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Chin Rest Violin Accessories
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact104.34.0006
- Date
- 1950 – 1960
- Material
- wood; metal; wood; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 104.34.0006
- Description
- A black, spoon shaped chin rest with metal brackets. Carved wood with very gentle depression to cup chin, and short, curved arm to one side. Small, flat pieces of cork glued underneath at points that will rest on violin. U-shaped bracket of steel which adjusts by turnbuckles, hanging down from sid…
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- Title
- Chin Rest Violin Accessories
- Date
- 1950 – 1960
- Material
- wood; metal; wood; fibre
- Dimensions
- 5.5 x 4.4 x 10.7 cm
- Description
- A black, spoon shaped chin rest with metal brackets. Carved wood with very gentle depression to cup chin, and short, curved arm to one side. Small, flat pieces of cork glued underneath at points that will rest on violin. U-shaped bracket of steel which adjusts by turnbuckles, hanging down from side of chin rest, clamps to edge of violin. Bottom bar lined fastened to bracket by twisted multi strand wire. Marks: stamped into metal under bar of bracket, "made in Germany" Note: felt loose.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.34.0006
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Portable Transistor Radio
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact105.04.0004%20a%2cb
- Date
- 1955 – 1957
- Material
- plastic; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 105.04.0004 a,b
- Description
- A small, black plastic, box like Zenith radio trimmed with brass coloured metal with wire stand brace. Black, rectangular box has large, 6.9 cm brass coloured metal circle at bottom surrounding speaker. Metal band across top above speaker holds two knobs side by side with the logo between, shield…
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- Title
- Portable Transistor Radio
- Date
- 1955 – 1957
- Material
- plastic; metal
- Dimensions
- 14.5 x 3.7 x 8.8 cm
- Description
- A small, black plastic, box like Zenith radio trimmed with brass coloured metal with wire stand brace. Black, rectangular box has large, 6.9 cm brass coloured metal circle at bottom surrounding speaker. Metal band across top above speaker holds two knobs side by side with the logo between, shield surmounted by three pronged crown with large "Z" across face. Left knob for volume, right, surrounded by clear plastic shield, for channel selection. Deeply engraved across front of plastic "ZENITH". Attached just above middle of each side is metal wire which frames bottom of radio and swings back to form stand for radio to lean against. Earphone jack hole at bottom of right side. Large screw at back allows covering plate at bottom to slide out to install four "aa" size batteries. Remnants of yellow paper sticker contain quality blurb. Housed in a leather case that is stamped wood “ALL-TRANSISTOR ZENITH RADIO” in gold on the front below perforated holes. Case has flip-top and long handle.
- Subject
- households
- pastime
- entertainment
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 105.04.0004 a,b
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Projector Table
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact105.05.0004
- Date
- 1955 – 1960
- Material
- metal; plastic
- Catalogue Number
- 105.05.0004
- Description
- A grey metal, folding, projector table with beige mottled panel set into top. Slanted instrument panel at front of table contains three electrical outlets, projector outlet, room outlet, room outlet, and auxiliary outlet , a room switch, a viewer switch, and translucent white plastic preview panel …
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- Title
- Projector Table
- Date
- 1955 – 1960
- Material
- metal; plastic
- Dimensions
- 69.8 x 67.9 x 43.3 cm
- Description
- A grey metal, folding, projector table with beige mottled panel set into top. Slanted instrument panel at front of table contains three electrical outlets, projector outlet, room outlet, room outlet, and auxiliary outlet , a room switch, a viewer switch, and translucent white plastic preview panel with light bulb beneath. Black electric cord attached to removable box behind holding electrical wires. A length of black plastic which edged the sharp metal edges at the bottom of the table top has fallen off and is wrapped around one of the legs. Legs are grey metal tubes bent at bottom for support and held together at central point to open and close in "X" shape. When closed together the table top folds down in front, model #871.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 105.05.0004
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- Date
- 1950 – 1960
- Material
- plastic; glass; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 105.05.0008
- Description
- Deep, light green, plastic case with darker green frame at front surrounding thick glass viewing lens. Slot at top of case near back for insertion of slide. Operate on two 1.5 volt size "C" batteries with the connection to small light bulb completed when pressure is placed on slide being inserted f…
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- Title
- Slide Viewer
- Date
- 1950 – 1960
- Material
- plastic; glass; metal
- Dimensions
- 9.4 x 9.3 x 11.2 cm
- Description
- Deep, light green, plastic case with darker green frame at front surrounding thick glass viewing lens. Slot at top of case near back for insertion of slide. Operate on two 1.5 volt size "C" batteries with the connection to small light bulb completed when pressure is placed on slide being inserted for viewing. Small grey metal plate beneath viewing lens, "Argus PreViewer".
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 105.05.0008
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