PLATE

Description: 3 WHITE CERAMIC PLATES MARKED ON THE TOP "YALE CAFE", WITH GREEN AND RED RING ON THE TOP SURFACE. THE LARGEST PLATE IS OVAL (ABOVE DIMENSIONS), AND IS MARKED ON THE BOTTOM, "NEWPORT POTTERY CO. LTD. BURSLEM ENGLAND VITRIFIED". SECOND PLATE IS A ROUND MEDIUM SIZED PLATE (20.5CM D) MARKED WITH THE SAME MARKING AS THE FIRST. THIRD PIECE IS A TINY ROUND PLATE (8.5CM D) MARKED "JOHN MADDOCK & SONS LTD. MADE IN ENGLAND VITRIFIED". SURFACE OF PLATES ARE STAINED AND MARKED, AND THE MEDIUM SIZED PLATE HAS A HOLE IN THE TOP OF THE PLATE.

History: THE YALE CAFE WAS LOCATED ON 5TH STREET AND 5TH AVE CORNER, NEXT DOOR TO THE SINGERS STORE. DATE IS APPROXIMATE. *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.