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Flatiron

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Date: 1850 – 1910

Material: metal, iron; metal, steel; wood

Catalogue Number: 104.23.0001 a,b

Description: A flatiron (a) that is resting on a trivet (b).a) The heavy cast iron flatiron is oval with pointed ends. The iron has a semi-circular round wooden handle which detaches from base of iron by pulling a wooden knob at the centre, under the handle, to release a spring (while the heating iron on a hot…

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Title: Flatiron

Date: 1850 – 1910

Material: metal, iron; metal, steel; wood

Dimensions: 12.5 (a); 2.8 (b) x 9.9 (a); 10.6 (b) x 17.4 (a); 14.9 (b) cm

Description: A flatiron (a) that is resting on a trivet (b).a) The heavy cast iron flatiron is oval with pointed ends. The iron has a semi-circular round wooden handle which detaches from base of iron by pulling a wooden knob at the centre, under the handle, to release a spring (while the heating iron on a hot stove. b) The cast iron trivet is painted black. The trivet is triangular with a cut-out bars and hole design, and there is a short lip along the sides. The bottom of the trivet is marked “J.A.S. Smart Mrg. Co. Li-it-d Canada”.

Subject: households; grooming

Credit: Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: 104.23.0001 a,b

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Floor Rug

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Date: 1850 – 1900

Material: hair, sheep

Catalogue Number: 102.02.0019

Description: Persian style carpet, geometric pattern of red, beige and black squares on a red background. A cleaning label on one corner indicates that the carpet was cleaned once in Boston, Massachusetts.

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Title: Floor Rug

Date: 1850 – 1900

Material: hair, sheep

Dimensions: 266.5 x 356.0 cm

Description: Persian style carpet, geometric pattern of red, beige and black squares on a red background. A cleaning label on one corner indicates that the carpet was cleaned once in Boston, Massachusetts.

Subject: households; furnishings; decorative

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: 102.02.0019

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Forty six days in Switzerland and the north of Italy

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 1856

Author: Clowes, George

Publisher: London : William Clowes

Call Number: DQ23 C46

Author: Clowes, George

Publisher: London : William Clowes

Published Date: 1856

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Call Number: DQ23 C46

Collection: Alpine Club of Canada Library

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Four-Poster Bed

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Date: 1850 – 1900

Material: mahogany

Catalogue Number: 102.03.0055

Description: Four poster mahogamy bed (single size) with carved headboard and acorn finials on the four posts. There is a turned horizontal bar at foot end. The bed has a box spring and mattress and wheel casters at base of each post.

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Title: Four-Poster Bed

Date: 1850 – 1900

Material: mahogany

Dimensions: 132.5 x 97.5 x 210.0 cm

Description: Four poster mahogamy bed (single size) with carved headboard and acorn finials on the four posts. There is a turned horizontal bar at foot end. The bed has a box spring and mattress and wheel casters at base of each post.

Subject: households; furniture

Credit: Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: 102.03.0055

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Fragment

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Date: 1850 – 1975

Material: metal

Catalogue Number: 104.04.3001

Description: Skeleton of revolver. Handle, hammer and cylinder missing, barrel broken at end. Accompanied by papers, yellow with CRW writing: “Old Navy Cap and Ball Revolver 36 Calibre a 6 shooter Whitney Whitneyville, Conn. 1850 - 1860. Found by Larry, son of Archie Daniels in remians of a cabin in Kanan…

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Title: Fragment

Date: 1850 – 1975

Material: metal

Dimensions: 3.5 x 13.0 x 23.0 cm

Description: Skeleton of revolver. Handle, hammer and cylinder missing, barrel broken at end. Accompanied by papers, yellow with CRW writing: “Old Navy Cap and Ball Revolver 36 Calibre a 6 shooter Whitney Whitneyville, Conn. 1850 - 1860. Found by Larry, son of Archie Daniels in remians of a cabin in Kananaskis Valley above lakes. Found in 1975.” and a white paper with “Dr. Pactos; Thankyou for your trouble. I think it is a Stan Arms Co. .44 made in new York around the 1850s would be interested in how close I came. Again Thanks John M” along with “Whitney, .36 Calibre Navy Cap & Ball 1850-60.”

Subject: households

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: 104.04.3001

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Fraternal Key

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Date: 1856 – 1860

Material: metal

Catalogue Number: 103.09.0130 a,b

Description: Two, gold, Kappa Alpha honorary keys. Flat, thin, diamond shape with short, round, shaft holding hanging ring at top point, and longer round shaft at bottom point. Diamond shaped surfaces engraved both sides. Front bears two concentric rings with "KA" (Kappa Alpha) at centre, and a series of Greek …

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Title: Fraternal Key

Date: 1856 – 1860

Material: metal

Dimensions: 0.4 x 2.1 x 4.0 cm

Description: Two, gold, Kappa Alpha honorary keys. Flat, thin, diamond shape with short, round, shaft holding hanging ring at top point, and longer round shaft at bottom point. Diamond shaped surfaces engraved both sides. Front bears two concentric rings with "KA" (Kappa Alpha) at centre, and a series of Greek letters around the outer ring. Outside the circles, in the left corner is a "7", in the right a "J". The reverse contains another ring with a banner at the top containing a name. At middle is a vague sketch of a box like structure with rays radiating from it. Below is a wreath containing "C.C.". Outside the ring in the left corner is a globe ? , and in the right, a circle of stars, the tubular, round shaft at the bottom is hollow at the end and contains a square keyhole. (b) hanging ring at the top turns, and banner contains the name "Patrick Robb" (a) banner contains name "P. Robb".

Subject: Whyte home; personal; accessories; keepsake; organizations; Kappa Alpha; Patrick Robb

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: 103.09.0130 a,b

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French map of Canada and New France

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Medium: Library - Maps and blueprints (unannotated; published); Map

Published Date: 1720

Call Number: C11-1.1

Published Date: 1720

Medium: Library - Maps and blueprints (unannotated; published); Map

Subjects: Canada

Accession Number: 499

Call Number: C11-1.1

Collection: Archives Library

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Fur hunters of the far West : a narrative of adventures in the Oregon and Rocky Mountains

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 1855

Author: Ross, Alexander

Publisher: London : Smith

Call Number: F788 R68 I

Author: Ross, Alexander

Publisher: London : Smith

Published Date: 1855

Physical Description: 333 pages

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Series: Volume 1 of 2

Call Number: F788 R68 I

Collection: Alpine Club of Canada Library

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Fur hunters of the far West : a narrative of adventures in the Oregon and Rocky Mountains

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 1855

Author: Ross, Alexander

Publisher: London : Smith

Call Number: F788 R68 II

Author: Ross, Alexander

Publisher: London : Smith

Published Date: 1855

Physical Description: 262 pages

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Series: Volume 2 of 2

Call Number: F788 R68 II

Collection: Alpine Club of Canada Library

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Glove Stretcher

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Date: 1850 – 1875

Material: metal, silver

Catalogue Number: 103.07.0056

Description: A sterling silver long scissor-type tool with two long solid blades and a round spring hinge where the handles join. Pressure on the handles opens the jaws, which are flat along the inside and rounded on the outside. Stamped on the inside edge of the handle is “Sterling”.

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Title: Glove Stretcher

Date: 1850 – 1875

Material: metal, silver

Dimensions: 4.4 (widest) x 19.1 cm

Description: A sterling silver long scissor-type tool with two long solid blades and a round spring hinge where the handles join. Pressure on the handles opens the jaws, which are flat along the inside and rounded on the outside. Stamped on the inside edge of the handle is “Sterling”.

Subject: clothing; Isabella Brewster

Credit: Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: 103.07.0056

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Guide book of the Atlantic and St. Lawrence... including a full description ... of the White Mountains

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 1853

Author: Beckett, Sylvester Breakmore

Publisher: Portland : Sanborn & Carter

Call Number: F41.44 B4

Author: Beckett, Sylvester Breakmore

Publisher: Portland : Sanborn & Carter

Published Date: 1853

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: Guidebooks; Maine

Call Number: F41.44 B4

Collection: Alpine Club of Canada Library

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Hair Ornament

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Date: 1850 – 1900

Material: shell

Catalogue Number: 103.01.1021 a,b

Description: Two tortoise shell decorative hair combs: a) very large, nicely curved, b) medium size, some teeth missing. Label affixed to comb reads: “Belonged to D’s grandmother Priscilla Morgan Potts, worn by her.”

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Title: Hair Ornament

Date: 1850 – 1900

Material: shell

Description: Two tortoise shell decorative hair combs: a) very large, nicely curved, b) medium size, some teeth missing. Label affixed to comb reads: “Belonged to D’s grandmother Priscilla Morgan Potts, worn by her.”

Subject: households; Mary Schaffer; Priscilla Morgan Potts

Credit: Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986

Catalogue Number: 103.01.1021 a,b

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A hand-book of Mr. Albert Smith's ascent of Mont Blanc

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 1852

Author: Smith, Albert Richard

Publisher: London : s.n

Edition: 4th ed

Call Number: DQ841 M7S615h

Author: Smith, Albert Richard

Edition: 4th ed

Publisher: London : s.n

Published Date: 1852

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Call Number: DQ841 M7S615h

Collection: Alpine Club of Canada Library

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Hatchet Ax

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Date: 1850 – 1870

Material: metal, steel; wood

Catalogue Number: 104.49.0001

Description: A hatchet with a hand-hewn wooden handle attached by metal wedges through a hand worked steel head with a curved blade which flares and flattens from its neck. The letters “PS” are stamped on the blade.

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Title: Hatchet Ax

Date: 1850 – 1870

Material: metal, steel; wood

Dimensions: 4.0 x 15.0 x 38.0 cm

Description: A hatchet with a hand-hewn wooden handle attached by metal wedges through a hand worked steel head with a curved blade which flares and flattens from its neck. The letters “PS” are stamped on the blade.

Subject: households; trade; commerce; Hudson’s Bay Company; Indigenous; crafts; carving; metalwork

Credit: Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: 104.49.0001

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Helveticus sive Itinera Alpina Tria

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 1708

Author: Scheuchzer, Jean Jacob

Publisher: London : Henry Clements

Call Number: DQ22 S34

Author: Scheuchzer, Jean Jacob

Publisher: London : Henry Clements

Published Date: 1708

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Notes: Edward C. Porter Mountaineering Library

Call Number: DQ22 S34

Collection: Alpine Club of Canada Library

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Hide Scraper

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Date: 1850 – 1925

Material: stone

Catalogue Number: 104.24.0005

Description: Long thin flat piece of black stone, pointed at one end and with rounded point at other. One long side flat, the other bevelled to an edge.

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Title: Hide Scraper

Date: 1850 – 1925

Material: stone

Dimensions: 0.8 x 3.5 x 16.6 cm

Description: Long thin flat piece of black stone, pointed at one end and with rounded point at other. One long side flat, the other bevelled to an edge.