CASE, TRAVELLING
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- Material Type
- Artifact
- Other Name
- SUITCASE
- Date Range From
- 1937
- Date Range To
- 1947
- Materials
- VINYL
- Catalogue Number
- P19970092000
- Material Type
- Artifact
- Other Name
- SUITCASE
- Date Range From
- 1937
- Date Range To
- 1947
- Materials
- VINYL
- No. Pieces
- 2
- Height
- 23
- Length
- 36
- Width
- 23
- Description
- GREYISH-BLUE VINYL SUITCASE MARKED "BIRKDALE FLY-LITE" ON THE FRONT. ITEM IS RECTANGULAR IN SHAPE WITH A HARD SURFACE, THAT HAS A BLUE PLASTIC HANDLE ON THE TOP. ITEM HAS A CHROME LOCKING LATCH ON THE FRONT, AND SITS ON FOUR CHROME LEGS. CONTAINED INSIDE IS A CLEAR PLASTIC TRAY. BLUE "VAN LINES" STICKER ON THE HANDLE. CHROME LEGS ARE CORRODING.
- Subjects
- PERSONAL GEAR
- Historical Association
- PERSONAL CARE
- History
- DONOR RECALLS SHE EITHER BOUGHT, OR RECEIVED ITEM AS A WEDDING GIFT IN 1936 OR 1937, TO USE AS AN OVERNIGHT BAG TO TAKE ON HER HONEYMOON WITH HER HUSBAND, CALVERT. BOUGHT IN VANCOUVER, WAS PART OF A LUGGAGE SET BUT OTHER PIECE WORE OUT. DONOR WAS BORN IN LETHBRIDGE, BUT TRAINED TO BE A NURSE AT THE VANCOUVER GENERAL HOSPITAL FROM 1933-36, BUT QUIT WHEN SHE GOT MARRIED. LIVED ALL OVER CANADA AND MOVED BACK TO LETHBRIDGE IN 1975. (CALLED A MAKE-UP CASE).
- Catalogue Number
- P19970092000
- Acquisition Date
- 1997-09
- Collection
- Museum
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