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- Date
- 1905 – 1915
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1161
- Description
- Rectangular silver pin “BERGENATLETKLUB”.
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- Title
- Pin
- Date
- 1905 – 1915
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 1.0 x 5.0 cm
- Description
- Rectangular silver pin “BERGENATLETKLUB”.
- Subject
- sports
- boxing
- G.D. Sutherland
- Credit
- Gift of Jim Santa Lucia, Banff, 1998
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1161
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- Date
- 1900 – 1930
- Material
- glass; skin; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0289
- Description
- Tiny flask of pale green glass and metal screw cap with finger friction grip on it. Overall oval shape in case section to bottle, metal casing fits onto bottom half of bottle. Upper half of bottle has been covered in brown leather.
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- Title
- Pocket Flask
- Date
- 1900 – 1930
- Material
- glass; skin; metal
- Dimensions
- 9.2 x 2.3 x 5.0 cm
- Description
- Tiny flask of pale green glass and metal screw cap with finger friction grip on it. Overall oval shape in case section to bottle, metal casing fits onto bottom half of bottle. Upper half of bottle has been covered in brown leather.
- Subject
- households
- sports
- hiking
- miniatures
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0289
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- Date
- 1900 – 1920
- Material
- antler; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0185
- Description
- A folding pocket knife with a curved antler handle. The handle has three inlaid narrow metal bands at the blade end, as well as a metal tip. The knife blade is very pointed, rounded on one side, and has an ornately engraved design. The word “Toledo” is within the engraved deisgn on the blade.
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- Title
- Pocket Knife
- Date
- 1900 – 1920
- Material
- antler; metal
- Dimensions
- 11.0 cm
- Description
- A folding pocket knife with a curved antler handle. The handle has three inlaid narrow metal bands at the blade end, as well as a metal tip. The knife blade is very pointed, rounded on one side, and has an ornately engraved design. The word “Toledo” is within the engraved deisgn on the blade.
- Subject
- camping
- sports
- households
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0185
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- Date
- 1905 – 1905
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.0043
- Description
- A simple, convexly curved, shield-shaped pin made of gold coloured medal. The inscription “Banff 1905 100 yards won by P.A. Moore” is engraved in script diagonally across the face of the pin.
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- Title
- Prize Medal
- Date
- 1905 – 1905
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 2.3 x 1.9 cm
- Description
- A simple, convexly curved, shield-shaped pin made of gold coloured medal. The inscription “Banff 1905 100 yards won by P.A. Moore” is engraved in script diagonally across the face of the pin.
- Subject
- sports
- Philip Moore
- awards
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.0043
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- Date
- 1900 – 1943
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.04.1001
- Description
- Top break, double action revolver; five chambers in cylinder; rear sight infront of cylinder relase; front sight near muzzle; cross hatching and floral designs on molded grip very worn; owl head design at top of grip on both sides.Marks: on top of barrel between sights: “_er johnson’s arms & cycl…
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- Title
- Revolver
- Date
- 1900 – 1943
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 3.0 x 11.0 x 19.0 cm
- Description
- Top break, double action revolver; five chambers in cylinder; rear sight infront of cylinder relase; front sight near muzzle; cross hatching and floral designs on molded grip very worn; owl head design at top of grip on both sides.Marks: on top of barrel between sights: “_er johnson’s arms & cycle works. fitchburg mass. u.s.a. pat’d apr. 6.86. feb.15.87. may 10.87. dec. 26 93. pat’s pending”
- Subject
- sports
- hunting
- Bill Peyto
- packers and guides
- Credit
- Gift of Steve Peyto, Banff, 1965
- Catalogue Number
- 104.04.1001
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- Date
- prior to 1929
- Material
- skin; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.1031 a,b
- Description
- brown, fine leather, ankle high ladies'boots, layered leather sole and stacked heel, 2.5, square head nails in heel, leather lined, inside at ankle "166 015667" in ink, shoe two piece construction, sewn together at instep to 3.5 up side, open rest of way to above ankle, 2 leather straps attached t…
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- Title
- Riding Boots
- Date
- prior to 1929
- Material
- skin; metal
- Dimensions
- 16.0 x 8.0 x 26.4 cm
- Description
- brown, fine leather, ankle high ladies'boots, layered leather sole and stacked heel, 2.5, square head nails in heel, leather lined, inside at ankle "166 015667" in ink, shoe two piece construction, sewn together at instep to 3.5 up side, open rest of way to above ankle, 2 leather straps attached to side of heel wrap around ankle and buckle close.
- Subject
- sports
- riding
- Barbara Whyte
- Credit
- Gift of Barbara C. Whyte, Medicine Hat, 1984
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.1031 a,b
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- Date
- 1900 – 1920
- Material
- skin; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.0151 a,b
- Description
- Pair (in two pieces (a) right leg (b) left leg batwing leather riding chaps, tooled, shaped belt with metal buckle. 2 patch pockets with snap closure, suede trim bottom and outer edge. 5 leather rosettes and 5 metal rosettes. 5 spring snaps riveted onto inner edge to hook onto rings back of metal…
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- Title
- Riding Chaps
- Date
- 1900 – 1920
- Material
- skin; metal
- Dimensions
- 69.0 x 92.0 cm
- Description
- Pair (in two pieces (a) right leg (b) left leg batwing leather riding chaps, tooled, shaped belt with metal buckle. 2 patch pockets with snap closure, suede trim bottom and outer edge. 5 leather rosettes and 5 metal rosettes. 5 spring snaps riveted onto inner edge to hook onto rings back of metal rosettes.
- Subject
- sports
- horseback riding
- households
- PW
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.0151 a,b
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- Date
- 1900 – 1960
- Material
- antler; metal; skin; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.1018 a,b
- Description
- Riding crop with two pieces. One piece is a metal tube. The other piece has a wooden shaft, antler handle and two pieces of leather thong at the end opposite the handle.
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- Title
- Riding Crop
- Date
- 1900 – 1960
- Material
- antler; metal; skin; wood
- Description
- Riding crop with two pieces. One piece is a metal tube. The other piece has a wooden shaft, antler handle and two pieces of leather thong at the end opposite the handle.
- Credit
- Gift of Unknown, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.1018 a,b
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- Date
- 1900 – 1920
- Material
- metal; wood; leather
- Catalogue Number
- 104.04.1005 a,b
- Description
- Rifle and leather case (a) 111 long rifle, wooden shaped stock and grip 35.5 long, checkering on grip, bore 0.5 diameter, barrel end 1.5 diameter. .177 cal air rifle.Marks: stamped on top of barrel: "B.S.A Air Rifle - Lincoln Jeffries’ Patent. Made by The Birmingham Small Arms Company LD.”; stamp…
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- Title
- Rifle And Case
- Date
- 1900 – 1920
- Material
- metal; wood; leather
- Description
- Rifle and leather case (a) 111 long rifle, wooden shaped stock and grip 35.5 long, checkering on grip, bore 0.5 diameter, barrel end 1.5 diameter. .177 cal air rifle.Marks: stamped on top of barrel: "B.S.A Air Rifle - Lincoln Jeffries’ Patent. Made by The Birmingham Small Arms Company LD.”; stamped near trigger: “No 3813"; stamped on the buttsock : “B.S.A TRADE MARK” and three rifles tied into a teepee shape (b) case 76.2x17.0; one piece construction; machine sewn and riveted along open edge; 2 leather keepers 6.5x1.4 on each side 13.0 from top; laced end closure; keeper gone; laced loop 16.0 from bottomMarks: chain tooling in continuous line along sewn edge and butt opening; 3 holes cut near top; cut into leather on one side near opening: "J L M " (lettering is 6.0x2.2)
- Credit
- Gift of Unknown, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- 104.04.1005 a,b
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Safety Carbide Can
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- Date
- 1900 – 1920
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.31.0001
- Description
- A flattened can curved to fit the hip. Lid at top slightly domed with small indentation for finger to open slides into top under small metal lip. Can seamed along on side. Embossed in circle on front and back of can, "Justrite trade mark", and at bottom "Made in U.S.A.". Stamped on bottom "Pat appl…
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- Title
- Safety Carbide Can
- Date
- 1900 – 1920
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 11.7 x 3.2 x 8.9 cm
- Description
- A flattened can curved to fit the hip. Lid at top slightly domed with small indentation for finger to open slides into top under small metal lip. Can seamed along on side. Embossed in circle on front and back of can, "Justrite trade mark", and at bottom "Made in U.S.A.". Stamped on bottom "Pat applied for".
- Subject
- households
- sports
- camping
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.31.0001
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Shell Extractor
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact104.10.0023
- Date
- 1900 – 1910
- Material
- metal, steel; fibre; paper
- Catalogue Number
- 104.10.0023
- Description
- A machined steel implement, in the shape of a cartridge, with a groove around the base and a loose ball bearing in a slot at the tip. The ball bearing rolls against a knob at the end of the extractor to grasp a broken shell fragment when inserted into a rifle and then withdrawn. The extractor is …
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- Title
- Shell Extractor
- Date
- 1900 – 1910
- Material
- metal, steel; fibre; paper
- Dimensions
- 1.8 (box) x 2.6 (box) x 6.0; 6.7 (box) cm
- Description
- A machined steel implement, in the shape of a cartridge, with a groove around the base and a loose ball bearing in a slot at the tip. The ball bearing rolls against a knob at the end of the extractor to grasp a broken shell fragment when inserted into a rifle and then withdrawn. The extractor is in its original cardboard box with a paper label on the lid reading “Broken Shell Extractor”. There is an instruction sheet printed on green paper with the U.S. Ordnance Report for testing on the other side and price of 75 cents each. The base of the extractor is marked with “7 M-M”.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.10.0023
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Shoemaker’s Hammer
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- Date
- 1900 – 1950
- Material
- metal; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 104.24.1001 a-e
- Description
- Set of shoemaking/repairing tools including 3 shoemaker’s hammers, a boot last, an awl and a tin box of climbing boot nails. Hammer a) has a metal head and wooden handle, head is stamped: “SAM. KUENZS. BERN”; b) shoemaker’s hammer with metal head and wooden handle, manufacturer’s name stamped on si…
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- Title
- Shoemaker’s Hammer
- Date
- 1900 – 1950
- Material
- metal; wood
- Description
- Set of shoemaking/repairing tools including 3 shoemaker’s hammers, a boot last, an awl and a tin box of climbing boot nails. Hammer a) has a metal head and wooden handle, head is stamped: “SAM. KUENZS. BERN”; b) shoemaker’s hammer with metal head and wooden handle, manufacturer’s name stamped on side of head is illegible; c) shoemaker’s hammer with metal head and wooden handle, head stamped: “C.B. 22”; d) iron boot last, appears to be hand-forged, with spiked bottom to hammer into tree stump; e) sewing awl with wooden handle; f) rectangular tin with lid containing climbing boot nails, lid of tin marked “ GALLAHER’S” and strip of masking tape with handwriting: “SWISS NAILS, ON CLIMBING SHOES. ERNEST”. Some nails stamped: “BLAKEY.”
- Subject
- sports
- climbing
- packers and guides
- shoemaking
- Swiss guides
- Ernest Feuz
- Canadian Pacific Railway
- Credit
- Gift of Fred Feuz, Salmon Arm, 1999
- Catalogue Number
- 104.24.1001 a-e
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Shooting Stick
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- Date
- 1900 – 1930
- Material
- grass, bamboo; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0098
- Description
- A bamboo stick with a sharp metal point at the bottom tip and a narrow, oval, folding seat at the top. The seat is made of shaped bamboo, and is supported by metal sheathing and hinges which secure to a ring around the shaft of the stick.
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- Title
- Shooting Stick
- Date
- 1900 – 1930
- Material
- grass, bamboo; metal
- Dimensions
- 37.0 (across top) x 74.0 cm
- Description
- A bamboo stick with a sharp metal point at the bottom tip and a narrow, oval, folding seat at the top. The seat is made of shaped bamboo, and is supported by metal sheathing and hinges which secure to a ring around the shaft of the stick.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0098
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Shooting Stick
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- Date
- 1900 – 1930
- Material
- wood; metal; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0323
- Description
- Shooting stick with leather encased steel handles on hinges, dark stained wooden stem with metal tip on bottom , 9 cm. long . Handles fold down to form a seat. Steel disc attached to upper stem screws onto metal tip on bottom for use on soft turf or sand.
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- Title
- Shooting Stick
- Date
- 1900 – 1930
- Material
- wood; metal; skin
- Dimensions
- 88.0 x 12.5 cm
- Description
- Shooting stick with leather encased steel handles on hinges, dark stained wooden stem with metal tip on bottom , 9 cm. long . Handles fold down to form a seat. Steel disc attached to upper stem screws onto metal tip on bottom for use on soft turf or sand.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0323
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- Date
- 1900 – 1925
- Material
- fibre; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1077
- Description
- One pair of handmade snow goggles with two eyepieces joined together with yarn. Each eyepiece has a narrow opening. The goggles have a twisted fibre headband.
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- Title
- Snow Goggles
- Date
- 1900 – 1925
- Material
- fibre; wood
- Description
- One pair of handmade snow goggles with two eyepieces joined together with yarn. Each eyepiece has a narrow opening. The goggles have a twisted fibre headband.
- Subject
- sports
- skiing
- snowshoeing
- Bill Peyto
- Credit
- Gift of Robert Peyto, Shawnigan Lake, 1967
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1077
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- Date
- 1900 – 1920
- Material
- wood; skin; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 106.04.0001 a,b
- Description
- A pair of round-tipped snowshoes. Each snowshoe has a bent wood frame screwed together at the tail, wooden cross braces, is strung quite openly with rawhide strips, and has woven canvas tie-on straps (homemade harness). The initials “P.A.M.” (Philip Augustus Moore) are scratched into the front cro…
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- Title
- Snowshoes
- Date
- 1900 – 1920
- Material
- wood; skin; fibre
- Dimensions
- 1.5 x 31.0 x 84.5 and 85.5 cm
- Description
- A pair of round-tipped snowshoes. Each snowshoe has a bent wood frame screwed together at the tail, wooden cross braces, is strung quite openly with rawhide strips, and has woven canvas tie-on straps (homemade harness). The initials “P.A.M.” (Philip Augustus Moore) are scratched into the front crossbrace of each snowshoe.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 106.04.0001 a,b
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- Date
- 1900 – 1920
- Material
- wood; sinew; hair, sheep; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 106.04.0002 a-d
- Description
- Two pairs of slightly pointed snowshoes. Each snowshoe has a bent wood frame nailed together at the tail, is braced with flat carved pieces of wood and strung with sinew in a closely laced pattern in three areas. There are tufts of red wool nailed to the outside of the frame around the tip and at…
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- Title
- Snowshoes
- Date
- 1900 – 1920
- Material
- wood; sinew; hair, sheep; fibre
- Dimensions
- 1.5 x 27.5 x 93.0 (a); 92.0 (b); 95.0 (c,d) cm
- Description
- Two pairs of slightly pointed snowshoes. Each snowshoe has a bent wood frame nailed together at the tail, is braced with flat carved pieces of wood and strung with sinew in a closely laced pattern in three areas. There are tufts of red wool nailed to the outside of the frame around the tip and at the back as decoration on each snowshow. One pair, (a,b), has a homemade harness of white woven tie-on straps. The initials “RB” are are written on the side of (c).
- Subject
- sports
- outdoor activities
- transportation
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 106.04.0002 a-d
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Speed Skate Blade
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- Date
- 1900 – 1920
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1022
- Description
- Single skate blade with shoe attachments, Blade has rounded toe, thicker and flat on bottom. Toe and heel piece bolted on to blade with 2 bolts each. Shaped toe pieces have 4 holes each for attaching to shoe. Stamped on toe piece "London Made".
- Title
- Speed Skate Blade
- Date
- 1900 – 1920
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 4.0 x 5.8 x 32.4 cm
- Description
- Single skate blade with shoe attachments, Blade has rounded toe, thicker and flat on bottom. Toe and heel piece bolted on to blade with 2 bolts each. Shaped toe pieces have 4 holes each for attaching to shoe. Stamped on toe piece "London Made".
- Credit
- Gift of Ralph Grady, 1972
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1022
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- Date
- 1904 – 1920
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.48.0001
- Description
- A portable spring scale consisting of a silver coloured metal tube with a hanging ring at the end. A smaller metal tube is inside with a hook at the end and a linear scale on side marked “1”, “2” ,“3”, etc. (pounds) and divided into quarters. The inside tube is attached to a spring which determin…
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- Title
- Spring Scale
- Date
- 1904 – 1920
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 2.5 x 12.0 cm
- Description
- A portable spring scale consisting of a silver coloured metal tube with a hanging ring at the end. A smaller metal tube is inside with a hook at the end and a linear scale on side marked “1”, “2” ,“3”, etc. (pounds) and divided into quarters. The inside tube is attached to a spring which determines the amount of pull exerted when something is hung on the hook.
- Subject
- households
- sports
- fishing
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.48.0001
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- Date
- 1900 – 1910
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.0038 a,b
- Description
- A pair of (military issue?) metal spurs curved to fit closely around a boot heel with an upward curving arm projecting from the back. The rowel is a small smooth edged metal wheel (appears to be a coin) attached through a slit at the end of the arm. The arm continues through the heel band as a sq…
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- Title
- Spurs
- Date
- 1900 – 1910
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 4.0 x 6.4 x 12.0 cm
- Description
- A pair of (military issue?) metal spurs curved to fit closely around a boot heel with an upward curving arm projecting from the back. The rowel is a small smooth edged metal wheel (appears to be a coin) attached through a slit at the end of the arm. The arm continues through the heel band as a square metal bar (3.6 cm long) that presumably attaches through a hole in the back of a boot. There are false screws (spur bottons) on each side at the front of each spur. One spur is marked “left” on the heel band and both have “Edwardus VII * D,G, Rex Imperator” on the rowel.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.0038 a,b
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