Object Record
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Metadata
Collection |
Waterloo Region Museum |
Object ID |
1964.027.003 |
Object Name |
Trunk |
Description |
A small, rectangular, painted tin trunk. It is painted black with burgundy oblong dots. There is a decorative brass plate on the top marked: Thomas Peck, Galt. There is an orange paper shipping label on the lid marked: Forwarded by (A)merican Express Company From Toronto, Ont. It is painted blue inside, there are pink fabric hinges, and the lid has a leather border strip. There are brass sliding pins and each end of the front of the lid and a lock plate; the piece that fits into the lock is separate. There are two handles, one on either end. There is a small key. Also found inside the trunk, a black collar band with end tab and buckle. |
Date |
1866 |
Date |
1881 |
Dimensions |
H-14.5 W-32 L-62 cm |
History |
Thomas Peck (1821-1886) was an immigrant form Suffolk, England. Peck was a maltster and an owner of the Galt Malt Works on Kerr Street. He is buried in the Trinity Anglican Church cemetery in Cambridge. The Waterloo County Militia was formed in the early 1850s. By 1866, it was known as the 29th Waterloo Battalion of Infantry, and was made up of six companies in the county, which were stationed at New Hamburg, Ayr, Galt, Berlin, Crosshill and Waterloo. It was relatively inactive, but mustered on several occasions, including 1866 when the New Hamburg, Galt and Waterloo units were called out to repulse the Fenians at the time of their border raids. Colonel Peck commanded the 29th Battalion from 1866 to 1881. There were between 250 and 300 persons under Colonel Peck's command. In 1905, the battalion's name was changed to the 29th Waterloo Regiment. |
Search Terms |
Waterloo County Militia 29th Waterloo Battalion of Infantry 29th Waterloo Regiment |
People |
Peck, Thomas |