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- Date
- 1930 – 1960
- Material
- metal; wood; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1140
- Description
- Ice axe, steel head reveted to wooden shaft, with aluminum glide ring and nylon wrist strap. Stamped on head: “Schaefer Sports Lausanne” on one side. and “Marke Mischabel” with outline of mountains above on reverse. Well used.
- Title
- Ice Ax
- Date
- 1930 – 1960
- Material
- metal; wood; fibre
- Dimensions
- 29.0 x 67.0 cm
- Description
- Ice axe, steel head reveted to wooden shaft, with aluminum glide ring and nylon wrist strap. Stamped on head: “Schaefer Sports Lausanne” on one side. and “Marke Mischabel” with outline of mountains above on reverse. Well used.
- Subject
- sports
- climbing
- mountaineering
- Don Hubbard
- Credit
- Gift of Jim Vickers, Winter Park, United States, 2002
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1140
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- Date
- 1930 – 1960
- Material
- wood; metal; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1141
- Description
- Ice axe, steel head riveted to wooden shaft, with aluminum glide ring and canvas wrist strap. Stamped on head: “Fritsch & Co. Zurich” and “Made in Switzerland”. The number “55” written on reverse of glide ring. Marred and scratched from much use.
- Title
- Ice Ax
- Date
- 1930 – 1960
- Material
- wood; metal; fibre
- Dimensions
- 30.5 x 59.0 cm
- Description
- Ice axe, steel head riveted to wooden shaft, with aluminum glide ring and canvas wrist strap. Stamped on head: “Fritsch & Co. Zurich” and “Made in Switzerland”. The number “55” written on reverse of glide ring. Marred and scratched from much use.
- Subject
- sports
- climbing
- mountaineering
- Don Hubbard
- Credit
- Gift of Jim Vickers, Winter Park, United States, 2002
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1141
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- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- wood; metal; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1043
- Description
- Wooden handled ice axe. Handle inset into steel head, two extra pieces of steel extend 12.3 from head up shaft. Steel pick 15.6 long tapers from 0.5 wide to a point 0.2 wide. Stamped into pick: "Zermatt" and below to the right "Attenhofek, Zurich" . Steel collar and point at other end.
- Title
- Ice Ax
- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- wood; metal; skin
- Dimensions
- 29.0 x 88.2 cm
- Description
- Wooden handled ice axe. Handle inset into steel head, two extra pieces of steel extend 12.3 from head up shaft. Steel pick 15.6 long tapers from 0.5 wide to a point 0.2 wide. Stamped into pick: "Zermatt" and below to the right "Attenhofek, Zurich" . Steel collar and point at other end.
- Subject
- sports
- climbing
- Lillian Gest
- Credit
- Gift of Lillian Gest, Philadelphia, USA, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1043
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- Date
- 1917 – 1932
- Material
- wood; metal; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1021
- Description
- Typical ice axe, pointed pick, curved adze and square pointed spike. Pick head 25.3 long, adze 5.5 wide. Wooden shaft inset into head, two 13.3 x 0.7 strips of the steel head extend up and nailed to shaft. 5.3 wide steel hand on end. Spike embedded in centre of end. Stamped on pick: "Tramcois …
- Title
- Ice Ax
- Date
- 1917 – 1932
- Material
- wood; metal; skin
- Dimensions
- 25.3 x 87.7 cm
- Description
- Typical ice axe, pointed pick, curved adze and square pointed spike. Pick head 25.3 long, adze 5.5 wide. Wooden shaft inset into head, two 13.3 x 0.7 strips of the steel head extend up and nailed to shaft. 5.3 wide steel hand on end. Spike embedded in centre of end. Stamped on pick: "Tramcois Simon & FIS Chamony Mont-Blanc". Other side of pick: "Modele G.H.M. 3013". Thin leather thong is tied and wrapped to shaft.
- Subject
- sports
- climbing
- skiing
- Mount McKinley
- Erling Strom
- Credit
- Gift of Erling Strom, 1977
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1021
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- Date
- prior to 1950
- Material
- wood; metal; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1105
- Description
- Typical ice axe, wooden handle with small head. Stamped on side of pick end "Johann Hofer Fulpiaes" and "Reg. Schutz marke". Steel collar and point 13.0 long other end. Leather strap is attached to a metal ring which floats on the wooden shaft. Leather keeper is nailed on to shaft near bottom…
- Title
- Ice Ax
- Date
- prior to 1950
- Material
- wood; metal; skin
- Dimensions
- 23.0 x 90.0 cm
- Description
- Typical ice axe, wooden handle with small head. Stamped on side of pick end "Johann Hofer Fulpiaes" and "Reg. Schutz marke". Steel collar and point 13.0 long other end. Leather strap is attached to a metal ring which floats on the wooden shaft. Leather keeper is nailed on to shaft near bottom. Inscribed on shaft near top is the letter "E".
- Subject
- sports
- climbing
- Elizabeth Rummel
- Credit
- Gift of Margaret Fulton, Vancouver, 1997
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1105
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- Date
- 1913 – 1920
- Material
- wood; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1106
- Description
- Long wooden handled ice axe with metal axe head and tip. Engraved into one side of handle near head: "J.L. McCulloch" and on other side: "J.L.McC 1P13"
- Title
- Ice Ax
- Date
- 1913 – 1920
- Material
- wood; metal
- Dimensions
- 105.0 cm
- Description
- Long wooden handled ice axe with metal axe head and tip. Engraved into one side of handle near head: "J.L. McCulloch" and on other side: "J.L.McC 1P13"
- Credit
- Gift of Alistair Wallace, Waterloo, 1997
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1106
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- Date
- 1939 – 1960
- Material
- wood; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0300
- Description
- Cane with natural birch branch shaft and stripped crook for handle. Metal tip at base held in place by a metal quarter-pin.
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- Title
- Walking Cane
- Date
- 1939 – 1960
- Material
- wood; metal
- Dimensions
- 93.0 x 11.5 cm
- Description
- Cane with natural birch branch shaft and stripped crook for handle. Metal tip at base held in place by a metal quarter-pin.
- Subject
- sports
- hiking
- Sidney J. Vallance
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0300
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- Date
- 1935 – 1960
- Material
- wood; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0301
- Description
- Cane, shafts of natural branch twisting probably from a willow tree, with bark stripped off. Spiral is held in place by four nails. Crook forms handle. Tip is frayed and discoloured showing signs of wear.
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- Title
- Walking Cane
- Date
- 1935 – 1960
- Material
- wood; metal
- Dimensions
- 82.0 x 12.0 cm
- Description
- Cane, shafts of natural branch twisting probably from a willow tree, with bark stripped off. Spiral is held in place by four nails. Crook forms handle. Tip is frayed and discoloured showing signs of wear.
- Subject
- sports
- hiking
- Sidney J. Vallance
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0301
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- Date
- 1935 – 1960
- Material
- wood; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0302
- Description
- Straight cane with black painted handle, shaft is natural wood, unstained. Has been sanded smooth, free of irregularities in shape. A silver metal band separates handle from shaft.
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- Title
- Walking Cane
- Date
- 1935 – 1960
- Material
- wood; metal
- Dimensions
- 94.5 x 12.0 cm
- Description
- Straight cane with black painted handle, shaft is natural wood, unstained. Has been sanded smooth, free of irregularities in shape. A silver metal band separates handle from shaft.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0302
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- Date
- 1935 – 1960
- Material
- wood; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0303
- Description
- Spiral shaped walking stick. Single strip of leather woven around end of stick forms round ball shaped handle. Shaft is made from single branch, stained a dark brown, polished and shaped into a spiral. Tip is unprotected and shows little sign of use.
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- Title
- Walking Cane
- Date
- 1935 – 1960
- Material
- wood; skin
- Dimensions
- 94.0 cm
- Description
- Spiral shaped walking stick. Single strip of leather woven around end of stick forms round ball shaped handle. Shaft is made from single branch, stained a dark brown, polished and shaped into a spiral. Tip is unprotected and shows little sign of use.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0303
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- Date
- 1935 – 1960
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0304
- Description
- Red birch cane with bark on shaft and peeled handle. Made from a branch, knots exposed and secondary branches have been sawed off. Handle formed by crook and is slightly bent at end. Tip is unprotected and has been whittled to a rough point.
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- Title
- Walking Cane
- Date
- 1935 – 1960
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 115.5 x 10.5 cm
- Description
- Red birch cane with bark on shaft and peeled handle. Made from a branch, knots exposed and secondary branches have been sawed off. Handle formed by crook and is slightly bent at end. Tip is unprotected and has been whittled to a rough point.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0304
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- Date
- 1935 – 1960
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0305
- Description
- Straight blond coloured walking stick made from a single tree branch. Bark stripped off, sanded smooth though irregularities and knots are apparent. Protrusions from sawed off secondary branches form grip at top. Tip is unprotected and slightly shredded from wear.
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- Title
- Walking Cane
- Date
- 1935 – 1960
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 107.5 x 4.0 cm
- Description
- Straight blond coloured walking stick made from a single tree branch. Bark stripped off, sanded smooth though irregularities and knots are apparent. Protrusions from sawed off secondary branches form grip at top. Tip is unprotected and slightly shredded from wear.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0305
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- Date
- 1935 – 1960
- Material
- wood; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0307
- Description
- Home made cane, blond coloured wood, spiral shaped and crook handled. Made from two branches on a single stem. One branch, narrower than the other, is wrapped around the straight shaft and held in place by nails. Bark has been removed. Unprotected tip is slightly shredded from use.
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- Title
- Walking Cane
- Date
- 1935 – 1960
- Material
- wood; metal
- Dimensions
- 91.0 x 12.5 cm
- Description
- Home made cane, blond coloured wood, spiral shaped and crook handled. Made from two branches on a single stem. One branch, narrower than the other, is wrapped around the straight shaft and held in place by nails. Bark has been removed. Unprotected tip is slightly shredded from use.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0307
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- Date
- 1935 – 1960
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0309
- Description
- Cane made from a tree branch with bark stripped off. Has been sanded smooth but is unstained and unvarnished. Handle is fashioned from a crook in branch. Handle is darker in colour from use. Unprotected tip is frayed and worn.
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- Title
- Walking Cane
- Date
- 1935 – 1960
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 99.0 x 15.5 cm
- Description
- Cane made from a tree branch with bark stripped off. Has been sanded smooth but is unstained and unvarnished. Handle is fashioned from a crook in branch. Handle is darker in colour from use. Unprotected tip is frayed and worn.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0309
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- Date
- 1935 – 1960
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0310
- Description
- A varnished hardwood cane with natural, curved, horizontal handle. Made from a tree branch, irregularities and blemishes are undisguised. Hand-made.
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- Title
- Walking Cane
- Date
- 1935 – 1960
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 100.5 x 16.0 cm
- Description
- A varnished hardwood cane with natural, curved, horizontal handle. Made from a tree branch, irregularities and blemishes are undisguised. Hand-made.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0310
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- Date
- 1935 – 1960
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0311
- Description
- Commercially manufactured cane, shaft octagonal in shape. Nine rings have been scorched onto the stem, probably after the owner had acquired it. Steam formed, curved handle.
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- Title
- Walking Cane
- Date
- 1935 – 1960
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 93.0 x 14.5 cm
- Description
- Commercially manufactured cane, shaft octagonal in shape. Nine rings have been scorched onto the stem, probably after the owner had acquired it. Steam formed, curved handle.
- Subject
- sports
- hiking
- George Kaquitts
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0311
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- Date
- 1935 – 1960
- Material
- wood; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0314
- Description
- Hand made cane with straight handle and stem fashioned from forked branch. Barks has been removed and a light stain applied. Metal tip on bottom, held in place by metal quarter pin.
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- Title
- Walking Cane
- Date
- 1935 – 1960
- Material
- wood; metal
- Dimensions
- 80.0 x 15.0 cm
- Description
- Hand made cane with straight handle and stem fashioned from forked branch. Barks has been removed and a light stain applied. Metal tip on bottom, held in place by metal quarter pin.
- Subject
- sports
- hiking
- Doris Vallance
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0314
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- Date
- 1935 – 1960
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0315
- Description
- Slender, spiny, dark red cane, possibly a cherry tree branch. Sawed off secondary branches give spiral effect. Bark has been left on and a shiny finish applied. Base is unprotected and worn smooth.
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- Title
- Walking Cane
- Date
- 1935 – 1960
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 85.0 x 8.0 cm
- Description
- Slender, spiny, dark red cane, possibly a cherry tree branch. Sawed off secondary branches give spiral effect. Bark has been left on and a shiny finish applied. Base is unprotected and worn smooth.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0315
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- Date
- 1935 – 1960
- Material
- wood; rubber
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0316
- Description
- Hand made cane with small carved bird's head for handle. Made from a tree branch, most of the bark remains though it has been removed at top for carved figure. Some bark missing upper middle quarter. Rubber tip at base held on by two rusty nails. Black hockey or electrician's tape has also been wo…
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- Title
- Walking Cane
- Date
- 1935 – 1960
- Material
- wood; rubber
- Dimensions
- 83.5 x 6.4 cm
- Description
- Hand made cane with small carved bird's head for handle. Made from a tree branch, most of the bark remains though it has been removed at top for carved figure. Some bark missing upper middle quarter. Rubber tip at base held on by two rusty nails. Black hockey or electrician's tape has also been wound around base is shredded from wear. A single screw inserted in bottom end to protect base from wear.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0316
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- Date
- 1935 – 1970
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0317
- Description
- Hand made cane from birch tree branch. Bark has been removed only from handle, secondary branches have been sawed off. Branch otherwise in natural state. Handle is slightly curved with twist at end. Base is frayed from use.
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- Title
- Walking Cane
- Date
- 1935 – 1970
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 94.0 x 9.0 cm
- Description
- Hand made cane from birch tree branch. Bark has been removed only from handle, secondary branches have been sawed off. Branch otherwise in natural state. Handle is slightly curved with twist at end. Base is frayed from use.
- Subject
- sports
- hiking
- Lawrence Grassi
- Lake O'Hara
- Skoki
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0317
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