BINGO

Description: SQUARE RED, YELLOW AND NAVY BLUE CARDBOARD BOX MARKED "BINGO WITH WOOD CALLING NUMBERS" ON THE TOP, "BINGO COMPLETE 40 CARD SET WITH WOOD CALLING NUMBERS NO. 143" ON TWO SIDES, AND "BINGO MANUFACTURED BY INTERNATIONAL GAMES OF CANADA, LIMITED NEW TORONTO, ONTARIO". CONTAINED INSIDE THE BOX ARE 40 CARDBOARD GAME CARDS, 79 ROUND WOODEN CALLING NUMBERS WITH RED TEXT, 124 SMALL SQUARES OF CARDBOARD CARD MARKERS, AND 1 PAPER GAME BOARD TO KEEP TRACK OF THE NUMBERS CALLED. BOX WORN ON EDGES, BUT CONTENTS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION.

History: HISTORY UNKNOWN *NOTE* MISSING 2 RED BINGO CHIPS (SUMMER 2004) *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.