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DUSTER, DRY POWDER

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Material Type
Artifact
Date Range From
1950
Date Range To
1960
Materials
STEEL, WOOD, CLOTH
Catalogue Number
P19880057013
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Material Type
Artifact
Date Range From
1950
Date Range To
1960
Materials
STEEL, WOOD, CLOTH
No. Pieces
2
Length
95.2
Width
7.9
Description
.1- "WATKINS DUSTER" CANNISTER WITH PLUNGER & WAND FOR REACHING AMONG PLANTS. MARKED "PAT. NO. 2086696" ON BASE OF CANNISTER. WOOD HANDLE, CLOTH HAND HOLD STRAP. LABEL AND INSTRUCTIONS REMAIN INTACT. WAND HAS BEEN REPAIRED, SOLDERED AT CONNECTION POINT WITH CANNISTER. .2- LID TO CANNISTER-SCREWS ON. CANNISTER & WAND ARE PAINTED BLUE. PAINT IS SCRATCHED.
Subjects
AGRICULTURAL T&E
Historical Association
AGRICULTURE
History
"THE J.R. WATKINS COMPANY MONTREAL VANCOUVER" DONOR PURCHASED FOR DOMESTIC YARD USE DURING 1950'S FROM VISITING WATKINS SALESMAN. DONOR PURCHASED DIAMOND CITY GENERAL STORE, FURNISHINGS AND EQUIPMENT JULY 01 1949 AND SOLD IT IN 1988. BUSINESS IS OLDEST CONTINUOUSLY OPERATED BUSINESS IN THE COMMUNITY & ONE OF THE OLDEST IN THE REGION. FOUNDER OF BUSINESS IMMIGRATED FROM ENGLAND ABOUT 1905-1906.
Catalogue Number
P19880057013
Acquisition Date
1988-08
Collection
Museum
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