Material Type

Artifact

Other Name

LIONS CLUB INTERNATIONAL

Materials

CERAMIC

No. Pieces

1

Height

2.5

Diameter

15

Description

ROUND WHITE CERAMIC ASHTRAY WITH A RIDGED RIM AROUND THE OUTSIDE EDGE THAT IS TRIMMED IN GOLD PAINT. ON THE INSIDE OF THE ASHTRAY IS THE LIONS EMBLEM WITH A LION ON EACH SIDE OF A LARGE "L" IN THE CENTRE, AND IS MARKED "LIONS INTERNATIONAL". ITEM LIKE NEW.

Subjects

HOUSEHOLD ACCESSORY

Historical Association

ASSOCIATIONS

History

ACCORDING TO DONOR, ITEM BELONGED TO GEORGE STRAFFIN, OF STRAFFINS PHARMACY. *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. RESEARCH CONDUCTED USING THE GALT ARCHIVES COULD NOT LOCATE INFORMATION ABOUT "GEORGE STRAFFIN" OR "STRAFFINS PHARMACY" AS REFERENCED IN THE INITIAL DOCUMENTATION. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THE ABOVE HISTORY IS INSTEAD REFERENCING "GEORGE DRAFFIN." DRAFFIN ENTERED INTO A BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP WITH DRUGGIST SYDNEY JACKSON IN 1944 AFTER ARRIVING IN LETHBRIDGE FROM SASKATOON, SK. DRAFFIN BOUGHT OUT JACKSON IN 1947 AND THE STORE BECAME "DRAFFIN'S DRUG STORE." FOR MORE INFORMATION. PLEASE SEE "LETHBRIDGE MEDICAL DOCTORS, DENTISTS, AND DRUG STORES," A REFERENCE BOOK LOCATED IN THE GALT ARCHIVES.

Catalogue Number

P19970107050

Acquisition Date

1997-10

Collection

Museum

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