Object Record
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Metadata
Object ID # |
1955.012.019 |
Object Name |
Backpack |
Lexicon category |
3: Personal Artifacts |
Year Range from |
1914 |
Year Range to |
1918 |
Made |
J. J. Turner & Sons, Manufacturers |
Place of Origin |
Peterborough, Ontario |
Description |
A duffle bag or knapsack that has dark brown khaki canvas material with leather straps. It was made in Peterborough, Ontario, and is marked "J. J. Turner & Sons, Mnfrs." |
Provenance |
Made in Peterborough, Ontario, by J. J. Turner & Sons, Mnfrs. Most likely used by/issued to Arthur Clifford Husband of Kemble, Grey County, who served overseas in World War I. He survived the war, but died in 1920 in Canada. Subsequently owned by his mother, Mary Husband (neé Fraser), who died not long after her son's death. Last owned by Alice Husband (neé Gilbert), the second wife of Charles Husband (Arthur's father). |
Collection |
Military, 20th-c Collection |
Material |
Canvas/Leather/Metal |
Found |
Grey County, Ontario |
People |
Husband, Arthur |
Subjects |
Military life Military uniforms World War I (First World War/The Great War) |