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Metadata
Object ID # |
2014.018.001 |
Object Name |
Uniform, Occupational |
Title |
Wittich Bread Man Uniform Jacket |
Credit line |
In Memory of Len Herman, Ayton (Whittich's Bread) |
Date |
circa 1969 |
Year Range from |
1969 |
Year Range to |
1972 |
Artist |
Sainthill-Levine Co. Ltd. |
Made |
Sainthill-Levine Co. Ltd. |
Place of Origin |
Toronto, Ontario |
Description |
Khaki-green jacket with a Lightning zipper. It has a red and white, oval name badge reading "Len", as well as a Wittich trademark badge. Each of the two chest pockets has a dark plastic button on it. See RELATED. |
Makers mark |
Faded textile label inside has "Sainthill Levine" on it. The zipper tab has "LIGHTNING". |
Provenance |
Custom-made by the Sainthill-Levine Company Limited of Toronto, Ontario. Dates to circa 1969. Belonged to Len Herman. He was employed by the Wittich Bread Limited company of Ayton, Grey County. In 1970-1971, Wittich Bread Limited employed seventy-three people and delivered bread within an approximately 120 km radius of Ayton, and between Wiarton and Kitchener. Last owned by Wendy Dahl of Kitchener, Ontario. |
Collection |
Textiles, 20th-c Clothing Collection, Men's |
Material |
Cotton/Metal/Thread/Thread, embroidery/Plastic |
Dimensions |
W-46.5 L-65.2 D-3 cm |
Found |
Ontario |
People |
Herman, Len Wittich, Irwin / Irvin |
Subjects |
Uniforms Bakeries Baked products |
Search Terms |
Wittich's Bakery Wittich's Bread Company Ayton Normanby Township |
Function |
Worn by a Wittich bread man when making his bread deliveries. |