1940's PPCLI White Leather Parade Pouch and Strap

Object/Artifact

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Royal Canadian Military Institute

Name/Title

1940's PPCLI White Leather Parade Pouch and Strap

Entry/Object ID

2024.26.3

Description

1940's Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry white leather parade pouch and shoulder strap. The body is plain, rectangular, and closed with a single button (1 cm) at the bottom of the bag. The body and strap is treated with pipe clay. A brass and white metal PPCLI badge is fixed to the front with a pin (5 cm long x 3 cm wide). On either side, the straps are attached to a brass shoulder strap mounting plate, shaped like a leaf (9 cm long). The shoulder strap is adjustable with a rectangular brass buckle (5 cm x 7 cm).

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1940

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Accession Number

Location

Underneath buckle overhang on shoulder strap

Type

Inscription

Location

Back of body

Transcription

"JACKSON 22230 P.P.C.L.I."

Type

Inscription

Location

Inside of shoulder strap

Transcription

"1937-1943 P.P.C.L.I. JACKSON J.A. 22230"

Material/Technique

Ink

Type

Inscription

Location

Shoulder strap on either side of mounting plate

Transcription

"26"

Type

Inscription

Location

Shoulder strap near buckle

Transcription

"RUSSELL X"

Material/Technique

Ink

Dimensions

Width

20 cm

Length

16 cm

Dimension Notes

Shoulder stap Length: 87 cm Width: 5 cm