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- Date
- 1983
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0332
- Description
- A rounded rectangular silver belt buckle with a figure on horseback in bronze relief in the centre. Black words are stamped around the figure that read “T.R.C.R. 1923 1983 60 YEARS”. Geometric patterns are also etched into the metal. On the reverse of the buckle are a loop and prong for fastening. …
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- Title
- Belt Buckle
- Date
- 1983
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 8.5 x 10.5 cm
- Description
- A rounded rectangular silver belt buckle with a figure on horseback in bronze relief in the centre. Black words are stamped around the figure that read “T.R.C.R. 1923 1983 60 YEARS”. Geometric patterns are also etched into the metal. On the reverse of the buckle are a loop and prong for fastening. Stamped in the centre of the back is “100% handmade. Denver Colo. and the manufacturers logo”
- Credit
- Gift of Wendy Aitkens, Lethbridge, 2023
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0332
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- Date
- 1920 – 1950
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.1013
- Description
- A metal cylinder with a rod in the centre. The rod has a bulbous handle.
- Title
- Bicycle Pump
- Date
- 1920 – 1950
- Material
- metal
- Description
- A metal cylinder with a rod in the centre. The rod has a bulbous handle.
- Credit
- Gift of Bertha Verkuil Davis, Calgary, 1991
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.1013
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- Date
- 1917
- Material
- skin; fibre; metal; glass; paper
- Catalogue Number
- 104.38.1006 a,b
- Description
- Two pair binoculars in leather cases. Binoculars of dark green metal marked: “CARL ZEISS. JENA. Fernglas 08” Pair (a) has “Nr. 26615” & “IV 1917” and pair (b) marked “Nr. 31134” & “V 1917”. Both cases have label of German text inside lid. Case (a) has a label on top of original label which reads: “…
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- Title
- Binoculars
- Date
- 1917
- Material
- skin; fibre; metal; glass; paper
- Dimensions
- 14.5 x 8.0 x 17.5 cm
- Description
- Two pair binoculars in leather cases. Binoculars of dark green metal marked: “CARL ZEISS. JENA. Fernglas 08” Pair (a) has “Nr. 26615” & “IV 1917” and pair (b) marked “Nr. 31134” & “V 1917”. Both cases have label of German text inside lid. Case (a) has a label on top of original label which reads: “Please return to: George Vaux Jr. Gulph Rd. Bryn Mawr. Penna. U.S.A.” Case (a) has leather strap and case (b) has a canvas strap.
- Subject
- photography
- Vaux family
- sports
- hiking
- tourism
- military
- Credit
- Gift of Molly Vaux, New York, USA, 1999
- Catalogue Number
- 104.38.1006 a,b
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- Date
- 1910 – 1940
- Material
- glass; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.38.1001
- Description
- Small black binoculars with gold trim. There is also a small compass between the objective lenses.
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- Title
- Binoculars
- Date
- 1910 – 1940
- Material
- glass; metal
- Description
- Small black binoculars with gold trim. There is also a small compass between the objective lenses.
- Credit
- Gift of Sam Ward, Banff, 1973
- Catalogue Number
- 104.38.1001
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- Date
- 1925 – 1980
- Material
- metal; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 104.38.1002 a,b
- Description
- A pair of binoculars and a carrying case. The binoculars are marked “Deltrintem.”
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- Title
- Binoculars
- Date
- 1925 – 1980
- Material
- metal; skin
- Description
- A pair of binoculars and a carrying case. The binoculars are marked “Deltrintem.”
- Subject
- Lillian Gest
- hiking
- sports
- birdwatching
- hobbies
- climbing
- Credit
- Gift of Lillian Gest, Philadelphia, USA, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 104.38.1002 a,b
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- Date
- 1920 – 1960
- Material
- metal; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.1075
- Description
- 3 metal bits with leather straps and metal buckles. Bit a) stamped “VICOLETTE”. Bit c) stamped “VICOLETTE. MADE IN ENGLAND”.
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- Title
- Bit
- Date
- 1920 – 1960
- Material
- metal; skin
- Dimensions
- 22.0 x 21.0 cm
- Description
- 3 metal bits with leather straps and metal buckles. Bit a) stamped “VICOLETTE”. Bit c) stamped “VICOLETTE. MADE IN ENGLAND”.
- Subject
- packers and guides
- Ike Mills
- Credit
- Gift of Tom Boon, Sidney, 1999
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.1075
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- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- hair, sheep
- Catalogue Number
- 102.01.0004
- Description
- Multi-coloured geometric design, woven wool blanket. Label reads: “A genuine Oregon City made at Oregon City Woolen mills, Oregon City, Oregon Expressly for G. N. Ry Co. Glacier National Park.”
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- Title
- Blanket
- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- hair, sheep
- Dimensions
- 129.0 x 200.0 cm
- Description
- Multi-coloured geometric design, woven wool blanket. Label reads: “A genuine Oregon City made at Oregon City Woolen mills, Oregon City, Oregon Expressly for G. N. Ry Co. Glacier National Park.”
- Subject
- households
- furnishings
- souvenirs
- parks
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.01.0004
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- Date
- 1920 – 1950
- Material
- glass; metal; paper
- Catalogue Number
- 110.01.1009 a,b
- Description
- Two glass stout bottles, one green and one brown, with metal caps. The green bottle has has four labels: two round blue and white labels with a bulldog at the centre, one typed rectangular label, and one beige label with a harp on it and “GUINNESS FOREIGN EXTRA STOUT” and “JAMES’S GATE DUBLIN.”
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- Title
- Bottle
- Date
- 1920 – 1950
- Material
- glass; metal; paper
- Description
- Two glass stout bottles, one green and one brown, with metal caps. The green bottle has has four labels: two round blue and white labels with a bulldog at the centre, one typed rectangular label, and one beige label with a harp on it and “GUINNESS FOREIGN EXTRA STOUT” and “JAMES’S GATE DUBLIN.”
- Subject
- households
- Guinness
- social customs
- Credit
- Gift of Cyril Paris, Banff, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- 110.01.1009 a,b
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- Date
- 1920 – 1960
- Material
- glass
- Catalogue Number
- 110.01.1011
- Description
- A 1/3 quart clear glass bottle with no stopper. The bottle is marked “Golden Guernsey.”
- Title
- Bottle
- Date
- 1920 – 1960
- Material
- glass
- Description
- A 1/3 quart clear glass bottle with no stopper. The bottle is marked “Golden Guernsey.”
- Subject
- households
- Credit
- Gift of Wilf Fairless, Banff, 1970
- Catalogue Number
- 110.01.1011
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- Date
- 1914 – 1917
- Material
- glass; paper
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.1138
- Description
- Green glass bottle wtith a Banff Bottling Works label . Label reads as follows”BANFF MINERAL WATER BOTTLED BY BANFF BOTTLING WORKS, BANFF ALBERTA, QUEEN of WATERS, TONIC and INVIGORATING. In the centre of the label is a photograph of the main street in Banff with Cascade mountain in the background.
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- Title
- Bottle
- Date
- 1914 – 1917
- Material
- glass; paper
- Dimensions
- 23.0 x 6.5 cm
- Description
- Green glass bottle wtith a Banff Bottling Works label . Label reads as follows”BANFF MINERAL WATER BOTTLED BY BANFF BOTTLING WORKS, BANFF ALBERTA, QUEEN of WATERS, TONIC and INVIGORATING. In the centre of the label is a photograph of the main street in Banff with Cascade mountain in the background.
- Credit
- Purchased from Mike Will, Calgary, 2004
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.1138
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- Date
- 1910 – 1950
- Material
- metal; enamel
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.1126 a-f
- Description
- 6 small metal bowls: a) white enamel with blue trim around edge; b-f) aluminum.
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- Title
- Bowl
- Date
- 1910 – 1950
- Material
- metal; enamel
- Dimensions
- 6.0 cm
- Description
- 6 small metal bowls: a) white enamel with blue trim around edge; b-f) aluminum.
- Subject
- packers and guides
- George Harrison
- camping
- Credit
- Gift of Tom Boon, Sidney, 1999
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.1126 a-f
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- Date
- 1910 – 1950
- Material
- metal; enamel
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.1127 a-g
- Description
- 7 large metal bowls: a-c) white enamel with black trim around edge; d-g) grey enamel.
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- Title
- Bowl
- Date
- 1910 – 1950
- Material
- metal; enamel
- Dimensions
- 7.0 cm
- Description
- 7 large metal bowls: a-c) white enamel with black trim around edge; d-g) grey enamel.
- Subject
- packers and guides
- George Harrison
- camping
- Credit
- Gift of Tom Boon, Sidney, 1999
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.1127 a-g
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- Date
- 1920 – 1970
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.1106 a-c
- Description
- Three yellow ceramic bowls.
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- Title
- Bowl
- Date
- 1920 – 1970
- Material
- ceramic
- Description
- Three yellow ceramic bowls.
- Subject
- households
- Phyllis Cain
- Credit
- Purchased from Phyllis Cain, Banff, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.1106 a-c
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- Date
- 1920 – 1970
- Material
- enamel
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.1107
- Description
- Shallow yellow enamelware bowl with a flared red rim.
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- Title
- Bowl
- Date
- 1920 – 1970
- Material
- enamel
- Description
- Shallow yellow enamelware bowl with a flared red rim.
- Subject
- households
- Phyllis Cain
- Credit
- Purchased from Phyllis Cain, Banff, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.1107
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- Date
- 1915 – 1922
- Material
- wood; leatherette; glass; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.1202
- Description
- Black wood box covered in leatherette and metal hardware. Missing handle at the top, two view finders (standard on box cameras) one landscape and one portrait. Four visible aperture settings on the shutter. Two other holes in the top left of the front of the camera.
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- Title
- Box Camera
- Date
- 1915 – 1922
- Material
- wood; leatherette; glass; metal
- Dimensions
- 16.5 x 12.5 x 17 cm
- Description
- Black wood box covered in leatherette and metal hardware. Missing handle at the top, two view finders (standard on box cameras) one landscape and one portrait. Four visible aperture settings on the shutter. Two other holes in the top left of the front of the camera.
- Credit
- Gift of Harold C. Whyte, Penticton, 2017
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.1202
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- Date
- 2001
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.1040
- Description
- A simple flat copper bracelet folded under .50cm at each end. “HELEN LOVE GEORGE” is crudely engraved on the outside middle.
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- Title
- Bracelet
- Date
- 2001
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 2.0 x 17.7 cm
- Description
- A simple flat copper bracelet folded under .50cm at each end. “HELEN LOVE GEORGE” is crudely engraved on the outside middle.
- Subject
- households
- adornment
- Credit
- Gift of anonymous, 2001
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.1040
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- Date
- 1924 – 1941
- Material
- wood; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.21.1006
- Description
- Two-handled saw with wooden handles and crossbars and a metal blade and metal tension rod with tightener. The tension rod is stamped “PAT. MAY 20 - 1924.”
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- Title
- Bucksaw
- Date
- 1924 – 1941
- Material
- wood; metal
- Dimensions
- 63.8 x 2.7 x 87.5 cm
- Description
- Two-handled saw with wooden handles and crossbars and a metal blade and metal tension rod with tightener. The tension rod is stamped “PAT. MAY 20 - 1924.”
- Credit
- Gift of Robert N. Smith, Canmore, 2003
- Catalogue Number
- 104.21.1006
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Buckskin Jacket
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- Date
- 1915
- Material
- skin, deer; fibre; glass; plastic; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1176
- Description
- A fringed deerskin jacket with thread embroidery on the yoke, front and back, and cuffs. The jacket has a fringe along the yoke at the back, the front, and extending down the sides and the sleeves. There is a front opening with metal buttons (ship’s anchor design) and buttonholes; plastic buttons o…
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- Title
- Buckskin Jacket
- Date
- 1915
- Material
- skin, deer; fibre; glass; plastic; metal
- Dimensions
- 44.0 x 58.0cm cm
- Description
- A fringed deerskin jacket with thread embroidery on the yoke, front and back, and cuffs. The jacket has a fringe along the yoke at the back, the front, and extending down the sides and the sleeves. There is a front opening with metal buttons (ship’s anchor design) and buttonholes; plastic buttons on cuffs. The jacket has a pinked stand-up pinked collar and pinked cuffs, pockets and bottom edges. Simple floral embroidery work using brown, yellow and pink thread on yoke (back and front), pockets, and red and brown simple stitching on the cuffs. Measurement arms and shoulders 124.0cm wide.
- Credit
- Gift of Eric C. Sharpless, 2009
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1176
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- Date
- 1920 – 1950
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.1014 a-c
- Description
- Three hand-carved busts of light polished wood on dark brown turned bases.a) Man with cowboy hat. Bright pink markings on the bottom are illegible.b) Woman with long braids wrapped around her head. Bright pink markings on the bottom are barely legible “Hand carved by Augustine...”c) Young woman wi…
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- Title
- Bust
- Date
- 1920 – 1950
- Material
- wood
- Description
- Three hand-carved busts of light polished wood on dark brown turned bases.a) Man with cowboy hat. Bright pink markings on the bottom are illegible.b) Woman with long braids wrapped around her head. Bright pink markings on the bottom are barely legible “Hand carved by Augustine...”c) Young woman with long hair and a demure smile. The bottom of this bust is marked “Hand Carved by Augustin Oberdmeryani” in bright pink.
- Subject
- crafts
- woodworking
- carving
- art
- artists
- Augustin Oberdmeryani
- Jimmy Simpson
- Billie Simpson
- Mary Simpson
- Credit
- Gift of James (Sr.) Simpson, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.1014 a-c
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- Date
- 1920 – 1960
- Material
- metal; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.1036
- Description
- Long metal knife with a wooden handle that is rivetted on to the steel. The wood is incised “W.N. Cain.”
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- Title
- Butcher Knife
- Date
- 1920 – 1960
- Material
- metal; wood
- Description
- Long metal knife with a wooden handle that is rivetted on to the steel. The wood is incised “W.N. Cain.”
- Subject
- households
- Phyllis Cain
- W.N. Cain
- Credit
- Purchased from Phyllis Cain, Banff, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.1036
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