The Rural Voice, 1985-09, Page 83Concession 18 of McKillop. The bill
came to about $900.00. I'd never
spent so much at one time in my life
before. Three years later we moved to
Lot 49 Concession 1 of Hibbert where
we lived most of our lives farming.
When we were still on the farm about
1950 I was sitting on one of the chairs
one Sunday afternoon when it broke
to pieces under me and went in all
directions across the waxed floor. All
my wife said was, "Oh, my good
chair!" Nothing about me. I picked
up the pieces and put them in the at-
tic. After I retired I glued it together
again with Elmer's Glue. My wife
used to set it too close to the hot air
register and it got dried out. I used to
caution her, but she wouldn't listen."
Report of Interview with Alberta
Smith May 4, 1976 by Arthur Folger.
"This was my favourite furniture
in the house and I am so glad that you
bought it and fixed it up. One time
when 1 was baking tea biscuits and
wanted to cool them just before the
women's institute arrived, I laid out a
pad of newspapers on the table and
left them only a few minutes. When I
took them up there were 14 white
marks under the varnish. John gave
me the devil. We were advised that
they would disappear in time. That
must have been 30 years ago and I
could still see a few when it was sold.
A lot of people have eaten at that
table at Christmas, New Year's, and
threshings. The kids did all their
homework on it. I really enjoyed the
china cabinet. My dishes looked so
nice in it. I used to keep all the
receipts in a big glass pitcher with the
cornflower pattern. The buffet was
very useful. It seems I have no place
to keep things now. I made 3
needlework pieces that sat on it to
hold my grandest wedding present —
a royal blue glass bowl with matching
candle sticks trimmed with gold.
Powder blue candles set it off. We got
a bonus with the set which was a
chalk drawing of a river scene with a
walnut frame and gold edge. That
hung over the buffet. I think it was an
original piece of art by a man called
Challener. A smaller -sized picture by
him came with the bedroom set. I
would like to go to your house to see
it now."
Conclusion: In a pedigree, facts must
be supported by evidence. The docu-
ment will consist of several pages
which are really a logbook which can
be kept in a binder so that each owner
can add information with evidence.
The pedigree must be passed from
one owner to the next along with the
object. Pedigrees make objects very
valuable. ❑
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