LINK, CUFF

Description: 1. CASE. ABOVE DIMENSIONS. 2 PIECES. EXTERIOR OF CASE IS COVERED IN A GREY STRIATED VINYL. ON LID OF CASE, IN GOLD, IS "S" ABOVE "SWAN". LID OPENS ON HINGE AT BACK. INSIDE LID IS LINED WITH IVORY SATIN. A SILVER LABEL ON SATIN READS "NETTLETON JEWELER OTTAWA". BELOW THIS, IN GOLD, IS "SIGNET". BOTTOM OF CASE HAS A CARDBOARD INSERT WITH WHITE VELVET ON TOP SIDE. THERE ARE 4 HOLES IN INSERT, THROUGH WHICH IS STRUNG A WHITE ELASTIC CORD (TO HOLD CUFF LINKS). PART OF INSERT IS ALSO CUT AND FOLDED INTO AN INVERTED V-SHAPE (TO HOLD TIE CLIP). 2. CUFF LINKS. 1.5 X 1.7 X 2.4. 2 PIECE. PAIR OF BRASS CUFF LINKS. EACH CUFF LINK FEATURES A RING WITH A TRAIN ENGINE OVERTOP. A ROUNDED BAR AT BACK OF EACH ROTATES TO SECURE CUFF LINK. 3. TIE CLIP. 1.3 X 4.1 X 1.2. BRASS. FRONT OF CLIP IS RECTANGULAR; HAS AN INSET RECTANGLE WITH A ROUGH SURFACE. OVER THIS IS A RING WITH A TRAIN ENGINE OVERTOP. BACK HAS A CLIP WITH WAVY 'TEETH' WITH IS MOUNTED ON A SPRING. SPRING HAS SOME VERDIGRIS AROUND IT.

History: BELONGED TO DONOR'S FATHER GEORGE G. MCLEAN (AKA "BUD"). BUD MCLEAN WAS BORN NEAR EDMONTON, ALBERTA IN 1930 AND GREW UP IN LETHBRIDGE, ATTENDING ST. BASIL'S SCHOOL. THE SON OF A RAILROAD MAN (GEORGE MCLEAN SR) AND ONE OF THE FIRST LADY CUSTOMS OFFICERS, (ELLEN MCLEAN - SEE OTHER DONATIONS IN COLLECTION), BUD STARTED WITH THE CPR IN 1946, WORKING HIS WAY UP TO ENGINEER IN 1955. HE WAS THE LAST STEAM LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEER TO JOIN THE ROSTER. ONE OF HIS CHARGES IS NOW ON DISPLAY AT HERITAGE PARK IN CALGARY, ANOTHER IS AT THE HEALTH UNIT IN LETHBRIDGE. HE RETIRED FROM THE CPR IN 1986. BUD MET AND MARRIED HIS WIFE MARJORIE IN LETHBRIDGE IN 1952. THEY HAD 2 CHILDREN, DARLENE AND GRANT MCLEAN. BUD WAS DESCRIBED AS A FAMILY MAN, PARTY TRICKSTER, AND GREAT LOVER OF SPORTS. HE WAS A MEMBER OF THE ELKS AND A LONG TIME SUPPORTER OF THE MINERS' LIBRARY CLUB, SERVING ON ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR SEVERAL YEARS. HE PASSED AWAY IN LETHBRIDGE ON JUNE 14, 2003 AT THE AGE OF 73 YEARS.