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- Date
- prior to 1960
- Material
- skin; plastic; rubber; metal; hair, sheep; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.1037 a,b
- Description
- A pair of red leather and sealskin boots with sheepskin lining. Metal lace hooks, red fabric laces and off white rubber gooved soles.
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- Title
- Apres-Ski Boots
- Date
- prior to 1960
- Material
- skin; plastic; rubber; metal; hair, sheep; fibre
- Description
- A pair of red leather and sealskin boots with sheepskin lining. Metal lace hooks, red fabric laces and off white rubber gooved soles.
- Subject
- sports
- winter
- skiing
- Karin MacAulay
- Credit
- Gift of Jack MacAulay, Banff, 1984
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.1037 a,b
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Athletic Patch
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- Date
- 1945 – 1946
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1029
- Description
- Yellow felt ice hockey player, red "M" on sweater appliqued against background of mountains and trees, contained in large, round patch. "Banff" in red arced behind player's head. "Mountaineers" in white on red motto banner flowing across bottom of patch. Details accented by machine stitching.
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- Title
- Athletic Patch
- Date
- 1945 – 1946
- Material
- fibre
- Dimensions
- 16.5 x 14.2 cm
- Description
- Yellow felt ice hockey player, red "M" on sweater appliqued against background of mountains and trees, contained in large, round patch. "Banff" in red arced behind player's head. "Mountaineers" in white on red motto banner flowing across bottom of patch. Details accented by machine stitching.
- Subject
- sports
- winter
- hockey
- Banff Mountaineers
- Credit
- Gift of Hilda Stuckert, Banff, 1984
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1029
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Athletic Plaque
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- Date
- 1945 – 1955
- Material
- wood; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1053
- Description
- Wooden plaque in shape of a shield. A copper oval with a woman skier repoussed, facing to the left, is centered on the plaque. A copper ribbon over the central piece reads "Margaret Morrison" and a larger ribbon below with "Junior Girls Downhill" and names etched into it.
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- Title
- Athletic Plaque
- Date
- 1945 – 1955
- Material
- wood; metal
- Dimensions
- 27.0 x 22.0 cm
- Description
- Wooden plaque in shape of a shield. A copper oval with a woman skier repoussed, facing to the left, is centered on the plaque. A copper ribbon over the central piece reads "Margaret Morrison" and a larger ribbon below with "Junior Girls Downhill" and names etched into it.
- Subject
- sports
- winter
- skiing
- Junior Girls Downhill
- Credit
- Gift of Lorna Munck, 1976
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1053
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Avalanche Probe
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- Date
- 1980
- Material
- leather; metal; cable
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.0059
- Description
- A dark grey metal avalanche probe held in a bright orange leather pouch with a metal clasp. The avalanche probe features 7 pieces connected via a cable that runs throughout the probe. One end of the probe has a lighter silver knob with tap near it. The other end has a brass-coloured metal end. The …
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- Title
- Avalanche Probe
- Date
- 1980
- Material
- leather; metal; cable
- Dimensions
- 2.5 x 7.5 x 53.9 cm
- Description
- A dark grey metal avalanche probe held in a bright orange leather pouch with a metal clasp. The avalanche probe features 7 pieces connected via a cable that runs throughout the probe. One end of the probe has a lighter silver knob with tap near it. The other end has a brass-coloured metal end. The orange leather pouch features text along the middle on one side which reads “Lindenmann Lawinen-Sonde” and text at the top of the pouch which reads “SCOTT” in handwriting.
- Subject
- ski
- skiing
- winter
- avalanche
- safety
- Chic Scott
- mountaineering
- Credit
- Gift of Charles (Chic) Scott, Cochrane, 2003
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.0059
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- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.1017
- Description
- Dark blue cap with visor and ear flaps, brim 5.5 deep, fold-down ear flaps with twill ties 23.0 long, 2.5 wide headband is attached to cap above brim with a loop at centre's front, biege flannel lining has black sweatband, manufacturuere's label sewn onto top lining: "Wolfe's Caps Sport Headwear, M…
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- Title
- Cap
- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Material
- fibre
- Dimensions
- 9.0 x 18.0 x 24.5 cm
- Description
- Dark blue cap with visor and ear flaps, brim 5.5 deep, fold-down ear flaps with twill ties 23.0 long, 2.5 wide headband is attached to cap above brim with a loop at centre's front, biege flannel lining has black sweatband, manufacturuere's label sewn onto top lining: "Wolfe's Caps Sport Headwear, Montreal, Canada Nevr-wet Process Water
- Subject
- clothing
- sports
- winter
- Lorna Becker
- Credit
- Gift of Lorna Becker, Calgary, 1985
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.1017
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Collection Ribbon
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- Date
- 1947 – 1957
- Material
- metal; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1150 a-g
- Description
- Four ribbons and three buttons. Ribbons are: (a) red, Banff Winter Carnival Director with a metal framed name pin "Carl Lindow" (b) yellow "Banff-Canmore Interscholastic Track Meet 1947 Offical (c) yellow ribbon "Banff Bonspiel 1949" (d) light blue ribbon "Banff Winter Carnival Committee 1953 (…
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- Title
- Collection Ribbon
- Date
- 1947 – 1957
- Material
- metal; fibre
- Description
- Four ribbons and three buttons. Ribbons are: (a) red, Banff Winter Carnival Director with a metal framed name pin "Carl Lindow" (b) yellow "Banff-Canmore Interscholastic Track Meet 1947 Offical (c) yellow ribbon "Banff Bonspiel 1949" (d) light blue ribbon "Banff Winter Carnival Committee 1953 (e) button, dark blue "Banff Winter Carnival 1957" (f,g) purple button with ram's head and "Banff Winter Carnival"`
- Credit
- Gift of Maxine Bishop, Calgary, 1992
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1150 a-g
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Commemorative Pin
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- Date
- 1941
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1071
- Description
- "Banff Winter Carnival 1941" brown coloured bison, darker over head and shoulder, lighter over hindquarters, eyes, nostrils, and horns black with white highlights. bison stands in a white semicircle on which "Banff Winter Carnival 1941" is marked in black letters.
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- Title
- Commemorative Pin
- Date
- 1941
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 3.7 x 4.4 cm
- Description
- "Banff Winter Carnival 1941" brown coloured bison, darker over head and shoulder, lighter over hindquarters, eyes, nostrils, and horns black with white highlights. bison stands in a white semicircle on which "Banff Winter Carnival 1941" is marked in black letters.
- Credit
- Gift of F. Morris Flewwelling, Red Deer, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1071
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- Date
- 1940 – 1970
- Material
- metal; paper
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1059 a-c
- Description
- Two hinged metal shoe creepers with original box. The box is labelled “Norlund’s Reversible Ice Creepers FOR WOMEN’S LOW HEELS” and “Made throughout of tempered steel A very durable and convenient creeper Invisisble when not in use.”
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- Title
- Crampon
- Date
- 1940 – 1970
- Material
- metal; paper
- Description
- Two hinged metal shoe creepers with original box. The box is labelled “Norlund’s Reversible Ice Creepers FOR WOMEN’S LOW HEELS” and “Made throughout of tempered steel A very durable and convenient creeper Invisisble when not in use.”
- Credit
- Gift of Juanita Rose Violini, Banff, 1990
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1059 a-c
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Decorative Plate
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- Date
- 1940 – 1945
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.1050 a-k
- Description
- 11 of a set of 12 decorative plates, all with scalloped edges and with Canadian scenes. (a) The Towers, Assiniboine Lodge (b) Sunshine Valley, Near Banff, 3 skiers (c) Sunshine Valley, Near Banff, single skier (d) Mount Assiniboine, cabins with 3 skiers (e) Mount Assiniboine (f) Mount Assiniboin…
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- Title
- Decorative Plate
- Date
- 1940 – 1945
- Material
- ceramic
- Description
- 11 of a set of 12 decorative plates, all with scalloped edges and with Canadian scenes. (a) The Towers, Assiniboine Lodge (b) Sunshine Valley, Near Banff, 3 skiers (c) Sunshine Valley, Near Banff, single skier (d) Mount Assiniboine, cabins with 3 skiers (e) Mount Assiniboine (f) Mount Assiniboine, single skier (g) Chateau Frontenac, Quebec (h) Val Morin, Laurentians (i) Val Morin (j) Skoki Valley, Lake Louise (k) Mount Norquay, Banff
- Credit
- Gift of William O. Field, Great Barrington, USA, 1995
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.1050 a-k
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- Date
- 1940 – 1955
- Material
- skin; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1037 a,b
- Description
- Pair, high black CCM figure skates. 7 eyelets each side followed by 5 hooks and one eyelet at top of boot, black lace only goes half way up boot. "CCM" label sewn on inside of tongue, blade "CCM Winter Club", "C.C>M. Co. Limited Weston, Canada" engraved in metal, screwed into leather sole. Sole …
- Title
- Figure Skates
- Date
- 1940 – 1955
- Material
- skin; metal
- Dimensions
- 27.5 x 7.5 cm
- Description
- Pair, high black CCM figure skates. 7 eyelets each side followed by 5 hooks and one eyelet at top of boot, black lace only goes half way up boot. "CCM" label sewn on inside of tongue, blade "CCM Winter Club", "C.C>M. Co. Limited Weston, Canada" engraved in metal, screwed into leather sole. Sole peeling around sides, blade 30.8 long, curves upward at toe, not attached.
- Credit
- Gift of Jill Beleyme, Banff, 1985
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1037 a,b
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- Date
- 1988
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1242
- Description
- A circular, gold-coloured metal lapel pin; engraved around the circular pin “XV OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES 88 TEAM”. In the centre the Olympic logo, au verso a ”C” inside a circle, “COA 1979 EO SIG”
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- Title
- Lapel Pin
- Date
- 1988
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 1.40 cm
- Description
- A circular, gold-coloured metal lapel pin; engraved around the circular pin “XV OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES 88 TEAM”. In the centre the Olympic logo, au verso a ”C” inside a circle, “COA 1979 EO SIG”
- Subject
- sports
- winter
- Olympic Games
- Credit
- Gift of Harold C. Whyte, Penticton, 2003
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1242
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- Date
- 1949 – 1953
- Material
- metal; enamel
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1296 a-c
- Description
- Three pins representative of membership in the Banff Ski Runners: all three have a horizontal hinged pin on the back which fastens into locking clasp.(a) a round silver-coloured metal pin with blue enamel around the border and silver lettering SKI RUNNERS CANADIAN ROCKIES BANFF. The centre of the p…
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- Title
- Membership Pin
- Date
- 1949 – 1953
- Material
- metal; enamel
- Description
- Three pins representative of membership in the Banff Ski Runners: all three have a horizontal hinged pin on the back which fastens into locking clasp.(a) a round silver-coloured metal pin with blue enamel around the border and silver lettering SKI RUNNERS CANADIAN ROCKIES BANFF. The centre of the pin has the blue outline of a skier and mountains and 1949 in blue at the bottom.(b) a round silver-coloured metal pin with reddish-brown enamel around the border and silver lettering SKI RUNNERS CANADIAN ROCKIES BANFF. The centre of the pin has the red outline of a skier and mountains and 1950 in red at the bottom. (c) a round silver-coloured pin with blue enamel around the border and silver lettering SKI RUNNERS CANADIAN ROCKIES BANFF; the bottom, against silver has 1953 in blue. The centre of the pin has a blue skier skiing between two slalom flags.
- Subject
- sports
- winter
- skiing
- Banff Ski Runners
- Credit
- Gift of Elizabeth Wooley Monod, 2017
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1296 a-c
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Miniature Snowshoes
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- Date
- 1945 – 1965
- Material
- wood; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 106.04.1006 a,b
- Description
- Miniature cross country snowshoes. (a) 2 pieces wood form frame, pointed toe rises 10.0, short pointed tail. 4 wooden crossbars, a piece of rawhide is wrapped around the toe and secured to the toe crossbar. (b) 72,0x15.3, same as (a). 2 white and 2 maroon small woolen pom pons on side of toe ti…
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- Title
- Miniature Snowshoes
- Date
- 1945 – 1965
- Material
- wood; skin
- Dimensions
- 15.0 x 71.2 cm
- Description
- Miniature cross country snowshoes. (a) 2 pieces wood form frame, pointed toe rises 10.0, short pointed tail. 4 wooden crossbars, a piece of rawhide is wrapped around the toe and secured to the toe crossbar. (b) 72,0x15.3, same as (a). 2 white and 2 maroon small woolen pom pons on side of toe tips, tail nailed together.
- Subject
- sports
- winter
- snowshoeing
- Peter Murdoch
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1970
- Catalogue Number
- 106.04.1006 a,b
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- Date
- 1830 – 1880
- Material
- hair, sheep
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.1032 a,b
- Description
- A pair brown of wool mittens, large hand-knitted, has loops on inside to provide extra wool as insulation, knitted on 4 needles in continuous rounds.
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- Title
- Mittens
- Date
- 1830 – 1880
- Material
- hair, sheep
- Description
- A pair brown of wool mittens, large hand-knitted, has loops on inside to provide extra wool as insulation, knitted on 4 needles in continuous rounds.
- Subject
- households
- clothing
- winter
- Mary Schaffer Warren
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.1032 a,b
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- Date
- 1985 – 1988
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1075 a-d
- Description
- Various pins 4 items (a) 5.5 diameter, white, inside circle 3.8 diameter, blue rim, 2 white capped blue mountains, yellow ski: "Sunshine Village" (b) 5.5 diameter, white, green writing "Ski for Life" cartoon, smiling face has a toque on his head with "Imperial life" (c) 5.5 diameter white wi…
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- Title
- Pin Collection
- Date
- 1985 – 1988
- Material
- metal
- Description
- Various pins 4 items (a) 5.5 diameter, white, inside circle 3.8 diameter, blue rim, 2 white capped blue mountains, yellow ski: "Sunshine Village" (b) 5.5 diameter, white, green writing "Ski for Life" cartoon, smiling face has a toque on his head with "Imperial life" (c) 5.5 diameter white with various colours "Love BC Parks" with a billowing flag centre right (d) 4.3 diameter, white, centered top blue maple leaf with yellow cross, 2 cartoon characters on skis, "1987 I Play it Safe Moi, j'fais attention".
- Subject
- sports
- winter
- skiing
- Sunshine Village
- B.C. Parks
- Credit
- Gift of Unknown, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1075 a-d
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- Date
- 1948 – 1968
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1073 a-f
- Description
- 8 various Banff winter events pins. (a) 3 booster pins "Winter 1968 Olympics" on top, "North American Ski Championships" on bottom, white on blue pin, slash across middle with "Booster" written in red, across a gold outline of Canada, the Olympic logo and a ski jumper, (3.2). b) "Banff Winter Carn…
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- Title
- Pin Collection
- Date
- 1948 – 1968
- Material
- metal
- Description
- 8 various Banff winter events pins. (a) 3 booster pins "Winter 1968 Olympics" on top, "North American Ski Championships" on bottom, white on blue pin, slash across middle with "Booster" written in red, across a gold outline of Canada, the Olympic logo and a ski jumper, (3.2). b) "Banff Winter Carnival" pin, "1955-56" a white ram drawn on red pin, (3.9). (c) "Banff Winter Carnival" pin, 1957, white ram on blue, (3.9). (d) "Banff Winter Carnival" pin, 1958, white ram on green, (3.9). (e)"Canadian North American Ski Meet" pin, "Official, Banff 1950" black lettering on yellow, (3.8). (f) silver pin, blue ring around outside, "Olympic Ski Team Contributors 1948" red Maple Leaf and "Canada" written in centre, (2.3).
- Subject
- events;sports
- winter
- Banff Winter Carnival
- Credit
- Gift of Cyril Paris, Banff, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1073 a-f
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Scarf Kerchief
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- Date
- 1942
- Material
- hair, sheep
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.1028
- Description
- Square of fine wool decorated to look like a newspaper - black writing in columns with red headlines and pictures. The title of the paper is “Rocky Male and Female Skier” written in black Old English lettering. The members of a skiing group are mentioned throughout the articles and are listed und…
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- Title
- Scarf Kerchief
- Date
- 1942
- Material
- hair, sheep
- Description
- Square of fine wool decorated to look like a newspaper - black writing in columns with red headlines and pictures. The title of the paper is “Rocky Male and Female Skier” written in black Old English lettering. The members of a skiing group are mentioned throughout the articles and are listed under the headline “Notable Group Go Skiing.”
- Subject
- sports
- skiing
- winter
- Cliff White
- Jim Boyce
- Helen Ogilvie
- Barbara Parker
- Dorothy Phillips
- souvenirs
- Credit
- Gift of Jon Whyte, Banff, 1991
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.1028
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- Date
- 1980
- Material
- skin; rubber; foam; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.1123 a-c
- Description
- (a,b) a pair of black leather ski touring boots and a metal carrier; the boots have metal hooks for lace-up with brown leather laces; boots are over ankle, are thick soled, layered leather sole 3.30cm at heel, grooved at heel for cable, with layered sole sewn on and rubber sole glued on, heel naile…
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- Title
- Ski Boots
- Date
- 1980
- Material
- skin; rubber; foam; metal
- Description
- (a,b) a pair of black leather ski touring boots and a metal carrier; the boots have metal hooks for lace-up with brown leather laces; boots are over ankle, are thick soled, layered leather sole 3.30cm at heel, grooved at heel for cable, with layered sole sewn on and rubber sole glued on, heel nailed on; unlined boot with a grey leather-lined inside liner with light blue faux leather (3.0cm) sewn on the top edge, foam underneath, and unlined tongue; there is also a narrow piece of blue leather at the top edge of the boots. There is a screwed-on metal toe plate and heel plate. On the inside edge of the layered sole 7.0cm from the heel a number “10” is carved. Inside the liner, right ankles stamped “MED” in red ink and on the left ankle a mountain (could be the logo), “ZIRI” “MADE IN YUGOSLAVIA” all stamped in red ink; it was also on the the left boot but is mostly worn off and is indiscernible.(c)The metal carrier is 40.0cm high and 16.0 wide with handle extended. The boots fit within two clamps and there is a handle for carrying. Engraved on both sides under the handle “TYROL” “BOOT PRESS”, “PAT PEND.”, “MADE IN CANADA”.
- Credit
- Gift of Bridget Jones, 2009
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.1123 a-c
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- Date
- prior to 1965
- Material
- skin; metal; fibre; rubber
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.1071 a,b
- Description
- A pair of black ski boots with metal buckles and off-white rubber soles. "Le Trappeur Made in France" and Olympic rings in gold on ankle.
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- Title
- Ski Boots
- Date
- prior to 1965
- Material
- skin; metal; fibre; rubber
- Dimensions
- 20.0 x 32.0 cm
- Description
- A pair of black ski boots with metal buckles and off-white rubber soles. "Le Trappeur Made in France" and Olympic rings in gold on ankle.
- Credit
- Gift of Anton Krajnc, Banff, 1991
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.1071 a,b
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- Date
- 1940 – 1950
- Material
- fibre; metal; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.1077 a,b
- Description
- Pair of mid calf canvas gaiters.
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- Title
- Ski Gaiters
- Date
- 1940 – 1950
- Material
- fibre; metal; skin
- Description
- Pair of mid calf canvas gaiters.
- Credit
- Gift of Unknown, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.1077 a,b
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