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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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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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- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- wood; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 106.04.1009 a,b
- Description
- Harvey E. Dodd's Chalet, dark brown touring skis , pointed tips. Stamped onto shovel in gold coloured lettering "Chalet/Harvey E. Dodd Limited". Wooden edge of light coloured wood "Made in Canada Patent 367562 Chalet Harvey E. Dodds Limited" stamped onto metal binding screwed and nailed onto ski…
- Title
- Touring Skis
- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- wood; metal
- Dimensions
- 7.4 x 196.5 cm
- Description
- Harvey E. Dodd's Chalet, dark brown touring skis , pointed tips. Stamped onto shovel in gold coloured lettering "Chalet/Harvey E. Dodd Limited". Wooden edge of light coloured wood "Made in Canada Patent 367562 Chalet Harvey E. Dodds Limited" stamped onto metal binding screwed and nailed onto ski. Buckle and leather toe strap. 2 buckles and leather straps attaching toe binding with metal heel binding and metal adjuster. Ski sizemedium 6 1/2.
- Subject
- sports
- ski touring
- winter
- Wheatley
- Credit
- Gift of Muriel E. Dayman, Calgary, 1985
- Catalogue Number
- 106.04.1009 a,b
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- Date
- 1935 – 1945
- Material
- wood; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 106.04.1010 a,b
- Description
- Light brown wooden touring skis, metal edges, pointed tips with an extra tip extending out 2.8 cm, metal release adjustment screwed onto ski 13.3 cm in front of binding, metal binding screwed and nailed onto ski, "Attenhofers Alpina Diaconalzug" stamped onto metal binding, circular metal cord exten…
- Title
- Touring Skis
- Date
- 1935 – 1945
- Material
- wood; metal
- Dimensions
- 210.0 x 8.0 cm
- Description
- Light brown wooden touring skis, metal edges, pointed tips with an extra tip extending out 2.8 cm, metal release adjustment screwed onto ski 13.3 cm in front of binding, metal binding screwed and nailed onto ski, "Attenhofers Alpina Diaconalzug" stamped onto metal binding, circular metal cord extends from release clasp to metal heel binding and back, toe strap missing.
- Subject
- sports
- ski touring
- winter
- Ness, John E.
- Credit
- Gift of Unknown, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- 106.04.1010 a,b
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- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- wood; skin; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 106.04.1060 a,b
- Description
- Varnished light brown, solid wood curved skis, that are turned gently upward at toe, thicker at the point, and with a slight thickening at the binding. Scored in the wood and painted dark brown 24.5cm from the tips is “Chalet” underneath that the Dodds logo, a cabin with trees and snow, and underne…
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- Title
- Touring Skis
- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- wood; skin; metal
- Dimensions
- 8.50 x 200.0 cm
- Description
- Varnished light brown, solid wood curved skis, that are turned gently upward at toe, thicker at the point, and with a slight thickening at the binding. Scored in the wood and painted dark brown 24.5cm from the tips is “Chalet” underneath that the Dodds logo, a cabin with trees and snow, and underneath that “Harvey E. Dodds Limited”. Metal shoe clamps are screwed on side of the skis for cables which are attached to the front metal release pieces with clasps; embossed on the metal binding piece, in script is “Skirite”; scored on the ski between the front metal release mechanism and the toe plate is an “H” and underneath “6 3/4”; leather straps (two different leather pieces, one black, one brown) are attached to the metal toe binding. The ski that has the brown leather strap (a) has a red (part of it is missing) paper stamp glued on, written in black “300”. There is a screwed on metal toe plate engraved with “Made in Canada”, underneath “Patent 367562”, underneath that “Chalet” and underneath that “Harvey E. Dodds Limited”. “Deluxe” is engraved on each ski but is partially hidden by the back end of the metal shoe plate.
- Credit
- Gift of Randy Mitchell, Calgary, 2009
- Catalogue Number
- 106.04.1060 a,b
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- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- wood; metal; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 106.04.0055 a,b
- Description
- Wood skis, screwed on metal bindings "d.o.g." " C.R.W." is engraved close to tip. Metal plate on ski "OKSPORT ZURICH". metal cable bindings "KANDAHAR" leather toe strap.
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- Title
- Touring Skis
- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- wood; metal; skin
- Dimensions
- 7.5 x 198.0 cm
- Description
- Wood skis, screwed on metal bindings "d.o.g." " C.R.W." is engraved close to tip. Metal plate on ski "OKSPORT ZURICH". metal cable bindings "KANDAHAR" leather toe strap.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 106.04.0055 a,b
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- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- wood; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 106.04.0056 a,b
- Description
- Wood skis, screwed on metal binding, same as 106.04.0055 a, b (Wood skis, screwed on metal bindings "d.o.g". " C.R.W." is engraved close to tip. Metal plate on ski "OKSPORT ZURICH". metal cable bindings) except that there is no leather toe bindings and they have a rounded back edge.
- Title
- Touring Skis
- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- wood; metal
- Dimensions
- 7.5 x 203.5 cm
- Description
- Wood skis, screwed on metal binding, same as 106.04.0055 a, b (Wood skis, screwed on metal bindings "d.o.g". " C.R.W." is engraved close to tip. Metal plate on ski "OKSPORT ZURICH". metal cable bindings) except that there is no leather toe bindings and they have a rounded back edge.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 106.04.0056 a,b
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- Date
- 1938
- Material
- wood; metal; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 106.04.1047 a,b
- Description
- Pair of brown touring skis. Nicely shaped toe comes to a long point. Thicker at foot. Bindings have a metal foot plate and "Unitas" toe plate. Skin shoe straps with buckle.
- Title
- Touring Skis
- Date
- 1938
- Material
- wood; metal; skin
- Dimensions
- 6.3 x 205.0 cm
- Description
- Pair of brown touring skis. Nicely shaped toe comes to a long point. Thicker at foot. Bindings have a metal foot plate and "Unitas" toe plate. Skin shoe straps with buckle.
- Subject
- sports
- skiing
- winter
- Ed. Hunter
- Credit
- Gift of Eddie Hunter, Banff, 1995
- Catalogue Number
- 106.04.1047 a,b
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- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- wood; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 106.04.1002 a,b
- Description
- Wide, light coloured touring skis with metal bindings. Laminated, thicker at binding and end of ski. Pointe toe, 10.5 rise. Stamped under both toes: "Made by H. Davidson Vancouver, B.C." an oval paper identification on top toes. Metal toe clamps and shoe grips. "Made in France", "Glenlea" stamp…
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- Title
- Touring Skis
- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- wood; metal
- Dimensions
- 10.5 x 178.0 cm
- Description
- Wide, light coloured touring skis with metal bindings. Laminated, thicker at binding and end of ski. Pointe toe, 10.5 rise. Stamped under both toes: "Made by H. Davidson Vancouver, B.C." an oval paper identification on top toes. Metal toe clamps and shoe grips. "Made in France", "Glenlea" stamped on side. Leather bindings in 3 pieces, metal buckles, screw-type toe adjustments.
- Credit
- Gift of Unknown, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- 106.04.1002 a,b
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- Date
- 1935 – 1945
- Material
- wood; metal; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 106.04.1007 a,b
- Description
- Solid maple ? , rising to rounded toe, 9.5 cm rise. Shaped thicker to foot base, metal toe binding, leather straps attached to metal coiled heel binding. Rubber foot grip 22.5 cm long. Engraved and painted "Chalet Harvey E. Dodds Limited" on top near toe. "Harvey E. Dodds The Ski People Limite…
- Title
- Touring Skis
- Date
- 1935 – 1945
- Material
- wood; metal; skin
- Dimensions
- 8.4 x 198.0 cm
- Description
- Solid maple ? , rising to rounded toe, 9.5 cm rise. Shaped thicker to foot base, metal toe binding, leather straps attached to metal coiled heel binding. Rubber foot grip 22.5 cm long. Engraved and painted "Chalet Harvey E. Dodds Limited" on top near toe. "Harvey E. Dodds The Ski People Limited" engraved on bottom toe. "Chalet Made in Canada" on metal binding.
- Credit
- Gift of Blair Porter, Cochrane, 1984
- Catalogue Number
- 106.04.1007 a,b
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- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- wood; metal; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 106.04.1012 a,b
- Description
- Solid hickory ski with rounded tip of 11.5 height. Manufacturer's circular insignia of red, gold and black at tip. Varnish of the ski is worn off. Foot plate 32.8 nailed on to ski. 34.0 leather toe strap with metal buckles. Adjustable cable clamp screwed into ski. Cables missing.
- Title
- Touring Skis
- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- wood; metal; skin
- Dimensions
- 8.8 x 205.0 cm
- Description
- Solid hickory ski with rounded tip of 11.5 height. Manufacturer's circular insignia of red, gold and black at tip. Varnish of the ski is worn off. Foot plate 32.8 nailed on to ski. 34.0 leather toe strap with metal buckles. Adjustable cable clamp screwed into ski. Cables missing.
- Credit
- Gift of Ken Manning, Calgary, 1985
- Catalogue Number
- 106.04.1012 a,b
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- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- wood; metal; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 106.04.1013 a,b
- Description
- Solid wood touring skis, complete metal bindings, leather toe strap, light brown wood. 11.0 cm height of pointed tip. Foot piece is 32.8 long. "Skirite" manufacturer's insignia engraved into metal parts. "K.K. & Company A-S Oslao Norway" on back of tip burned into wood.
- Title
- Touring Skis
- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- wood; metal; skin
- Dimensions
- 8.5 x 196.0 cm
- Description
- Solid wood touring skis, complete metal bindings, leather toe strap, light brown wood. 11.0 cm height of pointed tip. Foot piece is 32.8 long. "Skirite" manufacturer's insignia engraved into metal parts. "K.K. & Company A-S Oslao Norway" on back of tip burned into wood.
- Credit
- Gift of Ken Manning, Calgary, 1985
- Catalogue Number
- 106.04.1013 a,b
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