- Date
- 1914 – 1918
- Material
- wood, pine; metal; paint
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0197
- Description
- A square, pine World War I Paymaster's trunk that has been painted grey. There are metal angles reinforcing the side corners, as well as metal edging along the lid edge and two metal handles. The trunk fastens with a metal flip latch. The trunk has “PAYMASTER 61st Battalion no. 2” stencilled on…
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- Title
- Trunk
- Date
- 1914 – 1918
- Material
- wood, pine; metal; paint
- Dimensions
- 49.5 x 59.0 x 98.0 cm
- Description
- A square, pine World War I Paymaster's trunk that has been painted grey. There are metal angles reinforcing the side corners, as well as metal edging along the lid edge and two metal handles. The trunk fastens with a metal flip latch. The trunk has “PAYMASTER 61st Battalion no. 2” stencilled on the front with black paint. There are also paper sitckers on the trunk, one reading “Major P.A. Moore, Montreal, Canada”, and another sticker from the Whte Star, Dominion Line.
- Subject
- military
- Philip Moore
- travel
- households
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0197
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- Date
- 1910 – 1930
- Material
- wood; fibre; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0204
- Description
- A dark green canvas covered wooden trunk with wooden slat reinforcements on the top and sides. The trunk has metal reinforced edges and corners. The trunk fastens with two metal snap latches and a central circular locking latch on the front. Both ends of the trunk are painted with white stripes…
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- Title
- Trunk
- Date
- 1910 – 1930
- Material
- wood; fibre; metal
- Dimensions
- 32.0 x 49.0 x 87.0 cm
- Description
- A dark green canvas covered wooden trunk with wooden slat reinforcements on the top and sides. The trunk has metal reinforced edges and corners. The trunk fastens with two metal snap latches and a central circular locking latch on the front. Both ends of the trunk are painted with white stripes. The trunk is stencilled with “P.A.M.” and other illegible letters. The trunk also has paper sitckers reading “American Railway Express Co.”, “destination Monrovia, California”, “Mrs. W.A. Brewster”, and “Mrs. Syliva Brewster, Los Angeles”.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0204
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