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Beaded Necklace
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- Date
- 1950 – 1970
- Material
- skin; glass; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.1039
- Description
- Beaded choker made of three sections. Ends are skin with gold, black and red beads, bordered with green and black beads. Centre section loom beaded in red, black and white.
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- Title
- Beaded Necklace
- Date
- 1950 – 1970
- Material
- skin; glass; fibre
- Dimensions
- 3.5 x 79.0 cm
- Description
- Beaded choker made of three sections. Ends are skin with gold, black and red beads, bordered with green and black beads. Centre section loom beaded in red, black and white.
- Credit
- Gift of Harold C. Whyte, Penticton, 2002
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.1039
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- Date
- 1950 – 1960
- Material
- metal; glass; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 104.38.1008
- Description
- Pair of binoculars without manufacturer’s stamp, label reads: “THIS INSTRUMENT HAS ‘COATED OPTICS’ CLEAN LENSES CAREFULLY.” Hard leather carrying case stamped “SARD”.
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- Title
- Binoculars
- Date
- 1950 – 1960
- Material
- metal; glass; skin
- Dimensions
- 24.0 x 24.0 cm
- Description
- Pair of binoculars without manufacturer’s stamp, label reads: “THIS INSTRUMENT HAS ‘COATED OPTICS’ CLEAN LENSES CAREFULLY.” Hard leather carrying case stamped “SARD”.
- Subject
- photography
- Vaux family
- sports
- hiking
- tourism
- Credit
- Gift of Molly Vaux, New York, USA, 1999
- Catalogue Number
- 104.38.1008
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- Date
- 1950 – 1960
- Material
- metal; glass; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 104.38.1009
- Description
- Pair of binoculars without manufacturer’s stamp. Marked “ COATED OPTICS. 9 x 50. A013843”. Hard brown leather carrying case, marked “GENUINE TOP GRAIN COWHIDE. MADE IN U.S.A.”
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- Title
- Binoculars
- Date
- 1950 – 1960
- Material
- metal; glass; skin
- Dimensions
- 12.0 x 20.0 cm
- Description
- Pair of binoculars without manufacturer’s stamp. Marked “ COATED OPTICS. 9 x 50. A013843”. Hard brown leather carrying case, marked “GENUINE TOP GRAIN COWHIDE. MADE IN U.S.A.”
- Subject
- photography
- Vaux family
- sports
- hiking
- tourism
- Credit
- Gift of Molly Vaux, New York, USA, 1999
- Catalogue Number
- 104.38.1009
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- Date
- 1952 – 1952
- Material
- cardboard; paper; plastic; leather; metal;
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0188
- Description
- View-Master Personal Stereo Camera leather carrying case in the original box - the case has never been used. The carrying case is made of tan-coloured leather and consists of two pieces that snap together with three small metal snaps - two on the bottom and one at the back. Also on the bottom is a …
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- Title
- Camera Case
- Date
- 1952 – 1952
- Material
- cardboard; paper; plastic; leather; metal;
- Dimensions
- 7.9 x 12.5 x 19.6 cm
- Description
- View-Master Personal Stereo Camera leather carrying case in the original box - the case has never been used. The carrying case is made of tan-coloured leather and consists of two pieces that snap together with three small metal snaps - two on the bottom and one at the back. Also on the bottom is a large silver metal screw that attaches the case to the camera. The interior of the case is stuffed with packing paper and has an extra tan strap rolled up in the middle - an additional black leather strap in a plastic sleeve is also included. The box consists of a patterned maroon body with a silver and green lid.
- Credit
- Gift of Robert Crosby Family, Banff, 1998
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0188
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- Date
- 1950 – 1955
- Material
- leather; fabric; velvet; metal; glass;
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0192 a,b
- Description
- Two Canon camera lenses in leather cases. The larger one is a f:3.5 135mm lens with lens caps on both ends in a brown leather carry case along with its 135mm viewfinder attachment. The leather case is lined with red velvet - the lens sits in the main body and in the lid is a false-bottom compartmen…
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- Title
- Camera Lenses
- Date
- 1950 – 1955
- Material
- leather; fabric; velvet; metal; glass;
- Dimensions
- 13.6 cm
- Description
- Two Canon camera lenses in leather cases. The larger one is a f:3.5 135mm lens with lens caps on both ends in a brown leather carry case along with its 135mm viewfinder attachment. The leather case is lined with red velvet - the lens sits in the main body and in the lid is a false-bottom compartment that houses the viewfinder - the cap hinges off on a short strip of leather and snaps closed. Looped through the leather carry strap is a long metal chain held closed with a clasp.The smaller one is a f:2.8 35mm lens with only one lens cap in a brown leather case along with a Braun f=38mm viewfinder attachment. The leather case is line with red velvet with indented cut-outs for the lens and the viewfinder in the main body - the lid hinges back on a small piece of leather and has a small clasp on the front.
- Credit
- Gift of Robert Crosby Family, Banff, 1998
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0192 a,b
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- Date
- 1951 – 1951
- Material
- leather; metal; glass;
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0191
- Description
- Black and silver metal Canon IV camera in a dark brown leather case. The camera is fit with a f:1.8 50mm lens and has a short leather strap attached to both short sides underneath the leather case. The case has “Leica” stamped on the front of the lens cover, snaps closed at the back, has a large si…
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- Title
- Canon Camera
- Date
- 1951 – 1951
- Material
- leather; metal; glass;
- Dimensions
- 8.8 x 10.0 x 15.0 cm
- Description
- Black and silver metal Canon IV camera in a dark brown leather case. The camera is fit with a f:1.8 50mm lens and has a short leather strap attached to both short sides underneath the leather case. The case has “Leica” stamped on the front of the lens cover, snaps closed at the back, has a large silver metal screw on the bottom that attaches to the camera, and has a long thin leather strap that could be hung around the neck.
- Subject
- Crosby family
- Abegweit
- cameras
- photography;
- Credit
- Gift of Robert Crosby Family, Banff, 1998
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0191
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- Date
- 1950 – 1960
- Material
- metal; plastic; fabric;
- Catalogue Number
- 104.23.0013
- Description
- Silver metal electric clothes iron with a black plastic handle and a black and white fabric-wrapped power cord extending from the below the handle - a small metal cap twists off to the left of the handle so that water can be poured in. On the flat face of the iron is a small circular piece with sev…
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- Title
- Clothes Iron
- Date
- 1950 – 1960
- Material
- metal; plastic; fabric;
- Dimensions
- 15.4 x 12.1 x 23.9 cm
- Description
- Silver metal electric clothes iron with a black plastic handle and a black and white fabric-wrapped power cord extending from the below the handle - a small metal cap twists off to the left of the handle so that water can be poured in. On the flat face of the iron is a small circular piece with several holes to allow the steam out at the top near the point - the rest of the face is smooth. On the front of the handle is a red metal badge with the manufacturer’s logo and at the back of the iron below the power cord is a black metal badge with the serial number.
- Subject
- Crosby family
- Abegweit
- clothing
- household items
- Credit
- Gift of Robert Crosby Family, Banff, 1998
- Catalogue Number
- 104.23.0013
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Commemorative Band
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- Date
- 1950
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1233 a,b
- Description
- A commemorative silver band that can be nailed onto a walking stick. The rectangular silver is shaped into a circular form, each end has two holes (.03cm from each edge, 1.50cm apart) to put nails through and attach it to a walking stick. There is a piece of wire threaded through the holes to keep …
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- Title
- Commemorative Band
- Date
- 1950
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 2.5 x 9.3 cm
- Description
- A commemorative silver band that can be nailed onto a walking stick. The rectangular silver is shaped into a circular form, each end has two holes (.03cm from each edge, 1.50cm apart) to put nails through and attach it to a walking stick. There is a piece of wire threaded through the holes to keep piece of metal in a circular shape. The middle of the band has the Skyline Trail Hikers of the Canadian Rockies logo; a shield- shaped crest with the letters “SLTH” on top, a hiking boot crossed by a walking stick or alpenstock, and underneath it a “C”, the bottom of the walking stick passing between, and then the “R”. To the viewer’s right of the crest, inscribed on the bottom are the words “BIRKS STERLING”.Re: inventory 2014 s/b (a) and (b) because there is a box.
- Credit
- Gift of Molly Vaux, New York, USA, 2007
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1233 a,b
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- Date
- 1957 – 1957
- Material
- cardboard; paper; leather; metal; plastic;
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0196
- Description
- White plastic light meter with a central metal dial above a clear plastic window over the meter needle and a removable metal grate over the light-sensitive plate on top housed in a brown leather pouch with “SOLEPHOT” embossed in gold on the front. The leather pouch snaps closed over the top at the …
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- Title
- Light Meter
- Date
- 1957 – 1957
- Material
- cardboard; paper; leather; metal; plastic;
- Dimensions
- 3.5 x 6.3 x 8.4 cm
- Description
- White plastic light meter with a central metal dial above a clear plastic window over the meter needle and a removable metal grate over the light-sensitive plate on top housed in a brown leather pouch with “SOLEPHOT” embossed in gold on the front. The leather pouch snaps closed over the top at the back and has a small opening in the bottom through which a gold metal chain is attached to the bottom of the meter. The meter is housed in its original cardboard box, which consists of a gold lid with “SOLAPHOT” printed in red on the lid that fits completely over the white body - also inside the box is the paper instruction manual.
- Credit
- Gift of Robert Crosby Family, Banff, 1998
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0196
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- Date
- 1817 – 1865
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 104.47.1010
- Description
- Brown, wood metronome from Crosby House,made by manufacture Seth Thomas. Bottom is stamped in ink “5705 METRONOME #7” and in child’s writing, black pen “BARK” Missing front lid
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- Title
- Metronome
- Date
- 1817 – 1865
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 23.5 x 12 cm
- Description
- Brown, wood metronome from Crosby House,made by manufacture Seth Thomas. Bottom is stamped in ink “5705 METRONOME #7” and in child’s writing, black pen “BARK” Missing front lid
- Subject
- timekeeping
- music
- Crosby Family
- Credit
- Gift of Robert Crosby Family, Banff, 1998
- Catalogue Number
- 104.47.1010
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