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1987.10.39 - Badge Badge, Membership

Circular fabric badge; red cross symbol in the centre set against a white background; blue border with white lettering reads "Canadian Red Cross / Volunteer".

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1991.32.7 - Uniform, Nurse

Calf-length white cotton nurses uniform. Uniform has short sleeves and a front opening. Opening has two long ties which are threaded through holes at waist.

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1993.13.1.01 - Basket, Picnic Bottle, Vacuum Cup Dish, Butter Plate Plate, Bread and Butter Plate, Dinner Set, Luncheon Set, Picnic Thermos

A wicker picnic basket (.01) dated to the early 1930s. Stored in separate locations are pieces of the basket set which consist of the following: green sandwich tins (1993.13.1.03), a metal "Thermos" vacuum bottle (1993.13.1.06), and a white ceramic butter crock (1993.13.1.08), a metal tin (1993.13.1.09), and plastic picnic ware (1993.13.1.022). The basket (.01) has a hinged lid and leather strap closures. The basket lid has leather loops to hold ...

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1993.13.1.022 - Set, Picnic Basket, Picnic

Green plastic picnic ware (.010-.022) which was part of a basket set dated to the early 1930s. The components include: four teacups (.010-.013), two tall cups (.014 and .015), four saucers (.016-.019) and three plates (.020 - .022). Stored in separate locations are other pieces of the set which consist of the following: a wicker basket (1993.13.1.01), green sandwich tins (1993.13.1.03), a metal thermos (1993.13.1.06), a white ceramic butter crock...

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1993.13.1.03 - Set, Picnic Set, Luncheon Tin

Two green sandwich tins (.02 and .03) which were part of a basket set dated to the early 1930s. Stored in separate locations are other pieces of the set which consist of the following: a wicker basket (1993.13.1.01), a metal thermos (1993.13.1.06), and a white ceramic butter crock (1993.13.1.08), a metal tin (1993.13.1.09), and plastic picnic ware (1993.13.1.022).

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1993.13.1.06 - Set, Picnic Set, Luncheon Flask Thermos Vessel

A silver metal thermos (.04-.06) with a cylindrical body that tapers to neck with a cork stopper. Body is textured with horizontal grooves. Includes a silver metal screw-on lid that serves as a drinking cup. The word "THERMOS" is burned into the top. Part of a picnic basket set dated to the early 1930s: wicker basket (1993.13.1.01), green sandwich tins (1993.13.1.03), and a white ceramic butter crock (1993.13.1.08), a metal tin (1993.13.1.09...

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1993.13.1.08 - Set, Picnic Set, Luncheon Crock, Butter Crock, Food Storage

A white ceramic butter crock (.07 and .08), cylindrical in shape with a removeable lid. Printed in black on the top of the lid is "Butter". The crock is part of a picnic basket set dated to the early 1930s. Stored in separate locations are other components of the set: a wicker basket (1993.13.1.01), two green sandwich tins (1993.13.1.03), a metal thermos (1993.13.1.06), a metal tin (1993.13.1.09), and plastic picnic ware (1993.13.1.022).

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1993.13.1.09 - Set, Picnic Set, Luncheon Tin Can

A metal tin dated to 1937. The rectangular tin (.09) has a hinged lid. It is painted gold and red with the portraits of George VI and Elizabeth. It was used as part of a picnic set dated to the early 1930s. Stored in separate locations are other pieces of the set which consist of the following: a wicker basket (1993.13.1.01), green sandwich tins (1993.13.1.03), a metal thermos (1993.13.1.06), and plastic picnic ware (1993.13.1.022).

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1996.12.122 - Pin, Nursing

Flat metal pin in the shape of a cross. Red cross with a painting of a nurse in the centre. A pin attached at the top.

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2002.31.1 - Sheet, Bed Sheet, Signature

White cotton bedsheet with large red cross appliqued to the centre and bordered with white feather stitching. The names around the cross are embroidered in pink, a few in yellow.

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2019.1.1 - Pin, Membership Pin, Commemorative

A commemorative Canadian Red Cross Society pin awarded to Isabella Wright (Sandilands) Bruce during WWI. It is a circular pin. On the front of the pin, along the edge is "Canadian Red Cross Society" engraved in gold on a blue background. In the centre is the red cross emblem (red coloured cross) on a gold background. Within the gold background is "Blood Donor Service" engraved in gold.

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2024.30.1 - Quilt

White cotton quilt with embroidered animals doing various activities. The main background material on the front and back is a plain, white cotton with a crinkled texture. There are twenty-eight (28) embroidered squares on the front of various animals dressed in colourful clothing doing various activities. The animals include dog, cat, mouse, duck, bear, frog, bird, rabbit, elephant, squirrel, monkey and pig. Each square was embroidered by a diffe...

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A1952.312.27 - Canadian Red Cross Truck, Oshawa, ca. 1920.

1920 CIRCA

Record Type: Archive