Envelope for Coghlin Hardware Ltd. Yellowing white in colour with clear plastic 'window' in the front. Writing (see Inscriptions) in upper left corner, lines for address in upper right corner, circular stamp in centre with "KITIMAT 9 PM 4 XI 1968 B.C." Not opened all the way.
Envelope for Coghlin Hardware Ltd. Yellowing white in colour with clear plastic 'window' in the front. Writing (see Inscriptions) in upper left corner, lines for address in upper right corner, circular stamp in centre with "KITIMAT 9 PM 4 XI 1968 B.C." Not opened all the way.
Physical Condition
Fair
Material
paper
plastic
Condition Remarks
Yellowed with age. Quite creased. Upper right hand corner is town off. Water and glue (?) stains on front and back. On the back, the left-hand side of the top flap is torn off, and the right-hand side is still stuck to the paper.
Width
9.2 cm
Length
16.4 cm
Inscriptions
COGHLIN HARDWARE LTD.
124 NECHAKO CENTRE - KITIMAT. B.C.
Two letter openers, one green and one white, with text advertising Drs. Gottschling & Stevenson's Dentist Office in Kitimat. Logo with cartoon teeth squeezing toothpaste from a tube onto a toothbrush. Letter openers are roughly ovalesque in shape with a protruding pointed part at the bottom and a metal blade contained at the junction of this part and the 'body' of the object.
Two letter openers, one green and one white, with text advertising Drs. Gottschling & Stevenson's Dentist Office in Kitimat. Logo with cartoon teeth squeezing toothpaste from a tube onto a toothbrush. Letter openers are roughly ovalesque in shape with a protruding pointed part at the bottom and a metal blade contained at the junction of this part and the 'body' of the object.
Physical Condition
Good
Material
plastic
metal
Condition Remarks
General wear and tear. White letter opener has some bluish (ink?) stains on the backside.
Letter opener with black handle made from horn. Blade has Kitimat B.C. engraved on it.
Physical Condition
Good
Material
metal
horn
Condition Remarks
A little worn
Length
19.5cm
Accession Number
2020.12.22
Biographical Notes
Items Collected by Malcom Baxter, former editor of NSP. Malcolm died in 2020. His father Basil, was very instrumental in the organization of Kitimat in the early years. Basil was married to Cathy Baxter and they had two sons - Malcolm and Michael. The items were delivered by Judith Cullington - Malcolm's sister-in-law.
