by Maritime Museum | Dec 1, 2022 | Blog, Collections Insights
Maritime Museum of BC If you spend summers bicycle riding along the Lochside Trail, you might know of Iroquois Park in Sidney. It’s not named for the Haudenosaunee People, but rather it is named for a steamship known as the SS Iroquois. Long before BC Ferries,...
by Maritime Museum | Nov 8, 2022 | Blog, Collections Insights
Maritime Museum of BC Two incredibly practical pieces of issued kit from two different sailors are before me. Both were initially catalogued under a single descriptor: a housewife. What could they be? Since the 18th century a servicemembers small roll-Out sewing kit...
by Maritime Museum | Oct 1, 2022 | Blog, Collections Insights
Maritime Museum of BC Though the tin that contains it might be dented and rusty, this anti-gas respirator and set of goggles are in great condition. It was one of the types of respirators issued during the Second World War. Using a British design, Canada produced its...
by Maritime Museum | Sep 1, 2022 | Blog, Collections Insights
Maritime Museum of BC Picture this: you’re on a life boat, just launched. The ship you were on has sunk, and you now must wait to be rescued on the high seas. What do you have in your life boat to sustain you while you wait? On minesweeper HMCS Oshawa, these...
by Maritime Museum | Mar 1, 2022 | Blog, Collections Insights
Maritime Museum of BC, 011.005.0001 Made by Nova Scotian tattoo artist “Sailor” Jerry Swallow–not to be confused with Sailor Jerry the American tattoo artist from Hawaii, whose tattoos are what we commonly associate with sailing. Tattoos have been around for...
