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- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1094 a,b
- Description
- Copper cylinder with lid, Mount Lefroy, 2 items (a) cylinder 20.5 x 8.0 dia. 1.5 mm thick copper cylinder, darkened withage. Bottom cap with 0.6 lip, soldered on bottom. Scratched onto side ca. 5.0 high letters "BNP" (b) 8.3 lid, soldered together, 3 pieces including cap. diamond indentatio…
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- Title
- Summit Canister
- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- metal
- Description
- Copper cylinder with lid, Mount Lefroy, 2 items (a) cylinder 20.5 x 8.0 dia. 1.5 mm thick copper cylinder, darkened withage. Bottom cap with 0.6 lip, soldered on bottom. Scratched onto side ca. 5.0 high letters "BNP" (b) 8.3 lid, soldered together, 3 pieces including cap. diamond indentation centre of cap (6.5x5.0) holes formed by lightening strikes.
- Subject
- sports
- climbing
- Mount LeFroy
- Credit
- Gift of Alpine Club of Canada, Canmore, 1987
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1094 a,b
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Summit Canister
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact105.02.1145
- Date
- 1937
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1145
- Description
- Round, lidded pill box. Summit register from Mount Queant Aug 3, 1937 - includes names of Edward Feuz, Lillian Gest, Christian Hasler - account of first ascent, was contained in pill box canister - see M235.
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- Title
- Summit Canister
- Date
- 1937
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 1.8 cm
- Description
- Round, lidded pill box. Summit register from Mount Queant Aug 3, 1937 - includes names of Edward Feuz, Lillian Gest, Christian Hasler - account of first ascent, was contained in pill box canister - see M235.
- Credit
- Gift of Peter Tchir, South Slocan, 1993
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1145
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- Date
- 1933 – 1982
- Material
- metal; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1120 a-e
- Description
- Three summit note canisters. (a,b) glass jar 10.2x3.3 dia. with metal screw-on lid; (c) sardine can with lid completely cut out; (d,e) aluminum film canister with lid, 35.0 mm size, Ansco.
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- Title
- Summit Canister
- Date
- 1933 – 1982
- Material
- metal; glass
- Description
- Three summit note canisters. (a,b) glass jar 10.2x3.3 dia. with metal screw-on lid; (c) sardine can with lid completely cut out; (d,e) aluminum film canister with lid, 35.0 mm size, Ansco.
- Credit
- Gift of Graeme Pole, Field, 1989
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1120 a-e
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- Date
- 1933
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1130 a,b
- Description
- Baking powder can with lid. Embossed on lid "Magic Baking Powder Pure Wholesome", almost completely covered with rust.
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- Title
- Summit Canister
- Date
- 1933
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 12.0 cm
- Description
- Baking powder can with lid. Embossed on lid "Magic Baking Powder Pure Wholesome", almost completely covered with rust.
- Credit
- Gift of Colin Jones, Lake Louise, 1991
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1130 a,b
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Summit Canister
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact105.02.1131
- Date
- 1932 – 1985
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1131
- Description
- Metal (cigar) box with hinged lid. Black on outside, gold colured inside.
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- Title
- Summit Canister
- Date
- 1932 – 1985
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 5.0 x 13.3 cm
- Description
- Metal (cigar) box with hinged lid. Black on outside, gold colured inside.
- Subject
- sports
- climbing
- Mount Collie
- Wapta Icefield
- Credit
- Gift of Graeme Pole, Field, 1985
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1131
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- Date
- 1880 – 1920
- Material
- stone, serpentine; wood, teak
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0120
- Description
- An urn-shaped serpentine bowl with heavy dragon-shaped handles (serpentine is a mottled green or yellow hydrous magnesium silicate, used as scurce of asbestos and as architecturally decorative stonework). The teak lid is bell-shaped and features intricately carved openwork. There is slight wear on …
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- Title
- Trinket Box
- Date
- 1880 – 1920
- Material
- stone, serpentine; wood, teak
- Dimensions
- 13.0 x 9.5 x 15.0 cm
- Description
- An urn-shaped serpentine bowl with heavy dragon-shaped handles (serpentine is a mottled green or yellow hydrous magnesium silicate, used as scurce of asbestos and as architecturally decorative stonework). The teak lid is bell-shaped and features intricately carved openwork. There is slight wear on inside bottom of bowl, and the top is slightly damaged.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0120
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- Date
- 1932 – 1932
- Material
- wood; paint
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0159
- Description
- A rectangular box with a hinged lid. The bottom is stained dark brown and the lid has a handpainted scene of two men carrying staffs. On the bottom (blc) is “N.M. 1932”. The lid has a loose hinge and the paint is faded and chipped.
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- Title
- Trinket Box
- Date
- 1932 – 1932
- Material
- wood; paint
- Dimensions
- 5.3 x 10.8 x 17.8 cm
- Description
- A rectangular box with a hinged lid. The bottom is stained dark brown and the lid has a handpainted scene of two men carrying staffs. On the bottom (blc) is “N.M. 1932”. The lid has a loose hinge and the paint is faded and chipped.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0159
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- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0197
- Description
- A bowl shaped dish of beaten copper, flat-based. The lid is domed, and its flange fits into the dish body. Top of lid is an enamel medallion bearing an image of a two-masted, square-rigged sailboat on the high seas. "Medallion" is inset into a ridge of copper. Interior of bowl is enamelled in a de…
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- Title
- Trinket Box
- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 3.5 x 10.8 cm
- Description
- A bowl shaped dish of beaten copper, flat-based. The lid is domed, and its flange fits into the dish body. Top of lid is an enamel medallion bearing an image of a two-masted, square-rigged sailboat on the high seas. "Medallion" is inset into a ridge of copper. Interior of bowl is enamelled in a deep, almost indigo, blue.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- households
- decorative
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0197
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- Date
- 1938
- Material
- wood; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.1089
- Description
- Homemade looking wooden box with a raised back panel and metal bison with the caption “CANADA’S NATIONAL PARKS 1938” carved into the metal under the bison. Two large, decorative (?) nails on front of box in addition to four smaller and more practical ones. Wooden knobs on bottom of box so that it i…
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- Title
- Trinket Box
- Date
- 1938
- Material
- wood; metal
- Dimensions
- 20.3 x 19.5 x 16.5 cm
- Description
- Homemade looking wooden box with a raised back panel and metal bison with the caption “CANADA’S NATIONAL PARKS 1938” carved into the metal under the bison. Two large, decorative (?) nails on front of box in addition to four smaller and more practical ones. Wooden knobs on bottom of box so that it is elevated.
- Credit
- Gift of Nicholas Morant, Banff, 2006
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.1089
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- Date
- 1880 – 1935
- Material
- metal; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0328
- Description
- Oblong rectangular lidded box with wood base and copper lid. Box base lightweight wood and remnant of Canada One Cent stamp stuck on bottom. Lid decoration has circle symmetrically decorated with pierced scrolling. Lid separated from rim by copper corrosion.
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- Title
- Trinket Box
- Date
- 1880 – 1935
- Material
- metal; wood
- Dimensions
- 3.5 x 4.2 x 17.8 cm
- Description
- Oblong rectangular lidded box with wood base and copper lid. Box base lightweight wood and remnant of Canada One Cent stamp stuck on bottom. Lid decoration has circle symmetrically decorated with pierced scrolling. Lid separated from rim by copper corrosion.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0328
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- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0383
- Description
- A round, black lacquer box with heavy gold scrollwork around sides and lid with Burmese figure at centre. Lacquer over wickerwork. Shallow black tray sits in deep base, lid fits over lip on base. Sides of box and lid covered with heavy scrolled vine pattern with gold line borders. Heavy scroll bord…
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- Title
- Trinket Box
- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 9.5 cm
- Description
- A round, black lacquer box with heavy gold scrollwork around sides and lid with Burmese figure at centre. Lacquer over wickerwork. Shallow black tray sits in deep base, lid fits over lip on base. Sides of box and lid covered with heavy scrolled vine pattern with gold line borders. Heavy scroll border repeated around edge of lid with figure of Burmese man at centre, dressed in tiered headdress and flowing robe, and holding scroll in hand. Contains button collection and various other sewing sundries. Sticker on base: "Made in Burma" and remnants of a paper stamp of some sort.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0383
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