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Canvas Water Bucket

Accession Number

1505.2019.1

Object Name

Canvas Water Bucket

Created

20/08/2019

Creator

Hermione Cooper

Accession Date

20/08/2019

Brief Description

Cream Canvas water bucket

Materials

canvas

Dimensions

Diameter 28cms Depth 23cms

Number Of Objects

1

Inscription Description

"SN*** 1943"

Colour

cream

Maker

Military Supplier

Provenance

In many ways a canvas water bucket is a fairly small item to have here in the collection but in other ways it tells a big story. It tells of how we have changed from environmentally friendly materials to plastic.
Made for the military in 1943, this bucket would have found its way into the government surplus shops after the second world war, to be snapped up by a happy camper; in this case the donator.
Still serviceable some 70 years later, it has stood the test of time and crucially would bio- degrade should it be discarded - unlike its modern, plastic counterparts.
So, a nice little timepiece addition to our collection .... thanks to Dave Pritchard for bringing it up the glen for us.

Acquisition Method

Donated by Dave Pritchard

Acquisition Date

20/08/2019

Condition Check Date

20/08/2019

Rules

Spectrum : UK Museum documentation standard, V.3.1 2007

Modified

20/08/2019

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