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Nootka cap ribbon. (Courtesy of Gary Pollock)
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| This is a cigarette card. Cigarettes were sold in the ship's canteen and because they were duty free, there was an allowance of one pack per day per man. The cigarette card was the control mechanism. Each time a purchase was made, one day of the month was marked off the card. In the above example, the holder left the ship at the end of May thus retaining an unmarked card for June. (Courtesy of Gary Pollock) |
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| Front of Nootka's 1957 Christmas card. (Image provided by Gary Pollock) |
Inside of Nootka's 1957 Christmas card. (Image provided by Gary Pollock)
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| Can Anyone Identify This? It's a small ship's
wheel, made of oak with brass steerage handles. There is a brass bell,
made in England, which hangs in the centre of the wheel. On the bottom
edge of the base is an oak ball on a handle to ring the bell. The
ring is that of a pitch fork rather than a bell. On a small circular
brass plate is the name HMCS Nootka.
Submitted by: RayDorey@aol.com (Photo by Ray Dorey) |
One of NOOTKA's bells is located at the Royal Canadian Sea Cadet Corps in Holden, Alberta.
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| Nootka lighter. (Photo by Randy Jewers. e-mail: <randyjewers(at)eastlink.ca> |
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| Nootka metal badge. (Photo by Randy Jewers. e-mail: <randyjewers(at)eastlink.ca> |
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| Nootka jacket patch. (Image courtesy Brad Lawrence) |
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| Whenever a sailor was drafted to a new ship, he was issued an orientation booklet. This is Nootka's booklet from 1946. Measures 4 in x 5.5 in. (Images courtesy Brad Lawrence) |
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| Engineering Mechanic's badge. (Image courtesy Brad Lawrence) | An example of a billeting card. (Image courtesy Brad Lawrence) |
Contributors and Credits:1) Brad Lawrence <weeznerf(at)yahoo.ca>
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Feb 25/08
