Neat stuff

Selection of animal and flags on silk. There are also some of flags and military medals

Imperial Tobacco baseball cards. I counted 52. Stats are on the reverse side.

Cowan's Educational Pictures - Airships.

The one of the crashed air plane reads in part: ..... shows the terrible accidents which may happen in flying. The machine has stalled in the air and nose-dived to the ground. On hitting the ground ...... the whole machine is enveloped in roaring flames. Sometimes it is possible for the pilot to leap from the machine as it touches the ground.

These and more are from a collection belonging to one of my mother's cousins. I spent the afternoon scanning and sorting them, making a list and putting them all in a computer folder I named Collectibles - 1911-12 and burned a CD. ( once done, once saved, never lost )

Just like the medals of William Jennings I can try and find a proper home for them. Things should be seen not hidden in the back of closets.

A couple more

Vacuum cleaner. It must have been a two person operation. One pumping the wooden handle and the other working the hose and brush attachment that didn't survive.

Food chopper. When you turn the handle the cylinder rotates and two blades chop the food.

No matter how you look at it, still a lot of work.

--Go back to the previous post to see if you were close guessing the mystery objects.--

One hour drive - back to 1890

Donut maker. Roll it over the dough and it cuts out the shape and the hole in the middle

Ice cream scoops. Once you've got a scoop you turn the key at the top and it runs the scrapper ( light coloured tongue inside ) around the inside releasing the ice cream into your bowl.

A colourful notice in the paper this week advertised a Heritage Festival over the Labour Day weekend in a small community about an hours drive away. The craft show sounded interesting. The heritage demonstrations sounded interesting. 17 restored buildings sounded very interesting and vintage cars put a sparkle in Paul's eye.

We had a choice of 1950 and earlier cars today or 1950 to 1973 tomorrow. We decided on today. Didn't hurt that it was also seniors days and we do love a bargain.

Settled in for the duration.

Making maple butter.

A very sleek tractor.

We didn't miss a car, a building, a demonstration or lunch.

SEARCHING

I have a mystery that every now and again draws my attention.

I've spent the afternoon sitting at the computer taxing google with all kinds of requests.

In a box of family keepsakes there are medals belonging to one William Jennings.

He served with the 2nd West Surrey and received a service medal for the Relief of Chitral 1895 ( India )

He served with the 1st Scots Guards and received the medal at right for the South Africa campaign.

At some point he left England and worked as a miner in Glace Bay, Nova Scotia and in Feb. 1916 joined the Canadian Expeditionary Force and served with the 4th Canadian Mounted Regiment. ( or Rifles as sometimes listed)

He named a sister, Mary Howarth of Rushdale ( Rochdale?) Lancashire as his next of kin and stated that he had served with the 'scotch' guards for 13 years.

An uncle of my mother's served with the 2nd CMR and from what I can tell the two units joined at some point during the war. Frank was killed in 1918 and is buried in the Vis-en-Artois British Cemetery in Haucourt, France.

Did they meet and did William come to see the family after the war? Would he have left his medals with them?

I don't think I will solve this with my research skills but I think these medals should go to the appropriate military museums or better yet a family member who knows his name and has heard his story.