CAP

Description: PURPLE CAP WITH A NYLON TOP AND FELT TRIM AROUND THE OUTSIDE, WITH A LARGE RED HEART PATCH ON THE FRONT WITH THE IMAGE OF A MOOSE IN YELLOW THREAD. TOP HAS A LARGE PURPLE TASSEL HANGING DOWN THE SIDE. TAG ON THE INSIDE IS MARKED "THE MUIR BRAND ESTABLISHED 1875", "MUIR CAP & REGALIA LTD. SI SIMCOE ST. TORONTO". HANDWRITTEN IN BLUE INK ON THE TAG IS "LES SEALE". SECOND PIECE IS A BLACK COTTON DRAWSTRING WITH A LEATHER TAB MARKED "6 7/8". BAG STORED CAP.

History: ACCORDING TO DONOR, ITEM BELONGED TO BOB MOODIE, ONE OF THE FIRST MEMBERS OF THE MOOSE LODGE. *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.