Material Type

Artifact

Date

1931

Materials

WOOD, GLASS

No. Pieces

1

Height

5.4

Length

61.0

Width

30.4

Description

WOODEN FRAMED WASHBOARD WITH GLASS SCRUB BOARD. STAMPED ON SOAP HOLDING AREA AND ON BACK: "CHIEF BRAND" PROFILE OF INDIGENOUS INDIVIDUAL: "CASCADE MANUFACTURED BY WESTERN BROOM AND WOODENWARE LTD. VANCOUVER, B.C.". WORD CASCADE IS FADED ON BACK BUT MISSING ALTOGETHER ON FRONT. SOAP BOARD IS CRACKED IN HALF. ONE CORNER ON TOP OF BOARD IS CHIPPED AWAY. CONSERVATION REPORT ON FILE.

Subjects

MAINTENANCE T&E

Historical Association

DOMESTIC

History

FROM BRITISH COLUMBIA. WASHBOARD PURCHASED BY DONOR'S MOTHER WHEN SHE CAME TO CANADA IN 1931. THE BOARD WAS USED BY DONOR'S WIFE ALSO, AS THEY ALL LIVED TOGETHER.

Catalogue Number

P19790256000

Acquisition Date

1979-01

Collection

Museum

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