Material Type

Artifact

Other Name

HONE BOX

Date

1931

Materials

METAL

No. Pieces

1

Height

3.5

Length

6.6

Width

6.6

Description

GREEN IN COLOR BUT WITH AREAS OF RUST. HINGED AT TOP SIDE OF BOX. ONE SIDE CONNECTED TO HINGED TOP. INSIDE CONTAINS A CONCAVE PIECE OF BLACK HARD GLOSSY PLASTIC. LID MAPS SHUT. ONE SIDE CONNECTION PROTUDING FARTHER OUT THAN THE OTHER ONE ON THE BACK SIDE OF BOX. TOP OF BOX READS "VELVET DES. REG 1931 HONE" "NO. 1". BIT OF RUST INSIDE OF BOX AT EDGES. BLACK HARD PLASTIC SCRATCHED A BIT. TWO PROTRUDING BUMPS ON FRONT SIDE TO KEEP LID SHUT. BOTTOM OF BOX IS RUSTING.

Subjects

CONTAINER

Historical Association

DOMESTIC

History

SEE P197900006000-GA FOR HISTORY. *UPDATE* THIS ARTIFACT WAS PART OF THE 2018 COLLECTIONS SURVEY CONDUCTED BY COLLECTIONS ASSISTANT ELISE PUNDYK. NO FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE ARTIFACTS WAS MADE AVAILABLE AS A RESULT OF THE AUDIT WORK, DESPITE CONTACT WITH NEXT-OF-KIN. FOR MORE INFORMATION INCLUDING LETHBRIDGE HERALD CLIPPINGS ABOUT THOMAS AND EURETTA HAMBLIN AND PHOTOGRAPHS, PLEASE SEE THE PERMANENT FILE P19790006000-GA.

Catalogue Number

P19790024000

Acquisition Date

1973-11

Collection

Museum

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