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- Date
- 1935 – 1960
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0075 a,b
- Description
- Both are light blue enamel coffeepots with flat bases, ridging on pot near base, hinged domed lids, white enamel interiors.
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- Title
- Coffee Maker
- Date
- 1935 – 1960
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 22.0 x 12.5 x 19.0 cm
- Description
- Both are light blue enamel coffeepots with flat bases, ridging on pot near base, hinged domed lids, white enamel interiors.
- Subject
- households
- kitchen
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0075 a,b
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- Date
- 1935 – 1950
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0076
- Description
- Cylindrical, tall aluminum coffee pot with strainer spout, flat lid which is hinged. Two swivel bracketed handles for pouring and one loop handle for suspension, lifting.
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- Title
- Coffee Maker
- Date
- 1935 – 1950
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 18.0 x 15.0 x 16.5 cm
- Description
- Cylindrical, tall aluminum coffee pot with strainer spout, flat lid which is hinged. Two swivel bracketed handles for pouring and one loop handle for suspension, lifting.
- Subject
- households
- kitchen
- camping
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0076
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- Date
- 1930 – 1960
- Material
- metal; glass; plastic
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.1077
- Description
- Metal perculator coffee maker with a black handle. The lid has a clear glass insert/handle.
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- Title
- Coffee Maker
- Date
- 1930 – 1960
- Material
- metal; glass; plastic
- Description
- Metal perculator coffee maker with a black handle. The lid has a clear glass insert/handle.
- Subject
- households
- Verkuil
- Credit
- Gift of Bertha Verkuil Davis, Calgary, 1991
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.1077
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Collection Necktie
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- Date
- 1930 – 1960
- Material
- fibre; hair
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0121 a-f
- Description
- A collection of six neckties of varying widths and length. (a) red silk like polyester, 124.0 x 8.0, manufacturer's label, "Emily Concord U.S. pat. EXTRA WAY TIE Bosley mass'tts pending" Seams only at side so tie is reversible. (b) Tweed tie , 134.0 x 5.5, black and green, brown wool with seam up…
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- Title
- Collection Necktie
- Date
- 1930 – 1960
- Material
- fibre; hair
- Description
- A collection of six neckties of varying widths and length. (a) red silk like polyester, 124.0 x 8.0, manufacturer's label, "Emily Concord U.S. pat. EXTRA WAY TIE Bosley mass'tts pending" Seams only at side so tie is reversible. (b) Tweed tie , 134.0 x 5.5, black and green, brown wool with seam up back. Label, "Made expressly for THE WOOL SHOP Wellesley Concord Osterville". (c) black wool, 124.0 x 8.5, seam at centre back. Label, "CURRIE imported fabric TRU TIE construction Reg'd Pat. 1938. (d) red and green plaid, 115.0 x 8.0, wool with centre back seam. Label, "Laurie 89 Princess St. Edinburgh". ( e) Light brown wool, 118.5 x 9.0, reinforced with stitching at neck area, and central back seam. (f) green gabardine, 129.0 x 9.5, centre back seam. Label, "Gabardine by ABBEY ATC fabric made in Canada".
- Subject
- households
- PW
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0121 a-f
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- Date
- 1935 – 1968
- Material
- metal; stone
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0177 a-e
- Description
- A collection of five rings set with turquoise stones. (a) heavy square stone, 2.3x.9x1.9, rough, heavy, silver ring with large square, slightly domed, turquoise stone set at front. Light blue stone spotted with green at one corner, ring slightly askew. A single design deeply stamped on band each si…
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- Title
- Collection Ring
- Date
- 1935 – 1968
- Material
- metal; stone
- Dimensions
- 2.3 x 0.9 x 1.9 cm
- Description
- A collection of five rings set with turquoise stones. (a) heavy square stone, 2.3x.9x1.9, rough, heavy, silver ring with large square, slightly domed, turquoise stone set at front. Light blue stone spotted with green at one corner, ring slightly askew. A single design deeply stamped on band each side of front, handmade. (b) turquoise band 2.1x3x2.0, simple, narrow silver band with raised strip in front containing three narrow, rectangular stones of turquoise. Stones set in flush with silver, and separated by lines of silver between. (c) six separate round stones, 2.2x4x2.0, narrow silver band with six, small, round stones of turquoise set side by side along the front. Three chevrons incised either side of front on band. (d) five separate square stones, 2.2x6x2.0, as (c), but square stones. Small silver disk at each side of front on band. (e) copper band, 2.2x8x2.0, narrow copper band with five, small, separate, uniformly coloured, turquoise stones set side by side along front. Small copper knob juts out from band on each side of each stone. Tag attached in Catharine’s handwriting: “Christine Ear pawned for $20.00/ Nov. 10th ‘78”
- Subject
- Whyte home
- households
- adornment
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0177 a-e
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- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 103.02.0019
- Description
- A long narrow comb carved of wood with the profile of a human head forming the handle. The comb has long pointed teeth.
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- Title
- Comb
- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 6.0 x 29.0 cm
- Description
- A long narrow comb carved of wood with the profile of a human head forming the handle. The comb has long pointed teeth.
- Subject
- households
- grooming
- decorative
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.02.0019
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- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 103.02.0020
- Description
- A long narrow comb carved of wood with the handle curving in from the teeth and then flaring out again to be cut off in a straight line with a small arch shape in the middle of the top.
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- Title
- Comb
- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 0.6 x 6.1 x 25.5 cm
- Description
- A long narrow comb carved of wood with the handle curving in from the teeth and then flaring out again to be cut off in a straight line with a small arch shape in the middle of the top.
- Subject
- households
- grooming
- decorative
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.02.0020
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- Date
- 1930 – 1979
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 103.02.0040
- Description
- A small pocket sized comb with arched spine, cut from a slice of wood. Teeth are evenly spaced and follow the shape of the spine on inside, but straight across bottom, and are slightly pointed with one thick tooth at each end. Comb thicker at spine and tapering to point at tip of teeth, medium brow…
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- Title
- Comb
- Date
- 1930 – 1979
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 3.8 x 0.7 x 12.2 cm
- Description
- A small pocket sized comb with arched spine, cut from a slice of wood. Teeth are evenly spaced and follow the shape of the spine on inside, but straight across bottom, and are slightly pointed with one thick tooth at each end. Comb thicker at spine and tapering to point at tip of teeth, medium brown hardwood with grain showing.
- Subject
- households
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.02.0040
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Commemorative Cushion Cover
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- Date
- 1935
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.1078
- Description
- A hand-embroidered and stitched, linen, commemorative cushion cover to honour King George V’s Jubilee. The top of the cushion has a banner stitched in a blue wool/cotton mix; it reads “KING GEORGE V”. There is a line of red stitches before and after the letters. The middle of the cushion has an emb…
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- Title
- Commemorative Cushion Cover
- Date
- 1935
- Dimensions
- 45.0 x 41.0 cm
- Description
- A hand-embroidered and stitched, linen, commemorative cushion cover to honour King George V’s Jubilee. The top of the cushion has a banner stitched in a blue wool/cotton mix; it reads “KING GEORGE V”. There is a line of red stitches before and after the letters. The middle of the cushion has an emblem of a shield, stitched in dark brown to denote the edge, the middle part is filled in with brown dye. There is an outline of a beaver embroidered in light brown silk thread; the body of the beaver is dyed light brown. He is on a light green, silk thread, embroidered log with a light brown-dyed background. The shield is dyed yellow. Under that, obscuring most of the shield, is the outline of a maple leaf, with veins and a stem stitched in different shades of green silk thread, and on either side of the maple leaf is a part of a flag; blue and white outline on the viewer’s left, and white, red and blue on the viewer’s right. Two brown, silk, embroidered flag staffs extend from either end. The bottom has a banner stitched in a blue wool/cotton mix; it reads “1910 JUBILEE 1935”. It has been mended with yellow thread in places. The years are stitched in red the rest in blue. On various parts of the cushion cover the blue-coloured pattern shows through the stitching. There is a red and white cord on the outside edges and red piping sewn on the inside edge.
- Subject
- households
- crafts
- commemorative
- Credit
- Gift of Katie Byers, 2009
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.1078
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- Date
- 1935 – 1945
- Material
- metal; plastic; glass; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.02.0055
- Description
- A small, flat, rectangular, brass case trimmed with aqua plastic. Case hinged across back with small, square latch at front which hooks over small, rolled, metal tab. Aqua plastic sides give effect of panel moulding, grooved square of aqua at lower centre of top just above latch. Engraved round sea…
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- Title
- Compact
- Date
- 1935 – 1945
- Material
- metal; plastic; glass; fibre
- Dimensions
- 1.0 x 4.0 x 5.5 cm
- Description
- A small, flat, rectangular, brass case trimmed with aqua plastic. Case hinged across back with small, square latch at front which hooks over small, rolled, metal tab. Aqua plastic sides give effect of panel moulding, grooved square of aqua at lower centre of top just above latch. Engraved round seal depicting woman and goat just above, back patterned with vertical lines on the brass, with "Coty" at middle. Inside top is rectangular mirror in brass frame, with shallow well in bottom holding rectangular cake of compressed beige powder. Rectangular, aqua, satin applicator pad with napped fabric on underside, and small cord loop for lifting at one corner of top. Signature "Coty" in gold across top.
- Subject
- households
- animal
- goat
- figure
- woman
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.02.0055
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- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- metal; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0528 a-d
- Description
- (a-b) Mustard pot and very small spoon included in set. Back of spoon handle stamped EPNS. Spoon fits into notch in mustard pot lid. Mustard pot is cylindrical, flat-based with blue glass cylindrical removable container. Mustard pot handle has hinged lid and has diagonal open-slate design plus a fi…
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- Title
- Condiment Set
- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- metal; glass
- Dimensions
- 4.9 x 3.9 x 6.0 cm
- Description
- (a-b) Mustard pot and very small spoon included in set. Back of spoon handle stamped EPNS. Spoon fits into notch in mustard pot lid. Mustard pot is cylindrical, flat-based with blue glass cylindrical removable container. Mustard pot handle has hinged lid and has diagonal open-slate design plus a fixed crest, “SS Sailing Ship, Duchess of Bedford”. Base of mustard pot stamped ”EPNS Made in England”.(c-d) Salt and pepper similar frame design as mustard pot and contain blue glass cylindrical containers, dome flush fitted tops, same affixed crest, both stamped “EPNS” on base, note corrosion on pepper container.
- Subject
- households
- souvenir
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0528 a-d
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Cosmetic Container
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- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.02.0048
- Description
- Rounded, squat container which splits into two separate pieces, each piece having a loop handle and than re-joins for carrying. One exterior is plain design, other half exterior has concentric ring design. The decorated half shows charring or black substance inside bowl. Other half appears unused.
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- Title
- Cosmetic Container
- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 2.6 x 4.4 x 5.0 cm
- Description
- Rounded, squat container which splits into two separate pieces, each piece having a loop handle and than re-joins for carrying. One exterior is plain design, other half exterior has concentric ring design. The decorated half shows charring or black substance inside bowl. Other half appears unused.
- Subject
- households
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.02.0048
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- Date
- 1935 – 1950
- Material
- ivory
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.0020
- Description
- An ivory crochet hook, "USA size 6", tapering slightly to a hook formed from a notch cut into the ivory. 2.8 cm at other end carved with two sets of double rings around, with a small round knob at the end.
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- Title
- Crochet Hook
- Date
- 1935 – 1950
- Material
- ivory
- Dimensions
- 0.5 x 12.7 cm
- Description
- An ivory crochet hook, "USA size 6", tapering slightly to a hook formed from a notch cut into the ivory. 2.8 cm at other end carved with two sets of double rings around, with a small round knob at the end.
- Subject
- households
- hobbies
- craft
- crochet
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.0020
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- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0058
- Description
- Trimmed footed, cylindrical, beige earthenware crock transparent glaze inside and outside. Stamp on outside "Medalta Potteries Ltd. Medicine Hat, Alberta". Chip on base 1.8 x .5 cm, ridged rim.
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- Title
- Crock
- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 22.1 x 19.6 cm
- Description
- Trimmed footed, cylindrical, beige earthenware crock transparent glaze inside and outside. Stamp on outside "Medalta Potteries Ltd. Medicine Hat, Alberta". Chip on base 1.8 x .5 cm, ridged rim.
- Subject
- households
- kitchen
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0058
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- Date
- prior to 1959
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.1022
- Description
- Tall green ceramic pot with two handles. Inside of the crock is a cream colour. On bottom in hand lettering: "Medalta".
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- Title
- Crock
- Date
- prior to 1959
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 22.7 cm
- Description
- Tall green ceramic pot with two handles. Inside of the crock is a cream colour. On bottom in hand lettering: "Medalta".
- Credit
- Gift of Olive Beil, Banff, 1982
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.1022
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- Date
- 1933 – 1960
- Material
- hair
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0127 a-c
- Description
- A pair of cuffs and matching scarf knit in a series of navy blue, white red, and light blue horizontal stripes. (a,b) cuffs, knit in ribbing with single hole in one side of each to accommodate thumb and hold cuffs in place. (c) scarf, tube knit and closed at both ends.
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- Title
- Cuff; Scarf Set
- Date
- 1933 – 1960
- Material
- hair
- Dimensions
- 10.5 x 13.0 cm
- Description
- A pair of cuffs and matching scarf knit in a series of navy blue, white red, and light blue horizontal stripes. (a,b) cuffs, knit in ribbing with single hole in one side of each to accommodate thumb and hold cuffs in place. (c) scarf, tube knit and closed at both ends.
- Subject
- households
- winter
- hobbies
- painting
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0127 a-c
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Cufflink Collection
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- Date
- 1930 – 1945
- Material
- metal; skin; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0157 a-g
- Description
- A collection of two pairs of cufflinks, one pair of studs, plus four odd studs contained in small, square, blue jewellery case. Case, 6.3 2.8 x 6.3, square with slightly domed lid hinged at back, Metal covered with blue leather embossed with diamond pattern and gold line design framing lid, lined …
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- Title
- Cufflink Collection
- Date
- 1930 – 1945
- Material
- metal; skin; fibre
- Description
- A collection of two pairs of cufflinks, one pair of studs, plus four odd studs contained in small, square, blue jewellery case. Case, 6.3 2.8 x 6.3, square with slightly domed lid hinged at back, Metal covered with blue leather embossed with diamond pattern and gold line design framing lid, lined with cream coloured fabric, and black velvet with raised, slotted ridge along back. (a) nacre cufflinks, 1.5 x 2.3 x 1.5, pair two octagonal, nacre, disks framed in gold and joined by a single gold link through rings at the back. (b) gold cufflinks, 1.6 x 1.9 x 1.3, pair, two flat, eight sided, oblong plates with decorative line following shape, joined by single, solid, gold, bar link attached through rings at back.(c) gold studs, .9 x 1.0 x diam, pair, flat, round, disks with rolled edge and short shaft rising from centre terminating in small gold ball. (d) gold stud (1.0 h x 1.5 diam) - single stud constructed in same manner as (c) but gold ball at end of shaft is flattened. e) gold stud (1.2 h x 1.4 diam) - as (d) but smaller. (f) pearl stud, 1.5 h x 1.4 diam, flat, nacre button with short gold shaft riveted through centre and terminating in a flattened gold ball. (g) pearl stud, 1.5 x 1.5 diam, as (f) but shaft does not go through button, and flat gold knob pulls apart from shaft with long pin which snaps into the hollow shaft.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- households
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0157 a-g
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- Date
- 1930 – 1930
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0171 a,b
- Description
- A matched cup and saucer. The cup nips in at the bottom and then flares out to the base. Both pieces are white with a pressed relief design around the rim of saucer and at the bottom exterior of the cup. Both pieces are marked “Wedgewood Patrician, USA Des. Patent 74009” and “Made in England”.
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- Title
- Cup And Saucer
- Date
- 1930 – 1930
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 5.5 (b) cm
- Description
- A matched cup and saucer. The cup nips in at the bottom and then flares out to the base. Both pieces are white with a pressed relief design around the rim of saucer and at the bottom exterior of the cup. Both pieces are marked “Wedgewood Patrician, USA Des. Patent 74009” and “Made in England”.
- Subject
- households
- social customs
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0171 a,b
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- Date
- 1931 – 1945
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0119 a,b
- Description
- Two very light coloured pine plywood cupboards with two drawers above cupboard doors. Top drawer is 11 cm. high and 55.5 cm. long, second drawer on each is 13 cm. high and 55.5 cm. long. Each cupboard door is on two hinges. Doors conceal three pine plywood shelves, two of which have not been staine…
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- Title
- Cupboard
- Date
- 1931 – 1945
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 102.0 x 42.5 x 71.0 cm
- Description
- Two very light coloured pine plywood cupboards with two drawers above cupboard doors. Top drawer is 11 cm. high and 55.5 cm. long, second drawer on each is 13 cm. high and 55.5 cm. long. Each cupboard door is on two hinges. Doors conceal three pine plywood shelves, two of which have not been stained. Handles, screwed onto drawers and cupboard doors, are polyhedron shaped, almost rectangular, blocks of wood. Each drawer has one horizontal handle, 27.5 cm. long by 3 cm. deep, door panel handles are vertical, 15 x 3 cm. Base of each cupboard is 7.5 cm. high, indented 2 cm. from front. Sides continue uninterrupted from floor to top of cupboard. Pressed board back terminates 7.5 cm. from floor. Plain 1 x 2.5 cm. pine molding frames top. (a) and (b) are identical except that (b) has an air vent built into base and a portion cut out of its bottom left side with a piece of sheet metal surrounding cut-out.
- Subject
- households
- furniture
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0119 a,b
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- Date
- 1935 – 1950
- Material
- wood; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0125
- Description
- Rectangular vertical cupboard with two doors on upper third which meet and fit snugly together in center (each door 28.5 x 27.5 cm.). Large single door below (62.5 x 55.5). Door handles are small square blocks of wood screwed into doors from back. Bottom door fastened shut by a wooden block which t…
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- Title
- Cupboard
- Date
- 1935 – 1950
- Material
- wood; metal
- Dimensions
- 106.0 x 37.0 x 68.5 cm
- Description
- Rectangular vertical cupboard with two doors on upper third which meet and fit snugly together in center (each door 28.5 x 27.5 cm.). Large single door below (62.5 x 55.5). Door handles are small square blocks of wood screwed into doors from back. Bottom door fastened shut by a wooden block which turns horizontally to close and vertically to open. At least two different types of wood used, a red-brown soft wood is used for the most part, a blond wood is used for baseboard (front) and a light coloured wood is used on outer borders of upper doors.
- Subject
- households
- furniture
- Sam Ward
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0125
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