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Climbing Piton
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact108.04.1157
- Date
- 1960
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1157
- Description
- A hand-forged, thin-blade piton for micro cracks called a ‘RURP’, an acronym for Realized Ultimate Reality Piton. The tapered blade is short and fine on the end; there are two holes on the wider, thicker end for rings. Engraved with “LONGWARE” and also “H G”.
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- Title
- Climbing Piton
- Date
- 1960
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 3.0 x 3.1 cm
- Description
- A hand-forged, thin-blade piton for micro cracks called a ‘RURP’, an acronym for Realized Ultimate Reality Piton. The tapered blade is short and fine on the end; there are two holes on the wider, thicker end for rings. Engraved with “LONGWARE” and also “H G”.
- Subject
- sports
- climbing
- Hans Gmoser
- Credit
- Gift of Hans and Margaret Gmoser, Harvie Heights, 1991
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1157
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- Date
- 1960
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1159 a-d
- Description
- A carabiner with three pitons hanging from it:(a) an aluminum carabiner (10.5X5.0cm wide) with non-locking gate mechanism on the gate; on one side engraved “H” and then “P. ALLAIN 1600 Kg” in raised block lettering,“G”, on opposite side in raised lettering, on the other “BREVETTE S G D G”.(b) a met…
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- Title
- Climbing Piton
- Date
- 1960
- Material
- metal
- Description
- A carabiner with three pitons hanging from it:(a) an aluminum carabiner (10.5X5.0cm wide) with non-locking gate mechanism on the gate; on one side engraved “H” and then “P. ALLAIN 1600 Kg” in raised block lettering,“G”, on opposite side in raised lettering, on the other “BREVETTE S G D G”.(b) a metal piton (14.5x3.3cm wide) with the blade, instead of being flat, is positioned slightly sideways; engraved in script on the ‘handle’ portion “Charlet Moser” in block letters “CHAMONIX” . There is a white shop label glued on one side of the blade, in blue lettering “3 7 Premier Cycle & Sports 110 F”.(c) a trowel-shaped vertical piton (11.5x3.0cm), thin flat blade and high raised ‘handle’. This type of knife or blade was very popular in the Rockies. Commonly called the ‘Ace of Spades’. Raised “0” on the blade and “R. CASSIN” on viewer’s right and “ITALY” on the other. an “0” on the top part of the blade. Remnants of a piece of tape “1/74” indiscernable.(d) a hand-forged horizontal piton with a flat blade at one end and raised ‘handle’ at the other with a round hole to put a carabiner through. ‘LOST”, the diamond-shaped logo, “ARROW”.
- Subject
- sports
- climbing
- Hans Gmoser
- Credit
- Gift of Hans and Margaret Gmoser, Harvie Heights, 1991
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1159 a-d
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- Date
- 1960
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1161 a-c
- Description
- A carabiner with two pitons attached:(a) a thick, soft iron D-ring carabiner (10.3x6.7cm wide) with a hinged gate, but no safety bar. Stencilled in “H G”, followed by engraved “CASSIN” surrounded by part oval logo.(b) a horizontal piton (16.5cmx4.0cm wide) made out of soft iron, with a flat blade a…
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- Title
- Climbing Piton
- Date
- 1960
- Material
- metal
- Description
- A carabiner with two pitons attached:(a) a thick, soft iron D-ring carabiner (10.3x6.7cm wide) with a hinged gate, but no safety bar. Stencilled in “H G”, followed by engraved “CASSIN” surrounded by part oval logo.(b) a horizontal piton (16.5cmx4.0cm wide) made out of soft iron, with a flat blade at one end and raised ‘handle’ at the other with a round hole to put a carabiner through. Engraved on the handle “AUSTRIA STUBAI”. A yellow sales label with black printing “BAROTTO CALGARY “$1.10 EA”. Hand printed in green ink “VERTICAL”.(c) a vertical piton (16.5x3.8cm wide) made out of soft iron, with flat blade and handle, engraved “MADE IN AUSTRIA STUBAI” remnants of a shop’s yellow sales label with black lettering “BAROTTO CALGAR” with the Y partially missing.
- Subject
- sports
- climbing
- Hans Gmoser
- Credit
- Gift of Hans and Margaret Gmoser, Harvie Heights, 1991
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1161 a-c
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- Date
- 1960 – 1970
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1047 a-d
- Description
- Various shaped blades (a) 8.2x2.7x2.8, blade off to the side (b) 7.8x4.0x1.8, blade centered, tip turned down, "3" stamped on blade (c) 8.3x3.7x2.3, blade centered, "50"stamped on blade (d) 9.0x4.0x1.2, blade centered. "8" stamped on blade.
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- Title
- Climbing Piton
- Date
- 1960 – 1970
- Material
- metal
- Description
- Various shaped blades (a) 8.2x2.7x2.8, blade off to the side (b) 7.8x4.0x1.8, blade centered, tip turned down, "3" stamped on blade (c) 8.3x3.7x2.3, blade centered, "50"stamped on blade (d) 9.0x4.0x1.2, blade centered. "8" stamped on blade.
- Subject
- sports
- climbing
- Chic Scott
- Credit
- Gift of Charles (Chic) Scott, Cochrane, 1987
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1047 a-d
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Medicine Cabinet
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact102.03.0079
- 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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- Date
- 1960 – 1970
- Material
- metal; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0062
- Description
- Contemporary, aluminium lined, copper covered teakettle. Oblate spheroid shape with ridge at girth, and at top is short vertical rim into which a domed, black knobbed lid sits. Two curved, vertical brackets of brass terminate at top in horizontal wood handle, steam hole in lid. Curved spout at gir…
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- Title
- Teakettle
- Date
- 1960 – 1970
- Material
- metal; wood
- Dimensions
- 21.5 x 20.3 x 24.5 cm
- Description
- Contemporary, aluminium lined, copper covered teakettle. Oblate spheroid shape with ridge at girth, and at top is short vertical rim into which a domed, black knobbed lid sits. Two curved, vertical brackets of brass terminate at top in horizontal wood handle, steam hole in lid. Curved spout at girth. Stamp "Made in Portugal" at top of rear brass handle bracket.
- Subject
- households
- kitchen
- decorative
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0062
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- Date
- 1830 – 1900
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0064
- Description
- Flat based, deep oval teakettle with straight sides which at top slope inwards and up to oval brass rimmed opening into which rounded copper lid with brass knob fits. Two vertical brass brackets curve up to hold cylindrical, horizontal, hollow copper handle. Long curved spout on one end. Stamped on…
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- Title
- Teakettle
- Date
- 1830 – 1900
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 23.0 x 14.5 x 26.5 cm
- Description
- Flat based, deep oval teakettle with straight sides which at top slope inwards and up to oval brass rimmed opening into which rounded copper lid with brass knob fits. Two vertical brass brackets curve up to hold cylindrical, horizontal, hollow copper handle. Long curved spout on one end. Stamped on bottom a cross hatched pattern with letter "B" within circle, possibly an "R" as well. Stamped in centre of base is "5". Base dented, bottom is dove-tailed to the body.
- Subject
- households
- kitchen
- decorative
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0064
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