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Date Range
1954-1955
GMD
Personal Carrying & Storage Gear
Object Type
accessory box
Accession Number
2024.3.5
Description
Small light brown box with an image on the lid of a kneeling Mountie inside a circle looking through binoculars. 'Odds and Ends' is printed in cursive above the circle, and 'Kitimat Canada' is printed to the lower right. There is a jagged triangular pattern along 3 edges of the lid and around the circle, the latter of which also has a border of white, blue, red, and yellow stripes. The lid has two hinges, each in a fanciful shape with six curls and three dots; this shape is mirrored on the top of the lid and the back side of the box. At the front of the box there is a cardboard latch with a snap button to close up the box. Inside the box are more decorative shapes and the name 'KEITH WYN WILLIAMS,' with each letter inside an ovalesque gold sticker.
GMD
Personal Carrying & Storage Gear
Object Type
accessory box
Description
Small light brown box with an image on the lid of a kneeling Mountie inside a circle looking through binoculars. 'Odds and Ends' is printed in cursive above the circle, and 'Kitimat Canada' is printed to the lower right. There is a jagged triangular pattern along 3 edges of the lid and around the circle, the latter of which also has a border of white, blue, red, and yellow stripes. The lid has two hinges, each in a fanciful shape with six curls and three dots; this shape is mirrored on the top of the lid and the back side of the box. At the front of the box there is a cardboard latch with a snap button to close up the box. Inside the box are more decorative shapes and the name 'KEITH WYN WILLIAMS,' with each letter inside an ovalesque gold sticker.
Physical Condition
Fair
Condition Remarks
Fragile from age, especially the front latch, which is highly creased and partially ripped. Some smudges and marks on the top of the lid, especially in the area with the Mountie, and on the bottom of the box as well.
Height
3 cm
Width
10 cm
Length
14.8 cm
Inscriptions
'Odds and Ends'
'KITIMAT CANADA'
'R.C.M.P.'
Date Range
1954-1955
Accession Number
2024.3.5
Biographical Notes
Original owner lived in Kitimat as a young boy in the 1950s.
Category
Personal Gear
Location
Bay 1 Shelf 3 Box 1
GMD
Firemaking Equipment
Object Type
Matchbox, Holder
Material
metal
Accession Number
988.11.61
Description
Match box holder is red and cream. It is used to keep matches in. Also hung in Kitchens.
GMD
Firemaking Equipment
Object Type
Matchbox, Holder
Description
Match box holder is red and cream. It is used to keep matches in. Also hung in Kitchens.
Physical Condition
good
Material
metal
Height
16 cm
Width
7.8 cm
Length
8 cm
Accession Number
988.11.61
Category
Temperature Control Equipment
Location
Bay 1 Shelf 2 Box 1
GMD
Containers
Object Type
Box
Material
cardboard
Accession Number
2014.5.71
Description
An empty ardboard box by Linhof. It is meant to house one of the 42 mm Linhof lens hoods. The design on the box has an orange label with informaiton and black stripes as the background.
GMD
Containers
Object Type
Box
Description
An empty ardboard box by Linhof. It is meant to house one of the 42 mm Linhof lens hoods. The design on the box has an orange label with informaiton and black stripes as the background.
Physical Condition
Fair
Material
cardboard
Condition Remarks
Ripped
Height
5.5 cm
Width
8.1 cm
Length
8.1 cm
Accession Number
2014.5.71
Category
Distribution and Transportation Artifacts
Location
Bay 5 Shelf 4 Box 2
Place of Manufacture
Germany