LANTERN, MAGIC

Description: MAGIC LANTERN C/W LAMP & FOCUSSING LENS. MISSING 1 LEG. POWER CORD CLOTH COVERED. SEE CONSERVATION REPORT. EMBOSSED OVAL PLATE ON FRONT MARKED "J.F.QUALITY". WHITE PAINT SPLATTERS ON TOP AND SIDE. CORD MARKED "CJE 660 W 250V".

History: SEE P19880042001-GA FOR HISTORY *UPDATE* IN 2018 COLLECTIONS ASSISTANT ELISE PUNDYK CONDUCTED AN ARTIFACT SURVEY, WHICH INCLUDED A CIGARETTE ROLLER DONATED TO THE MUSEUM BY VERNA HERRETT. RESEARCH TO CONNECT WITH THE DONOR OR ANY OF HER DESCENDANTS WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE INITIAL DOCUMENTATION LISTS THE ARTIFACTS AS BELONGING TO THE DONOR’S FATHER, MERLIN HAYES. WORLD WAR I SERVICE RECORDS FOR HAYES WERE FOUND ON THE LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES OF CANADA ONLINE DATABASE, AND IT STATES THAT HE WAS BORN IN SPRINGHILL, NOVA SCOTIA ON AUGUST 3, 1897. ARCHIVAL RESEARCH FOUND AN OBITUARY PUBLISHED IN THE LETHBRIDGE HERALD ON FEBRUARY 10, 1982 FOR THE DONOR’S HUSBAND, JOHN (RAY) RAYMOND HERRETT. THE OBITUARY STATES THAT HERRETT WAS BORN IN RIVER PHILLIP, NOVA SCOTIA. HE WAS MARRIED TO VERNA MAE HERRETT (NEE HAYES) ON DECEMBER 18, 1953 IN SPRING HILL, NOVA SCOTIA. HE SERVED IN THE R.C.A.F. FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS BEFORE RETIRING IN LETHBRIDGE IN 1979. HE PASSED AWAY IN THE CITY ON FEBRUARY 6, 1982 AT THE AGE OF 48. NO FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE DONOR WAS LOCATED. PLEASE SEE PERMANENT FILE FOR MORE INFORMATION, INCLUDING COPIES OF THE ARCHIVAL DOCUMENTS REFERENCED IN THE ABOVE INFORMATION.