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Object Name: Army Belt
Object Type: Military
Category: Personal Carrying & Storage Gear
Material: Metal buckles
Canvas body
Accession Number: 2021.197.02
Earliest Production Date: 1/1/1942
Latest Production Date: 12/31/1946
Description: Beige belt with clasp at ends and two metal buckles in the middle for attaching other objects.  There is text on the inside of the belt. 
Narrative: Used in in the Army by Mechanical Engineer Sgt. Thurston Banks who served from 1942 to 1946. Thurston Banks was born and raised in Rossway, N.S. He was a Canadian Heavy Weight boxer, and was runner up for best in Canada Armed Forces. 
Length: 35 inches
Width: 2 inches
Institution: Admiral Digby Museum  Facebook-Admiral Digby Museum  YouTube-Admiral Digby Museum
Institution City: Digby
Institution Province: Nova Scotia

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