Material Type

Artifact

Other Name

LEATHER BELT W/ BUCKLE

Date Range From

1940

Date Range To

1970

Materials

LEATHER, BRASS, VELVET

No. Pieces

5

Description

1. BELT - 1.0CM(H) X 109.2CM(L) X 3.1CM(W). BROWN LEATHER. OUTSIDE OF BELT HAS A LEAF-LIKE DESIGN ON IT. THERE IS A LOOP OF LEATHER THAT GOES AROUND BELT NEAR ONE END. BELT IS FOLDED OVER AT THIS END, AND ATTACHED TO FORM A LOOP. WITHIN THIS IS THE REMNANTS OF A BRASS BUCKLE. INSIDE OF BELT HAS "38" AND "PARIS" WITHIN AN OVAL, STAMPED ON IT IN BLUE. 2. BUCKLE - 0.7CM(H) X 5.8CM(L) X 2.8CM(W). RECTANGULAR, BRASS. ETCHED WITH A SWIRL DESIGN, AND HAS A BULL'S HEAD, WITH HORNS, IN RELIEF ON FRONT. ON BACKSIDE METAL IS FOLDED OVER ON TWO SIDES. ETCHED INTO ONE OF THESE IS "NON RUST". THERE ARE TWO LOOSE ATTACHMENTS WITH BUCKLE. ONE IS A SMALL BRASS ROD. THE OTHER IS A PIECE OF BRASS FOLDED INTO A V-SHAPE AND HAS AN EXTENSION ON EACH END, EACH WITH A HOLE IN IT (ROD FITS IN THESE HOLES). BUCKLE AND ATTACHMENTS CAME IN A GREY, VELVET, DRAW-STRING BAG.

Subjects

CLOTHING-ACCESSORY

Historical Association

PERSONAL CARE

History

BELONGED TO FRED A. EWING. SEE P19990038001-GA FOR HISTORY. *UPDATE* IN 2016 COLLECTIONS ASSISTANT RUTHANN LABLANCE CONDUCTED A SURVEY OF CLOTHING, INCLUDING ARMBANDS AND A BELT DONATED BY W.F. AND JULIA EWING. THE FOLLOWING BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION WAS COMPILED USING ARTICLES FROM THE LETHBRIDGE HERALD. FREDERICK ANDREW EWING WAS BORN IN KINGSTON MILLS, ON AND LIVED ACROSS CANADA AND THE US, INCLUDING: MANITOBA AT THE AGE OF 12, RIVERSIDE, CA IN 1890, ONTARIO IN 1893, AND FINALLY LETHBRIDGE IN 1898. HE WORKED FOR W.D. “CURLIE” WHITNEY FOR TWO YEARS, BEFORE BUYING LAND WEST OF LETHBRIDGE IN 1910. WITH HIS FIRST WIFE MONICA EWING (NEE MCCAUGHTERY), HE HAD TWO CHILDREN: BILL AND TOM EWING. FREDERICK PASSED AWAY AT THE AGE OF 95 ON JULY 29, 1972. MONICA EWING (NEE MCCAUGHTERY) PASSED AWAY AT THE AGE OF 25 IN NOVEMBER 1918, SUCCUMBING TO PNEUMONIA, FOLLOWING A BOUT WITH INFLUENZA. HER SISTER, MRS. MABEL (HARRY) PATTERSON, DIED JUST A WEEK BEFORE MONICA. BILL AND TOM EWING WERE CARED FOR BY MONICA’S SISTER, EDNA FORBES, UNTIL FRED REMARRIED IN 1921. FRED’S SECOND WIFE WAS ELIZABETH EWING (MAIDEN NAME UNKNOWN). SHE WAS BORN IN SCOTLAND AND MOVED TO LETHBRIDGE IN 1889 WITH HER FAMILY. SHE PASSED AWAY AT THE AGE OF 91 ON NOVEMBER 12, 1978. WILLIAM “BILL” EWING PASSED AWAY AT THE AGE OF 94 ON DECEMBER 27, 2006. HE WAS THE SON OF FREDERICK AND MONICA EWING. HE WAS MARRIED TO JULIA SABINE EWING (NEE BOND). JULIA SABINE BOND EWING WAS BORN ON JULY 29, 1915 IN VULCAN, AB, THE THIRD OF FIVE CHILDREN BORN TO JOHN AND BLANCHE BOND. AS A CHILD, SHE MOVED WITH HER FAMILY TO HIGH RIVER, AB, WHERE SHE LIVED UNTIL 1949 WHEN SHE MOVED TO A FARM NEAR CARMANGAY, AB. SHE MOVED TO LETHBRIDGE IN 1966 AND LIVED THERE UNTIL HER PASSING AT THE AGE OF 95 ON JUNE 24, 2011. SEE PERMANENT FILE FOR COPIES OF THE ARTICLES FROM THE LETHBRIDGE HERALD.

Catalogue Number

P19990038041

Acquisition Date

1999-10

Collection

Museum

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