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Date
1890 – 1900
Material
wood; metal; paper; fibre; glass; skin
Catalogue Number
104.41.1105
Description
Wooden folding camera for 4” x 5” plates marked “American Optical Comp’y, New York, Seavill M’f’g. Co. Prop’ties” and inscribed underneath “Geo. Vaux 1715 Arch St.” In a 3-compartment hard canvas case with plate holder, shutter mechanism without lens, plate backing panels, wooden film spools and mi…
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Title
Folding Camera
Date
1890 – 1900
Material
wood; metal; paper; fibre; glass; skin
Dimensions
24.0 x 27.0 cm
Description
Wooden folding camera for 4” x 5” plates marked “American Optical Comp’y, New York, Seavill M’f’g. Co. Prop’ties” and inscribed underneath “Geo. Vaux 1715 Arch St.” In a 3-compartment hard canvas case with plate holder, shutter mechanism without lens, plate backing panels, wooden film spools and misc. camera parts. Closure on case marked “Pat. Mar. 89.”
Subject
photography
Vaux family
Credit
Gift of Molly Vaux, New York, USA, 1999
Catalogue Number
104.41.1105
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Date
1890 – 1900
Material
wood; metal; fibre
Catalogue Number
104.41.1106
Description
Wooden folding camera for 9” x 11” plates marked “The Eastman Dry Plate & Film Co. Rochester, N.Y.” The camera front panel with the lens and plate holder are missing.
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Title
Folding Camera
Date
1890 – 1900
Material
wood; metal; fibre
Dimensions
20.0 x 32.0 x 38.0 cm
Description
Wooden folding camera for 9” x 11” plates marked “The Eastman Dry Plate & Film Co. Rochester, N.Y.” The camera front panel with the lens and plate holder are missing.
Subject
photography
Vaux family
Credit
Gift of Molly Vaux, New York, USA, 1999
Catalogue Number
104.41.1106
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Date
1870 – 1900
Material
wood, leather, glass, metal
Catalogue Number
104.41.1049
Description
Folding plate camera with two plate holders; leather covered wood body with fold out bed; bellows - lens assembly rides on a brass track; distance indicator on left side "30" inscribed on the bed;optical viewfinder which tilts for use of vertical and horizontal shots; lens pole floats up/down on 2 …
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Title
Folding Camera
Date
1870 – 1900
Material
wood, leather, glass, metal
Dimensions
17.7 x 15.2 x 12.5 cm
Description
Folding plate camera with two plate holders; leather covered wood body with fold out bed; bellows - lens assembly rides on a brass track; distance indicator on left side "30" inscribed on the bed;optical viewfinder which tilts for use of vertical and horizontal shots; lens pole floats up/down on 2 posts, geared knob on left side; shutter selection above lens; aperture selection below; shutter release on right right; Bausch &Lomb Opt. Co. lens; Model name plate; maroon leather bellows; 2 plateholders made of wood; brass fasteners; cardboard dividers; metal exposure guards; door on right side for inserting plate holders; door at back opens for fine focusing; leather carrying strap on top.
Subject
photography
Credit
Gift of Robert N. Smith, Canmore, 1985
Catalogue Number
104.41.1049
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Date
1890 – 1910
Material
wood; skin; metal; glass
Catalogue Number
104.41.0007
Description
Pony Premo folding camera #6. Black leather box, handle, releases by pressing worn mark below square. Glass sight finder. Interior fine mahogany finish, steel fittings. Bottom folds down becoming sliding track for lens, accordian pleated red bellows behind. Top of box contains glass developing p…
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Title
Folding Camera
Date
1890 – 1910
Material
wood; skin; metal; glass
Dimensions
8.5 x 15.0 x 17.0 cm
Description
Pony Premo folding camera #6. Black leather box, handle, releases by pressing worn mark below square. Glass sight finder. Interior fine mahogany finish, steel fittings. Bottom folds down becoming sliding track for lens, accordian pleated red bellows behind. Top of box contains glass developing plate, removable by releasing metal catches at front and sliding forward to release from box, tripod hole.
Subject
hobbies
photography
Mary Schaffer Warren
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.41.0007
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Date
1890 – 1910
Material
wood, ash
Catalogue Number
102.03.0011
Description
A Windsor chair made from Canadian ash with an oval seat. The back support of this chair are vertical spindles attached to the seat, arm rests, and top rail. The arm rests contine as one piece as an additional support of the spindles.
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Title
Occasional Chair
Date
1890 – 1910
Material
wood, ash
Dimensions
88.0 x 59.0 x 65.0 cm
Description
A Windsor chair made from Canadian ash with an oval seat. The back support of this chair are vertical spindles attached to the seat, arm rests, and top rail. The arm rests contine as one piece as an additional support of the spindles.
Subject
households
furniture
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
102.03.0011
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Date
1875 – 1900
Material
wood, mahogany; paint; fibre
Catalogue Number
102.03.0015
Description
A mahogany occasional chair with a woven rush seat. The back of the chair is gilt decorated mahogany with a back splat that is hand carved and painted.
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Title
Occasional Chair
Date
1875 – 1900
Material
wood, mahogany; paint; fibre
Dimensions
82.5 x 54.0 x 50.0 cm
Description
A mahogany occasional chair with a woven rush seat. The back of the chair is gilt decorated mahogany with a back splat that is hand carved and painted.
Subject
households
furniture
crafts
carving
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
102.03.0015
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Date
1890 – 1910
Material
wood, mahogany; fibre, flax; hair, sheep
Catalogue Number
102.03.0020
Description
An occasional ladder-back armchair that is upholstered in blue wool, and covered with a floral linen slipcover.
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Title
Occasional Chair
Date
1890 – 1910
Material
wood, mahogany; fibre, flax; hair, sheep
Dimensions
86.0 x 55.0 x 55.0 cm
Description
An occasional ladder-back armchair that is upholstered in blue wool, and covered with a floral linen slipcover.
Subject
households
furniture
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
102.03.0020
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Date
1890 – 1910
Material
wood, mahogany; fibre, silk
Catalogue Number
102.03.0025
Description
An enclosed armchair with mahogany trim and cabriole legs. The chair is upholstered in gold-coloured silk.
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Title
Occasional Chair
Date
1890 – 1910
Material
wood, mahogany; fibre, silk
Dimensions
98.5 x 71.0 x 71.0 cm
Description
An enclosed armchair with mahogany trim and cabriole legs. The chair is upholstered in gold-coloured silk.
Subject
households
furniture
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
102.03.0025
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Date
1890 – 1910
Material
wood, mahogany; hair, sheep
Catalogue Number
102.03.0027
Description
A mahogany ladder-back armchair. One of the rails is turned / hand-carved. The seat is finished with blue wool flannel upholstery and covered with a floral slipcover.
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Title
Occasional Chair
Date
1890 – 1910
Material
wood, mahogany; hair, sheep
Dimensions
82.0 x 57.0 x 53.5 cm
Description
A mahogany ladder-back armchair. One of the rails is turned / hand-carved. The seat is finished with blue wool flannel upholstery and covered with a floral slipcover.
Subject
households
furniture
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
102.03.0027
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Date
1890 – 1910
Material
wood
Catalogue Number
102.03.0033
Description
A high backed ladder-back armchair of simple design. There are five horizontal slats in the backrest. The seat is constructed of four sections joined together with tongue-and-groove joints.
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Title
Occasional Chair
Date
1890 – 1910
Material
wood
Dimensions
107.0 x 50.0 x 64.5 cm
Description
A high backed ladder-back armchair of simple design. There are five horizontal slats in the backrest. The seat is constructed of four sections joined together with tongue-and-groove joints.
Subject
households
furniture
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
102.03.0033
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