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Show ANCIENT MONEY BOX IS GIFT TO MUSEUM James P. Terry has srnt. ,to the Des-eret Des-eret museum a- sheet iron money box that Is known to be more than 100 years old The box was once used as a 3ash rcceptaole and was probably tinned at one lime, all evidences of that fact, however, how-ever, having long hlnre been worn away. So far as traced back. II once belonged to Francis Foster, who emigrated from Knglnnd to Canada, carrying with him the box full or English ovcrHgns and guineas. Being 7x2x3 Inches In dimensions, dimen-sions, it must have contained a fair sum ut that time. Foster presented It to Parshnll Terrv, who brought It to Missouri Mis-souri in 1B3S, and In 184!) brought it west to Utah. In turn he presented it to James P. Terry, the donor. Accompanying the box was a puir of old-stylf; wool cards that are said to be of about similar age. These .were usd In Utah in the Terry family as "early as 1863, ao far bh positively known. |