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- Date
- 1950 – 1960
- Material
- fibre; metal; glass; elastic
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1074 a,b
- Description
- (a) One pair of ski goggles with an adjustable elastic head strap. The lenses are flat, dark and oblong-shaped, surrounded by metal frames. The frames have a line of small holes surrounding them; the smaller ones to let air in to prevent fogging, the the larger ones to clip the lenses in. The lens,…
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- Title
- Ski Goggles
- Date
- 1950 – 1960
- Material
- fibre; metal; glass; elastic
- Dimensions
- 4.0 x 14.0 cm
- Description
- (a) One pair of ski goggles with an adjustable elastic head strap. The lenses are flat, dark and oblong-shaped, surrounded by metal frames. The frames have a line of small holes surrounding them; the smaller ones to let air in to prevent fogging, the the larger ones to clip the lenses in. The lens, viewer’s right, is held in by a wire that is threaded through all of the holes. Also, that lens has an engraving with the name of the manufacturer in script “Secunda”. The lenses are joined by a piece of elastic across the nose portion. (b) A red, white and black lidded Elastoplast metal can that the goggles were stored in. Lid red with “S&N” in a dashed circle.; tin: On red background, front portion: white “Elastoplast TRADE MARK”, black “ELASTIC BANDAGE B.P.C., white “WITH POROUS ADHEVSIVE’ black “BRITISH PATENT NO.7” numbers scratched out, in black “FOR THE MEDICAL PROFESSION”. On a red background back portion: in a black rectangle in white lettering “DIRECTIONS FOR USE ENCLOSED, “WITH 3 in 7.6 cm) LENGTH UNSTRETCHED 3 YD. (2,70m) LENGTH STRETCHED 5/6 YD. (4,50 / 5,50m) order No. 1003 , in white in a dashed circle “S&N”, in black “Made in England by T. J. SMITH & NEPHEW LTD. Hull & Welwyn Garden City, in a black rectangle “KEEP IN A COOL PLACE”
- Subject
- sports
- winter
- skiing
- climbing
- Hans Gmoser
- Credit
- Gift of Hans and Margaret Gmoser, Harvie Heights, 1989
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1074 a,b
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- Date
- 1950 – 1980
- Material
- fibre; feather
- Catalogue Number
- 102.01.1006
- Description
- Down sleeping bag, orange fabric, stamped “U.S.” at bottom, possibly army issue. Stuff sack green heavy cotton.
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- Title
- Sleeping Bag
- Date
- 1950 – 1980
- Material
- fibre; feather
- Description
- Down sleeping bag, orange fabric, stamped “U.S.” at bottom, possibly army issue. Stuff sack green heavy cotton.
- Subject
- sports
- climbing
- camping
- Arnold Wexler
- Credit
- Gift of Arnold Wexler (Estate), Allentown, United States, 1999
- Catalogue Number
- 102.01.1006
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- Date
- 1950
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1095 a,b
- Description
- Rusted sardine can, Noseeum Peak, 2 items. Typical sardine can(a) body of can(b) lid is off and nestled inside body. Blue with silver writing: "Guardsman BRAND CANADIAN Sardines IN SOYA BEAN OIL" and other product data. Head and shoulders image of a guard with a tall bearskin hat.
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- Title
- Summit Canister
- Date
- 1950
- Material
- metal
- Description
- Rusted sardine can, Noseeum Peak, 2 items. Typical sardine can(a) body of can(b) lid is off and nestled inside body. Blue with silver writing: "Guardsman BRAND CANADIAN Sardines IN SOYA BEAN OIL" and other product data. Head and shoulders image of a guard with a tall bearskin hat.
- Credit
- Gift of Graeme Pole, Field, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1095 a,b
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- Date
- 1950
- Material
- metal; plastic
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1096 a,b
- Description
- 2 Baking Powder tins soldered together. (a) 26.7 x 7.5 dia. 2 tins soldered together at ends, lid on one end, other missing."Calumet Double-Acting Baking Powder" head in Indigenous headdress, colours red, white, black, blue (b) 6.0 x 3.3 dia. clear plastic cylinder with white snap-on lid. chewe…
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- Title
- Summit Canister
- Date
- 1950
- Material
- metal; plastic
- Description
- 2 Baking Powder tins soldered together. (a) 26.7 x 7.5 dia. 2 tins soldered together at ends, lid on one end, other missing."Calumet Double-Acting Baking Powder" head in Indigenous headdress, colours red, white, black, blue (b) 6.0 x 3.3 dia. clear plastic cylinder with white snap-on lid. chewed, or lightening strike.
- Credit
- Gift of Glen Boles, Cochrane, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1096 a,b
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- Date
- 1953
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1097 a,b
- Description
- Kodak metal film container, Northern Selkirks, 2 items (a) typical film tin 4.5 x 3.0 dia. "Kodak" embossed twice around middle. Top edge wide threads.(b) lid painted red/brown, threaded with rubber band inside top.
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- Title
- Summit Canister
- Date
- 1953
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 4.5 cm
- Description
- Kodak metal film container, Northern Selkirks, 2 items (a) typical film tin 4.5 x 3.0 dia. "Kodak" embossed twice around middle. Top edge wide threads.(b) lid painted red/brown, threaded with rubber band inside top.
- Credit
- Gift of W.J. Hurst, Cranbrook, 1987
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1097 a,b
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- Date
- 1950 – 1960
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1138 a,b
- Description
- Two cylinders with push on lids. (a) Has paper label "Club Alpin Francais" logo and address. “7, rue la Boetie 75008 PARIS Tel: 742 3677 (b) Copper with "BNP" scratched onto side. “MADE IN CA” marked on one side.
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- Title
- Summit Canister
- Date
- 1950 – 1960
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 26.5 cm
- Description
- Two cylinders with push on lids. (a) Has paper label "Club Alpin Francais" logo and address. “7, rue la Boetie 75008 PARIS Tel: 742 3677 (b) Copper with "BNP" scratched onto side. “MADE IN CA” marked on one side.
- Subject
- sports
- climbing
- Banff National Park
- Credit
- Gift of Graeme Pole, Field, 1992
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1138 a,b
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Summit Canister
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact105.02.1133
- Date
- 1952 – 1992
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1133
- Description
- Kodak film canister, aluminum grey body with domed and threaded yellow lid. Two round holes , one on bottom edge and other near top.
- Title
- Summit Canister
- Date
- 1952 – 1992
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 5.0 cm
- Description
- Kodak film canister, aluminum grey body with domed and threaded yellow lid. Two round holes , one on bottom edge and other near top.
- Subject
- sports
- climbing
- Mount Nestor
- Credit
- Gift of Doug McConnery, Canmore, 1992
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1133
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Summit Canister
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact105.02.1161
- Date
- 1950 – 1960
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1161
- Description
- Small metal film canister, yellow with green screw-on lid, “Kodak” embossed on front. Used as summit register canister on Mt. Buller (Spray Lakes area) from 1956 to 1998.
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- Title
- Summit Canister
- Date
- 1950 – 1960
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 4.5 cm
- Description
- Small metal film canister, yellow with green screw-on lid, “Kodak” embossed on front. Used as summit register canister on Mt. Buller (Spray Lakes area) from 1956 to 1998.
- Credit
- Gift of Don Peterson, Vancouver, 1998
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1161
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- Date
- 1955 – 1965
- Material
- metal; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1015 a,b
- Description
- Red painted cylinder steel seal, paint peeling (a) 11.3x7.3 dia. one-piece cylinder, open one end (b) 14.0x7.5 dia. same as (a). (a) fits into (b), 1.5 cm wide steel seal band with screw adjuster girds (b) a small, white nylon rope is looped onto seal band, loop is 36.0 long. Loop shows signs of…
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- Title
- Summit Canister
- Date
- 1955 – 1965
- Material
- metal; fibre
- Description
- Red painted cylinder steel seal, paint peeling (a) 11.3x7.3 dia. one-piece cylinder, open one end (b) 14.0x7.5 dia. same as (a). (a) fits into (b), 1.5 cm wide steel seal band with screw adjuster girds (b) a small, white nylon rope is looped onto seal band, loop is 36.0 long. Loop shows signs of wear; one end is melted, other is frayed.
- Credit
- Gift of Peter Fuhrmann, Harvie Heights, 1970
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1015 a,b
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- Date
- 1950 – 1980
- Material
- glass; metal; skin; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1122 a,b
- Description
- Pair of sun goggles, green glass lenses with silver coloured metal frames and brown leather side shields. Grey metal case with green fibre lining has adhesive tape label on top, handwritten: “HIGH ALTITUDE SUN GOGGLES. A.W.”
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- Title
- Sun Goggles
- Date
- 1950 – 1980
- Material
- glass; metal; skin; fibre
- Dimensions
- 5.0 x 14.5 cm
- Description
- Pair of sun goggles, green glass lenses with silver coloured metal frames and brown leather side shields. Grey metal case with green fibre lining has adhesive tape label on top, handwritten: “HIGH ALTITUDE SUN GOGGLES. A.W.”
- Subject
- sports
- climbing
- hiking
- Arnold Wexler
- Credit
- Gift of Arnold Wexler (Estate), Allentown, United States, 1999
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1122 a,b
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- Date
- 1950 – 1965
- Material
- skin; fibre; paper
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1113
- Description
- Folding brown leather wallet with several slots and space for day-timer, stamped inside: “WESTERN COACH HIDE. MADE IN CANADA.” Contains 4 business cards: “ERNEST FEUZ. SWISS GUIDE. EDELWEISS. GOLDEN, B.C.”
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- Title
- Wallet
- Date
- 1950 – 1965
- Material
- skin; fibre; paper
- Dimensions
- 11.0 x 18.0 cm
- Description
- Folding brown leather wallet with several slots and space for day-timer, stamped inside: “WESTERN COACH HIDE. MADE IN CANADA.” Contains 4 business cards: “ERNEST FEUZ. SWISS GUIDE. EDELWEISS. GOLDEN, B.C.”
- Credit
- Gift of Fred Feuz, Salmon Arm, 1999
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1113
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