RMC Items – Capt. F. W. Macdonald

Contained in a leather bound Campaign Trunk

a. three Royal Military College of Canada Shoulder Flashes (white embroidered type, on a red wool base, white mesh backer, 12 mm x 92 mm each); b. sixteen Royal Military College of Canada Buttons (brass, maker marked “FIRMIN LONDON” and marked “MADE IN ENGLAND” on their reverses, six small: 18.3 mm each, ten large: 25 mm each, intact loops, exhibiting green oxidation); c.  two Pairs of Royal Military College of Canada Cufflinks (first pair are in silver, maker marked “GAUNT LONDON” on the reverse, engraved with the RMC insignia on the face, 15.5 mm in diameter x 27.2 mm in length including toggle; second pair are in gold-coloured metal, unmarked, raised RMC insignia on the face, 19 mm in diameter x 26.5 mm in length including toggle); d. a Royal Military College of Canada Beret (black wool exterior, 35 mm x 48 mm white metal Royal Military College of Canada cap badge on the left side, its slider stamped “C.A.O. 66”, thick brown leather sweatband, size stamped “60” and “9 1/2” in white ink, the edge of which is trimmed in red, the ends tied together with a red ribbon, interior lined in black rayon, embroidered manufacturer’s label inscribed “Vrai Basque / PURE LAINE / IMPERMEABLE / FABRIQUE EN FRANCE” (Real Basque, Pure Wool, Waterproof / Made in France) sewn in place in the dome, 210 mm x 265 mm). e. A Royal Military College of Canada Cadet’s Pillbox Forage Cap (black wool exterior, 42 mm wide band in fine gold-coloured wire stitched in place around the circumference, trimmed in red piping along the top edge, toorie in gold-coloured rolled wire, black patent leather chin strap, 43 mm wide leather sweatband, the ends tied together with a white ribbon, interior lined in grape-coloured cotton and stamped in black ink “2800” in the dome, 135 mm x 170 mm x 65 mm in height); f. a Beanie (exterior in blue velvet, cap insignia in silvered bullion wire with maroon felt in the void of the crown, trimmed along the seams in silvered wire, toorie with tassel in silvered bullion wire, interior lined in white cotton, the names of his fourteen classmates inscribed in black ink on the front panel, embroidered manufacturer’s label inscribed “The Harold A. Wilson Co Limited, Makers, Toronto” sewn in place in the dome, 120 mm x 180 mm); a Royal Military College of Canada Jacket (fabricated from red wool, with three pockets on the front, one on the left breast with an embroidered Royal Military College of Canada insignia sewn in place, with larger pockets on either side at the waist, front with a vertical row of three small brass buttons bearing the Royal Military College of Canada insignia sewn in place on the right side, facing an equal number of reinforced button holes on the left side, measuring 420 mm across the shoulders x 730 mm in length overall, exhibiting a few pinholes and soiling); g.  a Shoe Horn (metal and leather-covered, marked “MADE IN ENGLAND”, with metal suspension ring, 47 mm x 135 mm); h. two Brushes (small brush with coarse black bristles, marked “BRISTLE & NYLON” on the side and maker marked “KENT / MADE IN ENGLAND / STERISED” on the top of the wooden base, 37 mm x 145 mm x 26 mm; large brush with fine golden bristles, marked “EBONY / GERMANY” on one side, maker marked “Ryrie Bros” on the other side, with a silver Old English “M” (Macdonald) affixed to the top of the wooden base, 53.5 mm x 185 mm x 50 mm); i. a Belt Buckle (silvered metal, magnetic, 26.5 mm x 34 mm); j.an unknown Disk (bronze gilt, threaded on the edge, 26.8 mm)

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Era
1891 – 1913 Early years, 1939 – 1945 (WW 2)
Location of artifact
Tower, Tower Numbered location
Classification
Accoutrements
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