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BELT, MINER'S

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Material Type
Artifact
Date Range From
1940
Date Range To
1950
Materials
LEATHER, STEEL, COPPER, BRASS
Catalogue Number
P19890038006
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Material Type
Artifact
Date Range From
1940
Date Range To
1950
Materials
LEATHER, STEEL, COPPER, BRASS
No. Pieces
1
Length
104
Width
5.4
Description
LEATHER & STEEL BELT, COPPER RIVETS. SMALLER STRAP & BUCKLES FOR MINER'S LAMP BATTERY PACK. WORN & FRAYED HOLE FOR BUCKLE PIN. 1 LARGE, 2 SMALL ROLLER BUCKLES. 1 BRASS BUCKLE ON BELT BODY REPAIRED WITH WIRE AND THREAD. LEATHER DRY WITH WHITE BLOOM NEAR BUCKLE. SEE CONSERVATION REPORT.
Subjects
CLOTHING-ACCESSORY
MINING & MINERAL HARVESTING T&E
Historical Association
COAL MINING
History
DONOR ACQUIRED FROM ABANDONED COAL MINING OPERATION NANAIMO-CUMBERLAND AREA B.C. *UPDATE* IN 2018, COLLECTIONS ASSISTANT ELISE PUNDYK CONDUCTED A SURVEY OF BOXED TEXTILES ARTIFACTS AND ACCESSORIES. LEONARD TIMOTHY DECOSSE WAS BORN 18 NOVEMBER 1923. HE MARRIED MOLLY MARIKAO DECOSSE (NEE NISHIMAZURU), WHO WAS BORN IN BROXBURN, ALBERTA IN MAY 1931. SHE GRADUATED FROM THE GALT BUSINESS COLLEGE. LEONARD DECOSSE PASSED AWAY ON 23 FEBRUARY 2015. MOLLY DECOSSE PASSED AWAY IN COMOX, B.C. ON 25 SEPTEMBER 2006. HER OBITUARY STATES SHE LIVED IN THE COMOX VALLY FOR 25 YEARS. RESEARCH CONDUCTED TO LOCATE FURTHER INFORMATION OR THE NEXT-OF-KIN WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. PLEASE SEE PERMANENT FILE FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, INCLUDING OBITUARIES.
Catalogue Number
P19890038006
Acquisition Date
1989-10
Collection
Museum
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