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- Date
- 1880
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0371
- Description
- Beige and possibly celadon glazes. Beige glaze inside bowl crackled and bubbled with pitting and open areas revealing red clay underneath. Outside pitted more on one side and smoother glazing on other side. Trimmed foot and stamp on base, very small chip out of crackle line inside bowl.
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- Title
- Bowl
- Date
- 1880
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 3.9 x 8.5 cm
- Description
- Beige and possibly celadon glazes. Beige glaze inside bowl crackled and bubbled with pitting and open areas revealing red clay underneath. Outside pitted more on one side and smoother glazing on other side. Trimmed foot and stamp on base, very small chip out of crackle line inside bowl.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0371
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- Date
- 1880 – 1930
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0293
- Description
- Wooden lidded porcelain jar with cobalt slip and transparent over glaze. Straight cylinder sided container. Water, mountains, house and boats in scene. Lid lathe turned with knob.
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- Title
- Condiment Jar
- Date
- 1880 – 1930
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 9.8 x 5.7 cm
- Description
- Wooden lidded porcelain jar with cobalt slip and transparent over glaze. Straight cylinder sided container. Water, mountains, house and boats in scene. Lid lathe turned with knob.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0293
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Dirk; Scabbard Sword
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- Date
- 1800 – 1880
- Material
- metal; wood; leather; skin; fibre; horn
- Catalogue Number
- 104.05.0051 a-c
- Description
- A Japanese samurai sword with black cord handle and black scabbard. (a) sword, long curved steel blade connected at hilt with brass to wooden handle covered with white pebbly sharkskin which shows through diamond shapes left open under silk cord which wraps handle. Metal band at base of hilt and me…
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- Title
- Dirk; Scabbard Sword
- Date
- 1800 – 1880
- Material
- metal; wood; leather; skin; fibre; horn
- Dimensions
- 7.4 x 66.6 cm
- Description
- A Japanese samurai sword with black cord handle and black scabbard. (a) sword, long curved steel blade connected at hilt with brass to wooden handle covered with white pebbly sharkskin which shows through diamond shapes left open under silk cord which wraps handle. Metal band at base of hilt and metal cap at its end have relief casting of leaves and blossoms, and a bronze casting of blossoms is caught under black cord wrapping handle, oval sword guard has cut out relief of branches and blossoms, with holes on either side large enough to allow dirk to pass through. (b) dirk, long thin blade set into brass handle with cast relief of heron standing in stream with incised bushes around. Japanese calligraphy on other side of handle. (c) scabbard, slightly curved to fit blade. Wood covered with fine grained leather with narrow black band, horn? at mouth and another at top of slit pocket where dirk slides in. Pocket groove on one side near top to accommodate dirk, and semi-circular black piece of carved horn on opposite side, threaded through with flat braided black silk cord to tie scabbard to belt
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.05.0051 a-c
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Dirk; Scabbard Sword
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- Date
- 1800 – 1880
- Material
- metal; wood; fibre; enamel; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 104.05.0061 a-c
- Description
- Japanese samurai sword with blue silk cord wrapped handle and black enamelled scabbard: (a) sword, long, slightly curved, steel blade joined to hilt with wide copper band. Wooden handle wrapped with blue silk cord with pebbly white sharkskin showing through diamond-shaped openings in wrapping. Meta…
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- Title
- Dirk; Scabbard Sword
- Date
- 1800 – 1880
- Material
- metal; wood; fibre; enamel; skin
- Dimensions
- 6.7 x 6.0 x 54.5 cm
- Description
- Japanese samurai sword with blue silk cord wrapped handle and black enamelled scabbard: (a) sword, long, slightly curved, steel blade joined to hilt with wide copper band. Wooden handle wrapped with blue silk cord with pebbly white sharkskin showing through diamond-shaped openings in wrapping. Metal cap at end of handle with relief of squatting figure reading scroll. Small cast figures of two deer caught beneath cord on either side of handle. Metal band at base of handle with relief of gilded figure in reed boat. Rectangular sword guard with cast relief of chrysanthemums and butterfly with holes cut through each side to accommodate small dirk handle. (b) dirk, steel bladed with copper handle with relief casting of brass dragon on one side. (c) scabbard, slightly curved wood covered with black enamel containing green flecks, blunt end, top of scabbard has slot on one side leading to pocket in scabbard to accommodate small dirk. Opposite side from slot has semi-circular horn ? lug threaded with a length of black silk cord. Note: small band at top of dirk pocket missing, enamel cracked and peeling in many places, especially near top, semi-circular lug loose.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.05.0061 a-c
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- Date
- c. 1893
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.1028
- Description
- Large flat round can, can is very rusty and top has been partly removed in very jagged cuts, soldered on to centre of inside bottom is a piece of metal which sticks up 2.5 cm.
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- Title
- Food Can
- Date
- c. 1893
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 5.0 cm
- Description
- Large flat round can, can is very rusty and top has been partly removed in very jagged cuts, soldered on to centre of inside bottom is a piece of metal which sticks up 2.5 cm.
- Credit
- Gift of Don Beers, Calgary, 1990
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.1028
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- Date
- 1800 – 1900
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0328
- Description
- Celadon glaze with inlaid white slip mishima decoration on pot and lid. Oval signature stamp on base. Handle and spout attached separately. Small fissure in lid which possibly occurred in firing.
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- Title
- Hot Water Pot
- Date
- 1800 – 1900
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 4.7 x 4.2 x 7.6 cm
- Description
- Celadon glaze with inlaid white slip mishima decoration on pot and lid. Oval signature stamp on base. Handle and spout attached separately. Small fissure in lid which possibly occurred in firing.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0328
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- Date
- 1880 – 1900
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0482
- Description
- A cylindrical, straight sided pewter pot with very full, large pouring spout on one side opposite large shaped loop handle attached to two lugs projecting from other side. Top of spout is covered with hinged flap to open when pouring. Shallow round pewter cup with flange at lip fits closely into op…
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- Title
- Hot Water Pot
- Date
- 1880 – 1900
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 9.0 x 8.3 x 16.2 cm
- Description
- A cylindrical, straight sided pewter pot with very full, large pouring spout on one side opposite large shaped loop handle attached to two lugs projecting from other side. Top of spout is covered with hinged flap to open when pouring. Shallow round pewter cup with flange at lip fits closely into open mouth of pot to act as lid cup combination.
- Subject
- households
- camping
- travel
- Edith Morse Robb
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0482
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- Date
- 1800 – 1900
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0665
- Description
- Unusual, squat coffee or hot-liquid pot. Open scroll base collar may function as built in trivet or space for burner. Main body slopes up and out to shoulder ridge. Shoulder has rounded slope towards pot rim over which lid rests. Pot sides plain brass but shoulders stippled dotted. Two upright bra…
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- Title
- Hot Water Pot
- Date
- 1800 – 1900
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 18.2 x 15.1 x 20.8 cm
- Description
- Unusual, squat coffee or hot-liquid pot. Open scroll base collar may function as built in trivet or space for burner. Main body slopes up and out to shoulder ridge. Shoulder has rounded slope towards pot rim over which lid rests. Pot sides plain brass but shoulders stippled dotted. Two upright brackets on shoulder hold single, flat, swivel handle which has been riveted with copper. Faceted spout has wing like decoration on top. Lid decorated with concentric dotted design and top knob. Chain leads from knob to brass loop on pot exterior but chain link has broken from loop end, previously mended pot, corrosion hole through pot chamber near base and at rim, lid rim corroded, has cause holes and rim breakdown, because of open areas mentioned, and, interior rusting is a nonfunctional piece now.
- Subject
- households
- Edith Morse Robb
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0665
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- Date
- 1885 – 1910
- Material
- skin; metal; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1064 a-e
- Description
- A pair of skates with black leather boots. The boots attach to metal bindings on a wooden base and are also strapped to the binding with a long leather strap. The skate blade extends from the bottom of the wooden base. Each blade is very long and has holes punched through the centre of the metal…
- Title
- Ice Skate
- Date
- 1885 – 1910
- Material
- skin; metal; wood
- Description
- A pair of skates with black leather boots. The boots attach to metal bindings on a wooden base and are also strapped to the binding with a long leather strap. The skate blade extends from the bottom of the wooden base. Each blade is very long and has holes punched through the centre of the metal along the length. Another piece of rectangular wood with bolts and wingnuts attached at the sides is designed to hold the skate blades. The centre of each wooden base is marked with two letter “B”’s - with the backs together and joined by a horizontal line.
- Subject
- sports
- skating
- Belmore Brown
- artists
- Credit
- Gift of James (Sr.) Simpson, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1064 a-e
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- Date
- 1889 – 1902
- Material
- paper
- Catalogue Number
- 108.02.0001
- Description
- A papier mache mask of a tiger's head that fits entirely over the wearer’s head and rests on the shoulders. The mask is painted orange with black accents with white eyes and a white ruff at the neck.
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- Title
- Mask
- Date
- 1889 – 1902
- Material
- paper
- Dimensions
- 32.0 (approx) x 40.0 (approx) x 32.0 (approx) cm
- Description
- A papier mache mask of a tiger's head that fits entirely over the wearer’s head and rests on the shoulders. The mask is painted orange with black accents with white eyes and a white ruff at the neck.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 108.02.0001
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Miniature Fan Collection
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- Date
- 1880 – 1900
- Material
- paper; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0299 a-i
- Description
- Eight small souvenir paper fans with thin bamboo handles. Red is most dominant colour on all fans. Fans (a-f) are palmate in shape while (g-i) are smaller and circular. All five have a little mirror placed upper left center, and a blue and yellow fan motif at the base where handle meets paper. (a) …
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- Title
- Miniature Fan Collection
- Date
- 1880 – 1900
- Material
- paper; wood
- Dimensions
- 14.5 cm
- Description
- Eight small souvenir paper fans with thin bamboo handles. Red is most dominant colour on all fans. Fans (a-f) are palmate in shape while (g-i) are smaller and circular. All five have a little mirror placed upper left center, and a blue and yellow fan motif at the base where handle meets paper. (a) image of Japanese woman, bottom left, in 3/4 profile facing right, Japanese male, upper right, faces woman. Small mirror makes up one side of a suspended box. Both figures have bright red lips. (b) Male figure bottom left, looks upwards towards figure of Japanese woman, upper left. Mirror in shape of full moon in background is partially hidden by midground post bearing Japanese calligraphy. (c) Two Japanese males in 3/4 profile facing each other, dressed in official looking clothing. Both are mustached. Mirror appears as one side of street lantern in background. (d) Image of Japanese woman, upper right, looking left toward male who wields a fan in his right hand, the mirror is a part of fan. (e) image of two Japanese women bottom left, faces in 3/4 profile, man wearing helmet upper right. Half moon shaped mirror upper left. (f) Japanese woman lower left, in 3/4 profile. Man in upper right looking down. Mirror in upper left corner in shape of lantern. (g) Small round fan with scene painted on both sides. One side, similar to (a-d) shows male Japanese figure looking right toward female figure, upperight. Small mirror hangs on stand, upper right center. On reverse is red circle with blue, white, and purple cloud like background above yellow fan shape. . Green calligraphy, left center, framed by three consecutive frames. (h) small round fan with scene painted on both sides. On front is similar design to (b) with male figure looking up towards female figure. Round mirror. Same design on back as (g). (i) small round fan with small square mirror and man in lower left corner looking up at woman.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0299 a-i
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Miniature Teapot
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- Date
- 1800 – 1900
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0322
- Description
- Soft green fired clay with green pink ivory brown over glaze. Blossoming tree white and red plum blossoms. Press molded. Signature stamp near handle. Lid knob swivels, lid has steam hole. Grill work in handle. Handle and spout attached separately. Label inside lid in Morse's writing "Banko Ise 3y" …
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- Title
- Miniature Teapot
- Date
- 1800 – 1900
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 4.7 x 6.8 x 8.0 cm
- Description
- Soft green fired clay with green pink ivory brown over glaze. Blossoming tree white and red plum blossoms. Press molded. Signature stamp near handle. Lid knob swivels, lid has steam hole. Grill work in handle. Handle and spout attached separately. Label inside lid in Morse's writing "Banko Ise 3y" possibly representing 3 yen price . Finger marks prints form a pattern.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0322
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- Date
- 1881 – 1920
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.1015 a,b
- Description
- (a) Silver plated, napkin holder 5.0 oval has a long stem rose coiled as finger hold, mounted on a plate 8.0 oval decorated to resemble a leaf. Inscribed: "K.R.C." ? (old English type - hard to read) "Regatta Toronto Aug 20 1881 Double Sculls Second Prize won by N. B. Sanson, Bohr ?" (b) Oval ho…
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- Title
- Napkin Holder
- Date
- 1881 – 1920
- Material
- metal
- Description
- (a) Silver plated, napkin holder 5.0 oval has a long stem rose coiled as finger hold, mounted on a plate 8.0 oval decorated to resemble a leaf. Inscribed: "K.R.C." ? (old English type - hard to read) "Regatta Toronto Aug 20 1881 Double Sculls Second Prize won by N. B. Sanson, Bohr ?" (b) Oval holder 4.7 decorated with leaves is mounted on the backs of two animals - foxes ? who are sitting on a base 7.3 x 3.5. On each corner are round legs 1.2 dia. On bottom "The Acme Silver Co. Toronto quadruple plate"
- Subject
- sports
- boating
- N. B. Sanson
- Credit
- Gift of Ernest Kennedy, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.1015 a,b
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- Date
- 1880 – 1930
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0652
- Description
- Flat based, handled copper pitcher which is milk can styled, narrow at base and straight sides widen to shoulder where vessel indents to smaller, cylindrical neck. Neck rim is a ring onto which spout and handle are attached. Body of pitcher seamed at handle, shoulder and neck, decorative ridge near…
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- Title
- Pitcher
- Date
- 1880 – 1930
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 20.0 x 13.3 x 20.5 cm
- Description
- Flat based, handled copper pitcher which is milk can styled, narrow at base and straight sides widen to shoulder where vessel indents to smaller, cylindrical neck. Neck rim is a ring onto which spout and handle are attached. Body of pitcher seamed at handle, shoulder and neck, decorative ridge near shoulder.
- Subject
- households
- kitchen
- Edith Morse Robb
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0652
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- Date
- 1880 – 1900
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0044 a,b
- Description
- (a) A burner pot stand of brass with three legs screwed to round platform. Legs curl out at bottom around stand and then back under to form short supporting feet. Legs extend upward vertically 7.0 cm and curl outward slightly at the top to form sturdy support for pots. (b) Small cylindrical fuel bu…
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- Title
- Portable Stove
- Date
- 1880 – 1900
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 9.8 x 11.0 cm
- Description
- (a) A burner pot stand of brass with three legs screwed to round platform. Legs curl out at bottom around stand and then back under to form short supporting feet. Legs extend upward vertically 7.0 cm and curl outward slightly at the top to form sturdy support for pots. (b) Small cylindrical fuel burner, 10. x 4.5 diam, sits on round platform at base of stand. Burner has loop handle on one side and wick holder at mouth to hold cloth wick. Domed round lid with long slender steel rod handle ,7.5 cm, fits tightly over opening, burner sits inside ring on platform.
- Subject
- households
- camping
- Edith Morse Robb
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0044 a,b
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Quirt Riding Whip
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- Date
- 1880 – 1920
- Material
- wood; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.0009
- Description
- A club-like wooden handle with a knob at end and leather thongs attached at the other end. The thongs are braided part way and then left loose (lash is slightly longer than handle). There is a leather thong wrist strap attached to the handle just below the knob.
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- Title
- Quirt Riding Whip
- Date
- 1880 – 1920
- Material
- wood; skin
- Dimensions
- 112.0 cm
- Description
- A club-like wooden handle with a knob at end and leather thongs attached at the other end. The thongs are braided part way and then left loose (lash is slightly longer than handle). There is a leather thong wrist strap attached to the handle just below the knob.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.0009
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Quirt Riding Whip
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- Date
- 1880 – 1920
- Material
- wood; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.0010
- Description
- A long, straight wooden handle which widens slightly at one end where a narrow leather strap, about the same length as the handle, attaches. There is a leather thong wrist strap attached through a hole near the end of the handle.
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- Title
- Quirt Riding Whip
- Date
- 1880 – 1920
- Material
- wood; skin
- Dimensions
- 94.0 cm
- Description
- A long, straight wooden handle which widens slightly at one end where a narrow leather strap, about the same length as the handle, attaches. There is a leather thong wrist strap attached through a hole near the end of the handle.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.0010
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- Date
- 1889
- Material
- steel, wood
- Catalogue Number
- 104.04.0001
- Description
- Marlin Safety rifle with a wooden stock and grip. The octagonally shaped barrel has a metal sight notch on top. The curved butt of the stock is lined with metal. A lever action pump forms a handle around the trigger. The rifle is stamped with “Marlin Safety” on top of the breech, “44 W” on top o…
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- Title
- Rifle
- Date
- 1889
- Material
- steel, wood
- Dimensions
- 11.0 x 3.5 x 105.5 cm
- Description
- Marlin Safety rifle with a wooden stock and grip. The octagonally shaped barrel has a metal sight notch on top. The curved butt of the stock is lined with metal. A lever action pump forms a handle around the trigger. The rifle is stamped with “Marlin Safety” on top of the breech, “44 W” on top of the barrel, and with “59843” on the bottom of the breech.Note: patent dates - October 11, 1887; April 2, 1889
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.04.0001
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- Date
- 1887
- Material
- metal, steel; metal, brass; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 104.04.0002
- Description
- Single barrel lever-action Winchester rifle with a wooden stock and grip, a brass breech and butt, and a steel barrel. The stock is studded on one side with brass tacks in the design of a star and a cross. The bullets would load through a loading gate on the side of the breech. There is a hinged…
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- Title
- Rifle
- Date
- 1887
- Material
- metal, steel; metal, brass; wood
- Dimensions
- 11.0 x 3.7 x 100.0 cm
- Description
- Single barrel lever-action Winchester rifle with a wooden stock and grip, a brass breech and butt, and a steel barrel. The stock is studded on one side with brass tacks in the design of a star and a cross. The bullets would load through a loading gate on the side of the breech. There is a hinged metal sight on barrel that is marked with the numerals “3” and “5”. The rifle is also marked with “PW” a stylized trademark on the breech and barrel, and with the serial number “148108” on the bottom of the stock near the lever lock. This rifle has the patent date March 29, 1865. Model 1866. 44 Rim Fire. Manufactured 1877.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.04.0002
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- Date
- 1880 – 1940
- Material
- stone
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1029
- Description
- Small piece of stone from summit of Mount Sir Donald.
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- Title
- Rock
- Date
- 1880 – 1940
- Material
- stone
- Description
- Small piece of stone from summit of Mount Sir Donald.
- Credit
- Gift of George Vaux, Philadelphia, USA, 1973
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1029
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