TRUNK
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- Material Type
- Artifact
- Other Name
- WARDROBE TYPE
- Date Range From
- 1900
- Date Range To
- 1909
- Materials
- CLOTH, METAL, FIBER
- Catalogue Number
- P19770041000
- Material Type
- Artifact
- Other Name
- WARDROBE TYPE
- Date Range From
- 1900
- Date Range To
- 1909
- Materials
- CLOTH, METAL, FIBER
- No. Pieces
- 25
- Height
- 8.1
- Length
- 6.3
- Width
- 49.5
- Description
- EXTERIOR - BLACK HARD FIBER COVERING WITH STEEL & BRASS FITTINGS. WHITE PAINTED INITIALS "E.D." ON TOP. EMBLEM STAMPED IN GOLD BELOW LETTERS "HART-MANN REG. U.S. PATT. OFF. TRUNK COMPANY RACINE, WIS. U.S.A." "GIBRALTARIZED" ON TOP RIGHT CORNER. "6802" STAMPED ON LEATHER HANDLE. KEY ATTACHED "HJ7". "PATENTED" ON FRONT LOCK. 2 LOCKS, 1 ON TRUNK TOP, 1 ON BOTTOM RIGHT SIDE. SMALL BRASS RIVETS TACKED ALONG BORDERS OF TRIM. INTERIOR - LINEN FLORAL DESIGN, BASIC BLUE. 3 WOODEN STYLES OF HANGERS -2 PANT, 7 CLOTHES, 3 "T" SHAPED. FULL LENGTH GARMENT BAG WITH ZIPPER THROUGH MIDDLE, BEIGE. ALL HANGERS ON LEFT SIDE. SMALL BLUE BRIEF CASE TYPE CARRIER 33.0 CM WTH. X 39.4 CM LTH. NICKEL HANDLE AND LOCKS. BLUE PRINTED COTTON LINING. THERE IS A WOODEN ADJUSTABLE HOLDING BAR WITH NICKEL ENDS ABOVE CASE RIGHT SIDE OF TRUNK: 5 DRAWERS COVERED WITH SAME MATERIAL AS CASE. TOP DRAWER IS SMALLEST, HAS HOLE IN LEFT FRONT. 4 COMPARTMENTS, 1 LARGE, 3 SMALL. BLUE PRINTED COTTON LINING. NICKEL HANDLES ON DRAWER FRONTS. 2ND DRAWER HAS 2 COMPARTMENTS, 1 TO HOLD AN IRON WITH A STRAP TO KEEP IT SECURE, AND A LARGE ONE WITH DRAW STRINGS, ALSO A HAT HOLDER COVERED WITH BLUE PRINT MATERIAL AND 2 NICKEL PRONGS ATTACHED. FOLLOWING 3 DRAWERS ARE SAME SIZE, LINED WITH PRINT MATERIAL AND HAVE STRINGS TO KEEP CLOTHES ATTACHED. NICKEL PLATED BRACING BAR TO HOLD DRAWERS. KEYS ON TOP OF TRUNK. HINGE IN MIDDLE OF BAR WITH LOCK AT TOP. KEY "14A3". LID OF TRUNK HAS A PADDED ROOF WHICH IS COVERED WITH BLUE VELVET.
- Subjects
- PERSONAL GEAR
- Historical Association
- DOMESTIC
- History
- DONOR'S MOTHER MOVED TO LETHBRIDGE FROM NOVA SCOTIA IN 1909 & WOULD OFTEN VISIT HER GRANDMOTHER WHO LIVED IN ST. PAUL MINNESOTA. HER FATHER, W.J. MCCAMBLY, WAS EMPLOYED BY THE C.P.R., SO PRESUMABLY TRAVELLING WAS WITH A PASS. IF PROPERLY PACKED, THE TRUNK WOULD ACCOMMODATE SUFFICIENT CLOTHING FOR AN EXTENDED TRIP.
- Catalogue Number
- P19770041000
- Acquisition Date
- 1976-01
- Collection
- Museum
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