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1969.5

ID Number: 1969.5
Category: Recreational Artifacts
Sub-category: toy
Item Type: elephant
Item Name: toy
Date: late 19th C.
Materials: textile, flannel; metal, steel
Measurements: overall: 10 in x 13 in
Description: grey elephant on wheels; red band around midsection; ivory tusks; squeeze-box in abdominal cavity; red blanket on its back
History: Belonged to Miss Margaret Benfield who was born in 1875 and died Dec. 16, 1968. She was a resident of Walkerville, her father being associated with Hiram Walker and Sons ltd. She taught Sunday School at All Saints Anglican Church for more than fifty years and in November of 1968 was presented with a scroll commemorating her work in the church.
Collection Name: Museum Windsor
Subject (Fre): Y

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