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- Date
- 1931 – 1932
- Material
- metal; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.0089
- Description
- Rankin cup trophy is double handled, lidded, and sits on a circular, lathed, black painted wooden base. Tall, deep cup on circular foot, with ornate, amphora like handles. Handles have grape plant motif on thumb rests. Relief downhill skier on cup. Under skier engraved, "Won by: 1934 Victor Kutsch…
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- Title
- Loving Cup
- Date
- 1931 – 1932
- Material
- metal; wood
- Dimensions
- 42.8 x 16.2 x 22.0 cm
- Description
- Rankin cup trophy is double handled, lidded, and sits on a circular, lathed, black painted wooden base. Tall, deep cup on circular foot, with ornate, amphora like handles. Handles have grape plant motif on thumb rests. Relief downhill skier on cup. Under skier engraved, "Won by: 1934 Victor Kutschera, 1935 Victor Kutschera, 1936 Vigo Victor Kutschera". Opposite side of cup engraved "Ski Runners of the Canadian Rockies, Downhill Challenge Cup, Presented by Mr. Niall & Lady Jean Rankin, March 1932". Hallmarks near handle include "M&W" within crest, crown within pentagon, lion passant crest and "P" within crest. Lid slopes to narrow top knob in leaf design. Hallmarks on lid rim which sits inside cup are as follows: "M&W" within crest, lion passant in pentagon and "P" within crest. Wood and cup bases stamped "Mappin & Webb" Limited, Sheffield & London .
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.0089
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- Date
- 1931
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1110
- Description
- Wide mouthed, shallow loving cup, silver plate. Inscription on side: "Presented by S.F.S.C. to Mary Simpson 1931"
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- Title
- Loving Cup
- Date
- 1931
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 14.0 x 22.0 cm
- Description
- Wide mouthed, shallow loving cup, silver plate. Inscription on side: "Presented by S.F.S.C. to Mary Simpson 1931"
- Subject
- activities
- sports
- winter
- figure skating
- Mary Simpson
- Credit
- Gift of James (Sr.) Simpson, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1110
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- Date
- 1934 – 1950
- Material
- metal; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1052
- Description
- Tall silver cup with high handles on a turned wooden base. Inscribed "Ski Runners of the Canadian Rockies Junior Slalom Race Open Presented by I Paris 1934. Silver crest shaped name plates around base.
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- Title
- Loving Cup
- Date
- 1934 – 1950
- Material
- metal; wood
- Description
- Tall silver cup with high handles on a turned wooden base. Inscribed "Ski Runners of the Canadian Rockies Junior Slalom Race Open Presented by I Paris 1934. Silver crest shaped name plates around base.
- Credit
- Gift of Evelyn Crosby, Banff, 1975
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1052
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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 – 1950
- Material
- metal; wax; cardboard;
- Catalogue Number
- 106.04.0007 a-d
- Description
- A collection of four various ski waxes. a) “ASCENT-DESCENT M 2”. A red metal canister with a yellow lid and yellow triangle and circle on the main body of the canister. The triangle is filled with a blue downhill skier. In the circle is “2” in blue writing. The rest of the text on the canister is b…
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- Title
- Ski Wax
- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- metal; wax; cardboard;
- Dimensions
- 8.0 x 3.6 x 3.6 cm
- Description
- A collection of four various ski waxes. a) “ASCENT-DESCENT M 2”. A red metal canister with a yellow lid and yellow triangle and circle on the main body of the canister. The triangle is filled with a blue downhill skier. In the circle is “2” in blue writing. The rest of the text on the canister is blue. There is text with instructions on the body of the canister in English. An almost black wax within the canister.b)”BRATLIE” A yellow, blue, and cream coloured cardboard ski wax. There is illustrations of skiers in the blue and cream square of the body. There is a silver metal lid. There is text all over the body in Norwegian and English. 5.1 x 3.5 x 3.5 cm c) “DUNZINGER-SKI-WAX”. A white metal canister of ski wax with deep blue illustrations and text in English. The front of the canister reads “DUNZINGER-SKI-WAX THE BEST WAX FOR TOURING AND SPORTING ONE SORT ONLY FOR DESCENT AND ASCENT”. There is text with instructions. The wax inside the canister is a deep brown colour. 6.9 x 3.9 x 3.9 cma) - c) Wax is pushed up from the bottom of the canisters and tubes. d) “GRAPHIT-PARAFFIN A-X HURLIMANN & CO” A black cardboard box of ski wax with yellow text. More text along the box in yellow including instructions. Inside the box is a black colour block of wax. 4.0 x 7.3 x 2.0 cm.
- Subject
- ski
- skiing
- winter
- wax
- equipment;
- Credit
- Gift of Frank Gourlay, Banff, 1991
- Catalogue Number
- 106.04.0007 a-d
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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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