TRIVET

Description: HEART SHAPED BRASS TRIVET WITH THE IMAGE OF A BIRD IN THE CENTRE OF THE HEART. HANDLE ON HOT PLATE IS ALSO HEART SHAPED, AND ATTACHED TO THE TOP OF THE LARGER HEART. TRIVET HAS THREE LEGS. GROOVES IN THE SURFACE ARE DARKENING BECAUSE OF CORROSION, BUT OVERALL ITEM IS IN GOOD CONDITION.

History: ACCORDING TO DONOR ITEM WAS PURCHSASED AT THE BOW ON TONG STORE IN CHINA TOWN, POSSIBLY DURING THE 20'S, BUT DATE IS APPROXIMATE. STORE SELLS ITEMS SUCH AS HERBS, FIREWORKS, BRASS, AND MANY OTHER GOODS. *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.