Charles Wilson, a farmer from Weyburn, Saskatchewan, may seem an unlikely owner for his extensive collection. Wilson traveled the world collecting pieces of dining room silver. On his death, he left all 3,333 pieces, plus some additional glassware and other antiques, to the Soo Line Historical Museum in Weyburn, to share with the world. While nobody knows what motivated Wilson to focus on silver, some suspect it may have had something to do with his birthplace. Born near Nottingham, England, in Swindon in 1904, he came to Canada as a…
