I'm a lucky man, my family have always been great at keeping our artifacts, the objects from our history that have been passed down through time. Some are really interesting so I thought I'd gather a few of them and make this photo-documentation. On my Mothers side, my ancestors came from England/France and the Scottish Isle of Skye but emigrated to Canada when the ruling classes forced them out due to brutal taxation. I think because we moved around a lot it was important to hang on these tokens of our origins, especially the miner's lamp. I hope that some day my own legacy will be my artworks, something that my descendants will regard with the same curiosity which I feel for these objects.
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Bluenose Carpet Hooker c1928. |
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Inkwell with New York Brooklyn inscription, c1930 (approx) |
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My Great Grandmothers hair, circa Early 1900's. |
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Penny Bank with original One Penny, c1905 |
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'W' medicine box, 20th Cent. |
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Handmade box bearing my Great Grandmothers name Winnifred containing two dolls. |
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This Coal Miners Davy Lamp belonged to my Great Great Grandfather, c1850 (approx). |
THERE IS A LIGHT THAT NEVER GOES OUT
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