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- Date
- 1930 – 1960
- Material
- wood; glass; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.47.1006
- Description
- Alarm clock with metal case and rounded wooden frame that sits on halved, flattened dowels. The face of the clock is covered with convex glass. The face of the clock has a small dial used to set the alarm time underneath the “12”. The center of the clock has metal hands and “Mayfair.” The back …
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- Title
- Alarm Clock
- Date
- 1930 – 1960
- Material
- wood; glass; metal
- Dimensions
- 15.8 x 3.9 x 21.2 cm
- Description
- Alarm clock with metal case and rounded wooden frame that sits on halved, flattened dowels. The face of the clock is covered with convex glass. The face of the clock has a small dial used to set the alarm time underneath the “12”. The center of the clock has metal hands and “Mayfair.” The back of the clock has keys to wind the clock, set the time and a knob to turn on and off the alarm.
- Subject
- households
- Helen Shandruk
- Credit
- Gift of Helen Shandruk, Banff, 2001
- Catalogue Number
- 104.47.1006
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- Date
- 1880 – 1939
- Material
- metal; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 104.39.1003
- Description
- A small black japanned tin with a wooden handle. The tin contains a wooden palette along with brushes and oil paint tubes.
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- Title
- Artist Box
- Date
- 1880 – 1939
- Material
- metal; wood
- Description
- A small black japanned tin with a wooden handle. The tin contains a wooden palette along with brushes and oil paint tubes.
- Subject
- Mary Schaffer
- artists
- painting
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1978
- Catalogue Number
- 104.39.1003
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Athletic Trophy
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- Date
- 1934 – 1945
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.0414
- Description
- Silver-tone statuette swinging a golf club on top of a silver base with a chain design around the bases edge. The statuette is attached to a black, metal, bell-shaped base with a removable silver-tone ring around the smallest part. The ring is engraved as follows:Henry Birks & Sons / TROPHY / Banff…
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- Title
- Athletic Trophy
- Date
- 1934 – 1945
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 42.0 x 16.5 cm
- Description
- Silver-tone statuette swinging a golf club on top of a silver base with a chain design around the bases edge. The statuette is attached to a black, metal, bell-shaped base with a removable silver-tone ring around the smallest part. The ring is engraved as follows:Henry Birks & Sons / TROPHY / Banff Springs / Golf Club / ANNUAL CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP1934 / WINNER / NORMAN MCCONNELL1935 / WINNER / DOUGLAS CROSBY1936 / WINNER / L.S. CROSBY1937 / WINNER / L.S. CROSBY1938 / WINNER / C.C. RIEID1939 / WINNER / D.R. CROSBY1940 / WINNER L.S. CROSBY1941 / WINNER C.C. REID1942 / WINNER L.S. CROSBY1943 / WINNER L.S. CROSBY1944 / WINNER L.S. CROSBY1945 / WINNER L.S. CROSBY”The base is hollow, with a washer and screw holding in the statuette. There is a pencil writing on the inside of the trophy on the bottom edge that reads “BIRKS”Along the back of the statuette, on the figures back, it reads “COPYRIGHT”.
- Credit
- Gift of William G. Robinson, Vancouver, 1998
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.0414
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- Date
- 1880 – 1950
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.21.1004
- Description
- Axe head marked “4” and “Gilpin.”
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- Title
- Axe
- Date
- 1880 – 1950
- Material
- metal
- Description
- Axe head marked “4” and “Gilpin.”
- Subject
- households
- Credit
- Gift of Unknown, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- 104.21.1004
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- Date
- 1930 – 1960
- Material
- fibre; wood; skin; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1124
- Description
- Wooden pack board with beige canvas pack and top flap with leather straps. Large exterior front pocket. Label under flap: “PIONEER BRAND. TRAPPER NELSON. INDIAN PACK BOARD NO. 2. JONES . . . . LTD.” Part of label deteriorated.
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- Title
- Backpack
- Date
- 1930 – 1960
- Material
- fibre; wood; skin; metal
- Dimensions
- 76.0 x 43.0 cm
- Description
- Wooden pack board with beige canvas pack and top flap with leather straps. Large exterior front pocket. Label under flap: “PIONEER BRAND. TRAPPER NELSON. INDIAN PACK BOARD NO. 2. JONES . . . . LTD.” Part of label deteriorated.
- Subject
- parks
- wardens
- hiking
- camping
- Banff National Park
- Credit
- Gift of Henry Ness, Banff, 2000
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1124
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- Date
- 1930 – 1932
- Material
- fibre; skin; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1130
- Description
- One canvas rucksack with leather straps and metal buckles. Drawstring top and top flap, side pocket and front pocket. Letter accompanying rucksack reads: “Dear Jonah, I have a packsack which I purchased in Banff nearly 52 years ago. It doesn’t look like much as it is pretty old and delapidated, but…
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- Title
- Backpack
- Date
- 1930 – 1932
- Material
- fibre; skin; metal
- Dimensions
- 56.0 x 48.0 cm
- Description
- One canvas rucksack with leather straps and metal buckles. Drawstring top and top flap, side pocket and front pocket. Letter accompanying rucksack reads: “Dear Jonah, I have a packsack which I purchased in Banff nearly 52 years ago. It doesn’t look like much as it is pretty old and delapidated, but it has lots of character as I carried it on my back while travelling over hundreds of miles of trails in Banff and Jasper Parks by foot, skiis and snowshoes. I am enclosing a picture of me wearing the packsack . . . As I will have no further use for the packsack I thought you might like to have it as a present on your eleventh birthday . . .”
- Credit
- Gift of Bruce Mitchell, Fort Smith, 2002
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1130
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- Date
- 1930 – 1980
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.1088 a-m
- Description
- Thirteen assorted baking pans.
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- Title
- Baking Pan
- Date
- 1930 – 1980
- Material
- metal
- Description
- Thirteen assorted baking pans.
- Subject
- households
- Credit
- Purchased from Phyllis Cain, Banff, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.1088 a-m
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- Date
- 1930 – 1980
- Material
- metal; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.1089 a-n
- Description
- Fourteen pieces of baking equipment, including: a rolling pin, cooling racks, loaf pans, and a measuring cup.
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- Title
- Baking Pan
- Date
- 1930 – 1980
- Material
- metal; wood
- Description
- Fourteen pieces of baking equipment, including: a rolling pin, cooling racks, loaf pans, and a measuring cup.
- Subject
- households
- Credit
- Purchased from Phyllis Cain, Banff, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.1089 a-n
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- Date
- 1937 – 1950
- Material
- metal;
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0278 a,b
- Description
- Two metal baking pans, one a low-rimmed tray and the other a deeper square pan, with a dappled bottom plate - the tray has “OVENEX THE NEW BAKING METAL” and the patent number stamped in the top left corner. Platers and Stampers, Ltd. was a subsidiary business of EKCO, an American company that wante…
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- Title
- Baking Pan
- Date
- 1937 – 1950
- Material
- metal;
- Dimensions
- 2.0 x 35.0 x 25.0 cm
- Description
- Two metal baking pans, one a low-rimmed tray and the other a deeper square pan, with a dappled bottom plate - the tray has “OVENEX THE NEW BAKING METAL” and the patent number stamped in the top left corner. Platers and Stampers, Ltd. was a subsidiary business of EKCO, an American company that wanted to cash in on the British market - Platers and Stampers was the name given this off-shoot in order to make it sound more domestic and less “American.”
- Subject
- kitchen utensils
- baking
- cooking equipment;
- Credit
- Gift of Bill Mather, Edmonton, 1991
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0278 a,b
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Basket, Ski Pole Ski Pole
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- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- metal; leather
- Catalogue Number
- 106.04.0003
- Description
- One ski pole basket. A silver metal ring with three red leather straps equally spaced attached to the ring. Within each leather strap is a 8.2 cm cut in the middle with a cut circle on each end of the cut. The straps are connected via a metal rivet. The leather is smooth on the top and rough/untrea…
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- Title
- Basket, Ski Pole Ski Pole
- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- metal; leather
- Description
- One ski pole basket. A silver metal ring with three red leather straps equally spaced attached to the ring. Within each leather strap is a 8.2 cm cut in the middle with a cut circle on each end of the cut. The straps are connected via a metal rivet. The leather is smooth on the top and rough/untreated on the bottom side.
- Credit
- Gift of Frank Gourlay, Banff, 1991
- Catalogue Number
- 106.04.0003
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- Date
- 1930 – 1935
- Material
- skin; shell; metal; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.3025
- Description
- Dress of dark brown hide with short sleeves and a tie at one side of the neck opening. The sleeves of the dress have long fringe (23.5 cm) and some of the fringe pieces have blue beads and metal bells attached. The bottom hem of the dress also has fringe (15.0 cm long) attached. The front and b…
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- Title
- Beaded Dress
- Date
- 1930 – 1935
- Material
- skin; shell; metal; glass
- Dimensions
- 87.0 x 96.0 cm
- Description
- Dress of dark brown hide with short sleeves and a tie at one side of the neck opening. The sleeves of the dress have long fringe (23.5 cm) and some of the fringe pieces have blue beads and metal bells attached. The bottom hem of the dress also has fringe (15.0 cm long) attached. The front and back of the dress are decorated with cowrie shells hanging from beaded thread and three silver buckles with hanging threads. Tag attached: “note in bag - ‘this prob. Stoney w/ borrowed Crow idea’ “ in Joyce Johnson writing (1981-1984) and on reverse “Kathleen old regalia scince (sic) child Oct 1931” in CRW writing.
- Subject
- Indigenous, Stoney
- regalia
- beading
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.3025
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- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- skin; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1164
- Description
- Light coloured beaded buckskin jacket with three pockets on the front and no fasteners. The jacket resembles a sportscoat. There is beaded decoration on the front pockets, on the front placket, and on the yoke at the back. There is fringe hanging from the bottom seam of the yoke.
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- Title
- Beaded Jacket
- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- skin; glass
- Dimensions
- 150.3 x 78.4 cm
- Description
- Light coloured beaded buckskin jacket with three pockets on the front and no fasteners. The jacket resembles a sportscoat. There is beaded decoration on the front pockets, on the front placket, and on the yoke at the back. There is fringe hanging from the bottom seam of the yoke.
- Credit
- Gift of Harold C. Whyte, Penticton, 2003
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1164
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- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- skin; glass; metal; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.3024
- Description
- Man’s square necked shirt with a metal zipper at the back. The shirt has beadstrips of yellow with repeated diagonal lines in black, red, silver and green. The centre of the shirt front has a yellow beaded medallion with a green border and black and silver cross. There is an ermine and red feath…
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- Title
- Beaded Shirt
- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- skin; glass; metal; fibre
- Dimensions
- 169.0 x 86.0 cm
- Description
- Man’s square necked shirt with a metal zipper at the back. The shirt has beadstrips of yellow with repeated diagonal lines in black, red, silver and green. The centre of the shirt front has a yellow beaded medallion with a green border and black and silver cross. There is an ermine and red feather fringe along the beadstrips on the arms and down the front. Tag attached: symbol for male, 2 illegible words and “1950” in Pam Knott’s writing (ca. 1996); “moosehide (Pat)” perhaps referring to Pat Brewster.That’s not my writing pk
- Subject
- Indigenous
- regalia
- beadwork
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.3024
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Binding Plate, Ski Bindings
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- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 106.04.0009 a-c
- Description
- A collection of three metal binding plates for skis.a) and b) are two silver metal binding plates that are rectangular in shape with a curve at the toe. There are 11 rivet holes along the edges of the plate (for attaching the plate to the ski). Down the middle is a straight line indentation.c) is a…
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- Title
- Binding Plate, Ski Bindings
- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 0.4 x 6.5 x 22.8 cm
- Description
- A collection of three metal binding plates for skis.a) and b) are two silver metal binding plates that are rectangular in shape with a curve at the toe. There are 11 rivet holes along the edges of the plate (for attaching the plate to the ski). Down the middle is a straight line indentation.c) is a single green-beige metal binding plate. It is shaped in oval with a handle in the middle of the tip of the oval. There are 8 holes to attach the binding plate to the ski. There are two parallel lines in the oval shape that are indent into the plate. In the middle of the two lines is an image of a downhill skier and mountain with “GROSWOLD” underneath. 0.4 x 6.6 x 18.8 cm
- Credit
- Gift of Frank Gourlay, Banff, 1991
- Catalogue Number
- 106.04.0009 a-c
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- Date
- 1933 – 1975
- Material
- metal, iron; paint
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.1091 a,b
- Description
- A pair of foundry-made metal (iron) bookends incorporating two Banff National Park bison motor vehicle licence plates (1932 and 1933). (a) an L-shaped bookend painted black with the licence plate from 1932. It has a standing buffalo with CANADA’S NATIONAL PARKS 1932 underneath. Four holes have dril…
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- Title
- Bookends
- Date
- 1933 – 1975
- Material
- metal, iron; paint
- Dimensions
- 13.0 x 15.0 x 7.0 cm
- Description
- A pair of foundry-made metal (iron) bookends incorporating two Banff National Park bison motor vehicle licence plates (1932 and 1933). (a) an L-shaped bookend painted black with the licence plate from 1932. It has a standing buffalo with CANADA’S NATIONAL PARKS 1932 underneath. Four holes have drilled into the plates so it can be attached to a vehicle.(b) an L-shaped bookend painted black with the licence plate from 1933. It has a standing buffalo with CANADA’S NATIONAL PARKS 1933 underneath. Four holes have drilled into the plates so it can be attached to a vehicle.
- Credit
- Gift of Joan Boyd for Dorothy Boyce (Estate), Banff, 2016
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.1091 a,b
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- Date
- 1938
- Material
- metal; glass; paper
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.1113 a,b
- Description
- A simple black box camera with black, simulated textured leather. It also has an adhesive-taped, original box. The inverted aperture in the front has a black metal retention ring surrounding it. Below this “Agfa” is imprinted on the camera, surrounded by a diamond-shaped box. There is a black metal…
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- Title
- Box Camera
- Date
- 1938
- Material
- metal; glass; paper
- Dimensions
- 8.5 x 6.5 cm
- Description
- A simple black box camera with black, simulated textured leather. It also has an adhesive-taped, original box. The inverted aperture in the front has a black metal retention ring surrounding it. Below this “Agfa” is imprinted on the camera, surrounded by a diamond-shaped box. There is a black metal rim which overlaps the edges on the front of the camera; on both sides there is a slight extension, .03 x.05 wide, 2.0cm from the top, with a hole in the metal. This fits over two small metal knobs on each side of the camera body. It appears that pushing the knobs in and pulling, would release the front part of the camera from the body. On the viewer’s left is the metal shutter release; a small metal lever that can be pulled down to release the shutter and expose the lens from inside the body. On the same side is the metal film winder, 3.0cm from the front and .50cm from the top; this is a flat piece of metal 2.0cm in diameter, with arrows indicating the direction to turn (clockwise arrows), a round raised metal tab, onto which is screwed a piece of metal (2.5cmx1.0cm wide in the middle) to wind the film. It can also be pulled out to release the metal film chamber. The metal is turned down on the side of each end so the fingers can grasp it for turning. A metal folding viewfinder is .50cm from the back and 2.7cm from top and bottom; a flat piece of metal 3.0cm sq., folded at the sides, is rivetted onto the body. Two flat metal pieces are attached at each end, one on a spring to fold down; this piece is 2.4x2.7cm wide with a window cut out .50x1.0cm wide. The other piece is 2.7cm sq. with a window of 1.5x2.4cm wide; the cutout has a piece of metal raised from the bottom of the window. The cutout is for perspective when you look through the viewfinder, vertically or horizontally. This piece of metal folds down to become the top, effectively making the viewfinder flat when not in use. There is a hinged door on the back of the camera and a cut-out metal latch on the door that connects to a small metal knob 1.0cm from the edge of the body. There is a red circle film window (1.0cm diagonally) which lets you read the frame number on the film. On the inside of the door are two rivets that connect the hinge. Above that and below the red circle, is a white painted circle with “USE AB” printed in black, overlapping a painted orange, blue, white, and yellow Agfa Plenachrome film box. The red viewfinder is 4.0cm from the base. A metal film chamber, with two metal rollers on each end for winding the film on, fits inside the camera. It can be released by pulling out the film winder. The canister is 7.0x5.0 wide, is open at one end, hollow in the centre, sloping upwards with a circular hole at the other end to let light in. There are two sprockets sitting on two cutouts on top of the canister and two on the bottom, onto which the film is winded. There are two rivets attaching two Y-shaped metal pieces, on either end that guide and let the film move and roll. The top of the camera has two metal knobs 1.5cm crosswise from each end, where a leather strap with a hole on either end, .07cm from the edge, fits in to make a diagonal strap/handle for carrying. The strap is imprinted with “A-8 CADET”. There is a small metal pull-up tab, 1.0cm from the edge of the front of the camera, that lets you time the shutter speed.
- Subject
- households
- photography
- hobbies
- Bob Louden
- Credit
- Gift of Bob Louden, Calgary, 2004
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.1113 a,b
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Box Grand Piano
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact104.34.1002
- Date
- 1860 – 1865
- Material
- wood; ivory; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.34.1002
- Description
- A box grand piano with ornately carved spiral legs. A hinged lid covers the keyboard and the upright box holds the hammers and wires. “Henry F. Miller Boston” is written in gold lettering on the folding lid. There is carved lattice piece that screws on to hold sheet music. The serial number “13270”…
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- Title
- Box Grand Piano
- Date
- 1860 – 1865
- Material
- wood; ivory; metal
- Dimensions
- 98. x 195. cm
- Description
- A box grand piano with ornately carved spiral legs. A hinged lid covers the keyboard and the upright box holds the hammers and wires. “Henry F. Miller Boston” is written in gold lettering on the folding lid. There is carved lattice piece that screws on to hold sheet music. The serial number “13270” is printed in black on the inside. The pedals fold for storage underneath the piano body.
- Credit
- Gift of Iva (Mrs. Len) Smith, 1970
- Catalogue Number
- 104.34.1002
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- Date
- 1930 – 1960
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.03.1019
- Description
- Long metal rod with looped handle at one end, brand “M-” at the other end.
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- Title
- Branding Iron
- Date
- 1930 – 1960
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 8.0 x 79.0 cm
- Description
- Long metal rod with looped handle at one end, brand “M-” at the other end.
- Subject
- packers and guides
- Ike Mills
- Credit
- Gift of Tom Boon, Sidney, 1999
- Catalogue Number
- 104.03.1019
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- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.23.1014 a,b
- Description
- Broom holder in two parts, a wall bracket and a clamp to hold the broom. The bracket is marked “BANFF METETERIA ED EVANS PROP. Finest Quality of Fresh and Cured Meats Fresh and Cured Fish in Season D------ Name C---- Meats PHONE 241 BANFF ALTA.”
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- Title
- Broom Holder
- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- metal
- Description
- Broom holder in two parts, a wall bracket and a clamp to hold the broom. The bracket is marked “BANFF METETERIA ED EVANS PROP. Finest Quality of Fresh and Cured Meats Fresh and Cured Fish in Season D------ Name C---- Meats PHONE 241 BANFF ALTA.”
- Subject
- households
- advertising
- Banff Meteteria
- Credit
- Gift of Steve T. Hincks, Banff, 1989
- Catalogue Number
- 104.23.1014 a,b
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Brownie Camera
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- Date
- 1931 – 1931
- Material
- cardboard; metal; leather; glass;
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0190
- Description
- Black hard leather-sided No. 2 Brownie camera in its original packaging. Camera has a leather handle on the top, along with one viewfinder - a second viewfinder is on the adjacent side, which also as a round metal crank. The back panel of the camera can be removed in order to access the film compar…
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- Title
- Brownie Camera
- Date
- 1931 – 1931
- Material
- cardboard; metal; leather; glass;
- Dimensions
- 10.8 x 8.8 x 14.0 cm
- Description
- Black hard leather-sided No. 2 Brownie camera in its original packaging. Camera has a leather handle on the top, along with one viewfinder - a second viewfinder is on the adjacent side, which also as a round metal crank. The back panel of the camera can be removed in order to access the film compartment. The cardboard box folds together and is not held with adhesives - except where the lip of the lid fit against the front panel.
- Credit
- Gift of Robert Crosby Family, Banff, 1998
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0190
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