BOX, JEWELRY

Description: PURPLE VELVET RECTANGULAR JEWELRY BOX MARKED ON WHITE SATIN ON THE INSIDE LID "J.G. KERR JEWELLER LETHBRIDGE, ALTA.". ABOVE NAME LOGO OF A LION HOLDING WHAT LOOKS LIKE A JEWEL. BASE ON THE INSIDE IS ALSO COVERED IN PURPLE VELVET. FRONT HAS A BRASS CLASP, THAT APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN ONCE COVERED. VELVET IS WORN ON THE TOP RIGHT CORNER, AND OTHER LOCATIONS. SATIN HAS A SMALL TEAR.

History: ACCORDING TO DONOR THE J.G. KERR JEWELLER WAS LOCATED ON 3RD AVENUE AND 5TH STREET DURING THE 1920'S AND 30'S. *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.