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- Date
- 1914 – 1918
- Material
- metal; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1128 a-j
- Description
- A collection of eight military pins in a leather covered, lidded, round box. Some of the pins are marked “CANADA”, and “Canada 82 Overseas Battalion Calgary.”
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- Title
- Military Pin
- Date
- 1914 – 1918
- Material
- metal; skin
- Description
- A collection of eight military pins in a leather covered, lidded, round box. Some of the pins are marked “CANADA”, and “Canada 82 Overseas Battalion Calgary.”
- Credit
- Gift of Unknown, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1128 a-j
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- Date
- 1930 – 1953
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1292
- Description
- There is an eagle at the center of a light blue circle bordered by a dark blue ring in which is the mantra of the Air Force: Per ardua ad astra (Latin for “Through adversity to the stars" or "Through struggle to the stars”). Above the eagle is the Tudor Crown (Kings Crown) and below is a banner tha…
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- Title
- Military Pin
- Date
- 1930 – 1953
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 1.5 x 1 cm
- Description
- There is an eagle at the center of a light blue circle bordered by a dark blue ring in which is the mantra of the Air Force: Per ardua ad astra (Latin for “Through adversity to the stars" or "Through struggle to the stars”). Above the eagle is the Tudor Crown (Kings Crown) and below is a banner that reads “ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE”.
- Credit
- Gift of Harold C. Whyte, Penticton, 2017
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1292
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- Date
- 1939 – 1950
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1293
- Description
- Royal Canadian Artillery pin, gold and blue, with the inscription “ Ubique Quo Fas et Glorioa Ducunt” Latin for “Everywhere Whither Right and Glory Lead” the mantra of the Artillery.
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- Title
- Military Pin
- Date
- 1939 – 1950
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 1 x 1.5 cm
- Description
- Royal Canadian Artillery pin, gold and blue, with the inscription “ Ubique Quo Fas et Glorioa Ducunt” Latin for “Everywhere Whither Right and Glory Lead” the mantra of the Artillery.
- Subject
- Royal Canadian Artillery
- Credit
- Gift of Harold C. Whyte, Penticton, 2017
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1293
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- Date
- 1914 – 1940
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.0103 a-c
- Description
- A set of three pins of die pressed cupreous metal cut out in shape of maple leaf with large crown in middle and banner beneath, "Canada". Pin horizontally across back with hinge on one side hook clasp on other.
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- Title
- Military Pin
- Date
- 1914 – 1940
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 0.6 x 4.0 x 3.9 cm
- Description
- A set of three pins of die pressed cupreous metal cut out in shape of maple leaf with large crown in middle and banner beneath, "Canada". Pin horizontally across back with hinge on one side hook clasp on other.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- military
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.0103 a-c
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- Date
- 1914 – 1940
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.0104 a,b
- Description
- A pair of curved shoulder bars of cupreous metal. Die pressed into slight arch with "Canada" in relief across, and raised rim around edge. Long horizontal pin across back hinges at one side and catches under clasp hook at other.
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- Title
- Military Pin
- Date
- 1914 – 1940
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 0.7 x 1.4 x 5.3 cm
- Description
- A pair of curved shoulder bars of cupreous metal. Die pressed into slight arch with "Canada" in relief across, and raised rim around edge. Long horizontal pin across back hinges at one side and catches under clasp hook at other.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- military
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.0104 a,b
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- Date
- 1939 – 1945
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.0118
- Description
- A small pair of silver wings around an enamelled seal of the Royal Canadian Air Force. Very realistic bird wings on each side. Round seal surmounted by imperial crown with motto banner beneath. Seal separate and soldered to wings behind. Seal light blue enamel at centre with blue band around contai…
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- Title
- Military Pin
- Date
- 1939 – 1945
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 1.3 x 0.5 x 2.8 cm
- Description
- A small pair of silver wings around an enamelled seal of the Royal Canadian Air Force. Very realistic bird wings on each side. Round seal surmounted by imperial crown with motto banner beneath. Seal separate and soldered to wings behind. Seal light blue enamel at centre with blue band around containing motto, "per ardua ad astra", and silver eagle flying across middle. Imperial crown atop of silver with red behind blue banner beneath seal, "Royal Can Air Force". Horizontal hinged pin from wingtip to wingtip on back fastens into locking clasp.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- military
- R.C.A.F.
- World War II
- PW
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.0118
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- Date
- 1915
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1018
- Description
- 1915 War Service pin, Sam Ward's. Gold coloured pin, oval shaped, crown at top of pin. Three cannons etched into middle of pin. "On War Service 1915" etched in oval. "J.A.Wylie & Co. London-40520" on back.
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- Title
- Military Pin
- Date
- 1915
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 2.7 x 4.3 cm
- Description
- 1915 War Service pin, Sam Ward's. Gold coloured pin, oval shaped, crown at top of pin. Three cannons etched into middle of pin. "On War Service 1915" etched in oval. "J.A.Wylie & Co. London-40520" on back.
- Subject
- World War I
- war service
- Sam Ward
- Credit
- Gift of Sam Ward, Banff, 1973
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1018
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- Date
- 1939 – 1941
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1092
- Description
- Silver coloured round pin with small silver coloured crown on top. Silver coloured eagle with wings outstretched at centre front. "R.C.A.F." in silver coloured lettering along top half of border, "Reserve" along bottom half of border. Screw pin at back.
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- Title
- Military Pin
- Date
- 1939 – 1941
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 2.4 x 2.3 cm
- Description
- Silver coloured round pin with small silver coloured crown on top. Silver coloured eagle with wings outstretched at centre front. "R.C.A.F." in silver coloured lettering along top half of border, "Reserve" along bottom half of border. Screw pin at back.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1092
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- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- metal; hair
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1200
- Description
- Metal cone shaped pin with elk or deer emblem and oak leaves in relief. Brush-like tuft of natural animal hair, light to dark with grizzled tips protrudes from metal cone with green yarn at base of tuft. Possibly a fraternal organization pin.
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- Title
- Pin
- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- metal; hair
- Dimensions
- 6.0 x 14.0 cm
- Description
- Metal cone shaped pin with elk or deer emblem and oak leaves in relief. Brush-like tuft of natural animal hair, light to dark with grizzled tips protrudes from metal cone with green yarn at base of tuft. Possibly a fraternal organization pin.
- Subject
- organizations
- Ernst Niederer
- guiding
- Credit
- Gift of Ernie Niederer, Victoria, 2001
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1200
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- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- metal; enamel
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1209 a-c
- Description
- Three metal pins.a) Pine wreath with hiking boot, flower, rope, and banner with “INNSBRUCK” on top and a ice axe behind.b) Gold coloured round pin (2.5 cm dia) wtih a mountain in the centre and “* BERG.SPORT.CLUB* ST GALLEN” around the edge. The pin has ”Ch.DUBOIS GENEVE” on the back.c) Red enamel…
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- Title
- Pin
- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- metal; enamel
- Dimensions
- 1.4 (a) x 3.8 (a) x 6.1 (a) cm
- Description
- Three metal pins.a) Pine wreath with hiking boot, flower, rope, and banner with “INNSBRUCK” on top and a ice axe behind.b) Gold coloured round pin (2.5 cm dia) wtih a mountain in the centre and “* BERG.SPORT.CLUB* ST GALLEN” around the edge. The pin has ”Ch.DUBOIS GENEVE” on the back.c) Red enamelled round pin (2.2cm dia) with a silver coloured edge and raised decoration - a maple leaf and two shapes (an “S” shape and another line that follows the bottom curve of the “S”). The back of the pin has a maker’s mark and “STERLING.” The pin has a screw-on backing with teeth.
- Credit
- Gift of Ernie Niederer, Victoria, 2001
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1209 a-c
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- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1091
- Description
- Mounted red coat "R.C.M.P. CANADA". A red-coated Mountie, with blue breeches sits astride a silver coloured horse. The horse stands on a green base on which is: "R.C.M.P. CANADA" on the back "H.W.N. Made in England".
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- Title
- Pin
- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 3.3 x 1.6 cm
- Description
- Mounted red coat "R.C.M.P. CANADA". A red-coated Mountie, with blue breeches sits astride a silver coloured horse. The horse stands on a green base on which is: "R.C.M.P. CANADA" on the back "H.W.N. Made in England".
- Credit
- Purchased from Phyllis Cain, Banff, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1091
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- Date
- 1915 – 1935
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.0050 a,b
- Description
- A pair of studs with screw backs. Each stud has a design of a round wreath with a ram's head at the bottom of the wreath. The centre of the wreath contains a relief of a cooking pot over a campfire, with the pot hanging between two forked sticks.
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- Title
- Pin
- Date
- 1915 – 1935
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 1.4 x 1.1 cm
- Description
- A pair of studs with screw backs. Each stud has a design of a round wreath with a ram's head at the bottom of the wreath. The centre of the wreath contains a relief of a cooking pot over a campfire, with the pot hanging between two forked sticks.
- Subject
- insignia
- camping
- organizations
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.0050 a,b
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- Date
- 1939 – 1945
- Material
- metal; enamel
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.0066
- Description
- A small rectangular pin with a red border and two blue stars on a white field in the centre.
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- Title
- Pin
- Date
- 1939 – 1945
- Material
- metal; enamel
- Dimensions
- 0.8 x 1.7 cm
- Description
- A small rectangular pin with a red border and two blue stars on a white field in the centre.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.0066
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- Date
- 1915 – 1915
- Material
- metal, brass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.0075
- Description
- A pin in the shape of a crown with a crowned lion standing on top.
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- Title
- Pin
- Date
- 1915 – 1915
- Material
- metal, brass
- Dimensions
- 4.0 x 3.7 cm
- Description
- A pin in the shape of a crown with a crowned lion standing on top.
- Subject
- military
- insignia
- uniforms
- Philip Moore
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.0075
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- Date
- 1914 – 1945
- Material
- metal; brass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.0070 a-q
- Description
- A collection of seventeen brass military pins: (a-c) three gold-coloured metal pins (4.0 x 0.9cm) with cut-out letters reading "CANADA" joined with bars at the top and bottom. (d-e) two gold-coloured metal pins (5.2 x 1.0 cm) with cut-out letters reading “CANADA” forming an arch and joined at the t…
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- Title
- Pin
- Date
- 1914 – 1945
- Material
- metal; brass
- Description
- A collection of seventeen brass military pins: (a-c) three gold-coloured metal pins (4.0 x 0.9cm) with cut-out letters reading "CANADA" joined with bars at the top and bottom. (d-e) two gold-coloured metal pins (5.2 x 1.0 cm) with cut-out letters reading “CANADA” forming an arch and joined at the top and bottom with bars. (f) one gold-coloured metal pin (3.5 x 0.7 cm) with cut-out letters reading “CANADA” with the letters joined by a bar across the middle on the reverse side. (g-h) two copper-coloured metal pins (5.0 x 1.5 cm), each with a slightly curved solid bar face, with "CANADA" in relief. (i-l) four gold-coloured metal pins (5.0 x 2.0 cm), two sets of two, with each pin depicting an oak leaf and an acorn on a short twig. The letters "CH" are centred on the leaf ("CH" - Calgary Highlanders). (m) one gold-coloured metal pin (5.3 x 1.5 cm) with cut-out letters "R.C.H.A." (Royal Canadian Horse Artillery) joined at the top and bottom with a bar. (n) one gold-coloured metal pin (5.0 x 2.5cm) with"19th MR" (Mounted Rifles) in cut-out letters that are joined horizontally by bars at the top and bottom. The word "ALBERTA" is in an arch below the “19th MR” joined by curved bars at the top and bottom.(o) one gold-coloured metal pin (5.0 x 2.7 cm) with the cut-out letters “CMR" (Canadian Mounted Rifles) joined by a bar from the bottom of the "C" to the "M", and from the centre of the "M" to the "R". (p) one gold-coloured metal pin (1.7 x 2.8 cm) with a cut-out letter "C" sitting atop a bar which joins the numeral "10" below.(q) one gold-coloured metal pin (2.6 x 1.3 cm) with a cut-out numeral "12" joined by a bar at the bottom.
- Subject
- military
- insignia
- uniforms
- Calgary Highlanders
- Canadian Mounted Rifles
- Royal Canadian Horse Artillery
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.0070 a-q
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- Date
- 1914 – 1945
- Material
- metal, brass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.0073 a-l
- Description
- A collection of pin sets from Alberta and Winnipeg regiments: a) One brass pin (4.7 x 3.7 cm) cut out in the shape of the Alberta coat of arms (mountains in lower half and cross in upper) with four windmill sails behind and maple leaf on either side. A banner below the shield reads "Depot Battn, A…
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- Title
- Pin
- Date
- 1914 – 1945
- Material
- metal, brass
- Description
- A collection of pin sets from Alberta and Winnipeg regiments: a) One brass pin (4.7 x 3.7 cm) cut out in the shape of the Alberta coat of arms (mountains in lower half and cross in upper) with four windmill sails behind and maple leaf on either side. A banner below the shield reads "Depot Battn, Alberta Regiment". There is a crown at the top of the pin with "Canada" below it.b-f) Five pins (3.1 x 2.6 cm) with the same design as (a), but these pins are smaller and shinier. g) One brass pin (3.9 x 4.0 cm) in the shape of a maple leaf with the Alberta coat of arms in middle and crown atop the coat of arms. A banner below the coat of arms reads "Alberta Overseas Batt'y XXXI".h-j) Three pins (3.9 x 2.9) with the same design as (h), but smaller in size. k-l) Two pins (3.5 x 3.8) in the shape of a maple leaf with a coat-of-arms at the centre containing three wheat sheaves in bottom half, and a train engine in the top half surmounted by a buffalo. A banner underneath the coat of arms reads "City of Winnipeg XXVIII Batt'n".
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.0073 a-l
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- Date
- 1914 – 1945
- Material
- metal, brass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.0074 a-f
- Description
- A collection of six military pins in the shape of a maple leaf, with a crown in relief at the centre and a banner beneath spelling "CANADA": a-c) Three pins that are reddish in colour. d,e) Two pins that are a gold colour. f) One pin with a dark patina.
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- Title
- Pin
- Date
- 1914 – 1945
- Material
- metal, brass
- Dimensions
- 3.2 (a-c); 3.3 (d,e); 4.2 (f) x 3.0 (a-c); 3.3 (d,e); 4.0 (f) cm
- Description
- A collection of six military pins in the shape of a maple leaf, with a crown in relief at the centre and a banner beneath spelling "CANADA": a-c) Three pins that are reddish in colour. d,e) Two pins that are a gold colour. f) One pin with a dark patina.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.0074 a-f
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- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.0074
- Description
- A gold-coloured pressed relief metal pin in the shape of an oval belt reading “Cruft's Dog Show” around an intertwined monogram “SSC” at centre. There is a crown at the top (similar to military buttons #103.07.0060 c-g) of the pin. The reverse image of the impression can be seen on the back, and …
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- Title
- Pin
- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 0.8 x 2.6 x 5.8 cm
- Description
- A gold-coloured pressed relief metal pin in the shape of an oval belt reading “Cruft's Dog Show” around an intertwined monogram “SSC” at centre. There is a crown at the top (similar to military buttons #103.07.0060 c-g) of the pin. The reverse image of the impression can be seen on the back, and a hooked pin is soldered to the top of the crown.
- Subject
- animals, dog
- insignia
- souvenirs
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.0074
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- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.0124
- Description
- A small gold coloured circle with "A.U.W." on yellow banner across. Circle textured to give impression of twisted fibres. Yellow enamelled banner curls from behind, flows across centre of cut out circle, and rolls behind on the opposite side. Enamelled in blue on banner are the letters. Hinged pin …
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- Title
- Pin
- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 1.9 x 0.5 x 2.2 cm
- Description
- A small gold coloured circle with "A.U.W." on yellow banner across. Circle textured to give impression of twisted fibres. Yellow enamelled banner curls from behind, flows across centre of cut out circle, and rolls behind on the opposite side. Enamelled in blue on banner are the letters. Hinged pin horizontally across back fastens under curled hook.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- organizations
- A.U.W.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.0124
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