BELT

Description: CONSISTS OF TWO STRIPS OF DARK GREEN LEATHER. ON EACH STRIP OF LEATHER ARE TWO BRASS PIECES, FOR LENGTHENING AND SHORTENING BELT. BETWEEN THE TWO STRIPS OF LEATHER, AND JOINING THEM TOGETHER, ARE FIVE ORNAMENTAL METAL PIECES THAT ARE LINKED TOGETHER. THE MIDDLE PIECE IS THE WIDEST, THE TWO ON EITHER SIDE OF THE MIDDLE ARE SLIGHTLY SMALLER, AND THE OUTSIDE TWO ARE EVEN SMALLER. THESE PIECES HAVE MULTIPLE DECORATIVE SHAPES CUT OUT OF THEM. AT THE LOOSE END OF EACH OF THE STRIPS OF LEATHER, IS ANOTHER ORNAMENTAL METAL PIECE. THESE TWO METAL PIECES JOIN TOGETHER AND FORM A BUCKLE, TO FASTEN BELT. ON THE BACK OF EACH ORNAMENTAL METAL PIECE IS "EPNS", EACH LETTER IN A SQUARE, WITH FLOWER ON EACH SIDE.

History: BELONGED TO DONOR'S PARENTS, WILFRED AND JENNIE REED, WHO FOUND WHILE CLEANING OUT THEIR HOUSE BEFORE SELLING IT. THE TWO LIVED IN BARONS AFTER THEY MARRIED AND FARMED THERE. SEE P19990057001-GA FOR MORE HISTORY. *UPDATE* IN 2017 COLLECTIONS ASSISTANT RUTHANN LABLANCE CONDUCTED A SURVEY OF CLOTHING, INCLUDING A BELT DONATED BY MARK REED. THE FOLLOWING BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION WAS COMPILED USING ARTICLES FROM THE LETHBRIDGE HERALD. JENNIE REED (NEE JORGENSON) WAS BORN IN 1918, THE DAUGHTER OF HANS AND HILDA (MAIDEN NAME UNKNOWN) JORGENSON. SHE GREW UP ON THE FAMILY FARM NORTHEAST OF GRANUM. SHE WAS MARRIED TO WILFRED THOMAS REED IN 1943 AND THE COUPLE LIVED ON A FARM ONLY 4 MILES NORTHEAST OF WHERE JENNIE WAS BORN, IN THE BARONS-NOBLEFORD DISTRICT. SHE PASSED AWAY ON FEBRUARY 9, 2004 AT THE AGE OF 85. WILFRED THOMAS REED PASSED AWAY AT THE AGE OF 86 ON DECEMBER 20, 2001. SEE PERMANENT FILE FOR COPIES OF THE ARTICLES FROM THE LETHBRIDGE HERALD.