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- Date
- 1910 – 1930
- Material
- skin; metal, brass; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0151
- Description
- A brown, hard leather suitcase reinforced with leather pieces at the corners. The suitcase fastens with a leather handle and brass snap tabs. Inside, the suitcase is lined with canvas and has leather straps to secure the contents. The bottom of the suitcase has a travel sticker on it that reads “…
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- Title
- Suitcase
- Date
- 1910 – 1930
- Material
- skin; metal, brass; fibre
- Dimensions
- 17.0 (depth) x 33.0 x 65.5 cm
- Description
- A brown, hard leather suitcase reinforced with leather pieces at the corners. The suitcase fastens with a leather handle and brass snap tabs. Inside, the suitcase is lined with canvas and has leather straps to secure the contents. The bottom of the suitcase has a travel sticker on it that reads “San Francisco”.
- Subject
- tourism
- souvenirs
- San Francisco
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0151
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- Date
- 1925 – 1933
- Material
- fibre; skin; metal; paper
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0382
- Description
- A tightly fitted light brown canvas cover over a large rectangular natural coloured leather suitcase. Cover has keyhole cut through for handle, and zips across ends and along one side with two zippers meeting at the middle by the handle. Suitcase is rectangular box of natural coloured pigskin cover…
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- Title
- Suitcase
- Date
- 1925 – 1933
- Material
- fibre; skin; metal; paper
- Dimensions
- 19.7 x 38.7 x 72.0 cm
- Description
- A tightly fitted light brown canvas cover over a large rectangular natural coloured leather suitcase. Cover has keyhole cut through for handle, and zips across ends and along one side with two zippers meeting at the middle by the handle. Suitcase is rectangular box of natural coloured pigskin covering a stiff, cardboard? form. Leather is stitched on and reinforced at corners with heavy leather patches riveted on. Box like lid stitched to bottom across back and supported inside with two strap hinges. Two heavy brass snap latches with keyholes in round locks on each side, English Lever". Heavy leather handle attached to middle of one side with heavy brass fittings. Inside lined with leather and has two canvas straps attached to bottom to secure clothes. Covered with travel stickers of hotels, steamship lined, railroads, etc. from around the world.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- households
- travel
- PW
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0382
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- Date
- 1925 – 1933
- Material
- fibre; skin; metal; paper
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0383
- Description
- A tightly fitted black canvas cover over a medium sized rectangular black leather suitcase. Slits cut through cover for handle with flap passing beneath handle. Opening snaps with large metal snaps along both ends and one side where handle is. Suitcase is stiff wooden box covered with deeply graine…
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- Title
- Suitcase
- Date
- 1925 – 1933
- Material
- fibre; skin; metal; paper
- Dimensions
- 15.5 x 33.5 x 61.0 cm
- Description
- A tightly fitted black canvas cover over a medium sized rectangular black leather suitcase. Slits cut through cover for handle with flap passing beneath handle. Opening snaps with large metal snaps along both ends and one side where handle is. Suitcase is stiff wooden box covered with deeply grained black leather, reinforced at corners with small leather patches. Heavy handle completely covered with same leather. Two brass snap latches with keyholes in squares beside. Key attached to handle with string, interior completely lined with buff coloured moire, with shallow, 5.5 cm box like tray the full size of the suitcase, resting on two small ledges inside at the top. Tray lifts out with two leather tabs. Single large pocket across the lid fastens at the middle with a leather tab. Suitcase covered with travel stickers from around the world.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- households
- travel
- PW
- CRW
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0383
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- Date
- 1925 – 1930
- Material
- skin; metal; paper; fibre; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0386
- Description
- A large, semi soft suitcase of natural leather covered with travel stickers and secured with large leather straps. Leather stitched around on heavy metal frame at lip of lid, and narrower metal frame supporting bottom. Top one third of lid is accordian pleated to expand. All corners reinforced with…
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- Title
- Suitcase
- Date
- 1925 – 1930
- Material
- skin; metal; paper; fibre; wood
- Dimensions
- 36.5 x 22.0 x 67.0 cm
- Description
- A large, semi soft suitcase of natural leather covered with travel stickers and secured with large leather straps. Leather stitched around on heavy metal frame at lip of lid, and narrower metal frame supporting bottom. Top one third of lid is accordian pleated to expand. All corners reinforced with large patches of leather riveted on. Heavy cut out leather handle fastened under brass brackets, with large brass snap latch beneath controlled by round lock button , Orbin. Two heavy belt straps buckle lid to bottom either side of the latch and continue around the lid to buckle over that and secure the expansion. Inside lined with laminated beige fabric and has leather straps in lid and bottom to secure clothes. Stuffed with newspaper, 1956, and two cardboard dress boxes, Holt, Renfrew & Co. Ltd, Eaton's of Canada, to maintain shape of soft bottom while stored. Attached to handle on small leather strap, a name tag from "Rotterdamshe Lloyd Royal Mail Line".
- Subject
- Whyte home
- households
- travel
- PW
- CRW
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0386
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- Date
- 1925 – 1930
- Material
- skin; wood; metal; paper
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0387
- Description
- Medium sized, hard, black leather suitcase covered with travel stickers. Deeply grained, lined texture of leather covers wooden form and is stitched around edges. Heavy leather handle attaches to two rings held to suitcase with leather patches. Two snap latches with square button lock controls at e…
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- Title
- Suitcase
- Date
- 1925 – 1930
- Material
- skin; wood; metal; paper
- Dimensions
- 29.5 x 13.5 x 50.5 cm
- Description
- Medium sized, hard, black leather suitcase covered with travel stickers. Deeply grained, lined texture of leather covers wooden form and is stitched around edges. Heavy leather handle attaches to two rings held to suitcase with leather patches. Two snap latches with square button lock controls at each side of handle. Identification tag from "Rotterdamsche Loyod Royal Mail Line" attached to handle by small leather strap. Interior, lined with blue moire, has elasticized, stretched, pocket across lid held in middle with leather snapping tab, and another stretched out pocket across the back. Two leather straps at corner hold lid upright.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- households
- travel
- PW
- CRW
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0387
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- Date
- 1918 – 1919
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.1012
- Description
- Siberian box, hand-carved for Ulysse LaCasse,lid carved in relief of flower branches, "Vladivostok/Siberia 1918-1919./U. LaCasse" against textured background, rectangular box with flat ends and rounded sides like a flattened cylinder, carved of solid piece of wood, lid hinged with small metal pins …
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- Title
- Trinket Box
- Date
- 1918 – 1919
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 3.0 x 8.4 x 12.3 cm
- Description
- Siberian box, hand-carved for Ulysse LaCasse,lid carved in relief of flower branches, "Vladivostok/Siberia 1918-1919./U. LaCasse" against textured background, rectangular box with flat ends and rounded sides like a flattened cylinder, carved of solid piece of wood, lid hinged with small metal pins each side, interior of lid carved with curling hunting horn and "260" carved below it.
- Subject
- souvenirs
- Russia
- Ulysse LaCasse
- Credit
- Gift of Ulysse LaCasse, Banff, 1970
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.1012
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- Date
- 1925 – 1940
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0153
- Description
- A small, lidded basket made with natural coloured fibre with dyed grasses forming word "Jamaica" on the side, and there is a foliage decoration on the lid. There is minor fibre loss on the lid.
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- Title
- Trinket Box
- Date
- 1925 – 1940
- Material
- fibre
- Dimensions
- 6.7 cm
- Description
- A small, lidded basket made with natural coloured fibre with dyed grasses forming word "Jamaica" on the side, and there is a foliage decoration on the lid. There is minor fibre loss on the lid.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- crafts
- souvenirs
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0153
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- Date
- 1910 – 1915
- Material
- paper
- Catalogue Number
- 110.01.0046
- Description
- Tall round cardboard box with box-type lid; delicately painted with watercolours over textured paper covering box and lid; four panels around sides contain painted flower sprays separated from alternating, wider panels painted with polka dots of lights blue; lid contains similar sprays of flowers a…
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- Title
- Trinket Box
- Date
- 1910 – 1915
- Material
- paper
- Dimensions
- 6.5 x 9.0 cm
- Description
- Tall round cardboard box with box-type lid; delicately painted with watercolours over textured paper covering box and lid; four panels around sides contain painted flower sprays separated from alternating, wider panels painted with polka dots of lights blue; lid contains similar sprays of flowers around side separated by light blue festoons of ribbons, and light blue polka dots on top, edges and lines separating panels painted with gold.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 110.01.0046
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- Date
- 1920 – 1950
- Material
- metal; stone
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0196
- Description
- A small, cylindrical, lidded brass box, flat-bottomed, with a flush fitting, slightly domed lid which has a flange fitting into the straight, vertical wall of the box. Both box wall and lid have chips of turquoise set into enamel and polished flush with the surface. The dome of the lid is bare bras…
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- Title
- Trinket Box
- Date
- 1920 – 1950
- Material
- metal; stone
- Dimensions
- 2.0 x 3.7 cm
- Description
- A small, cylindrical, lidded brass box, flat-bottomed, with a flush fitting, slightly domed lid which has a flange fitting into the straight, vertical wall of the box. Both box wall and lid have chips of turquoise set into enamel and polished flush with the surface. The dome of the lid is bare brass in the rough configuration of a posy.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0196
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