TRUNK
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- Material Type
- Artifact
- Date Range From
- 1920
- Date Range To
- 1930
- Materials
- WOOD, IRON
- Catalogue Number
- P19900035000
- Material Type
- Artifact
- Date Range From
- 1920
- Date Range To
- 1930
- Materials
- WOOD, IRON
- No. Pieces
- 1
- Height
- 42.5
- Length
- 62.9
- Width
- 39.5
- Description
- WOOD TRUNK C/W WITH IRON HINGES, FASTENINGS, & HANDLES. CONVEX LID. BASE IS RAISED ON TWO SKIDS. CORNERS ARE JOINED WITH DOVETAILS. UNLINED INTERIOR. BELIEVED HANDMADE. TRUNK C/W 2 KEYS & LOCKING MECHANISM. OUTSIDE PAINTED PALE GREEN, AND MARKED ON BOTTOM WITH ILLEGIBLE INITIALS. SEE CONSERVATION REPORT.
- Subjects
- PERSONAL GEAR
- Historical Association
- DOMESTIC
- History
- TRUNK BELONGED TO AMALIE "CHRISTINE" NIELSON WHO WITH HER HUSBAND, NIELS IMMIGRATED TO CANADA IN 1927, FARMING IN THE TURIN AREA. THEY MOVED IN 1964 TO LETHBRIDGE. TRUNK MADE IN DENMARK, BELIEVED BY NIELS NIELSON FOR MOVE TO CANADA. NIELS DECEASED 1973, CHRISTINE 1990. CONTAINED REMNANT OF DANISH NEWSPAPER DATED FEBUARY 15 1928. *UPDATE* IN 2010 NICOLE HEMBROFF, COLLECTIONS ASSISTANT, CONDUCTED A SURVEY OF PALLET RACKING. SHE WAS UNABLE TO FIND CONTACT INFORMATION FOR DONOR OR NEXT OF KIN.
- Catalogue Number
- P19900035000
- Acquisition Date
- 1990-08
- Collection
- Museum
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