Material Type

Artifact

Other Name

MILITARY ISSUE

Date Range From

1939

Date Range To

1945

Materials

CANVAS, WOOL, BRASS

No. Pieces

53

Length

55.0

Width

13.0

Description

1. CASE. ABOVE DIMENSIONS (UNFOLDED W/TIES). KHAKI GREEN CANVAS. HAS 3 POCKETS SEWN INTO IT. ONE END HAS 2 PIECES OF TWILL TAPE (DIRTY). STAMPED INSIDE CASE IS "8582 45" (FADING). THERE IS A SMALL AMOUNT OF HARD RESIDUE ON OUTSIDE OF CASE; ORANGE IN COLOUR. 2. POUCH. 9.4(L) X 6.0(W). OLIVE GREEN CANVAS. UPPER EDGE IS UNFINISHED. HELD CLOSED WITH A SAFETY PIN. CONTAINS FOLLOWING ITEMS: 2 LARGE SAFETY PINS; 1 PAPER CLIP; 2 ROUND BLACK BUTTONS, BAKELITE(?), 2.7CM(D) & 2.5CM(D), 4 HOLES IN CENTER; 1 ROUND SILVER BUTTON, 1.2CM(D), 2 HOLES IN CENTER; 1 ROUND WHITE BUTTON, BAKELITE(?), 1.1CM(D), 2 HOLES IN CENTER W/ THREAD IN THEM; 1 ROUND WHITE BUTTON, BAKELITE(?), 1.3CM(D), 4 HOLES IN CENTER; 1 ROUND WHITE BUTTON, BAKELITE(?), 1.0CM(D), 2 HOLES IN CENTER; 1 ROUND WHITE BUTTON, BAKELITE(?), 1.0CM(D), 2 HOLES IN CENTER, CENTER IS RECESSED; 2 ROUND, BROWN, TRANSLUCENT BUTTONS, ATTACHED, 1.3CM(D) EACH, 4 HOLES IN CENTER, ATTACHED WITH HEAVY BROWN THREAD 1 ROUND OLIVE GREEN BUTTON, 1.4CM(D), 4 HOLES IN CENTER; 4 ROUND, DARK BROWN BUTTONS, 1.3CM(D), 4 HOLES IN CENTER; 6 ROUND, MEDIUM BROWN BUTTONS, 1.3CM(D), EACH HAS A RECESSED EYE SHAPE IN THE CENTER WITH 2 HOLES, 1 HAS THREAD THROUGH IT; 1 ROUND, DARK BROWN BUTTON, 1.3CM(D), HAS A RECESSED EYE SHAPE IN THE CENTER WITH 2 HOLES; 2 ROUND, DARK BROWN BUTTONS, 1.7CM(D), EACH WITH 4 HOLES IN CENTER, AND BLACK THREAD THROUGH HOLES; 1 ROUND, DARK BROWN BUTTON, 1.6CM(D), 4 HOLES IN CENTER, TOP OF BUTTON HAS A CRACKED APPEARANCE; 5 ROUND, BRASS BUTTONS, 2.5CM(D), EACH EMBOSSED WITH "CANADA" AND A LOGO FEATURING A MAPLE LEAF IN THE CENTER AND A CROWN ON TOP. WITHIN LOGO READS "HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE". EMBOSSING ON ONE BUTTON IS VERY WORN, ON ANOTHER IS SLIGHTLY SMALLER. ONE BUTTON HAS HEAVY BLUE AND WHITE THREAD ATTACHED TO BACK. 1 CHUNK, DARK BROWN, WAX? 0.7 X 1.7 X 1.4, HAS CUT MARKS IN IT, HAS SOME FIBERS STUCK CUT MARKS. 3. SAFETY PINS. 4 LARGE PINS STUCK IN A PIECE OF CARD. CARD IS GREEN AND WHITE. CARD IS WORN AND TORN. THE FEW LETTERS LEGIBLE ON CARD ARE "TRAD . . . U . . .TY . . .REGD". 4. STRAIGHT PINS. 30 SMALL PINS WITH ROUND HEADS STUCK THROUGH A PIECE OF LIGHT BLUE PAPER. PAPER IS WORN AND HAS MULTIPLE FOLDS IN IT. 5. THIMBLE. 2.3(H) X 2.2(W). BLACK PLASTIC. HAS INDENTS IN TOP AND AROUND SIDES. BOTTOM EDGE OF THIMBLE IS MISSHAPEN AND HAS A LARGE CRACK IN IT. 6. THIMBLE. 1.6(H) X 2.1(D). TIN; SILVER IN COLOUR. TOP OF THIMBLE IS MISSING. HAS SMALL ROUND INDENTS AROUND SIDES. BOTTOM EDGE IS FOLDED UPWARD, CREATING A SMALL LIP. 7. THREAD. 4 WADS OF THREAD: 1: MOSTLY BLACK, WRAPPED AROUND A PIECE OF CARDBOARD THAT READS "BLACKSTAFF LINEN THREAD". 2: TAUPE, WRAPPED AROUND A FOLDED PIECE OF CARDBOARD. 3: KHAKI, JUMBLED INTO A LARGE KNOT. 4: BLACK; THICKER THAN ABOVE; JUMBLED INTO A KNOT. 8. YARN. 10 LENGTHS OF YARN IN VARYING COLOURS: 1 DARK BROWN, 2 DARKER BROWN, 2 LIGHT BEIGE, 2 MEDIUM BROWN, 1 GREY, 1 NAVY BLUE, AND 1 GREEN.

Subjects

TEXTILEWORKING T&E

Historical Association

MILITARY

History

COLLECTION ORIGINALLY DONATED TO ARCHIVES BY NICK PONYCH (DECEASED).

Catalogue Number

P20030015002

Acquisition Date

2003-07

Collection

Museum

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