Cassels - Set of 7 Books 1906-1912
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- Material
- Paper
- Leather
- Description
- Seven books of various sizing bound with brown leather. Leather is cracking and in poor condition. Three of the seven books have gold gilt edges on the pages. All books are embossed with the SAC crest in the center.
- Collection
- School Memorabilia
- Title
- Set of 7 SAC Prize Books Belonging to Gordon T. Cassels
- Name Access
- Gordon T. Cassels
- Dr. D. Bruce Macdonald
- Original Owner
- Gordon T. Cassels
- Subject Access
- SAC Crested Objects
- Category
- Book
- Sub-Category
- School Awards
- Printing T&E
- Geographic Access
- Rosedale
- Start Date
- 1906
- End Date
- 1912
- Description
- Seven books of various sizing bound with brown leather. Leather is cracking and in poor condition. Three of the seven books have gold gilt edges on the pages. All books are embossed with the SAC crest in the center.
- Public Description
- A collection of books awarded to Old Boy Gordon T. Cassels between the years 1906 to 1912 by SAC. Each book is signed personally by the second headmaster, Dr. D. Bruce MacDonald. Cassels was an experienced cricketer on the SAC cricket team, and after graduating went on to join the Canadian army during WWI from 1914 to 1918 and earned a Military Cross. He also went on to participate in WWII.
- Material
- Paper
- Leather
- Culture
- Artifacts from School days at St. Andrew's College
- Width
- 6
- Length
- 9
- Units Of Measurement
- Inches
- Dimension Notes
- Other sizes include: 9 x 5 in, and 5.5 x 4 in
- Number Of Parts
- 7
- Part Names
- Gray Days of Gold
- Wanderers
- The Old Chelsea Bun Shop
- Classic Myths in English Literature
- Our Island Story
- The Vicar of Wakefield
- Gainsborough
- Accession No.
- 007-2002-1126
- Type
- Artifact
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