KIT, NEEDLEWORK
https://collections.galtmuseum.com/link/artifact4016
- Material Type
- Artifact
- Date Range From
- 1930
- Date Range To
- 1940
- Materials
- BRASS, WOOD, STEEL
- Catalogue Number
- P19880008009
- Material Type
- Artifact
- Date Range From
- 1930
- Date Range To
- 1940
- Materials
- BRASS, WOOD, STEEL
- No. Pieces
- 23
- Length
- 5.0
- Width
- 1.8
- Description
- REPAIR KIT, CYLINDRICAL/BULLET SHAPED WITH GREEN TASSEL. CONTAINS SPOOL WITH 3 COLOURS OF THREAD & THIMBLE. SPOOL CONTAINS STEEL PINS (16), NEEDLE & SAFETY PIN. COMPRESSION FITTED COLLAR HOLDS FILIGREE CASE TOGETHER. STAMPED INTO LOWER HALF OF CASE "AUSTRIA". BRASS CASE ENGRAVED WITH FLORAL PATTERN.
- Subjects
- TEXTILEWORKING T&E
- Historical Association
- DOMESTIC
- History
- *UPDATE* IN 2014 COLLECTIONS ASSISTANT JANE EDMUNDSON CONDUCTED A SURVEY OF MILITARY OBJECTS, INCLUDING THOSE DONATED BY MARGARET WHEELER. DONOR MARGARET WHEELER WAS BORN TO ALBERT AND ETTA IVES, AND WAS THE GRANDDAUGHTER OF PROMINENT LETHBRIDGE CITIZENS WILLIAM AND MARGARET HENDERSON. SHE MARRIED WILLIAM ASHLEY WHEELER OF SHERBROOKE, QUEBEC ON JULY 11, 1936. MARGARET WAS A GALT MUSEUM ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEMBER AND CITY OF LETHBRIDGE ARCHIVES VOLUNTEER AND ASHLEY SPENT HIS CAREER WITH THE BANK OF MONTREAL. ASHLEY DIED IN LETHBRIDGE ON FEBRUARY 21, 1972, AND MARGARET ON JANUARY 5, 1988. SEE PERMANENT FILE FOR HARDCOPIES OF OBITUARIES AND INFORMATION ON FAMILY HISTORY.
- Catalogue Number
- P19880008009
- Acquisition Date
- 1988-01
- Collection
- Museum
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