AR.12 Instrument

Instrument: Abacus

Description: Brown rectangular frame constructed of 1/2" wood, with finger jointed corners. One corner slightly damaged. Brown beads are strung out on ten heavy wires. The bottom six, and the eighth & ninth wires have four light brown, then two dark brown, and then another four light brown beads. Wire seven & ten (top) have four light brown beads.

Year: Probably made in Russia

Donation Date: Feb. 14/04

Donor: David Derksen

Location: On display

Accession Number: 004.321.3

Instrument: Abacus

Description: The abacus is a calculating instrument. This abacus was used by Jacob Dyck in his grocery store on Mill Street in Leamington, during the 1930s and 1940s to add/subtract customer purchases, and in keeping his record books. A skilled operator could solve a problem quicker than someone using earlier mechanical or electronic calculators.

Jacob Dyck was the father of Rudolph Jacob Dyck, the creator of the framed biblical motto display item #204.

Year: 1930s & 1940s

Donation Date: July 4, 1994

Donor:

Location: On display

Accession Number: 994.338.1

Instrument: Medical bag

Description: The black medical bag belonged to Dr. Abram David Froese, and was donated by his daughter Carol Froese. The bag still contained 4 tongue depressors, 1 glass syringe (minus the needle), gold handled surgical scissors, 1 hollow needle-like tool with a sharp angled tip (for drawing blood?) and with a rubber tube attached to the other end, two test tubes, gauze, 1 rubber glove, 1 small pink pill box containing a black granular substance, and 2 band aids. Dr. Froese had a family practice in Leamington.

Year: September 12, 2005

Donation Date: Sept./05

Donor: Carol Froese

Location: On display

Accession Number: 005.444.2

Instrument: Pump Organ

Description: Pump organ manufactured in Guelph, Ontario, Aug. 1898

It was purchased by G. E. Wiebe's grandmother in 1930. She

lived on Henderson Road, Pelee Island. Her son Ewald inherited it and passed it down to his son, Gerhard E. Wiebe.

It was used in Mennonite places of worship on Pelee Island         1943 – 1950.

Year: 1898

Donation Date: Sept. 24, 1998

Donor: Gerhard E. Wiebe

Located: On display

Accession Number: 998.396.1