Silver farthing from England showing on the obverse the head of Charles II and on the reverse Britannia seated.

Bronze coin weight for the god Unite coin, valued at twenty shillings, or one pound. The obverse shows the head of Charles I and the reverse a crown and XX.

Silver sixpence from England showing on the obverse the head of Elizabeth I with a rose and on the reverse a square topped shield with the date 1561.

Silver penny from England showing on the obverse the words EADGAR REX around a small cross and on the reverse the words GRID MONE, indicating the moneyer.

Silver crown from England showing on the obverse the head of King George V and on the reverse St. George slaying the dragon. This is a jubilee issue.

Silver crown from England showing on the obverse the head of Queen Victoria and on the reverse St. George slaying the dragon. This is a jubilee issue.

Silver shilling from England showing on the obverse the head of King George IV and on the reverse a lion over a crown and a rose.

Silver coins from England showing on the obverse the head of King George III (penny with 1 on the reverse) and King George IV (groat with 4 on the reverse). Both of these are maundy coins.

Silver coins from England showing on the obverse the head of King George III and the reverse a 3 (threepence), a 4 (fourpence), four shields surrounding a garter star with crowns in the angles (Shilling and sixpence).

Silver shilling from England showing on the obverse the head of King George I and on the reverse four crowned shields surrounding a garter star with C and SS in the angles. This is a South Sea Company issue that was minted from silver found by the South Sea Company in Indonesia in 1722.

Silver halfcrown from England showing on the obverse the heads of William and Mary and on the reverse a crowned quartered shield of arms.

Silver farthing from England showing on the obverse the head of Mary and on the reverse the head of William. This pattern farthing was struck as an experimental coin and was never entered into circulation.

Silver two pence from England showing on the obverse the head of Charles II and on the reverse a square topped shield quartered with the arms of England and France combined in 1st and 4th quarters, Scotland and Ireland, on a cross fleury.

Silver fine shilling from England showing on the obverse the head of Edward VI and on the reverse a cross fourch�e over quartered coat of arms.

Silver crown from England showing on the obverse the head of Queen Victoria and on the reverse St. George slaying the dragon. This is a diamond jubilee issue.

Silver coins from England showing on the obverse the head of Queen Victoria and on the reverse the numbers 1, 2, 3, & 4. This is an 1885 maundy set.

Silver crown from England showing on the obverse the head of Queen Victoria and on the reverse crowned, cruciform shields around Garter Star; rose, thistle, & shamrock in quarters; all within Gothic frame.

Silver crown from England showing on the obverse the head of Queen Victoria and on the reverse a crowned shield of arms within olive wreath; thistle, rose, & shamrock below.

Silver groat from England showing on the obverse the head of William IV and on the reverse Britannia seated.

Silver sixpence from England showing on the obverse the head of Anne and on the reverse four crowned shields surrounding a garter star. This is a Vigo issue, coins stamped from silver or gold captured from the Spanish in Vigo Bay during the War of Spanish Succession.

Silver shilling from England showing on the obverse the head of James I and on the reverse the shield of arms.

Silver threr half pence from England showing on the obverse the head of Elizabeth I and on the reverse a cross fourch�e over quartered coat of arms with the date.

Silver alloy coin from eastern England minted by the Brittonic Iceni people. The image on the obverse is obscured and the reverse seems to show a stylized horse.

Silver sixpence from England showing on the obverse the head of Victoria and on the reverse the same in reverse. This coin is a brockage error during the minting process.

Silver dollar from England showing on the obverse the head of King George III and on the reverse Britannia seated surrounded by FIVE SHILLINGS DOLLAR and then again by BANK OF ENGLAND. This coin has been struck over a Spanish dollar.

Silver shilling from England showing on the obverse the head of King George II and on the reverse four crowned shields surrounding a garter star. This is a Lima issue, coins stamped from silver captured from the Spanish that had been mined in Peru, near Lima.

Silver groat from England showing on the obverse the overlapping heads of William and Mary and on the reverse a crown over 4. This groat was issued in 1689 as Maundy money.

Silver crown from England showing on the obverse the head of Charles II and on the reverse four crowned shields with crossed C's between.

Silver jubilee sixpence from England showing on the obverse the head of Victoria and on the reverse a shield. This reverse design was withdrawn after this year as coins were being gilded and passed off as half sovereigns.

Bronze coin from Ephesus, Ionia (modern day Turkey). The obverse shows a bee and the reverse shows a stag looking to the right over its shoulder along with the inscription of the magistrate.

Electrotype didrachm from the kingdom of Epirus (modern day Greece and Albania) from the time of King Pyrrhus. The obverse shows the helmeted head of Aliches, and the reverse thetis vieled riding a hippocamp and holding the shield of Achilles.

Silver drachma from the Euboean league (Island of Euboea, Greece) showing on the obverse the head of Euboea and on the reverse a bull's head and kantharos.

Three suede eyeglass cloths, probably made by the children as presents, and one wallet.

File consists of two fabric samples from the YWCA of Sri Lanka.

One in the package bottle of Fahrner's compound cherry bark cough syrup, for coughs, colds, bronchitis, hoarseness, whooping cough and inflammation of the throat. Composition: syrups of wild cherry, senega, ipecac and blood root with chloroform.

One in the package bottle of Fahrner's compound syrup of white pine and tar, a reliable remedy for coughs, colds, hoarsensess, loss of voice. Composition: syrups of white pine, wild cherry, balm of gilead buds, spikenard, blood root and sassafras with pine tar and chloroform.

One in the package bottle of Fahrner's compound syrup of white pin and tar, a reliable remedy for coughs, colds, hoarseness and loss of voice. Composition: syrups of white pine, wild cherry, balm of gilead buds, spikenard, blood root, sassafras, and chloroform.

One in the package bottle of Fahrner's compound syrup of white pine eucalyptol and honey, a reliable remedy for coughs, colds, asthma, bronchitis, loss of voice, hoarseness. Composition: syrups of white pine, wild cherry, squill, senega, ipecac and blood root with terpin hydrate, honey, eucalyptol and chloroform.

One in the package bottle of Fahrner's diarrhea mixture, an efficient remedy for diarrhea, dysentery, cholera morbus, colic, cramps, cholera infantum. Composition: bismuth hydrate, red gum, magnesium hydrate, salol, pancreatin, chloroform.

One in the package bottle of Fahrner's electric liniment, a family and household remedy for the aches and pains resulting from rheumatism, gout, neuralgia, sprains, bruises, muscle soreness, sciatica, lumbago, stings of instects, etc., etc. Composition: oils of turpentine, thyme, sassafras, cassia, camphor, amber, linseed, cottonseed, petrolatum, barbadoes tar, oil mustard, chloroform.

One in the package bottle of Fahrner's extract of sarsaparilla compound with iodide of Potassium, the great blood purifier, for the relief of skin affections, boils, scrofula, pimples, ulcers, etc., general debility, constipation and other diseases caused by impurities of the blood. Composition : extract queen's root, sarsaparilla, burdock, yellow dock, sassafras, wintergreen, mandrake, licorice with Potassium iodide.

One in the package bottle of Fahrner's liver salt effervescent, a pleasant saline laxative valuable in the treatment of stomach, liver and kidney disorders such as prickly heat, flatulence, biliousness, habitual constipation, headaches, etc., and also in the relief of rheumatic and gouty conditions. Composition: sodium phosphate, potassium and sodium tartrate, magnesium sulphate, sodium citrate and sodium tartrate.

One in the package bottle of Fahrner's mustard oil liniment, a reliable remedy for the relief of rheumatism, neuralgia, stiff joints, frosted feet, sprains, skin diseases, sore throat, chest troubles, bronchitis, croup, etc. Composition: liquid petrolatum, oil sassafras, oil mustard and chloroform.

One in the package bottle of Fahrner's rheumatic remedy, a valuable and effective remedy for the treatment of gout, neuralgia, lumbago, sciatica, and diseases arising from impurities of the blood. Composition: black cohosh, hydrangea, mandrake, methly-salicylate, sodium salicylate, rochelle salts, lithium benzoate, with tincture gelsemium and tincture colchicum corm.

One in the package bottle of Fahrner's syrup of figs laxative, an agreeable fruit laxative, stimulates and assists the natural action of the stomach, kidneys, liver and bowels, especially valuable in the treatment of constipation, sick headache, biliousness, etc. Composition: figs, senna, rochelle salt, ext licorice, with oils of cloves, cassia, peppermint, wintergreen and anise and tincture belladonna leaves.

One in the package bottle of Fahrner's whooping cough remedy,a reliable remedy for whopping cough, bronchitis, and spasmodic affections of the throat. Composition: pine tar, syrups of garlic ipecac, senega, chestnut leaves, tolu and acacia with ext. licorice, spirits winter-green and chloroform.

One in the package bottle of Fahrner's worm syrup, palatable & efficient, and excellent remedy for use with children in the removal of worms of various kinds. Composition: spigelia, cascara, santonin, with oils of fennel and caraway.

One scrapbook with patterns for knitting, embroidery, lace, crochet, and more, taken from the "Busy Fingers" column of Farm and Home magazine. The back of the scrapbook also includes handwritten lace and edging patterns with small samples of the work.

File consists of one pin from the Federation of Canadian Advertising and Sales Clubs.

One file folder box that was originally used to store all of the textual records found within this collection. The box is labelled.

First World War scarf presented to Alfred S. Gofton.

A rank insignia badge for a Flight Sergeant that was issued to Cameron Hill by the Royal Canadian Air Force during the Second World War.

Reproduction of a Sumerian flood tablet from the Old Babylonian period in Iraq.

Silver 5 franc coin from France showing on the obverse the head of Napoleon and on the reverse 5 FRANCS. Edge inscription reads 'France Dieu Protes.'

Millinery design portfolio in black paper created by G. Stommel with handwritten annotations regarding types of ribbons, shapes of felts, wires, and straw fibres used in the making of hats; drawings and magazine clippings with different styles of hats and headcovers; and mounted fabric samples showing millinery materials and sample stitches. Portfolio was probably made as a result of a sewing course taken by Stommel, possibly in a junior college or high school.

Portfolio includes information on bonnets, fedoras, highlander hats, sailor hats, tophat hats, pancake hats, tricorns, berets, cartwheel hats, skull-caps, straw disk hats, toques, chechias, Brummell hats, stocking caps, hoods, derby hats, half hats, helmets, turbans, pottery hats, pilgrim's hat, Bretons, sky-scrapper hats, postilion hats, roller hats, gaucho hats, handkerchief hats, and caps.

Portfolio also mentions some millinery designers and stores such as: milliner and fashion merchandiser Lilly Daché, milliner and fashion designer Caroline Reboux, fashion designer Elsa Schiaparelli, New York's luxury department store Bonwit Teller, California's high fashion and specialty goods luxury department store I. Magnin & Company, and New York's women's department store Henri Bendel.

Silver quinarius from central Gaul (modern day France) minted by the Gallic Sequani people. The obverse shows the helmeted head of Roma and the reverse a galloping horse.

Silver coin from Gaul (modern day France) minted by the Gallic Aedui people. The image on the obverse shows the helmeted head of Roma and the reverse a horse.

A ceramic match holder featuring a gaggle of three geese standing in the grass with their heads raised and likely honking. Underneath the grass is an inscription that reads, “We want our Votes!” The match holder was likely created to make an anti-suffrage statement that equates suffragists with “silly geese.” The match holder was possibly made by Schafer & Vater, German makers of small ceramic items between 1910 and 1914.

The match holder was purchased by Anne Anderson Perry, a member of the Women’s Suffrage Association in Manitoba as table decoration for an event. Perry later gifted the match holder to Valance St. Just Patriarche, who worked as a movie censor at the time and who was against women receiving the vote. Valance held onto the item for several years and then it was offered to Special Collections & Archives as part of the Lady Aberdeen collection. While it is currently listed as part of the Alice Riggs Hunt fonds, it is unclear how it came to be associated with this fonds.

An AK 39 (Armbandkompaß 39) wrist compass used by pilots and aircrew in the German Luftwaffe during the Second World War.

File consists of five Girl Guide badges.

Materials related to the 50th wedding anniversary of A. R. and Jean Kaufman celebrated on August 12, 1961. Includes photographs of the couple printed on paper and a photograph of the couple with their three children, a printing plate for the invitations with a printed envelope, and a wedding anniversary guest book used to record guests and printed by Hutchings & Patrick Limited (Ottawa, Canada). On the second page of the guest book, there is a metal medal pasted that reads “50th / Kaufman’s ‘61’.”

Government of Canada centennial medal presented to Norman C. Schneider.

Government of Ontario certificate presented to Ethel Schneider from the Hon. David Peterson, Premier of Ontario, on the occasion of her 94th birthday.

Government of Ontario certificate signed by Premier William G. Davis presented to Mr. and Mrs. Norman C. Schneider on the occasion of the their 50th wedding anniversary

Bronze coin from Greece showing on the obverse the helmeted head of Athena and on the reverse Pan erecting a trophy. The coin was minted during the time of Antigonus II Gonatas.

File consists of one white handkerchief with pink borders. The handkerchief is inscribed "From Grandpa 1891."

File consists of one mounted handkerchief showing a portrait of King George V in military dress [possibly wearing the Order of the Medjidie]. The portrait is surrounded in each corner by images of the Royal Dragoons, Gordon Highlanders, Bengal Lancers and Irish Guards and a border of flags, British, French, Russian, Russian Imperial, Belgian, and one unknown flag [possibly Serbian?].

A haversack that belonged to Cameron Hill during the Second World War containing a mess tin and a drawstring bag filled with his personal possessions. The haversack was possibly part of the kit issued to Cameron Hill by the Royal Canadian Air Force or the replacement kit given to him by the Canadian Red Cross in 1942.

Small shield-shaped plaque presented to Howard J. Schneider rom Whitby Town Council, Yorkshire, England, to mark visit of the Schneider Male Chorus.

One ribbon and two invitations related to the official opening of Highway 401 between Highways 25 and 8 on November 17, 1960.

One ribbon from the official opening of Freeport diversion of Highway No. 8. on September 19, 1963.

A portrait of Cameron Hill, possibly a proof, wearing his Royal Canadian Air Force uniform notably including an Officer's cap, an Observer's Wing badge, and a service medal ribbon for the Africa Star and the Canadian Volunteer Service Medal. Also includes a folding photograph holder intended to store two photographs.

One house key.

File consists of one clear glass hydrochloric acid bottle with a glass stopper. The bottle is 12 cm high and 18 cm of circumference. An engraved label on the bottle reads "Acid Hydrochloric HCL."

Two identification tags issued to Cameron Hill during the Second World War when he was held in custody as a prisoner of war at Stalag XVIIIC (317), a German prisoner of war camp located in Markt Pongau, Austria from September 27, 1943 to November 25, 1943.

File consists of one button commemorating the Montreal massacre for the YWCA Week Without Violence.

File consists of a wooden plaque reading "International affiliation of sales and advertising clubs" and showing the American flag and the Red Ensign.

Silver penny from Ireland showing on the obverse the head of Henry III in a triangle and on the reverse a long cross with three pellets in the angles.

Copper halfcrown from Ireland showing on the obverse the head of James II and on the reverse a crown over crossed sceptres with the date 1689 Aug. This so-called gunmoney (called such because of the belief that it was made from melted down guns) was issued during the Williamite War in Ireland and was intended to be traded in for silver coinage after James II won the war (which he did not). The fiscal year was changed in March of 1689 and the August date on the coin indicates the date for redemption.

Bronze farthing from the Isle of Man showing on the obverse the head of Queen Victoria and on the reverse the three-legged Manx triskelion.

Silver denarius from a military mint, possibly in Italy, showing on the obverse an elephant trampling a horned serpent over the word Caesar and on the reverse priestly implements. Stuck during the reign of Julius Caesar after his crossing of the Rubicon into Italy. This coin was possibly struck from the horde at the State treasury at the Temple of Saturn in Rome.

Jewelry kept by Montgomery. Includes one signet band bracelet engraved with F.K.M., one ID bracelet engraved with F.K. Montgomery 2-7-42, one signet ring engraved with F.M., and one pin from the arts faculty at the University of Western Ontario.

File consists of two metal key tags. Both read "return to Kaufman Rubber Co. Kitchener Ontario." The tags are attached to a piece of paper that reads "58 Austin or? from my key ring." One tag is stamped on the back "GO" and the other "GMC5."

File consists of a large wooden key to the city of Cleveland given to Kenneth Archer by Major Anthony J. Celebrezze.

Two keychains created by Dare Foods Limited. One keychain features the cartouche logo used by Dare Foods Limited in the 1990's and WHIMIS hazard symbols. The second keychain features the cartouche logo used by Dare Foods Limited in the 1990's, the Breton crackers logo, and the Olympic torch alongside the words, 'Sydney 2000.' The 2000 Summer Olympic Games were held in Sydney, Australia.

Keys to the cities of Torreon, Mexico and San Salvador, El Salvador, a medal presented with the Freedom of the City, Athens, and a medal presented in Nicaragua.

One box of Keystone mathematical instruments with various instruments inside. Includes squares, set squares and protractors,

Kitchener Chamber of Commerce plaque presented to Norman C. Schneider that reads: "Kitchener Chamber of Commerce: presented as a special tribute, and with gratitude, on the occasion of Kitchener's 125th anniversary, 1979. Norman C. Schneider, Past-President, 1930-1931."

Kitchener Chamber of Commerce plaque and membership card presented to Norman C. Schneider. Plaque reads: "Honorary life membership presented by Kitchener Chamber of Commerce in appreciation to Norman C. Schneider, President 1930-31."

Kitchener Citizens Fire Prevention and Clean-up Committee plaque presented to Norman C. Schneider that reads: "Kitchener Citizens Fire Prevention and Clean-up Committee : plaque presented to Norman C. Schneider, in appreciation, 1954-1984."

File consists of a wooden key (ca. 45 cm long), painted gold and containing the logo of the Kitchener Manufacturers' Association and the date April 28, 1917. Includes typescript note: "key to the City of Kitchener (town of Berlin then) given to T.H.R. when we moved to Montreal 1917."

Plaque commemorating the Kitchener Young Men's Club (KYMC), Kitchener's first service club dedicated to the stimulation and maintenance of all matters of civic welfare. Plaque includes an inscription and a Canadian coin for 50 cents from 1968.

Kitchener-Waterloo Hospital medallion with green and white ribbon presented to N.C. Schneider on the occasion of the opening of the hospital, 1970.

Material accumulated by Andrew Telegdi related to the Kitchener-Waterloo Multicultural Centre’s equity and inclusion fundraising dinner held in his honour. Telegdi previously served as the President of the Kitchener-Waterloo Multicultural Centre and the dinner honoured his extensive contribution to the organization and the local community. The dinner was held on November 29, 2012 at Bingemans Conference Centre in Kitchener, Ontario. Records include a flyer invitation, itinerary, a guestbook, pin, program, and related correspondence including a letter from Justin Trudeau extending his congratulations to Telegdi. The file also contains a photograph of Telegdi and three unidentified individuals at an unknown event.

One scrapbook with handwritten knitting patterns and samples. Patterns include a star quilt, edging, broad lace, lace for pillow cases, Grandma's lace, wristlets, lace insertions, crochet slippers, knitted block for a counterpane as well as an advertising leaflet for sewing silks.

Reproduction of a Sumerian kuduruu tablet from the Babylonian Early Dynastic I or Early Dynastic II period in Iraq.

File consists of one patch given to the winning team of the K-W Intramural Volleyball league.

K-W Jaycees scissors and letter opener presented to Norman C. Schneider.

K-W Oktoberfest plaque presented to Norman C. Schneider that reads: "Presented to Norman C. Schneider in recognition of an outstanding contribution to the food industry of Waterloo County, Kitchener-Waterloo 'Oktoberfest', 1970."

K-W Quota Club compact presented to Ethel Schneider as K-W Quota Club Woman of the Year.