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Metadata
Accession # |
2013.35.2 |
Item Name |
Decoration Hanging, Wall |
Description |
A wooden carved wall decoration made in the shape of a maple leaf. It is dated circa 1950. On the top is a loop. The decoration is painted and stained brown. In raised painted gold letters is "Elora Gorge Park Canada". |
Date |
1950 CIRCA |
Provenance |
The souvenir wall decoration belonged to the donor's father (born in 1918) who owned and operated the "Elora Frozen Foods and Locker Service" from the mid-1940s to 1959 (after the war he started the business). It was located where the "Elora Gorge Cinema" is presently situated [as of July 19, 2013]. He purchased the objects in the 1950s from the concession or souvenir booth at the Elora Gorge Park. |
Person \ Organization |
John Walter and Sons Limited Soehner, Marshall |
Place |
Elora Gorge Elora Kitchener Canada |
Makers mark |
On the back is a sticker which states: "Genuine Durwood/ Made In Canada/ By John Walter & Sons Limited/ Kitchener/ Ontario." |