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Metadata
Accession # |
2017.34.4 |
Item Name |
Trophy |
Description |
Silver loving cup-style trophy on wooden base. The base is made of wood that has been painted black. The base is hexagonal, rising with straight sides, then narrowing to a cylindrical form which supports the loving cup. A plaque affixed to the base is engraved "Aberfoyle Fair / 1922 / Won by / Mr. Carl Ross / for Best Agricultural Team" and the loving up bears the name and logo for the Canadian Bank of Commerce. |
Date |
1922 EQUALS |
Provenance |
Carl Ross, a farmer from Puslinch Township, won this trophy in 1922 with his Clydesdale team "Jess and Maude." Carl served as President of the Aberfoyle Agricultural Society in 1936. He married Bessie McCormick. |
Person \ Organization |
Aberfoyle Agricultural Society Canadian Bank of Commerce Ross, Carl |
Place |
Aberfoyle Puslinch Twp. |
Makers mark |
Engraved on plaque affixed to trophy base. |