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Medicine Cabinet
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- Date
- 1830 – 1900
- Material
- wood; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0079
- Description
- Traditional Japanese household medicine or spice cabinet, 17 drawers, each affixed with brass pull, arrayed in four rows, five drawers in top row, and four in each of lower three rows.
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- Title
- Medicine Cabinet
- Date
- 1830 – 1900
- Material
- wood; metal
- Dimensions
- 23.3 x 8.1 x 32.0 cm
- Description
- Traditional Japanese household medicine or spice cabinet, 17 drawers, each affixed with brass pull, arrayed in four rows, five drawers in top row, and four in each of lower three rows.
- Subject
- households
- furnishings
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0079
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Medicine Cabinet
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- Date
- 1850 – 1880
- Material
- wood; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0126
- Description
- Japanese chest of dark, varnished wood with many drawers of various sizes, each carved with Japanese symbols painted red. Drawers have small brass ring pulls with small round backing plates. Drawers fit into box-like cubby holes. Fourteen drawers in all. Two sliding lid panels on top, cover compar…
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- Title
- Medicine Cabinet
- Date
- 1850 – 1880
- Material
- wood; metal
- Dimensions
- 36.0 x 24.0 x 56.0 cm
- Description
- Japanese chest of dark, varnished wood with many drawers of various sizes, each carved with Japanese symbols painted red. Drawers have small brass ring pulls with small round backing plates. Drawers fit into box-like cubby holes. Fourteen drawers in all. Two sliding lid panels on top, cover compartments beneath. Contents of drawers and compartments see Source Document.
- Subject
- households
- furniture
- Japanese
- E. S. Morse
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0126
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- Date
- 1930 – 1970
- Material
- wood; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 105.01.1023
- Description
- White metal sign, with “CABINS” and “NATIONAL PARKS OF CANADA” in blue lettering, attached to plywood backing. The wooden backing has a chain and wire hanger attached to reverse side.
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- Title
- Trade Sign
- Date
- 1930 – 1970
- Material
- wood; metal
- Dimensions
- 25.8 x 1.5 x 65.0 cm
- Description
- White metal sign, with “CABINS” and “NATIONAL PARKS OF CANADA” in blue lettering, attached to plywood backing. The wooden backing has a chain and wire hanger attached to reverse side.
- Subject
- tourism
- Parks Canada
- Credit
- Gift of Helen Shandruk, Banff, 2001
- Catalogue Number
- 105.01.1023
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- Date
- 1950 – 1980
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 105.01.1018 a-c
- Description
- Three dark brown wooden signs with cut-out letters “NO VACANCY,” “ROOMS” and “CABINS.”
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- Title
- Trade Sign
- Date
- 1950 – 1980
- Material
- wood
- Description
- Three dark brown wooden signs with cut-out letters “NO VACANCY,” “ROOMS” and “CABINS.”
- Subject
- businesses
- tourism
- crafts
- woodworking
- carpentry
- Credit
- Gift of Bertha Verkuil Davis, Calgary, 1991
- Catalogue Number
- 105.01.1018 a-c
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- Date
- 1950 – 1970
- Material
- metal; paper
- Catalogue Number
- 105.01.1019 a-c
- Description
- Two metal signs: “CABINS ROOMS” black letters on white background, and “ROOMS” blue letters on a cream background. One heavy paper stencil with “GARBAGE” cut out and cream-coloured paint around the letters.
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- Title
- Trade Sign
- Date
- 1950 – 1970
- Material
- metal; paper
- Description
- Two metal signs: “CABINS ROOMS” black letters on white background, and “ROOMS” blue letters on a cream background. One heavy paper stencil with “GARBAGE” cut out and cream-coloured paint around the letters.
- Subject
- businesses
- tourism
- Credit
- Gift of Bertha Verkuil Davis, Calgary, 1991
- Catalogue Number
- 105.01.1019 a-c
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- Date
- 1950 – 1980
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 105.01.1020
- Description
- Sign made in the shape of a house. The roof has red hexagonal shingles and the sides are painted white from the base to the middle. There are cut-out letters on the sides of the house “MODERN CABINS ROOMS” and “346 BANFF AVENUE.” Inside are shingles that have fallen off and a lightbulb with wire …
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- Title
- Trade Sign
- Date
- 1950 – 1980
- Material
- wood
- Description
- Sign made in the shape of a house. The roof has red hexagonal shingles and the sides are painted white from the base to the middle. There are cut-out letters on the sides of the house “MODERN CABINS ROOMS” and “346 BANFF AVENUE.” Inside are shingles that have fallen off and a lightbulb with wire and plug. Half of roof fallen off and placed inside.
- Subject
- businesses
- Banff
- tourism
- crafts
- woodworking
- carpentry
- Credit
- Gift of Bertha Verkuil Davis, Calgary, 1991
- Catalogue Number
- 105.01.1020
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- Date
- 1888 – 1915
- Material
- wood; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 105.01.1001
- Description
- Dr Brett's office sign, gold leaf lettering, 'Dr Brett' spelled in block, gold, laminated letters (5.3 x 3.7 ca) on black, set in a wood and glass frame.
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- Title
- Trade Sign
- Date
- 1888 – 1915
- Material
- wood; glass
- Dimensions
- 13.5 x 39.0 cm
- Description
- Dr Brett's office sign, gold leaf lettering, 'Dr Brett' spelled in block, gold, laminated letters (5.3 x 3.7 ca) on black, set in a wood and glass frame.
- Subject
- Dr. R. G. Brett
- office
- Credit
- Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Norman Tabuteau, Banff, 1966
- Catalogue Number
- 105.01.1001
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- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 105.01.1003 a,b
- Description
- Cast iron steer and cowboy trade signs from Burns Meat Market. (a) a molded cast iron steer (34.0 x 24.0) black paint over gold, running, 2 slotted metal pieces at either end of the bottom are for hanging the sign. (b)a molded cast iron cowboy (patterned in the image of Buffalo Bill) on a horse (32…
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- Title
- Trade Sign
- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 34.0 x 24.0 cm
- Description
- Cast iron steer and cowboy trade signs from Burns Meat Market. (a) a molded cast iron steer (34.0 x 24.0) black paint over gold, running, 2 slotted metal pieces at either end of the bottom are for hanging the sign. (b)a molded cast iron cowboy (patterned in the image of Buffalo Bill) on a horse (32.0 x 30.0) in chipping black paint over gold paint. Both pieces are done in a realistic manner.
- Subject
- towns
- buildings
- P. Burns Meat Market
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1966
- Catalogue Number
- 105.01.1003 a,b
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- Date
- 1950 – 1964
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 105.01.1005
- Description
- Louis S. Crosby's wooden door sign "L.S Crosby" spelled in gold letters with black borders, set on varnished wood.
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- Title
- Trade Sign
- Date
- 1950 – 1964
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 5.0 x 30.2 cm
- Description
- Louis S. Crosby's wooden door sign "L.S Crosby" spelled in gold letters with black borders, set on varnished wood.
- Subject
- Crosby, Louis S.
- Credit
- Gift of Brewster Transportation & Tours, Banff, 1985
- Catalogue Number
- 105.01.1005
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- Date
- 1880 – 1950
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.21.1005
- Description
- Rectangular wedge with one pointed end. Remnant of handle in hole at centre of wedge.
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- Title
- Wedge
- Date
- 1880 – 1950
- Material
- metal
- Description
- Rectangular wedge with one pointed end. Remnant of handle in hole at centre of wedge.
- Subject
- households
- Credit
- Gift of Unknown, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- 104.21.1005
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- Date
- 1830 – 1900
- Material
- metal, bronze
- Catalogue Number
- 104.49.0002
- Description
- A hand forged bronze T-shaped wedge with the thick body curved and edged at the bottom. The wedge has narrow arms and a flat head for driving.
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- Title
- Wedge
- Date
- 1830 – 1900
- Material
- metal, bronze
- Dimensions
- 1.4 x 9.5 x 9.5 cm
- Description
- A hand forged bronze T-shaped wedge with the thick body curved and edged at the bottom. The wedge has narrow arms and a flat head for driving.
- Subject
- households
- souvenirs
- tourism
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.49.0002
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