Putties
Puttees
Admiral Digby Museum
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| Object Name: | Putties Puttees |
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| Object Type: | Leg Wraps |
| Category: | Protective Wear |
| Material: | Canvas body Canvas straps Metal buckles Leather embellishments |
| Accession Number: | 2021.197.07 |
| Earliest Production Date: | 1/1/1942 |
| Latest Production Date: | 12/31/1946 |
| Description: | Beige canvas with long slightly curved upper edge and the bottom edge has a ripple shape to it. Two straps are located on one side with corresponding buckles on the other side for closure around the leg. There are two leather embellishments on the bottom inside, along with some legible text. |
| 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. |
| Height: | 5.5 inches |
| Width: | 18 inches |
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| Institution City: | Digby |
| Institution Province: | Nova Scotia |