Material Type

Artifact

Other Name

RED FUSE CRATE

Date

1947

Materials

WOOD

No. Pieces

1

Height

24.1

Length

35.0

Width

40.0

Description

STAMPED ON SIDE "C.R.C.15A" "CLASS 7. DIV. FIREWORKS. KEEP FIRE AWAY. HANDLE CAREFULLY. MADE IN CANADA BY CANADIAN INDUSTRIES LIMITED "DOMINION" AMMUNITION DIVISION MONTREAL, CANADA KEEP IN DRY, COOL PLACE." "C.R.C.15A" CLASS 7. DIV. 2. A.E. 8 GROSS, RED FUSES/8-10 MIN. WOOD BASE PARAFFIN. KEEP IN DRY, COOL PLACE". TOP CORNER CHIPPED AWAY. ONE SIDE SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN CHARRED BY FIRE & 2 EXTRA PIECES OF WOOD HAVE BEEN NAILED ONTO SIDE. ONE PIECE IS LOOSE. STAMPED "SPECIAL JAN. 1947".

Subjects

CONTAINER

Historical Association

TRANSPORTATION

History

SEE P19790006000-GA FOR HISTORY. POSSIBLY USED AS RAILWAY FLARE CRATE. *UPDATE* AN ARTIFACT IN THIS DONATION WAS PART OF THE 2018 COLLECTIONS SURVEY CONDUCTED BY COLLECTIONS ASSISTANT ELISE PUNDYK. NO FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE ARTIFACTS WAS MADE AVAILABLE AS A RESULT OF THE AUDIT WORK, DESPITE CONTACT WITH NEXT-OF-KIN. FOR MORE INFORMATION INCLUDING LETHBRIDGE HERALD CLIPPINGS ABOUT THOMAS AND EURETTA HAMBLIN AND PHOTOGRAPHS, PLEASE SEE THE PERMANENT FILE P19790006000-GA.

Catalogue Number

P19790011000

Acquisition Date

1979-11

Collection

Museum

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