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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 .
Subject
sports
winter
skiing
Victor Kutschera
Rankin Cup
Niall Rankin
Lady Jean Rankin
Skoki
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.
Subject
sports
winter
skiing
Ski Runners of the Canadian Rockies
I. Paris
Credit
Gift of Evelyn Crosby, Banff, 1975
Catalogue Number
103.09.1052
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Date
1930 – 1950
Material
metal; cable; leather
Catalogue Number
106.04.0008 a-j
Description
A collection of 10 metal cable ski bindings of various sizes and makes. Each cable binding is in a oval-shaped loop features one end with coils of 1.5cm wide (for the heel ?) and the rest of the binding is made up of a smaller coil cable of 0.5 wide. Bindings a) and b) feature a metal lever locking…
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Title
Ski Bindings
Date
1930 – 1950
Material
metal; cable; leather
Dimensions
1.5 x 17.3 x 36.9 cm
Description
A collection of 10 metal cable ski bindings of various sizes and makes. Each cable binding is in a oval-shaped loop features one end with coils of 1.5cm wide (for the heel ?) and the rest of the binding is made up of a smaller coil cable of 0.5 wide. Bindings a) and b) feature a metal lever locking mechanism on the larger coil end, curves around the coil. On the locking lever text is inscribed that reads “ GROSWOLD SKI CO. INC. “GOODMAN” U.S PAT. APPL. FOR”. Binding b) is slightly smaller in length, 33.5 cm. Bindings c) and d) feature a metal lever locking mechanism on the opposite end of the larger coil, with the smaller coil cable placed within a set of teeth on the metal lever lock. On the top of the lever text is inscribed that reads “Alpine” in cursive and underlined. Underneath the lever is a metal piece that has two slots in order to secure the binding to the ski. c) 1.5 x 12.3 x 50.3 cm. d) 1.5 x 10.9 x 50.5 cm.Bindings e) - j) have no locking mechanism, they are just a oval loop with one end of larger coil cable and the rest the smaller coil cable. Binding e) features a leather strap attached to each side of the loop at the ends of the larger coil cable. The leather strap features a metal buckle to adjust size. Bindings h) - j) feature a space at the ends of the larger coil cable for leather straps and have metal rungs. e) 1.5 x 9.9 x 37.7 cm f) 1.5 x 10.4 x 39.8 cm g) 1.5 x 9.9 x 39.5 cmh) 1.5 x 11.6 x 41.8 cm i) 1.5 x 9.6 x 40.7 cm j)1.5 x 9.9 x 40.9 cm
Subject
ski
skiing
equipment
ski gear
winter
sports
Credit
Gift of Frank Gourlay, Banff, 1991
Catalogue Number
106.04.0008 a-j
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Date
1930 – 1950
Material
leather; metal;
Catalogue Number
106.04.0010 a,b
Description
Two red-coloured leather ski bindings with metal buckles at one end of the strap. They are made of two straps, the shorter strap attached to the metal buckle has a teardrop cut to attach to the second strap. The two straps are intertwined through these two cuts. One side of the straps is a smooth f…
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Title
Ski Bindings
Date
1930 – 1950
Material
leather; metal;
Dimensions
0.4 x 1.3 x 185.8 cm
Description
Two red-coloured leather ski bindings with metal buckles at one end of the strap. They are made of two straps, the shorter strap attached to the metal buckle has a teardrop cut to attach to the second strap. The two straps are intertwined through these two cuts. One side of the straps is a smooth finish of the leather and the other side rough and suede-like. Binding b) is cut off the end and it’s total length is 164.9 cm. Binding a) comes to a point at the end of the leather strap. On the smooth edge near the second teardrop cut on the longer strap reads “MADE IN GERMANY MARKER 160CM”. Binding b) this inscription is more worn and harder to read.
Subject
ski
skiing
binding
sports
winter
equipment
ski gear
Credit
Gift of Frank Gourlay, Banff, 1991
Catalogue Number
106.04.0010 a,b
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