Gallery: 1931 time capsule from Maple Leaf Gardens

 

Photos of the items found in the 1931 time capsule from Maple Leaf Gardens.

 
January 26, 2012
 
 
 
A small, hand-carved, ivory elephant was found inside the time capsule at Maple Leaf Gardens. Researchers have not been able to identify its significance. Ryerson University and Loblaw Companies Limited are asking the public for their insight into this mystery memento.
 

A small, hand-carved, ivory elephant was found inside the time capsule at Maple Leaf Gardens. Researchers have not been able to identify its significance. Ryerson University and Loblaw Companies Limited are asking the public for their insight into this mystery memento.

Photograph by: Handout, Ryerson University

 
A small, hand-carved, ivory elephant was found inside the time capsule at Maple Leaf Gardens. Researchers have not been able to identify its significance. Ryerson University and Loblaw Companies Limited are asking the public for their insight into this mystery memento.
This copper box, (20cm x 12cm x 12cm) lay hidden beneath the cornerstone of Maple Leaf Gardens for nearly 80 years. Discovered by Ryerson University and Loblaw Companies Limited in September 2011, it held a dozen items including newspapers, hockey rulebooks, a letter from the Maple Leaf Gardens directors, and a small ivory elephant - the significance of which is unknown.
One of four daily papers found in the 1931 time capsule. This edition of The Toronto Daily Star on Monday, September 21, 1931 was a total of 38 pages in length.
One of four daily papers found in the 1931 time capsule. The Monday September 21, 1931 edition of conservative newspaper The Mail and Empire. Five years later, the paper merged with The Globe to become The Globe and Mail.
Found in the time capsule, the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association's 1931 Official Hockey Rules handbook.
One of four daily papers found in the 1931 time capsule.
A look inside the Ontario Hockey Association rulebook, which was found inside the time capsule.
One of four daily papers found in the 1931 time capsule. The Monday, September 21, 1931 edition of The Globe.
The Toronto Municipal Handbook of 1931.
The Red Ensign, Canada's national flag in 1931.
One of a dozen items found inside the time capsule at Maple Leaf Gardens. This four-page prospectus on Maple Leaf Gardens.