KIT, PAPER HANGER'S

Description: WALLPAPER HANGER TOOLS. INCLUDES: TRAY: 22.0 CM. X 48.7 CM. SHEET METAL, WOOD. BRUSH: 10.0 CM X 30.2 CM. WOOD, BRISTLE. ROLLER: 5.9 CM X 15.5 CM. STEEL, WOOD. GALVANIZED STEEL SHEET FORMED INTO HALF CYLINDRICAL TRAY. ATTACHED TO SHEET METAL ENDS. EDGES FOLDED. HEAVY GALVANIZED STEEL PIPE CRANK. WOOD DOWEL HANDLE. WOOD PLANK BASE. CRUDE; LIKELY HANDMADE. BRUSH WOOD HANDLE. COARSE BLACK HAIRS METAL WIRE SECURES HAIRS. HANDLE MARKED "ADAMS". ROLLER: PLASTIC BARREL-SHAPED ORANGE ROLLER. NICKEL PLATED FRAME W/ BLACK PAINTED WOOD HANDLE

History: OWNED BY MR. ARKENSTALL OF LETHBRIDGE. TRAY IS HAND MADE BY ARKENSTALL. BRUSH, "ADAMS YOSEMITE 12" AND ROLLER ARE AMERICAN MADE. *UPDATE* IN 2015 COLLECTIONS ASSISTANT JANE EDMUNDSON DEVELOPED A BIOGRAPHY OF AB CHERVINSKI, THE DONOR OF THIS OBJECT, WITH INFORMATION FROM LETHBRIDGE HERALD ARTICLES FROM 1982, 1989, AND 2011. ADAM ABRAHAM 'AB" CHERVINSKI WAS BORN ON FEBRUARY 24, 1920 IN LETHBRIDGE. AS A TEENAGER HE WORKED AS A MESSENGER BOY FOR THE CPR TELEGRAPH OFFICE. CHERVINSKI BRIEFLY LIVED IN ONTARIO DURING HIS SERVICE WITH THE AIR FORCE, BUT RETURNED TO LETHBRIDGE WHERE HE WORKED FOR ALBERTA GOVERNMENT TELEPHONES FOR 37 YEARS. HE WAS A LIFELONG COLLECTOR OF ANTIQUES, AVID LOCAL HISTORIAN, AND HEAVILY INVOLVED IN MUSICAL THEATRE. AB CHERVINSKI DIED ON JUNE 2, 2011. SEE PERMANENT FILE P19970107001-GA FOR HARDCOPIES OF NEWSPAPER ARTICLES ABOUT CHERVINSKI. *UPDATE* IN 2018, COLLECTIONS ASSISTANT ELISE PUNDYK CONDUCTED AN ARTIFACT SURVEY, WHICH INCLUDED A NUMBER OF ARTIFACTS DONATED BY ADAM ABRAHAM CHERVINSKI. EXTENSIVE RESEARCH CONDUCTED TO LOCATE THE DONOR'S LIVING NEXT-OF-KIN WAS UNSUCCESSFUL.