Material Type

Artifact

Date Range From

1960

Date Range To

1970

Materials

WOOD

No. Pieces

2

Height

4.8

Length

21.4

Width

6.1

Description

BOTTOM IS RECTANGULAR WOOD MOLD WITH THREE SHAPED CUT OUT OF IT. WOOD IS SMOOTH AND UNFINISHED. PLUNGER IS SINGLE LENGTH OF WOOD WITH THREE SHAPES ATTACHED TO IT, SHAPES ARE IDENTICAL TO CUT OUTS IN BASE. SHAPES ARE A RAINBOW TYPE CURVE, A FIVE SIDED FLOWER SHAPE AND A THREE SIDED CLOUD SHAPE.

Subjects

FOOD PROCESSING T&E

Historical Association

DOMESTIC

History

SUSHI MOLD WAS A HOUSEHOLD ITEM OF THE NAKAYAMA FAMILY WHILE IN COALDALE. REV. G.G. NAKAYAMA AND HIS FAMILY MOVED TO COALDALE IN 1945 AFTER BEING RELOCATED FROM VANCOUVER IN 1942 TO SLOCAN CITY IN THE INTERIOR OF BRITISH COLUMBIA. AT COALDALE HE FOUNDED THE ANGLICAN CHURCH OF THE ASCENSION WHERE HE WAS RECTOR FROM 1945 TO 1970. DONOR SAYS THAT THIS MOLD WAS FAIRLY NEW AND MAY NOT HAVE SEEN USE. SEE RECORD P19970041001 FOR EXPANDED BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION AND PERMANENT FILE FOR FURTHER HISTORY.

Catalogue Number

P19970041051

Acquisition Date

1997-01

Collection

Museum

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