Name/Title
Vintage Wood and Metal SpadeEntry/Object ID
2023.744.46Description
Vintage SpadeContext
The spade, made from wood and metal, was purchased and was used to break ice blocks into smaller pieces to place around fish packed into wooden boxes for shipping.
Reford Whiteside was a licensed plumber, commercial fisherman, dug wells and laid blocks. Jean Gordon of Sunnidale Township, married Reford Whiteside and moved to Wasaga Beach. Reford and Jean had two daughters, Isabel, who married Ross Hutchinson, and Ella who married Neil Edwards. Neil Edwards worked on the CPR ships out of Port McNicol and later had a bread route and worked at Goodyear circa 1967-1996. Alan Edwards, son of Ella and Neil Edwards, and great grandson of Reford and Jean Whiteside donated the Edward's Collection.
Reford’s parents, Alan's great grandparents, were Mary Margaret Moore of Allenwood Beach married to George Whiteside.Acquisition
Accession
2023.744Acquisition Method
GiftDimensions
Width
7-1/2 inLength
38-1/2 in
