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Date
1950 – 1970
Material
metal; skin; fibre
Catalogue Number
103.08.0373 a-c
Description
A collection of three change purses, each with metal frame which snaps shut with twist knob. (a) red leather, pouch hangs from "brass" frame opening to two separate pockets with metal frame supporting wall between, lined with tan coloured, suede like fabric. Knobs on outer frame snap around square…
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Title
Change Purse
Date
1950 – 1970
Material
metal; skin; fibre
Dimensions
8.8 x 2.8 x 14.6 cm
Description
A collection of three change purses, each with metal frame which snaps shut with twist knob. (a) red leather, pouch hangs from "brass" frame opening to two separate pockets with metal frame supporting wall between, lined with tan coloured, suede like fabric. Knobs on outer frame snap around square flange on middle frame. (b) printed fabric, brown with bold, bright, swirling floral pattern. Deep square with hinged "brass" frame along top and down sides. Triangular, folded gussets inside form sides when open, lined with dark blue fake leather. (c) brass screening, truncated oblate spherold shape with circular frame supporting shaped brass screening forming body. Hinged at flattened bottom, contains ten Canadian pennies, and one U.S. penny.
Subject
Whyte home
personal
accessories
travel
souvenir
households
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.08.0373 a-c
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Date
1950 – 1970
Material
fibre
Catalogue Number
103.04.1040
Description
A light blue head square. One quadrant has a very colourful picture of a moose surrounded by bushes and brown humps. The background has brown hills with very colourful foliage. Below the picture in red is: "Field, B.C." Small tag stitched to hem: "Made in Japan"
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Title
Kerchief
Date
1950 – 1970
Material
fibre
Dimensions
70.0 x 70.0 cm
Description
A light blue head square. One quadrant has a very colourful picture of a moose surrounded by bushes and brown humps. The background has brown hills with very colourful foliage. Below the picture in red is: "Field, B.C." Small tag stitched to hem: "Made in Japan"
Subject
souvenir
Field, B.C.
Credit
Gift of Chui Mei Yee, Calgary, 1995
Catalogue Number
103.04.1040
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Date
1958
Material
paper
Catalogue Number
105.01.1017
Description
Round paper decal, Indigenous person in headdress centered with a red band around with "Calgary Stampede July 7 to 12 1958 Calgary Alberta Canada
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Title
Advertising Decal
Date
1958
Material
paper
Description
Round paper decal, Indigenous person in headdress centered with a red band around with "Calgary Stampede July 7 to 12 1958 Calgary Alberta Canada
Subject
Calgary Stampede
souvenir
Indigenous
Credit
Gift of Maxine Bishop, Calgary, 1992
Catalogue Number
105.01.1017
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Date
1954 – 1959
Material
metal
Catalogue Number
109.03.3001 a-d
Description
Four foreign coins: (a) 2.5 cm dia. Round copper coin with hole in middle. Marked: "Rhodesia and Nyasaland one penny 1957” and on the reverse ”QUEEN ELIZABETH THE SECOND” with two elephants standing on thier hind legs below a crown. (b) 2.5 cm. dia. Copper coin marked: "Great Britain half pen…
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Title
Coin
Date
1954 – 1959
Material
metal
Dimensions
2.5 (a,b); 2.3 (c); 2.8 (d) x 2.5 (a,b); 2.3 (c); 2.8 (d) cm
Description
Four foreign coins: (a) 2.5 cm dia. Round copper coin with hole in middle. Marked: "Rhodesia and Nyasaland one penny 1957” and on the reverse ”QUEEN ELIZABETH THE SECOND” with two elephants standing on thier hind legs below a crown. (b) 2.5 cm. dia. Copper coin marked: "Great Britain half penny 1959" with a boat, and on the reverse a right facing profile of Queen Elizabeth II with “+ ELIZABETH - II - DEI - GRATIA - REGINA - F - D” around the outer edge.(c) 2.3 cm. dia. Silver coloured coin with "Great Britian one shilling 1954 FID DEF" around a crest with rampant lion topped with a crown, and on the other side a profile of Queen Elizabeth and “REGINA + ELIZABETH - II - DEI GRATIA.” (d) 2.8 cm. dia. East European silver coin with two figures on one side with “henav zwelfhvn dert jahrfeier 754 - 1954” around the edge, and the side other has design of 3 sheaves and half a gear with “henav + algetshavsen + nieder - e oberstetten + stdzenberst + vzwil + neidervzwil” around the edge.
Subject
Indigenous
souvenir
currency
travel
England
Europe
Africa
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
109.03.3001 a-d
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