BAG, DUFFLE

Description: NAVY BLUE, CANVAS BAG. HAS WHITE PIPING. CONSISTS OF ONE LARGE COMPARTMENT THAT CLOSES WITH A SILVER ZIPPER ON TOP OF BAG. HAS TWO STIFF, NAVY BLUE HANDLES - ONE ON EACH SIDE. ON FRONT AND BACK OF BAG, IN WHITE, IS A RING, WITHIN WHICH IS A MAPLE LEAF, THAT HAS "TCA" ON IT IN BLUE. BELOW THIS READS "TRANS-CANADA AIR LINES". ETCHED ONTO BOTH SIDES OF ZIPPER PULL IS "FALCON". INSIDE BAG IS A BLUE CANVAS STRAP, WITH BUTTONS ON IT. THIS PIECE CAN BE ATTACHED TO METAL HALF-CIRCLES ON EITHER SIDE OF ZIPPER TO FORM A SHOULDER STRAP FOR BAG.

History: DONOR IS UNSURE OF HISTORY. FOUND WITH MOTHER'S BELONGINGS. DONOR HAS LIVED HERE SINCE 1930; CAME WITH PARENTS FROM WINNEFRED (EAST OF BOW ISLAND). SEE PRIOR DONATIONS. *UPDATE* IN 2015 COLLECTIONS ASSISTANT JANE EDMUNDSON CONDUCTED A SURVEY OF ART OBJECTS, INCLUDING THOSE DONATED BY LLOYD TRONE. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION ABOUT THE DONOR WAS FOUND IN HIS OBITUARY, PUBLISHED IN THE JUNE 1, 2010 ISSUE OF THE CROWSNEST PASS HERALD. LLOYD TRONE WAS BORN IN 1928 IN MEDICINE HAT, AND MOVED WITH HIS FAMILY TO LETHBRIDGE IN 1930. HE WORKED FOR CANADA PACKERS FOR 25 YEARS AND RETIRED TO THE CROWSNEST PASS, WHERE HE PASSED AWAY IN MAY 2010. SEE PERMANENT FILE P19990049001-GA FOR HARDCOPY OF DONOR'S OBITUARY.