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- Date
- 1945 – 1985
- Material
- wood; metal; rubber; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1096 a,b
- Description
- Pair of ice axes, wooden shafts, steel tips and heads. Heads are covered with leather, tips with rubber. Each also has a wrist strap.
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- Title
- Ice Ax
- Date
- 1945 – 1985
- Material
- wood; metal; rubber; fibre
- Description
- Pair of ice axes, wooden shafts, steel tips and heads. Heads are covered with leather, tips with rubber. Each also has a wrist strap.
- Subject
- sports
- Alpine Club of Canada
- climbing
- hiking
- Credit
- Gift of Pam Turpin, Montreal, 1995
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1096 a,b
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- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1082
- Description
- An ice-climbing piton with a ring attached through a hole in the top portion to thread a carabiner or rope through. It is made out of heavy metal, serrated on one side of the blade, and painted red.
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- Title
- Ice Piton
- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 3.0 x 21.50 cm
- Description
- An ice-climbing piton with a ring attached through a hole in the top portion to thread a carabiner or rope through. It is made out of heavy metal, serrated on one side of the blade, and painted red.
- Subject
- sports
- ice climbing
- mountaineering
- Hans Gmoser
- Credit
- Gift of Hans and Margaret Gmoser, Harvie Heights, 1991
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1082
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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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Knapsack Backpack
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- Date
- 1945 – 1970
- Material
- fibre; skin; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0329
- Description
- Brown canvas backpack mounted on green flat triangular metal frame with five horizontal cross bars. Metal clip fastens leather shoulder straps to pack at bottom. Three exterior pockets, one on each side and front. One pouch inside bag and one pouch with two button closure on inside bag flap, one bu…
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- Title
- Knapsack Backpack
- Date
- 1945 – 1970
- Material
- fibre; skin; metal
- Dimensions
- 45.0 x 23.0 x 46.0 cm
- Description
- Brown canvas backpack mounted on green flat triangular metal frame with five horizontal cross bars. Metal clip fastens leather shoulder straps to pack at bottom. Three exterior pockets, one on each side and front. One pouch inside bag and one pouch with two button closure on inside bag flap, one button missing. Triangular loop with "Molmax"
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0329
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- Date
- 1940 – 1970
- Material
- metal; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1043 a-e
- Description
- International Collegiate skiing trophies. (a) Highest Team Standing, 21.5x49.0 (b) Cross Country 26.0x49.0 (c) Cross Country Team trophy 22.3x22.0 (d) Alpine Combined Trophy 21.5x24.0 (e) Bernard Macfadden Grand Ski Championship trophy with lid, cup 48.5, lid 20.0.
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- Title
- Loving Cup
- Date
- 1940 – 1970
- Material
- metal; wood
- Description
- International Collegiate skiing trophies. (a) Highest Team Standing, 21.5x49.0 (b) Cross Country 26.0x49.0 (c) Cross Country Team trophy 22.3x22.0 (d) Alpine Combined Trophy 21.5x24.0 (e) Bernard Macfadden Grand Ski Championship trophy with lid, cup 48.5, lid 20.0.
- Credit
- Gift of Evelyn Crosby, Banff, 1974
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1043 a-e
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- Date
- 1948 – 1949
- Material
- metal; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1073
- Description
- Deep silver cup with rim and two squared handles sits on a turned brown wooden base. Inscribed on face "Won by 1948 Gordon Morrison, on back, Edward Christianson.
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- Title
- Loving Cup
- Date
- 1948 – 1949
- Material
- metal; wood
- Dimensions
- 48.8 x 27.0 cm
- Description
- Deep silver cup with rim and two squared handles sits on a turned brown wooden base. Inscribed on face "Won by 1948 Gordon Morrison, on back, Edward Christianson.
- Credit
- Gift of Gerry Percy, Banff, 1984
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1073
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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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- Date
- 1949 – 1953
- Material
- metal; enamel
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1296 a-c
- Description
- Three pins representative of membership in the Banff Ski Runners: all three have a horizontal hinged pin on the back which fastens into locking clasp.(a) a round silver-coloured metal pin with blue enamel around the border and silver lettering SKI RUNNERS CANADIAN ROCKIES BANFF. The centre of the p…
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- Title
- Membership Pin
- Date
- 1949 – 1953
- Material
- metal; enamel
- Description
- Three pins representative of membership in the Banff Ski Runners: all three have a horizontal hinged pin on the back which fastens into locking clasp.(a) a round silver-coloured metal pin with blue enamel around the border and silver lettering SKI RUNNERS CANADIAN ROCKIES BANFF. The centre of the pin has the blue outline of a skier and mountains and 1949 in blue at the bottom.(b) a round silver-coloured metal pin with reddish-brown enamel around the border and silver lettering SKI RUNNERS CANADIAN ROCKIES BANFF. The centre of the pin has the red outline of a skier and mountains and 1950 in red at the bottom. (c) a round silver-coloured pin with blue enamel around the border and silver lettering SKI RUNNERS CANADIAN ROCKIES BANFF; the bottom, against silver has 1953 in blue. The centre of the pin has a blue skier skiing between two slalom flags.
- Subject
- sports
- winter
- skiing
- Banff Ski Runners
- Credit
- Gift of Elizabeth Wooley Monod, 2017
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1296 a-c
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- Date
- 1940
- Material
- metal; paper
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1225 a,b
- Description
- (a) A dark gold-coloured pin contained in its original paper jeweller’s box (b). The round pin has with an outer rim with lettering and an inner circle which is divided into four segments by a pair of crossed skis and an ice axe with a trailing cord. The top section, clockwise, features the embosse…
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- Title
- Membership Pin
- Date
- 1940
- Material
- metal; paper
- Dimensions
- 2.5 x 2.8 cm
- Description
- (a) A dark gold-coloured pin contained in its original paper jeweller’s box (b). The round pin has with an outer rim with lettering and an inner circle which is divided into four segments by a pair of crossed skis and an ice axe with a trailing cord. The top section, clockwise, features the embossed head of a moose whose horns extend to the rim of the pin face; a maple leaf, a blue and red enamelled Union Jack; and a bear’s head. The outer rim has a dot on the middle bottom followed by: clockwise, “THE SKI CLUB OF THE”, 3 dots between moose’s horns, “CANADIAN ROCKIES”. A scrolled rim extending from the bottom of the circular pin face about one-third of the circumference has these words in Latin: “PER ARDUA AD MONTES”, roughly translated ‘through difficulties to the mountains’. The back of the pin has a pin set soldered on one-third from the top; one horizontal long-hinged pin rivetted at one end and fastened at the other by a swivel-locking safety clasp. (b) A square (3.8x3.8) red paper box filled with cotton batting. The top of the box has, in gold-coloured engraved script, “Cartier Ltd.” and printed underneath “LONDON”.
- Credit
- Gift of Peggy Leighton, London, 2007
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1225 a,b
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Miniature Snowshoes
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- Date
- 1945 – 1965
- Material
- wood; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 106.04.1006 a,b
- Description
- Miniature cross country snowshoes. (a) 2 pieces wood form frame, pointed toe rises 10.0, short pointed tail. 4 wooden crossbars, a piece of rawhide is wrapped around the toe and secured to the toe crossbar. (b) 72,0x15.3, same as (a). 2 white and 2 maroon small woolen pom pons on side of toe ti…
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- Title
- Miniature Snowshoes
- Date
- 1945 – 1965
- Material
- wood; skin
- Dimensions
- 15.0 x 71.2 cm
- Description
- Miniature cross country snowshoes. (a) 2 pieces wood form frame, pointed toe rises 10.0, short pointed tail. 4 wooden crossbars, a piece of rawhide is wrapped around the toe and secured to the toe crossbar. (b) 72,0x15.3, same as (a). 2 white and 2 maroon small woolen pom pons on side of toe tips, tail nailed together.
- Subject
- sports
- winter
- snowshoeing
- Peter Murdoch
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1970
- Catalogue Number
- 106.04.1006 a,b
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- Date
- 1940 – 1970
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.1084
- Description
- Pair of knit black and white wool mittens, alternating black and white stitches, creating striped and zigzag patterns.
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- Title
- Mittens
- Date
- 1940 – 1970
- Material
- fibre
- Dimensions
- 10.0 x 24.5 cm
- Description
- Pair of knit black and white wool mittens, alternating black and white stitches, creating striped and zigzag patterns.
- Subject
- sports
- climbing
- hiking
- Arnold Wexler
- Credit
- Gift of Arnold Wexler (Estate), Allentown, United States, 1999
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.1084
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Mountain Rescue Stretcher Apparatus
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- Date
- 1945 – 1960
- Material
- metal; skin; fibre; plastic
- Catalogue Number
- 106.04.1015 a-h
- Description
- Various paraphernalia, mountain rescue equipment (a,b) stretcher: aluminum tubing, mostly 2.5 diameter. Extended length 270.0, 56.6 wide. 2 main body parts hinged together and locked. Adjustable hinged front and back 'handles', adjustable leg positions. Canvas body support strapped onto frame 4…
- Title
- Mountain Rescue Stretcher Apparatus
- Date
- 1945 – 1960
- Material
- metal; skin; fibre; plastic
- Description
- Various paraphernalia, mountain rescue equipment (a,b) stretcher: aluminum tubing, mostly 2.5 diameter. Extended length 270.0, 56.6 wide. 2 main body parts hinged together and locked. Adjustable hinged front and back 'handles', adjustable leg positions. Canvas body support strapped onto frame 4.0 wide straps for body security. (c,d) 2 aluminum wheel supports hook onto frame (e) bicycle wheel: 56.0 diameter, tire is solid. (f) stretcher pad: vinyl covered foam pad, 176.0x50.5x2.5, width tapers 50.5 to 37.0 (g) leg splint: steel rod, 1.0 diameter, continuous line from top, 100.0 inside leg, bent at foot to outside, 15.0 wide, outside of leg is116.5. Leather padded oval 29.0x24.0, tapers from 2.5 to 4.0 at inside of leg (h) Gramminger Seat, canvas seat with leather trim, braces, straps, metal buckles and snaps. Metal cable 51.0 long with loops each end - one loop attached to harness.
- Credit
- Gift of Alpine Club of Canada, Canmore, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- 106.04.1015 a-h
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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
- 1940 – 1960
- Material
- paper; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.1003
- Description
- Print of a Mountie sitting at a campfire and looking at his horse in the background. There are words printed on the mat at the bottom of the picture, including “Monk.” The print is double (?) mattted and in a wooden frame.
- Title
- Picture
- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Material
- paper; wood
- Description
- Print of a Mountie sitting at a campfire and looking at his horse in the background. There are words printed on the mat at the bottom of the picture, including “Monk.” The print is double (?) mattted and in a wooden frame.
- Credit
- Gift of Bertha Verkuil Davis, Calgary, 1991
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.1003
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- Date
- 1940 – 1980
- Material
- metal; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1136 a-l
- Description
- A collection of twelve pins: eight silver ice axes with “ACC” entwined around the handle of each; two oval metal plaques each bearing a three coloured shield; one metal gold-coloured round pin (Russian?); and one oval wooden pin featuring a ram’s head, a three coloured shield and “THE ALPINE CLU…
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- Title
- Pin
- Date
- 1940 – 1980
- Material
- metal; wood
- Description
- A collection of twelve pins: eight silver ice axes with “ACC” entwined around the handle of each; two oval metal plaques each bearing a three coloured shield; one metal gold-coloured round pin (Russian?); and one oval wooden pin featuring a ram’s head, a three coloured shield and “THE ALPINE CLUB OF CANADA.”
- Subject
- sports
- climbing
- Alpine Club of Canada
- insignia
- Credit
- Gift of Alpine Club of Canada, Canmore, 1985
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1136 a-l
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Prototype Ski Binding
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- Date
- 1948
- Material
- metal; wood; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1023
- Description
- Red metal box with contents of ski bindings and parts. Hinged lid has cut-off ski with bindings screwed on to it. Similar ski part loose inside. Many pieces of various parts, chain links, bags of chain samples, coils, etc. Notes attached to many parts, some photographs on notes. Box exterior h…
- Title
- Prototype Ski Binding
- Date
- 1948
- Material
- metal; wood; fibre
- Description
- Red metal box with contents of ski bindings and parts. Hinged lid has cut-off ski with bindings screwed on to it. Similar ski part loose inside. Many pieces of various parts, chain links, bags of chain samples, coils, etc. Notes attached to many parts, some photographs on notes. Box exterior has mail labels affixed.
- Subject
- sports
- skiing
- inventions
- Vigo Victor Kutschera
- Credit
- Gift of Harriet Cumberland, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1023
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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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