TELEPHONE

Dimensions23 x 27.2 cm

Object numberHF.2022.30.5

DescriptionGrey wall mounted telephone consisting of a grey base and a black telephone receiver that is attached to the base with a black coil. The base has black crank on one side and a cradle to hold the receiver. There is also a black knob on the front of the base with a number plate underneath it also on the front of the base is two rectangular plates one blue and one silver. The blue plate has a list of departments and the associated number to contact that department. The silver plate has manufacturer information about the phone. The back of the phone has a circular hole in the bottom while holds the ends of cords as well as writing in black marker which says "CHIEF ENG'S CABIN". Th back also has four small extensions protruding out of the corners toward the top and bottom of the phone. These extensions each has a hole for a screw/ bolt.

Narrative

The Holiday Island was completed in 1971 and served as a car ferry between Cape Tormentine New Brunswick and Borden-Carleton, Prince Edward Island until 1997 before moving to service the Caribou, Nova Scotia- Wood Islands, Prince Edward Island Route. At approximately 11:00 am on July 22 2022 a fire in the engine room of the MV Holiday Island forced the evacuation of the approximately 200 passengers. The fire would be extinguished the next day and the ferry moved away from the mouth of the Wood Islands Harbour. Cars that the passengers had been forced to abandon were successfully removed from the ship on the afternoon of July 24. While the fire was contained to the engine room the ship was found to damaged beyond repair and was scrapped in November of the same year.