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PANTS

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Material Type
Artifact
Other Name
RCMP BREECHES
Date Range From
1940
Date Range To
1950
Materials
WOOL, COTTON
Catalogue Number
P19970073002
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Material Type
Artifact
Other Name
RCMP BREECHES
Date Range From
1940
Date Range To
1950
Materials
WOOL, COTTON
No. Pieces
1
Length
104.8
Width
42.7
Description
PAIR WOOL NAVY BLUE ROYAL CANADIAN MOUNTED POLICE BREECHES. YELLOW STRIPE DOWN LEGS; LACED AT BOTTOM OF EACH. POCKET AT EACH SIDE OF WAIST; COIN POCKET ALSO AT RIGHT. SIX BUTTONS AT FRONT CLOSURE; SIX ADDITIONAL BUTTONS AROUND INTERIOR OF WAISTBAND FOR CONNECTING SUSPENDERS. POCKETS AND WAISTBAND LINED WITH WHITE COTTON. PANTS ARE REINFORCED AT INSEAMS NEAR KNEE AREA. NO MARKINGS. COTTON LINING SOILED.
Subjects
CLOTHING-OUTERWEAR
Historical Association
SAFETY SERVICES
History
BELONGED TO E.D. WHITE, REG. #21698; FEB. 21, 1941. FOR RELATED PIECES SEE P19970073001-8-GA; FOR HISTORY OF COLLECTION SEE P19970073001-GA. HISTORY AND USE OF UNIFORM UNKNOWN. *UPDATE* IN 2017 COLLECTIONS ASSISTANT RUTHANN LABLANCE CONDUCTED A SURVEY OF CLOTHING ITEMS, INCLUDING SEVERAL ITEMS DONATED BY THE LEGION. EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE WITH THE RCMP HISTORY SECTION GAVE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION: THE SERIAL NUMBER 21698 DOES NOT BELONG TO E.D. WHITE. IT BELONGED TO AN RCMP OFFICER WHO SERVED BETWEEN 1961-1997. NO RCMP MEMBER WITH THE LAST NAME "WHITE" AND INITIALS "E.D." WERE FOUND WITHIN THE RCMP RECORDS. SEE PERMANENT FILE FOR EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE.
Catalogue Number
P19970073002
Acquisition Date
1997-08
Collection
Museum
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