CRAIG ROSS
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January 26, 2012
Among the items found in the time capsule buried under Maple Leaf Gardens since 1931, a mysterious small ivory elephant.
Other items
• A four-page typewritten letter from the directors of Maple Leaf Gardens that describes the building and the technology behind the ice
• A four-page stock prospectus for Maple Leaf Gardens
• A 1930-31 official NHL rule book
• The 1931 official hockey rules of the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association
• 1930 Ontario Hockey Association rules
• A 1931 Toronto Municipal handbook
• A Red Ensign flag
• A Globe newspaper from Sept. 21, 1931, sporting the headline ‘Britain abandons gold standard exchanges’
• A Mail and Empire newspaper from the same date with a similar headline
• A Toronto Daily Star
• The Evening Telegram