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Date
1900 – 1940
Material
metal; fibre
Catalogue Number
108.04.1122
Description
Metal crampons with six points, olive green fabric straps with metal buckles. One crampon has “4B” and “B3” stamped on it, along with manufacturer’s marks: “A. PUPFAUF. WERNZEUGSCHMIED. FINSIEDELN. SCHWEIZ.” & “PRIMA”.
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Title
Ice Crampons
Date
1900 – 1940
Material
metal; fibre
Dimensions
7.0 x 12.0 x 27.0 cm
Description
Metal crampons with six points, olive green fabric straps with metal buckles. One crampon has “4B” and “B3” stamped on it, along with manufacturer’s marks: “A. PUPFAUF. WERNZEUGSCHMIED. FINSIEDELN. SCHWEIZ.” & “PRIMA”.
Subject
sports
climbing
packers and guides
Swiss guides
Ernest Feuz
Canadian Pacific Railway
Credit
Gift of Fred Feuz, Salmon Arm, 1999
Catalogue Number
108.04.1122
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Date
1900 – 1950
Material
metal; fibre; skin
Catalogue Number
108.04.1121 a,b
Description
Metal crampons with eight points, soldered in several places. Olive green fabric straps with leather tabs and metal buckles. One crampon stamped “3 BREIZ.”
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Title
Ice Crampons
Date
1900 – 1950
Material
metal; fibre; skin
Dimensions
7.0 x 12.0 x 28.0 cm
Description
Metal crampons with eight points, soldered in several places. Olive green fabric straps with leather tabs and metal buckles. One crampon stamped “3 BREIZ.”
Subject
sports
climbing
packers and guides
Swiss guides
Ernest Feuz
Canadian Pacific Railway
Credit
Gift of Fred Feuz, Salmon Arm, 1999
Catalogue Number
108.04.1121 a,b
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Date
1920 – 1999
Material
leather; metal; fabric; paper
Catalogue Number
104.41.0088
Description
A travel case made from some hard light-weight black material (possibly metal) with a hinged lid that closes with metal latches on either side of a latched lock. Metal brackets on all of the corners and reinforcing along all edges - wooden runners along the bottom of the case horizontally. There is…
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Title
Camera Case
Date
1920 – 1999
Material
leather; metal; fabric; paper
Dimensions
36.2 x 34.4 x 16.5 cm
Description
A travel case made from some hard light-weight black material (possibly metal) with a hinged lid that closes with metal latches on either side of a latched lock. Metal brackets on all of the corners and reinforcing along all edges - wooden runners along the bottom of the case horizontally. There is a leather strap that clips into loops on the short sides of the box as well as a leather travel tag. Attached to the leather strap is a yellow Canadian Pacific Railway travel tag with a piece of string. Throughout the exterior are various travel labels, mostly torn. On the lid is a white rectangular “Canadian Pacific” label that reads “Nicholas Morant, Special Photographer Canadian Pacific Ltd. care CP Transport” in typed text and “Banff Alta” written in black ink above a scratched out typed “Victoria, B.C.” Also on the lid is a piece of masking tape with “LEICA & FILM & ACCESSORIES” written in blue ink possibly by Nick Morant. The interior is lined with beige fabric and both the main body and the interior of the lid are divided into two equal compartments. In one of the body compartments are wooden slats that most likely sit on supports inside each part to create additional compartments at the bottom of the case, but they are not in place. The compartments in the lid are held closed with small pieces of leather that snap onto the front panels which hinge down on strips of brown fabric tape. Inside the case and lid compartments are a Leica camera and various accessories,
Subject
Nicholas Morant
photography
camera equipment
travel case
Canadian Pacific Railway
Credit
Gift of Nicholas Morant, Banff, 2006
Catalogue Number
104.41.0088
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Date
1940 – 1970
Material
leather; fabric; metal; glass; plastic; paper
Catalogue Number
104.41.0094 a-g
Description
Black leather hard-sided travel case with wooden runners along the bottom, brackets for a strap on both short sides, a hard leather/wooden handle on the lid (attached with metal loops), and a hinged lid with three clasps - the centre one of which has a keyhole. The exterior of the case has several …
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Title
Camera Case
Date
1940 – 1970
Material
leather; fabric; metal; glass; plastic; paper
Dimensions
31.8 x 24.9 x 42.8 cm
Description
Black leather hard-sided travel case with wooden runners along the bottom, brackets for a strap on both short sides, a hard leather/wooden handle on the lid (attached with metal loops), and a hinged lid with three clasps - the centre one of which has a keyhole. The exterior of the case has several torn and scuffed travel labels and stickers, as well as various paper travel tags attached to the lid handle and side brackets with pieces of string. The interior of the case is divided into five separate compartments and is lined in purple velvet - the interior of the lid is also divided into two velvet-lined compartments held closed with hinged doors and leather tabs/snaps. The contents of the case have been divided into six categories:b : camera and alternate lenses. Includes a black and silver Graflex Speed camera with a lens mounted on rails that slides forward and back with soft leather bellows and a viewfinder on top and a leather handle on one side. There are also two alternate regular lenses (one in a blue cardboard box with “SCHNEIDER OPTIK KREUZNACH” embossed in silver on the lid, and the other in a red velvet bag) and an expandable bellows lens with a yellow-tinted lens. Also included is a metal gauge used to determine the camera’s F stop that mounts to the top of the camera, housed in a red box with “LEITZ Germany Entfernungsmesser ‘Fokos’” embossed in gold on the lid. c : flash accessories. Includes two shiny silver lens cones (one of which is housed in a black fabric bag), two different handles - one of which is possibly an extender - housed in separate blue corduroy bags, two bulb mounts that attach the handles to the cones/bulbs (one made of black plastic and the other of black and grey metal) housed in a leopard-print fabric bag, a collection of cords and plugs used to attach the flash to the camera (one of which is housed in a small dark blue velvet bag), and three flashbulbs - two of which are clear but different sizes and the third is blue. d : various filters. Includes a total of 18 different filters, usually yellow, as well as four alternate view finders. All lenses are housed in containers, including black and yellow plastic Kodak cases, a red metal first-aid kit tin, and brown leather pouches that snap closed. Six filters and a short black spiral cord is housed in a small black leather box with a lid that snaps closed.e : slide magazines. Two black Graflex slide magazines to hold 4x5 negatives, as well as an extra magazine back (with a leather strap and snap) in a paper sleeve.f : various manuals. Manuals for various camera equipment/camera settings, some of which were tucked into a brown leather envelope. g : miscellaneous tools. Includes a brown leather pouch that contains a small pocket mirror (in a decorative leather sleeve embossed with gold), nail clippers, and tweezers, a block of wood with a small hole in the centre and “Triple Camera Mount Accessory. Spacer for WA Lense” typed on a sticker on the side painted white, two metal hoops that are possibly also spacers (one of which is adhered to a circular piece of paper), various screws, two small screwdrivers with yellow handles, a yellow plastic pouch with five tiny screwdrivers, and a ballpoint pen.
Subject
Nicholas Morant
photograph
camera equipment
lenses
Canadian Pacific Railway
Credit
Gift of Nicholas Morant, Banff, 2006
Catalogue Number
104.41.0094 a-g
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Date
1967 – 1990
Material
metal; plastic; fabric
Catalogue Number
104.41.0097
Description
Dull grey travel case with shiny metal corner brackets, reinforcements along the edges, handle on the lid, and two lockable clasps. A black label underneath the handle on the lid reads “ASAHI PENTAX 6x7 TAKUMAR 1:4 f=600mm ASAHI OPT. CO. JAPAN.” Attached to the handle is a brown leather travel tag …
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Title
Camera Case
Date
1967 – 1990
Material
metal; plastic; fabric
Dimensions
25.5 x 23.9 x 45.5 cm
Description
Dull grey travel case with shiny metal corner brackets, reinforcements along the edges, handle on the lid, and two lockable clasps. A black label underneath the handle on the lid reads “ASAHI PENTAX 6x7 TAKUMAR 1:4 f=600mm ASAHI OPT. CO. JAPAN.” Attached to the handle is a brown leather travel tag with a clear plastic window - visible through the window is a white card that reads “N Morant Special Photographer Public Relations and Advertising Canadian Pacific Banff, Alberta.”The interior of the case is lined with red velvet and consists of different-shaped supports throughout the main body and inside the lid. Case most likely used to house Pentax camera bodies and lenses.
Subject
Nicholas Morant
photography
camera equipment
Canadian Pacific Railway
Credit
Gift of Nicholas Morant, Banff, 2006
Catalogue Number
104.41.0097
Images
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