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A farm account book covering 1874 - 1877. A line piece of paper pasted on the inside states:

"Schedule [of?] the person at property of the late Joseph Lynd August 4 1874..."

An oil lamp with a flat base, meant to be placed on a table.

A minute book from 1907-1909 for the Gilford chapter of the International Organisation of Good Templars (I.O.G.T. No. 459). The book was donated by Mr. and Mrs. Sam Neilly of Gilford.

A page listing members of the Bradford Lawn Bowling Club in an account and minute book of theirs. The club was founded in 1909 and William L. Campbell was a founding member.

"The following gentlemen have signified their intention of becoming part of the club:

H. S. Broughton
Peter Holt
T. W. W. Evans
D. F. Porter
T. A. Pratt
J. E. Hodgson
T. E. Bell
W. A. Stratton
Geo. D. Morton
Robt. Helmer
E. J. Morton
Alex. Logan
A. [Illegible] Wright
Geo. Ogilvie
Geo. G. Green
Dr. C. W. Ellis
Geo. R. Coombs
Geo. A. Carefoot
C. Casselman
A. E. Dyment
Dr. Stevenson
W. L. Campbell
Jos. Park
E. P. Snow
E. V. Peters
Mr. R. Perley
S. Martin
Gilbert Lukes
Wm. Manders
Jas. Bemrose
Fred Moore
A. E. Scanlon
Robt. Neilly
Herb Wiley
Ed Coombs
Robt. Stewart
L. C. McDonald"

A page from a bound document with blue cover. The document is an agreement between the Township of West Gwillimbury relating to Holland Marsh pumping.

Page from the account book for the Township of West Gwillimbury from 1921 - 1924.

Page from the account book for the Township of West Gwillimbury from 1921 - 1924.

Ae box for an instrument, a Keuffel & Esser level.

Part of a collection of Professor William H. Day's work equipment, donated by Joe Saint. Both the case and level were originally owned by Professor William H. Day, who was integral to the Holland Marsh Drainage Scheme's beginnings. The equipment was traded to Len Saint in the 1930s for a truck. The survey of the marsh determined the elevation of the muck soil and the bordering "highland" soils, providing the information the planners would need to determine the grades, estimate the materials to be moved and to determine the alignment of the canal.

A page from a bound document with blue cover. The document is an agreement between the Hydro-Electric Power Commission of Ontario and the Township of West Gwillimbury relating to providing hydro-electricity to the area.

An Electric Meter Register book provided by the Department. Bond Head appears in the register, as do parts of New Tecumseth. It provides an example of the way such information was tracked at the time and how it would have been tracked in the Bradford West Gwillimbury area.
According to an Electricity Inspection Service hand-out from the same time period as the book: "A Meter Register Book is supplied by the Department of Trade and Commerce to contractors for The purpose of assisting them in complying with the provisions of the Electricity Inspection Act, and the regulations established thereunder. The following requirement are necessary...The Electricity Inspection Act provides a penalty of fifty dollars for any neglect in respect of the above requirements."