Object Record
Metadata
Catalog Number |
2000.33.1 |
Object Name |
SANDBAG |
Description |
Unused brown canvas sandbag. Has "CBBCo Aug. 1943" stamped in black near the top. 61 cm long, 32 cm wide. Bottom and one side seam. Jute for closing the bag threaded though near top on seam side. New condition. |
Provenance |
From the Joe Borg collection. Joe was the first to see the dyke break at Gifford. One of the thousands of sandbags used to reinforce the Matsqui & Ridgedale dykes in preparation for the 1948 flood. |
Source |
BORG, JOYCE |