MOLD, HAMBURGER

Description: LIGHT GREEN ALUMINUM PRESS WITH A ROUND RED METAL LABEL ON THE TOP OF THE HANDLE MARKED "HOLLY MOLDING DEVICES, INC.", "HAMBURGER MOLDS", "JR. MODEL SER. NO. 36235 UNITED STATES PATENTS", "6733-35 SOUTH CHICAGO AVE. CHICAGO, ILL.". LABEL ON SIDE IS MARKED "BERKEL", "BERKEL PRODUCTS CO. LIMITED TORONTO ONTARIO". HANDLE HAS A ROUND MOLD ATTACHED TO IT, AS WELL AS A HANGER THAT HOLDS A BEIGE PIECE OF LINEN FABRIC. WHEN HANDLE IS PRESSED CLOSED, IT SHAPES THE MEAT AND WHEN LIFTED THE CLOTH WRAPS AROUND A ROD, SEPERATING THE MEAT FROM THE CLOTH. CLOTH IS REMOVABLE. BASE IS RECTANGULAR AND STURDY. SURFACE IS SCRATCHED AND PAINT IS WEARING OFF. CLOTH IS STIFF AND BRITTLE.

History: ACCORDING TO DONOR ITEM OWNED BY 'THE BRIGHTSPOT', A SMALL ICE CREAM AND HAMBURGER RESTAURANT. *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.