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- Date
- 1965 – 1980
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1181
- Description
- One pin in shape of Bighorn sheep head, green band below with “I.D. #8”
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- Title
- Pin
- Date
- 1965 – 1980
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 2.0 x 1.7 cm
- Description
- One pin in shape of Bighorn sheep head, green band below with “I.D. #8”
- Subject
- Improvement District #8
- I.D. #8
- Bighorn
- Credit
- Gift of Phyllis H. Horpenuk, Banff, 1998
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1181
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- Date
- 1965 – 1970
- Material
- skin; glass; metal; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1153
- Description
- One men’s beaded buckskin jacket. Buckskin fringe from yoke and along jacket bottom. Beadwork on yoke, cuffs, pockets and along front placket, floral design in red, blue, green, orange and white. Beige fabric lining.
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- Title
- Beaded Jacket
- Date
- 1965 – 1970
- Material
- skin; glass; metal; fibre
- Description
- One men’s beaded buckskin jacket. Buckskin fringe from yoke and along jacket bottom. Beadwork on yoke, cuffs, pockets and along front placket, floral design in red, blue, green, orange and white. Beige fabric lining.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- regalia
- beadwork
- Andy Russell
- Credit
- Gift of Andy Russell, Waterton Park, 1999
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1153
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- Date
- 1968 – 1974
- Material
- metal; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 104.03.1020
- Description
- 5 metal dog tags, attached to rectangular leather fob, National Parks Canada, 1968-1974.
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- Title
- Animal Tag
- Date
- 1968 – 1974
- Material
- metal; skin
- Description
- 5 metal dog tags, attached to rectangular leather fob, National Parks Canada, 1968-1974.
- Credit
- Gift of Tom Boon, Sidney, 1999
- Catalogue Number
- 104.03.1020
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- Date
- 1965 – 1985
- Material
- metal; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1118
- Description
- Kelty framepack, red nylon fabric pack with aluminum frame, padded shoulder straps and hip belt. Manufacturer’s label on top flap of pack: “KELTY Pack. SUN VALLEY, CALIF. 91352”
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- Title
- Backpack
- Date
- 1965 – 1985
- Material
- metal; fibre
- Dimensions
- 74.0 x 38.0 cm
- Description
- Kelty framepack, red nylon fabric pack with aluminum frame, padded shoulder straps and hip belt. Manufacturer’s label on top flap of pack: “KELTY Pack. SUN VALLEY, CALIF. 91352”
- Subject
- sports
- climbing
- hiking
- Arnold Wexler
- Credit
- Gift of Arnold Wexler (Estate), Allentown, United States, 1999
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1118
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Climbing Chocks
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact108.04.1131
- Date
- 1960 – 1980
- Material
- metal; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1131
- Description
- 7 various climbing chocks: 1 #9 hexcentric chock manufactured by Chouinard Equipment, slung with purple nylon rope; 1 smaller hexcentric chock, slung with purple and orange nylon perlon; 3 wedge chocks, various sizes, possibly custom machined, 1 slung with purple and orange nylon perlon and 2 slung…
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- Title
- Climbing Chocks
- Date
- 1960 – 1980
- Material
- metal; fibre
- Description
- 7 various climbing chocks: 1 #9 hexcentric chock manufactured by Chouinard Equipment, slung with purple nylon rope; 1 smaller hexcentric chock, slung with purple and orange nylon perlon; 3 wedge chocks, various sizes, possibly custom machined, 1 slung with purple and orange nylon perlon and 2 slung with orange and purple nylon perlon; 2 wire copperheads (chocks) slung with metal cable and suaged with copper.
- Subject
- sports
- climbing
- Arnold Wexler
- Credit
- Gift of Arnold Wexler (Estate), Allentown, United States, 1999
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1131
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- Date
- 1960 – 1965
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1132 a-c
- Description
- 3 metal ice screws of varying sizes, all marked with purple tape. Manufacturer’s marks stamped: a) “SALEWA. D.B.P.”; b) “STUBAI MARWA. AUSTRIA”; c) “CASSIN. ITALY”.
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- Title
- Ice Screw
- Date
- 1960 – 1965
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 6.0 x 19.0 cm
- Description
- 3 metal ice screws of varying sizes, all marked with purple tape. Manufacturer’s marks stamped: a) “SALEWA. D.B.P.”; b) “STUBAI MARWA. AUSTRIA”; c) “CASSIN. ITALY”.
- Subject
- sports
- climbing
- Maurice Legris
- Credit
- Gift of Maurice Legris, Edmonton, 2000
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1132 a-c
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- Date
- 1966 – 1967
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 109.03.0020 a,b
- Description
- Two American coins. a) Round silver quarter, eagle with outstretched wings standing on branch above laurels. “UNITED STATES OF AMERICA E PLURIBUS UNUM” at top and “QUARTER DOLLAR” at bottom edge. Back: left profile of George Washington, “LIBERTY” above, “IN GOD WE TRUST” at left, “1966” at bottom. …
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- Title
- Coin Money
- Date
- 1966 – 1967
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 2.3 x 2.3 cm
- Description
- Two American coins. a) Round silver quarter, eagle with outstretched wings standing on branch above laurels. “UNITED STATES OF AMERICA E PLURIBUS UNUM” at top and “QUARTER DOLLAR” at bottom edge. Back: left profile of George Washington, “LIBERTY” above, “IN GOD WE TRUST” at left, “1966” at bottom. b) round silver dime, Ahead of the motto "E • PLU RIB US • U NUM", an olive branch, a torch, and an oak branch symbolize respectively peace, liberty, and victory and are surrounded with the face value and the lettering "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA". Back: left side profile of Roosevelt, “LIBERTY” at left,”IN GOD WE TRUST” bottom left, “1967” bottom right.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- currency
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 109.03.0020 a,b
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- Date
- 1966
- Material
- cord; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0317
- Description
- A bolo style necktie consisting of woven light and navy blue cord with ribbed golden ends. A round brass medallion has been mounted on the tie at the throat. Front of medallion has a relief of two people in western dress on bull and horseback with “CALGARY STAMPEDE” above and “1966” below. Back of …
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- Title
- Bolo Necktie
- Date
- 1966
- Material
- cord; metal
- Dimensions
- 4.0 x 41.0 cm
- Description
- A bolo style necktie consisting of woven light and navy blue cord with ribbed golden ends. A round brass medallion has been mounted on the tie at the throat. Front of medallion has a relief of two people in western dress on bull and horseback with “CALGARY STAMPEDE” above and “1966” below. Back of medallion partly obscured by mounting hardware bust what is visible reads “SOUVENIR DOLLAR CALGARY ALBERTA CANADA THE STAMPEDE CITY”.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0317
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- Date
- 1969
- Material
- metal; cord
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0318
- Description
- A bolo style tie made of woven green cord that is capped with heavy silver metal tips at each end and held together at the neck with a silver coin. Coin has bust of a man in a bison hair and horn headdress with “BANFF CANADA” above “KIWANIS DOLLAR” below and “expires sept 30. 69” on either side. Ob…
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- Title
- Bolo Necktie
- Date
- 1969
- Material
- metal; cord
- Dimensions
- 3.5 x 43.5 cm
- Description
- A bolo style tie made of woven green cord that is capped with heavy silver metal tips at each end and held together at the neck with a silver coin. Coin has bust of a man in a bison hair and horn headdress with “BANFF CANADA” above “KIWANIS DOLLAR” below and “expires sept 30. 69” on either side. Obverse is partly obscured by mounting hardware but reads “INDIAN DAYS” at top and “1889-1969 VALUE ONE DOLLAR IN BANFF” at bottom.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0318
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- Date
- 1968
- Material
- paint; board; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.0079 a,b
- Description
- Two paintings signed by Harvey Baptiste. a) simple painting on canvas board. Large green field with brown cliffs in front and blue mountains and sky in background. b) very detailed parting of small lake with trees around it and mountain in background. Impressionist style. Painting is 19.5 cm x 23.5…
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- Title
- Oil Painting
- Date
- 1968
- Material
- paint; board; wood
- Dimensions
- 30.0 x 40.0 cm
- Description
- Two paintings signed by Harvey Baptiste. a) simple painting on canvas board. Large green field with brown cliffs in front and blue mountains and sky in background. b) very detailed parting of small lake with trees around it and mountain in background. Impressionist style. Painting is 19.5 cm x 23.5 cm and is in a thick blond wood frame. Size with frame is: 32.0 cm x 37.0 cm. Writing on back reads: “THE FLOOTING CLOUDS HARVEY [“AUBREY” is crossed out] BAPTISTE, MAY 14, 68”
- Subject
- Whyte home
- art
- paintings
- landscapes
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.0079 a,b
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- Date
- 1965
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.0167
- Description
- Small copper lapel pin . “ROY ANDERSEN PHOTOGRAPHY SKI PRO” us srenoed ariybd edge. In centre is relief of “Sunshine Sammy”, a furry figure with skis on and a camera around neck
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- Title
- Lapel Pin
- Date
- 1965
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 2.0 x 20. cm
- Description
- Small copper lapel pin . “ROY ANDERSEN PHOTOGRAPHY SKI PRO” us srenoed ariybd edge. In centre is relief of “Sunshine Sammy”, a furry figure with skis on and a camera around neck
- Subject
- ski
- Banff
- photography
- Roy Andersen
- Credit
- Gift of Roy Andersen, Banff, 2019
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.0167
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- Date
- 1967 – 1982
- Material
- fabric; plastic; nylon
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.0063
- Description
- A nylon Canadian flag with silver metal eyelets at top and bottom of pole edge and a short length of dark green cord tied to the uppermost eyelet.
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- Title
- Canadian Flag
- Date
- 1967 – 1982
- Material
- fabric; plastic; nylon
- Dimensions
- 36.5 x 79.1 cm
- Description
- A nylon Canadian flag with silver metal eyelets at top and bottom of pole edge and a short length of dark green cord tied to the uppermost eyelet.
- Credit
- Gift of Peter Spear, 2017
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.0063
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- Date
- 1968
- Material
- paper; cardboard
- Catalogue Number
- 102.07.0023
- Description
- A full blue matchbook with “MAC’S SHOE AND SPORTS SHOP ; BANFF - ALTA” printed in silver on one side and “BANFF CANADA’S CHOICE 1986 WINTER OLYMPICS” with the Olympic Rings below also in silver on the flap. “BANFF IS BEST” printed in silver on the spine of the flap.
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- Title
- Matchbook
- Date
- 1968
- Material
- paper; cardboard
- Dimensions
- 5.0 x 4.0 cm
- Description
- A full blue matchbook with “MAC’S SHOE AND SPORTS SHOP ; BANFF - ALTA” printed in silver on one side and “BANFF CANADA’S CHOICE 1986 WINTER OLYMPICS” with the Olympic Rings below also in silver on the flap. “BANFF IS BEST” printed in silver on the spine of the flap.
- Subject
- Peter Spear
- 1968 Olympics
- Winter Olympics
- Calgary Olympics
- commemorative
- memorabilia
- advertisement
- Credit
- Gift of Peter Spear, 2017
- Catalogue Number
- 102.07.0023
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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.
- Credit
- Gift of Nicholas Morant, Banff, 2006
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0097
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- Date
- 1962 – 1962
- Material
- wood; metal; leather
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0301
- Description
- Wooden carving of a mouse in a full-length dress holding a broom and standing in front of a mushroom next to a bucket with a metal handle. The mouse has a leather tail. The mushroom has an open door with a small carved-out space in the trunk of the mushroom and a small window to the right of the do…
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- Title
- Wood Carving
- Date
- 1962 – 1962
- Material
- wood; metal; leather
- Dimensions
- 33.3 x 29.9 cm
- Description
- Wooden carving of a mouse in a full-length dress holding a broom and standing in front of a mushroom next to a bucket with a metal handle. The mouse has a leather tail. The mushroom has an open door with a small carved-out space in the trunk of the mushroom and a small window to the right of the door. The cap of the mushroom extends over the mouse and has a chimney spout coming out the top - the chimney sits in a notch and is not attached to the mushroom. The base of the carving in done to look like flagstones and the back extends above the top of the mushroom and is decorated with carved trees, bushes, and flowers and tops with mountains. Carved into the back is “H w. S. Soulssy Soulp. ‘62.”
- Subject
- carving
- decorative art
- Credit
- Gift of Nicholas Morant, Banff, 2006
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0301
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Field Telephone
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- Date
- 1960 – 1979
- Material
- metal; plastic; fabric
- Catalogue Number
- 105.04.0007
- Description
- Northern Electric Field Telephone in metal container. The telephone handle, power cords, and rolled-up carry strap all housed inside the container. Adhered to the inside of the lid is a paper label demonstrating the electrical circuitry and stencilled on the top of the lid is “SS 2734” in black pai…
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- Title
- Field Telephone
- Date
- 1960 – 1979
- Material
- metal; plastic; fabric
- Dimensions
- 23.7 x 13.1 x 18.2 cm
- Description
- Northern Electric Field Telephone in metal container. The telephone handle, power cords, and rolled-up carry strap all housed inside the container. Adhered to the inside of the lid is a paper label demonstrating the electrical circuitry and stencilled on the top of the lid is “SS 2734” in black paint. There are thin metal brackets on both short sides to feed the fabric strap through. The hinged lid opens by pressing a black rubber button on one short side. This model telephone often used by Canadian Pacific Railway when all other forms of communication failed.
- Credit
- Gift of Nicholas Morant, Banff, 2006
- Catalogue Number
- 105.04.0007
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Portable Radiophone
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact105.04.0009
- Date
- 1960 – 1975
- Material
- metal; plastic; fabric
- Catalogue Number
- 105.04.0009
- Description
- Portable “HANDIE-TALKIE FM RADIOPHONE” made by Motorola and used by Canadian Pacific Railway. The main body is made up of two parts that latch together at both ends - the bottom part contains the batteries. Above the latches are loops where the carry strap clip in - the strap is also tied to the ha…
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- Title
- Portable Radiophone
- Date
- 1960 – 1975
- Material
- metal; plastic; fabric
- Dimensions
- 59.5 x 8.7 x 28.9 cm
- Description
- Portable “HANDIE-TALKIE FM RADIOPHONE” made by Motorola and used by Canadian Pacific Railway. The main body is made up of two parts that latch together at both ends - the bottom part contains the batteries. Above the latches are loops where the carry strap clip in - the strap is also tied to the handle of the radio by a length of string. The body of the radio is painted with horizontal black and yellow stripes and there are white windows with the “CP Rail” logo - on one side is a red and white sticker that reads “Chan 1 - 161.475 TX & RX - A.” The antenna is capped with a red plastic knob.The top of the box has a grille under the handle - possibly a vent - the handle itself has a metal inlay with the manufacturer details. Also on the top is the bracket mount for the hand-held radio mouthpiece, the mouthpiece and spiral cord, the plug for the mouthpiece cord, two dials, the radio antenna, and yellow labels that read “RADIO SHOP LOANER.”
- Credit
- Gift of Nicholas Morant, Banff, 2006
- Catalogue Number
- 105.04.0009
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- Date
- 1960 – 1979
- Material
- paper; plastic
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0108
- Description
- 31 individual Moiré filters in wax paper envelopes with instruction manuals in a repurposed Ansco Photographic Paper box. Filters are in various patterns and shapes and are coloured either black, pink, yellow, or teal.Moiré filters were used in developing photographs to create textured blocks of co…
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- Title
- Filters
- Date
- 1960 – 1979
- Material
- paper; plastic
- Dimensions
- 2.1 x 21.3 x 26.2 cm
- Description
- 31 individual Moiré filters in wax paper envelopes with instruction manuals in a repurposed Ansco Photographic Paper box. Filters are in various patterns and shapes and are coloured either black, pink, yellow, or teal.Moiré filters were used in developing photographs to create textured blocks of colour in order to enhance printed images, usually in advertisement. Moiré patterns are made by overlapping fine-line patterns (such as pinstripes) that are offset from each other at a slight angle - these patterns will appear and disappear depending on the resolution they appear in.
- Credit
- Gift of Nicholas Morant, Banff, 2006
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0108
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- Date
- 1960 – 1980
- Material
- metal; plastic; paper; glass;
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0119 a-g
- Description
- Rectangular shiny silver metal box with a lift-off lid. Contents of the box include two glass vignettes with edges wrapped in pale brown binding tape [one has a small tab on one side], a yellow-tinted “KODAK SERIES VI ADAPTER RING” mounted in metal, a circular black plastic “CRAFTMEN’S GUILD PICTOR…
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- Title
- Equipment Box
- Date
- 1960 – 1980
- Material
- metal; plastic; paper; glass;
- Dimensions
- 5.1 x 11.7 x 21.0 cm
- Description
- Rectangular shiny silver metal box with a lift-off lid. Contents of the box include two glass vignettes with edges wrapped in pale brown binding tape [one has a small tab on one side], a yellow-tinted “KODAK SERIES VI ADAPTER RING” mounted in metal, a circular black plastic “CRAFTMEN’S GUILD PICTORAL CONTROL” fixture with a clear central hole, a thin grey cardboard Kodak box with a strip of paper adhesive tape wrapped around the box holding the lid closed that has “2 1/4 x 3 1/4 Glasses for A - Assembly Enlarger” in blue ink [most likely written by Morant], a second thin Kodak cardboard box with a paper adhesive tape on the lid that has “MASKS for PRECISION A” written in black ink [probably by Morant] that contains wax paper envelopes of coloured celluloid masks, and a paper Canadian Pacific Railway envelope that contains wax paper envelopes of coloured celluloid masks.
- Credit
- Gift of Nicholas Morant, Banff, 2006
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0119 a-g
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- Date
- 1960 – 1970
- Material
- plastic; metal;
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0121
- Description
- A black plastic double lens reflex Bedford Flex camera. The camera takes 4x4 exposures but due to its poor quality was not considered a real twin lens reflex camera by many professional photographers - it would be better suited for amateurs or as a toy. The camera has the pop-open top viewfinder, t…
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- Title
- Toy Camera
- Date
- 1960 – 1970
- Material
- plastic; metal;
- Dimensions
- 11.0 x 7.5 x 7.5 cm
- Description
- A black plastic double lens reflex Bedford Flex camera. The camera takes 4x4 exposures but due to its poor quality was not considered a real twin lens reflex camera by many professional photographers - it would be better suited for amateurs or as a toy. The camera has the pop-open top viewfinder, two front-facing lenses with a black rubber lens cap, and a plastic carry strap attached to two metal brackets on either side of the camera.
- Subject
- Nicholas Morant
- photography
- camera
- toy camera
- Credit
- Gift of Nicholas Morant, Banff, 2006
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0121
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