TELEPHONE

Description: REDDISH/ORANGE PLASTIC TELEPHONE, WITH A RECEIVER AS THE HANDLE, WITH THE DIAL AND RED HANG-UP BUTTON ON THE BOTTOM OF THE BASE. DIAL IS MARKED "LM ERICSSON", "MADE IN SWEDEN". ITEM HAS HAD A COIN SLOT CUT INTO THE BACK OF THE RECIEVER HANDLE. ITEM LIKE NEW.

History: ACCORDING TO THE DONOR ITEM WAS PURCHASED BY AGT TO SELL PRIMARILY TO DISABLED CUSTOMERS BECAUSE OF THE CONVENIENCE OF A PHONE THAT COULD HANG-UP BY SETTING DOWN. HOWEVER VERY LITTLE SOLD, AND WERE THEN CONVERTED TO COIN BANKS TO SELL. *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.