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- Date
- 1900 – 1940
- Material
- metal; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1122
- Description
- Metal crampons with six points, olive green fabric straps with metal buckles. One crampon has “4B” and “B3” stamped on it, along with manufacturer’s marks: “A. PUPFAUF. WERNZEUGSCHMIED. FINSIEDELN. SCHWEIZ.” & “PRIMA”.
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- Title
- Ice Crampons
- Date
- 1900 – 1940
- Material
- metal; fibre
- Dimensions
- 7.0 x 12.0 x 27.0 cm
- Description
- Metal crampons with six points, olive green fabric straps with metal buckles. One crampon has “4B” and “B3” stamped on it, along with manufacturer’s marks: “A. PUPFAUF. WERNZEUGSCHMIED. FINSIEDELN. SCHWEIZ.” & “PRIMA”.
- Credit
- Gift of Fred Feuz, Salmon Arm, 1999
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1122
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- Date
- 1900 – 1950
- Material
- metal; fibre; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1121 a,b
- Description
- Metal crampons with eight points, soldered in several places. Olive green fabric straps with leather tabs and metal buckles. One crampon stamped “3 BREIZ.”
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- Title
- Ice Crampons
- Date
- 1900 – 1950
- Material
- metal; fibre; skin
- Dimensions
- 7.0 x 12.0 x 28.0 cm
- Description
- Metal crampons with eight points, soldered in several places. Olive green fabric straps with leather tabs and metal buckles. One crampon stamped “3 BREIZ.”
- Credit
- Gift of Fred Feuz, Salmon Arm, 1999
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1121 a,b
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- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- cardboard; wax; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 106.04.0004 a-c
- Description
- A collection of three Victor Sohm’s ski wax. Tubes a) & b) are the same size with blue labels, but a) has white writing across the tube and b) has black writing. Tube c) is 7.9 x 3.6 x 3.0 cm with a pink label. Labels all read “VICTOR Sohm’s” and have other text in English. Tube c) appears to have …
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- Title
- Ski Wax
- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- cardboard; wax; metal
- Dimensions
- 7.3 x 4.0 x 4.0 cm
- Description
- A collection of three Victor Sohm’s ski wax. Tubes a) & b) are the same size with blue labels, but a) has white writing across the tube and b) has black writing. Tube c) is 7.9 x 3.6 x 3.0 cm with a pink label. Labels all read “VICTOR Sohm’s” and have other text in English. Tube c) appears to have German(?) writing. Wax can be pushed up from the bottom of each tube.
- Credit
- Gift of Frank Gourlay, Banff, 1991
- Catalogue Number
- 106.04.0004 a-c
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- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- metal; wax
- Catalogue Number
- 106.04.0005 a-g
- Description
- A collection of seven small metal canisters each with lids. Canisters a) - c) are covered in cream with blue illustrations of skiers and text in English and Norwegian. Canisters a) and b) are “ØSTBYE - MEDIUM” with a dark brown wax. Canister c) is “ØSTBYE - MIX” and the wax is lighter in colour th…
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- Title
- Ski Wax
- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- metal; wax
- Dimensions
- 5.3 x 3.4 cm
- Description
- A collection of seven small metal canisters each with lids. Canisters a) - c) are covered in cream with blue illustrations of skiers and text in English and Norwegian. Canisters a) and b) are “ØSTBYE - MEDIUM” with a dark brown wax. Canister c) is “ØSTBYE - MIX” and the wax is lighter in colour than a) and b), a light brown.Canisters d) and e) are covered in shiny gold metal and with black illustrations of skiers and text in English and Norwegian. These canisters are “ØSTBYE - KLISTERVOX ORIGINAL GOLDKLISTER”. Canisters f) and g) are covered in red with black illustrations and skiers and text in English and Norwegian. These canisters are “ØSTBYE - SKAREVOX”. The wax is the darkest brown of the four different types of wax.For all canisters wax can be pushed up from the bottom.
- Credit
- Gift of Frank Gourlay, Banff, 1991
- Catalogue Number
- 106.04.0005 a-g
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- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- cardboard; wax; aluminum
- Catalogue Number
- 106.04.0006 a,b
- Description
- Two cardboard boxes of Silva ski wax. Box a) is green and titled “Ski Wax” with the “SILVA” logo in the middle with a pine tree. Underneath the logo it reads “FOR WET SNOW”. On the back is instructions in a cream rectangle and black writing. Box b) is red and titled “Ski Wax” with the “SILVA” logo …
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- Title
- Ski Wax
- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- cardboard; wax; aluminum
- Dimensions
- 4.4 x 9.3 x 1.9 cm
- Description
- Two cardboard boxes of Silva ski wax. Box a) is green and titled “Ski Wax” with the “SILVA” logo in the middle with a pine tree. Underneath the logo it reads “FOR WET SNOW”. On the back is instructions in a cream rectangle and black writing. Box b) is red and titled “Ski Wax” with the “SILVA” logo in the middle with a pine tree. Underneath the logo it reads “FOR DRY SNOW”. On the back is instructions in a cream rectangle and black writing. For both boxes the wax is wrapped in a shiny red aluminum and each end of the box is open so the wax can slide out either side. The wax is a dark brown colour.
- Credit
- Gift of Frank Gourlay, Banff, 1991
- Catalogue Number
- 106.04.0006 a,b
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- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- paper; metal; wax
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.1014
- Description
- Yellow cardboard tube with metal cap "Osterbye-Mix" instructions on side in Norwegian (a mixture of waxes for new or powder snow). Drawings of cross country skiers. Metal cap with "Osterbye" stamped on lid. Hard, brownish wax stick inside, pushes up from bottom of container.
- Title
- Ski Wax
- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- paper; metal; wax
- Dimensions
- 5.7 cm
- Description
- Yellow cardboard tube with metal cap "Osterbye-Mix" instructions on side in Norwegian (a mixture of waxes for new or powder snow). Drawings of cross country skiers. Metal cap with "Osterbye" stamped on lid. Hard, brownish wax stick inside, pushes up from bottom of container.
- Subject
- sports
- winter
- skiing
- Cyril Paris
- Credit
- Gift of Cyril Paris, Banff, 1975
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.1014
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- Date
- 1939 – 1960
- Material
- wood; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0300
- Description
- Cane with natural birch branch shaft and stripped crook for handle. Metal tip at base held in place by a metal quarter-pin.
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- Title
- Walking Cane
- Date
- 1939 – 1960
- Material
- wood; metal
- Dimensions
- 93.0 x 11.5 cm
- Description
- Cane with natural birch branch shaft and stripped crook for handle. Metal tip at base held in place by a metal quarter-pin.
- Subject
- sports
- hiking
- Sidney J. Vallance
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0300
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- Date
- 1935 – 1960
- Material
- wood; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0301
- Description
- Cane, shafts of natural branch twisting probably from a willow tree, with bark stripped off. Spiral is held in place by four nails. Crook forms handle. Tip is frayed and discoloured showing signs of wear.
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- Title
- Walking Cane
- Date
- 1935 – 1960
- Material
- wood; metal
- Dimensions
- 82.0 x 12.0 cm
- Description
- Cane, shafts of natural branch twisting probably from a willow tree, with bark stripped off. Spiral is held in place by four nails. Crook forms handle. Tip is frayed and discoloured showing signs of wear.
- Subject
- sports
- hiking
- Sidney J. Vallance
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0301
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- Date
- 1935 – 1960
- Material
- wood; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0302
- Description
- Straight cane with black painted handle, shaft is natural wood, unstained. Has been sanded smooth, free of irregularities in shape. A silver metal band separates handle from shaft.
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- Title
- Walking Cane
- Date
- 1935 – 1960
- Material
- wood; metal
- Dimensions
- 94.5 x 12.0 cm
- Description
- Straight cane with black painted handle, shaft is natural wood, unstained. Has been sanded smooth, free of irregularities in shape. A silver metal band separates handle from shaft.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0302
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- Date
- 1935 – 1960
- Material
- wood; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0303
- Description
- Spiral shaped walking stick. Single strip of leather woven around end of stick forms round ball shaped handle. Shaft is made from single branch, stained a dark brown, polished and shaped into a spiral. Tip is unprotected and shows little sign of use.
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- Title
- Walking Cane
- Date
- 1935 – 1960
- Material
- wood; skin
- Dimensions
- 94.0 cm
- Description
- Spiral shaped walking stick. Single strip of leather woven around end of stick forms round ball shaped handle. Shaft is made from single branch, stained a dark brown, polished and shaped into a spiral. Tip is unprotected and shows little sign of use.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0303
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- Date
- 1935 – 1960
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0304
- Description
- Red birch cane with bark on shaft and peeled handle. Made from a branch, knots exposed and secondary branches have been sawed off. Handle formed by crook and is slightly bent at end. Tip is unprotected and has been whittled to a rough point.
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- Title
- Walking Cane
- Date
- 1935 – 1960
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 115.5 x 10.5 cm
- Description
- Red birch cane with bark on shaft and peeled handle. Made from a branch, knots exposed and secondary branches have been sawed off. Handle formed by crook and is slightly bent at end. Tip is unprotected and has been whittled to a rough point.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0304
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- Date
- 1935 – 1960
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0305
- Description
- Straight blond coloured walking stick made from a single tree branch. Bark stripped off, sanded smooth though irregularities and knots are apparent. Protrusions from sawed off secondary branches form grip at top. Tip is unprotected and slightly shredded from wear.
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- Title
- Walking Cane
- Date
- 1935 – 1960
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 107.5 x 4.0 cm
- Description
- Straight blond coloured walking stick made from a single tree branch. Bark stripped off, sanded smooth though irregularities and knots are apparent. Protrusions from sawed off secondary branches form grip at top. Tip is unprotected and slightly shredded from wear.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0305
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- Date
- 1935 – 1960
- Material
- wood; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0307
- Description
- Home made cane, blond coloured wood, spiral shaped and crook handled. Made from two branches on a single stem. One branch, narrower than the other, is wrapped around the straight shaft and held in place by nails. Bark has been removed. Unprotected tip is slightly shredded from use.
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- Title
- Walking Cane
- Date
- 1935 – 1960
- Material
- wood; metal
- Dimensions
- 91.0 x 12.5 cm
- Description
- Home made cane, blond coloured wood, spiral shaped and crook handled. Made from two branches on a single stem. One branch, narrower than the other, is wrapped around the straight shaft and held in place by nails. Bark has been removed. Unprotected tip is slightly shredded from use.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0307
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- Date
- 1935 – 1960
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0309
- Description
- Cane made from a tree branch with bark stripped off. Has been sanded smooth but is unstained and unvarnished. Handle is fashioned from a crook in branch. Handle is darker in colour from use. Unprotected tip is frayed and worn.
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- Title
- Walking Cane
- Date
- 1935 – 1960
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 99.0 x 15.5 cm
- Description
- Cane made from a tree branch with bark stripped off. Has been sanded smooth but is unstained and unvarnished. Handle is fashioned from a crook in branch. Handle is darker in colour from use. Unprotected tip is frayed and worn.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0309
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- Date
- 1935 – 1960
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0310
- Description
- A varnished hardwood cane with natural, curved, horizontal handle. Made from a tree branch, irregularities and blemishes are undisguised. Hand-made.
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- Title
- Walking Cane
- Date
- 1935 – 1960
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 100.5 x 16.0 cm
- Description
- A varnished hardwood cane with natural, curved, horizontal handle. Made from a tree branch, irregularities and blemishes are undisguised. Hand-made.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0310
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- Date
- 1935 – 1960
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0311
- Description
- Commercially manufactured cane, shaft octagonal in shape. Nine rings have been scorched onto the stem, probably after the owner had acquired it. Steam formed, curved handle.
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- Title
- Walking Cane
- Date
- 1935 – 1960
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 93.0 x 14.5 cm
- Description
- Commercially manufactured cane, shaft octagonal in shape. Nine rings have been scorched onto the stem, probably after the owner had acquired it. Steam formed, curved handle.
- Subject
- sports
- hiking
- George Kaquitts
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0311
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- Date
- 1935 – 1960
- Material
- wood; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0314
- Description
- Hand made cane with straight handle and stem fashioned from forked branch. Barks has been removed and a light stain applied. Metal tip on bottom, held in place by metal quarter pin.
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- Title
- Walking Cane
- Date
- 1935 – 1960
- Material
- wood; metal
- Dimensions
- 80.0 x 15.0 cm
- Description
- Hand made cane with straight handle and stem fashioned from forked branch. Barks has been removed and a light stain applied. Metal tip on bottom, held in place by metal quarter pin.
- Subject
- sports
- hiking
- Doris Vallance
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0314
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- Date
- 1935 – 1960
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0315
- Description
- Slender, spiny, dark red cane, possibly a cherry tree branch. Sawed off secondary branches give spiral effect. Bark has been left on and a shiny finish applied. Base is unprotected and worn smooth.
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- Title
- Walking Cane
- Date
- 1935 – 1960
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 85.0 x 8.0 cm
- Description
- Slender, spiny, dark red cane, possibly a cherry tree branch. Sawed off secondary branches give spiral effect. Bark has been left on and a shiny finish applied. Base is unprotected and worn smooth.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0315
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- Date
- 1935 – 1960
- Material
- wood; rubber
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0316
- Description
- Hand made cane with small carved bird's head for handle. Made from a tree branch, most of the bark remains though it has been removed at top for carved figure. Some bark missing upper middle quarter. Rubber tip at base held on by two rusty nails. Black hockey or electrician's tape has also been wo…
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- Title
- Walking Cane
- Date
- 1935 – 1960
- Material
- wood; rubber
- Dimensions
- 83.5 x 6.4 cm
- Description
- Hand made cane with small carved bird's head for handle. Made from a tree branch, most of the bark remains though it has been removed at top for carved figure. Some bark missing upper middle quarter. Rubber tip at base held on by two rusty nails. Black hockey or electrician's tape has also been wound around base is shredded from wear. A single screw inserted in bottom end to protect base from wear.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0316
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- Date
- 1935 – 1970
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0317
- Description
- Hand made cane from birch tree branch. Bark has been removed only from handle, secondary branches have been sawed off. Branch otherwise in natural state. Handle is slightly curved with twist at end. Base is frayed from use.
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- Title
- Walking Cane
- Date
- 1935 – 1970
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 94.0 x 9.0 cm
- Description
- Hand made cane from birch tree branch. Bark has been removed only from handle, secondary branches have been sawed off. Branch otherwise in natural state. Handle is slightly curved with twist at end. Base is frayed from use.
- Subject
- sports
- hiking
- Lawrence Grassi
- Lake O'Hara
- Skoki
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0317
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