1) HBC Tray for Marriage Presentation (#435) - Engraved "Presented to Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Gowans by the Fur Trade Commissioner, Hudson's Bay Company, on the occasion of their marriage, December 26, 1936," stamped on bottom Sheffield reproduction, made in England, 15 x 25 3/4 in

2) Wooden Mallet for Imprinting Skins with HBC Logo (#430) - Exhibited at HBC Montreal Store Heritage Gallery

3) Wax Seal with Bars (#429) - Exhibited at HBC Montreal Store Heritage Gallery

4) Four Fur Trade Tokens (#433)

Bill Gowans (July 17, 1906 - December 8, 1966) was born in Peterland, Scotland. He joined Hudson’s Bay Company in 1927 at the age of 21 as an apprentice clerk at Pas Mountain, Saskatchewan. Throughout his 20-year career in the fur trade, he worked at HBC posts in northern Saskatchewan, Manitoba, British Columbia and Ontario.

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