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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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- Date
- c. 1935
- Material
- skin; metal; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1190 a-d
- Description
- Pair of dark brown speed skates with guards, leather ankle high boots, no lining, removable white homemade felt insole. 14 metal ring eyelets down front opening, tongue is lined with extra piece of leather. Metal blade stamped “J. E. STRAUSS ST. PAUL MINN” Inside right leather boot (a) is sewn in …
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- Title
- Speed Skates
- Date
- c. 1935
- Material
- skin; metal; fibre
- Dimensions
- 21.5 x 8.0 x 40.5 cm
- Description
- Pair of dark brown speed skates with guards, leather ankle high boots, no lining, removable white homemade felt insole. 14 metal ring eyelets down front opening, tongue is lined with extra piece of leather. Metal blade stamped “J. E. STRAUSS ST. PAUL MINN” Inside right leather boot (a) is sewn in label “SAMUELSON BROOKLYN, N.Y.”The blades are attached to the boot by a piece of flat metal (with 7 nails which have flared edges and are then tamped down to reinforce them on the inside of the sole of the boot) to the heel of the boot and a sole piece of flat metal by 10 nails which have flared edges and are then tamped down to reinforce them on the inside of the sole of the boot. Also on the tip of the toes there is piece of metal attaching the metal sole piece to the tubular blade with two nails; it is soldered to the blade. The are two metal funnel tubes connecting the metal footpieces to the blade; the one on the heel fits into the metal heel piece; the one on the flat part of the foot and toes fans out at the top an. There are two sturdy, brown leather skateguards on the skates. Canoe-shaped, stitched with industrial white thread; each guard had two leather straps to attach them to the blades and secured with post snaps
- Subject
- sports
- winter
- speed skating
- Crosby
- Credit
- Gift of Jan McGregor, Edmonton, 2016
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1190 a-d
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- Date
- 1930
- Material
- hair, sheep
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.0005
- Description
- A closely fitted knitted or crocheted wool cap with a small tassel at the top. The hat is basically red with a diamond shaped pattern in yellow and white forming bands. A band of tan outlined in white and diamond shapes in yellow is located near the top.
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- Title
- Toque
- Date
- 1930
- Material
- hair, sheep
- Dimensions
- 15.0 cm
- Description
- A closely fitted knitted or crocheted wool cap with a small tassel at the top. The hat is basically red with a diamond shaped pattern in yellow and white forming bands. A band of tan outlined in white and diamond shapes in yellow is located near the top.
- Subject
- winter
- sports
- crafts
- knitting
- crocheting
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.0005
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- Date
- 1930 – 1960
- Material
- hair, sheep
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.0009
- Description
- A slightly pointed hat, knitted of thick wool, that is open part way up the back. A stiff tube projects from the top, ending in a pink pompom of unspun wool. The hat is coloured variegated grey, with brown and pink mixed in.
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- Title
- Toque
- Date
- 1930 – 1960
- Material
- hair, sheep
- Dimensions
- 29.0 cm
- Description
- A slightly pointed hat, knitted of thick wool, that is open part way up the back. A stiff tube projects from the top, ending in a pink pompom of unspun wool. The hat is coloured variegated grey, with brown and pink mixed in.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.0009
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- Date
- 1935 – 1975
- Material
- hair
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.0050 a,b
- Description
- Two knitted wool, snug fitting hats. (a) navy blue, machine knitted of very fine yarn much in the shape of a skullcap or beanie, and is gathered together at the top with a short 2 cm tail at the centre like a beret. Different stitch patterns form very subtle bands around hat, seamed up the back. (b…
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- Title
- Toque
- Date
- 1935 – 1975
- Material
- hair
- Dimensions
- 21.0 x 17.0 cm
- Description
- Two knitted wool, snug fitting hats. (a) navy blue, machine knitted of very fine yarn much in the shape of a skullcap or beanie, and is gathered together at the top with a short 2 cm tail at the centre like a beret. Different stitch patterns form very subtle bands around hat, seamed up the back. (b) blue, hand knitted with wide 7 cm cuff. Body of cap knitted in shape of beret, which, when the cuff is folded up, appears as if gathered around the edges with a slightly rounded top.
- Subject
- households
- sports
- winter
- skiing
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.0050 a,b
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- Date
- 1930 – 1945
- Material
- hair, sheep
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.1004
- Description
- Vic Kutschera's black wool toque, fine knitted wool, stitches decrease at top to form curved point, hemmed bottom edge.
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- Title
- Toque
- Date
- 1930 – 1945
- Material
- hair, sheep
- Dimensions
- 0.9 x 23.0 x 26.0 cm
- Description
- Vic Kutschera's black wool toque, fine knitted wool, stitches decrease at top to form curved point, hemmed bottom edge.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1967
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.1004
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- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- wood; metal; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.0022 a,b
- Description
- Pair of wood alpine touring skies. Light brown colour, shaped at foot, round pointed toe. Screwed on metal edges, green on bottom. Metal toe bindings and separate metal foot plate, "Skirite Toronto". Long leather binding straps.
- Title
- Touring Skis
- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- wood; metal; skin
- Dimensions
- 7.7 x 210.0 cm
- Description
- Pair of wood alpine touring skies. Light brown colour, shaped at foot, round pointed toe. Screwed on metal edges, green on bottom. Metal toe bindings and separate metal foot plate, "Skirite Toronto". Long leather binding straps.
- Subject
- activities
- skiing
- winter
- CRW
- PW
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.0022 a,b
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Touring Ski Poles
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- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- wood; metal; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 106.04.0051 a-f
- Description
- Three pairs of touring ski poles. (a,b) metal shaft, bamboo and skin baskets (c-f) bamboo shaft, bamboo and skin baskets and metal point.
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- Title
- Touring Ski Poles
- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- wood; metal; skin
- Description
- Three pairs of touring ski poles. (a,b) metal shaft, bamboo and skin baskets (c-f) bamboo shaft, bamboo and skin baskets and metal point.
- Subject
- activities
- sports
- winter
- skiing
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 106.04.0051 a-f
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Touring Ski Poles
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- Date
- 1935 – 1945
- Material
- metal; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 106.04.1008 a,b
- Description
- Aluminum tubing shaft around wooden rod, solid aluminum point 4.0 cm long. Looped leather wrist strap rivetted on to shaft. Smaller aluminum tubing for basket. 3 pieces of leather straps for spokes, centre of which are slit to centre on shaft. Another piece of leather holds these on to shaft, i…
- Title
- Touring Ski Poles
- Date
- 1935 – 1945
- Material
- metal; skin
- Dimensions
- 112.0 cm
- Description
- Aluminum tubing shaft around wooden rod, solid aluminum point 4.0 cm long. Looped leather wrist strap rivetted on to shaft. Smaller aluminum tubing for basket. 3 pieces of leather straps for spokes, centre of which are slit to centre on shaft. Another piece of leather holds these on to shaft, it is held on to shaft with a cotter pin.
- Credit
- Gift of Blair Porter, Cochrane, 1984
- Catalogue Number
- 106.04.1008 a,b
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- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- wood; skin; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 106.04.1014 a,b
- Description
- Very long and thick bamboo shaft ski poles. Shafts 2.5 thick, brass collar 8.0 long, round tip 2.7 long. 2 pieces round bamboo 21.0 dia. bound and laced with leather, metal ring is centre of basket. (a) shaft cracked, bound with black tape. Leather wrist straps.
- Title
- Touring Ski Poles
- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- wood; skin; metal
- Dimensions
- 160.0 cm
- Description
- Very long and thick bamboo shaft ski poles. Shafts 2.5 thick, brass collar 8.0 long, round tip 2.7 long. 2 pieces round bamboo 21.0 dia. bound and laced with leather, metal ring is centre of basket. (a) shaft cracked, bound with black tape. Leather wrist straps.
- Credit
- Gift of Kelly Wilson, Banff, 1985
- Catalogue Number
- 106.04.1014 a,b
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- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- wood; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 106.04.1009 a,b
- Description
- Harvey E. Dodd's Chalet, dark brown touring skis , pointed tips. Stamped onto shovel in gold coloured lettering "Chalet/Harvey E. Dodd Limited". Wooden edge of light coloured wood "Made in Canada Patent 367562 Chalet Harvey E. Dodds Limited" stamped onto metal binding screwed and nailed onto ski…
- Title
- Touring Skis
- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- wood; metal
- Dimensions
- 7.4 x 196.5 cm
- Description
- Harvey E. Dodd's Chalet, dark brown touring skis , pointed tips. Stamped onto shovel in gold coloured lettering "Chalet/Harvey E. Dodd Limited". Wooden edge of light coloured wood "Made in Canada Patent 367562 Chalet Harvey E. Dodds Limited" stamped onto metal binding screwed and nailed onto ski. Buckle and leather toe strap. 2 buckles and leather straps attaching toe binding with metal heel binding and metal adjuster. Ski sizemedium 6 1/2.
- Subject
- sports
- ski touring
- winter
- Wheatley
- Credit
- Gift of Muriel E. Dayman, Calgary, 1985
- Catalogue Number
- 106.04.1009 a,b
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- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- wood; skin; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 106.04.1060 a,b
- Description
- Varnished light brown, solid wood curved skis, that are turned gently upward at toe, thicker at the point, and with a slight thickening at the binding. Scored in the wood and painted dark brown 24.5cm from the tips is “Chalet” underneath that the Dodds logo, a cabin with trees and snow, and underne…
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- Title
- Touring Skis
- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- wood; skin; metal
- Dimensions
- 8.50 x 200.0 cm
- Description
- Varnished light brown, solid wood curved skis, that are turned gently upward at toe, thicker at the point, and with a slight thickening at the binding. Scored in the wood and painted dark brown 24.5cm from the tips is “Chalet” underneath that the Dodds logo, a cabin with trees and snow, and underneath that “Harvey E. Dodds Limited”. Metal shoe clamps are screwed on side of the skis for cables which are attached to the front metal release pieces with clasps; embossed on the metal binding piece, in script is “Skirite”; scored on the ski between the front metal release mechanism and the toe plate is an “H” and underneath “6 3/4”; leather straps (two different leather pieces, one black, one brown) are attached to the metal toe binding. The ski that has the brown leather strap (a) has a red (part of it is missing) paper stamp glued on, written in black “300”. There is a screwed on metal toe plate engraved with “Made in Canada”, underneath “Patent 367562”, underneath that “Chalet” and underneath that “Harvey E. Dodds Limited”. “Deluxe” is engraved on each ski but is partially hidden by the back end of the metal shoe plate.
- Credit
- Gift of Randy Mitchell, Calgary, 2009
- Catalogue Number
- 106.04.1060 a,b
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- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- wood; metal; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 106.04.0055 a,b
- Description
- Wood skis, screwed on metal bindings "d.o.g." " C.R.W." is engraved close to tip. Metal plate on ski "OKSPORT ZURICH". metal cable bindings "KANDAHAR" leather toe strap.
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- Title
- Touring Skis
- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- wood; metal; skin
- Dimensions
- 7.5 x 198.0 cm
- Description
- Wood skis, screwed on metal bindings "d.o.g." " C.R.W." is engraved close to tip. Metal plate on ski "OKSPORT ZURICH". metal cable bindings "KANDAHAR" leather toe strap.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 106.04.0055 a,b
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- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- wood; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 106.04.0056 a,b
- Description
- Wood skis, screwed on metal binding, same as 106.04.0055 a, b (Wood skis, screwed on metal bindings "d.o.g". " C.R.W." is engraved close to tip. Metal plate on ski "OKSPORT ZURICH". metal cable bindings) except that there is no leather toe bindings and they have a rounded back edge.
- Title
- Touring Skis
- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- wood; metal
- Dimensions
- 7.5 x 203.5 cm
- Description
- Wood skis, screwed on metal binding, same as 106.04.0055 a, b (Wood skis, screwed on metal bindings "d.o.g". " C.R.W." is engraved close to tip. Metal plate on ski "OKSPORT ZURICH". metal cable bindings) except that there is no leather toe bindings and they have a rounded back edge.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 106.04.0056 a,b
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- Date
- 1938
- Material
- wood; metal; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 106.04.1047 a,b
- Description
- Pair of brown touring skis. Nicely shaped toe comes to a long point. Thicker at foot. Bindings have a metal foot plate and "Unitas" toe plate. Skin shoe straps with buckle.
- Title
- Touring Skis
- Date
- 1938
- Material
- wood; metal; skin
- Dimensions
- 6.3 x 205.0 cm
- Description
- Pair of brown touring skis. Nicely shaped toe comes to a long point. Thicker at foot. Bindings have a metal foot plate and "Unitas" toe plate. Skin shoe straps with buckle.
- Subject
- sports
- skiing
- winter
- Ed. Hunter
- Credit
- Gift of Eddie Hunter, Banff, 1995
- Catalogue Number
- 106.04.1047 a,b
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- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- wood; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 106.04.1002 a,b
- Description
- Wide, light coloured touring skis with metal bindings. Laminated, thicker at binding and end of ski. Pointe toe, 10.5 rise. Stamped under both toes: "Made by H. Davidson Vancouver, B.C." an oval paper identification on top toes. Metal toe clamps and shoe grips. "Made in France", "Glenlea" stamp…
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- Title
- Touring Skis
- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- wood; metal
- Dimensions
- 10.5 x 178.0 cm
- Description
- Wide, light coloured touring skis with metal bindings. Laminated, thicker at binding and end of ski. Pointe toe, 10.5 rise. Stamped under both toes: "Made by H. Davidson Vancouver, B.C." an oval paper identification on top toes. Metal toe clamps and shoe grips. "Made in France", "Glenlea" stamped on side. Leather bindings in 3 pieces, metal buckles, screw-type toe adjustments.
- Credit
- Gift of Unknown, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- 106.04.1002 a,b
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- Date
- 1935 – 1945
- Material
- wood; metal; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 106.04.1007 a,b
- Description
- Solid maple ? , rising to rounded toe, 9.5 cm rise. Shaped thicker to foot base, metal toe binding, leather straps attached to metal coiled heel binding. Rubber foot grip 22.5 cm long. Engraved and painted "Chalet Harvey E. Dodds Limited" on top near toe. "Harvey E. Dodds The Ski People Limite…
- Title
- Touring Skis
- Date
- 1935 – 1945
- Material
- wood; metal; skin
- Dimensions
- 8.4 x 198.0 cm
- Description
- Solid maple ? , rising to rounded toe, 9.5 cm rise. Shaped thicker to foot base, metal toe binding, leather straps attached to metal coiled heel binding. Rubber foot grip 22.5 cm long. Engraved and painted "Chalet Harvey E. Dodds Limited" on top near toe. "Harvey E. Dodds The Ski People Limited" engraved on bottom toe. "Chalet Made in Canada" on metal binding.
- Credit
- Gift of Blair Porter, Cochrane, 1984
- Catalogue Number
- 106.04.1007 a,b
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- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- wood; metal; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 106.04.1012 a,b
- Description
- Solid hickory ski with rounded tip of 11.5 height. Manufacturer's circular insignia of red, gold and black at tip. Varnish of the ski is worn off. Foot plate 32.8 nailed on to ski. 34.0 leather toe strap with metal buckles. Adjustable cable clamp screwed into ski. Cables missing.
- Title
- Touring Skis
- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- wood; metal; skin
- Dimensions
- 8.8 x 205.0 cm
- Description
- Solid hickory ski with rounded tip of 11.5 height. Manufacturer's circular insignia of red, gold and black at tip. Varnish of the ski is worn off. Foot plate 32.8 nailed on to ski. 34.0 leather toe strap with metal buckles. Adjustable cable clamp screwed into ski. Cables missing.
- Credit
- Gift of Ken Manning, Calgary, 1985
- Catalogue Number
- 106.04.1012 a,b
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- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- wood; metal; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 106.04.1013 a,b
- Description
- Solid wood touring skis, complete metal bindings, leather toe strap, light brown wood. 11.0 cm height of pointed tip. Foot piece is 32.8 long. "Skirite" manufacturer's insignia engraved into metal parts. "K.K. & Company A-S Oslao Norway" on back of tip burned into wood.
- Title
- Touring Skis
- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- wood; metal; skin
- Dimensions
- 8.5 x 196.0 cm
- Description
- Solid wood touring skis, complete metal bindings, leather toe strap, light brown wood. 11.0 cm height of pointed tip. Foot piece is 32.8 long. "Skirite" manufacturer's insignia engraved into metal parts. "K.K. & Company A-S Oslao Norway" on back of tip burned into wood.
- Credit
- Gift of Ken Manning, Calgary, 1985
- Catalogue Number
- 106.04.1013 a,b
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Trophy; Athletic Statuette
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- Date
- 1936
- Material
- metal; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1093
- Description
- Junior Combined skiing trophy presented by Jim Brewster "Championship Canadian Rockies Downhill & Slalom 1936. Silver plate skis on end with ski pole forming tripod on a metal base 8.8 dia. Skis are 19.5 long modelled realistically with buckle bindings and cable, etc. Ski pole has wrist strap. …
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- Title
- Trophy; Athletic Statuette
- Date
- 1936
- Material
- metal; wood
- Dimensions
- 26.7 x 13.0 cm
- Description
- Junior Combined skiing trophy presented by Jim Brewster "Championship Canadian Rockies Downhill & Slalom 1936. Silver plate skis on end with ski pole forming tripod on a metal base 8.8 dia. Skis are 19.5 long modelled realistically with buckle bindings and cable, etc. Ski pole has wrist strap. A wreath of leaves lays on the bindings and a smaller wreath behind the skis and pole. Turned brown wood base with silver plated name plates around it.
- Subject
- sports
- winter
- skiing
- Jim Brewster
- Credit
- Gift of Tillie Knight, Banff, 1975
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1093
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