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Leather Wrist Guard

DimensionsOverall: 3 cm
Credit LineGift of the Family of Bruce Putherbough, 2003
Object number2003.013.002
Label TextLeather wrist guards would be used by tradespeople, including bricklayer's like George Putherbough, for protection while working. He was part of the family construction company, active in London from about 1910 to the 1960s. The company was responsible for constructing many factory and commercial buildings in London, as well as most of the 1920s buildings at the University of Western Ontario.
NameGuard, Wrist