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Date
1930 – 1950
Material
cardboard; wax; aluminum
Catalogue Number
106.04.0006 a,b
Description
Two cardboard boxes of Silva ski wax. Box a) is green and titled “Ski Wax” with the “SILVA” logo in the middle with a pine tree. Underneath the logo it reads “FOR WET SNOW”. On the back is instructions in a cream rectangle and black writing. Box b) is red and titled “Ski Wax” with the “SILVA” logo …
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Title
Ski Wax
Date
1930 – 1950
Material
cardboard; wax; aluminum
Dimensions
4.4 x 9.3 x 1.9 cm
Description
Two cardboard boxes of Silva ski wax. Box a) is green and titled “Ski Wax” with the “SILVA” logo in the middle with a pine tree. Underneath the logo it reads “FOR WET SNOW”. On the back is instructions in a cream rectangle and black writing. Box b) is red and titled “Ski Wax” with the “SILVA” logo in the middle with a pine tree. Underneath the logo it reads “FOR DRY SNOW”. On the back is instructions in a cream rectangle and black writing. For both boxes the wax is wrapped in a shiny red aluminum and each end of the box is open so the wax can slide out either side. The wax is a dark brown colour.
Subject
ski
skiing
winter
sports
wax
equipment
silva
Credit
Gift of Frank Gourlay, Banff, 1991
Catalogue Number
106.04.0006 a,b
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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1953
Publisher
New York : Random House
Call Number
ND813 V4 G3
Responsibility
Introduction by Joses Ortega y Gasset
Publisher
New York : Random House
Published Date
1953
Physical Description
(83)p. : plates, ports.
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Velazquez, Diego Rodriguez de Silva y Velazquez
Accession Number
400
Call Number
ND813 V4 G3
Location
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Collection
Art Library
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