RAFT
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- Material Type
- Artifact
- Other Name
- LIFE RAFT C/W STUFF BAG
- Date Range From
- 1950
- Date Range To
- 1960
- Materials
- RUBBER, ALUMINIUM, CANVAS
- Catalogue Number
- P19920057002
- Material Type
- Artifact
- Other Name
- LIFE RAFT C/W STUFF BAG
- Date Range From
- 1950
- Date Range To
- 1960
- Materials
- RUBBER, ALUMINIUM, CANVAS
- No. Pieces
- 2
- Height
- 25.2
- Length
- 35.8
- Width
- 13.5
- Description
- RUBBER INFLATABLE RAFT C/W CANVAS CARRYING BAG, B/O FLASHING LIGHT, WHISTLE & TUBE OF COMPRESSED AIR. ORANGE COLOR. RUBBERS HAS BECOME BRITTLE WHERE NOT PROTECTED BY STUFF BAG. BAG HAS CARRYING STRAP & 3 SNAP FASTENERS. ON BAG "R.C.A."; OTHER LETTERS ILLEGIBLE. BAG HAS "#78" WRITTEN ON IT. STRAP HAS "TIE" WRITTEN ON IT. SEE CONSERVATION REPORT. "MANUFACTURED BY R.F.D. COMPANY LTD GODALMING ENGLAND".
- Subjects
- WATER TRANSPORTATION-EQUIPMENT
- Historical Association
- MILITARY
- History
- MILITARY ISSUE RUBBER FLOATATION DEVICE, ACQUIRED BY DONOR. *UPDATE* IN 2015 COLLECTIONS ASSISTANT JANE EDMUNDSON CONDUCTED A SURVEY OF ART OBJECTS, INCLUDING THOSE DONATED BY LLOYD TRONE. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION ABOUT THE DONOR WAS FOUND IN HIS OBITUARY, PUBLISHED IN THE JUNE 1, 2010 ISSUE OF THE CROWSNEST PASS HERALD. LLOYD TRONE WAS BORN IN 1928 IN MEDICINE HAT, AND MOVED WITH HIS FAMILY TO LETHBRIDGE IN 1930. HE WORKED FOR CANADA PACKERS FOR 25 YEARS AND RETIRED TO THE CROWSNEST PASS, WHERE HE PASSED AWAY IN MAY 2010. SEE PERMANENT FILE P19990049001-GA FOR HARDCOPY OF DONOR'S OBITUARY.
- Catalogue Number
- P19920057002
- Acquisition Date
- 1992-12
- Collection
- Museum
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