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Advent Calendar
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- Date
- 1950 – 1979
- Material
- paper
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.0097
- Description
- A child's Advent calendar, a single sheet of paper with brightly coloured scene. Nine rosy cheeked pudgy children engaged in various activities, playing, carrying, and sorting mail, etc. The major figure, presumably Santa Claus, sits at desk writing and talking on the telephone. Dispersed througho…
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- Title
- Advent Calendar
- Date
- 1950 – 1979
- Material
- paper
- Dimensions
- 30.2 x 30.2 cm
- Description
- A child's Advent calendar, a single sheet of paper with brightly coloured scene. Nine rosy cheeked pudgy children engaged in various activities, playing, carrying, and sorting mail, etc. The major figure, presumably Santa Claus, sits at desk writing and talking on the telephone. Dispersed throughout the scene are twenty four little doors numbered from 1 - 24. Each door opens to reveal a picture printed on a luminous sheet of paper glued to the calendar. The calendar has not been used and is contained in its original envelope for mailing. Marks, printed in Western Germany.
- Subject
- households
- children
- Christmas
- Advent
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.0097
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- Date
- 1950 – 1979
- Material
- hair
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.0074 a,b
- Description
- Pair of ladies after ski boots, black wool with embroidered red wool trim. One strip of trim is stitched from toe, over instep to ankle level and one strip is stitched around ankle. Trim is embroidered in yellow and black snowflake like floral motif. A red fabric with a low pile is stitched to uppe…
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- Title
- After Ski Boots
- Date
- 1950 – 1979
- Material
- hair
- Dimensions
- 14.0 x 9.0 x 27.0 cm
- Description
- Pair of ladies after ski boots, black wool with embroidered red wool trim. One strip of trim is stitched from toe, over instep to ankle level and one strip is stitched around ankle. Trim is embroidered in yellow and black snowflake like floral motif. A red fabric with a low pile is stitched to upper edge and "V" shaped closure, the same red fabric covers platform between sole and uppers. Sole is white felt (1 cm. thick) a thick red shoe lace fits through one hole on each side of closure. Laces have a wooden piece on one end only. Boots are lined with white felt. Insoles are a heavy woven material.
- Subject
- households
- sports
- skiing
- winter
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.0074 a,b
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- Date
- 1900 – 1930
- Material
- metal; glass; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 104.30.0006
- Description
- Air meter enclosed in circular shallow brass case covered with glass, and standing on three brass legs (3.5 cm) attached to a solid brass disk stand of the same size. Brass ring attached perpendicular to side of the meter case by two thin metal arms, contains wind vane with eight small square sails…
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- Title
- Air Meter
- Date
- 1900 – 1930
- Material
- metal; glass; wood
- Dimensions
- 7.1 x 7.8 x 8.5 cm
- Description
- Air meter enclosed in circular shallow brass case covered with glass, and standing on three brass legs (3.5 cm) attached to a solid brass disk stand of the same size. Brass ring attached perpendicular to side of the meter case by two thin metal arms, contains wind vane with eight small square sails attached to centre by small metal arms. Face dial measured around perimeter with numbers from 0-90 has small circular dial at top with numbers from 0-9 and the letters "HDS" just above central pivot of small thin needle. Dial reads "Air meter to 1000 feet/No 508". Bottom of solid brass base has screw hole at centre to hold screw mount which is brass finger screw with black painted brass tube attached to top. Lever on side of meter halts needle. Box, plain square wooden box with brass hinges for lid is fitted with small blocks of wood to hold air meter securely in place. Mounting screw slips over arm of piece of wood fastened to lid. Paper label inside lid reads, "Correction for Air Meter No. 508/. Add 30 per minute to the observed reading of the Air Meter. Note. Each instrument is now regulated so as to reduce the correction to a constant quantity per minute, which must be added as in the example given.". Small brass latch hook closes lid.
- Subject
- households
- industry
- surveying
- Russell Robb
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.30.0006
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- Date
- 1950
- Material
- metal; paper; glass; paint
- Catalogue Number
- 104.47.1007
- Description
- An old-fashioned metal alarm clock with a manual bell (4.0x8.0cm wide) on top. The face is off-white in colour and made from paper. The numbers on the face are in Roman numerals with gold-coloured ornate crosses in between each number. There is a round, intricate, gold-coloured design (7.0cm radi…
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- Title
- Alarm Clock
- Date
- 1950
- Material
- metal; paper; glass; paint
- Dimensions
- 25.0 x 17.5 cm
- Description
- An old-fashioned metal alarm clock with a manual bell (4.0x8.0cm wide) on top. The face is off-white in colour and made from paper. The numbers on the face are in Roman numerals with gold-coloured ornate crosses in between each number. There is a round, intricate, gold-coloured design (7.0cm radius) in the centre of the face. There are two black clock hands, hour and minute, and two smaller mini faces (both measuring 2.0cm wide) above and below the centre of the face. The top mini face is an alarm, with numbers 1-12. The bottom mini face displays the seconds, in degrees of 10 with numbers. On top of the bell there is a gold-coloured ring, possibly used for carrying. There are two gold-coloured splayed legs to support the clock when upright. There is a golden banded detail around the circumference of the face and the body. On the back of the clock, there are two wind-up mechanisms, the viewer-left key is marked with “W.A.” and has an arrow pointing in a clockwise direction, the viewer-right key is marked with “W.T.” and has an arrow pointing in a counterclockwise direction. Situated between these wind-up mechanisms are two buttons that are arranged vertically. The top button controls the alarm and moves the hands in a clockwise direction. The bottom button is missing. Above the top button there is an “A”, and below the bottom button there is an “H”. There is also a slide-adjustment knob marked with an “F” on viewer-left and “S” on viewer-right (possibly used as a faster-slower feature for the alarm bell). There is also a button missing from underneath this slide-adjustment knob. Scratched into the top of the back of the clock is “Nick Morant Banff”. Written upside-down at the top viewer-right is “55.”
- Subject
- households
- timekeeping
- Nick Morant
- Credit
- Gift of Nicholas Morant, Banff, 2006
- Catalogue Number
- 104.47.1007
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Amplifying Horn
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact105.03.1008
- Date
- 1905 – 1915
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 105.03.1008
- Description
- Large metal amplifying horn from phonograph. Flared shape in eleven sections. Blue paint worn off in many areas. Small red label reads: “‘Rex’ TRADEMARK STANDARD AMPLIFYING HORN. THE BEST FOR TONE. R.S.W. & S.”
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- Title
- Amplifying Horn
- Date
- 1905 – 1915
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 55.0 cm
- Description
- Large metal amplifying horn from phonograph. Flared shape in eleven sections. Blue paint worn off in many areas. Small red label reads: “‘Rex’ TRADEMARK STANDARD AMPLIFYING HORN. THE BEST FOR TONE. R.S.W. & S.”
- Subject
- households
- entertainment
- music
- Credit
- Gift of Marika McCaffrey, Banff, 1998
- Catalogue Number
- 105.03.1008
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Andiron Accessory, Fireplace
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- Date
- 1900 – 1940
- Material
- metal, brass; metal, iron
- Catalogue Number
- 102.07.0007 a,b
- Description
- A pair of three-legged andirons. Each andiron has a large, spool like, brass ornament topped with a large ball. This decoration sits on two curved solid brass legs. The third leg is attached behind the first two by a a curved, brass covered, horizontal iron bar. This third leg is topped by a s…
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- Title
- Andiron Accessory, Fireplace
- Date
- 1900 – 1940
- Material
- metal, brass; metal, iron
- Dimensions
- 40.0 x 29.5 x 60.0 cm
- Description
- A pair of three-legged andirons. Each andiron has a large, spool like, brass ornament topped with a large ball. This decoration sits on two curved solid brass legs. The third leg is attached behind the first two by a a curved, brass covered, horizontal iron bar. This third leg is topped by a smaller brass knob. The bar attching the third leg continues straight back and bends at a right angle down to form another leg and forms the section that supports logs. The knobs unscrew from the legs and each andiron breaks down.
- Subject
- households
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.07.0007 a,b
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Animal Figurine
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact107.01.0009
- Date
- prior to 1973
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0009
- Description
- A cast metal (copper?) frog creeping close to the ground with its left hind leg extended straight back behind its body.
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- Title
- Animal Figurine
- Date
- prior to 1973
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 5.0 (approx.) cm
- Description
- A cast metal (copper?) frog creeping close to the ground with its left hind leg extended straight back behind its body.
- Subject
- households
- collectables
- animals, frogs
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0009
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Animal Figurine
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact107.01.0010
- Date
- 1900 – 1940
- Material
- mineral, onyx
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0010
- Description
- A stylized dragon carved from white onyx. The dragon’s body is flat and slightly arched over a round disk base with a dragon's head at one end looking back over the body. There is an ornate raised relief carving on the body. The base is marked with (Chinese?) characters inside a square.
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- Title
- Animal Figurine
- Date
- 1900 – 1940
- Material
- mineral, onyx
- Dimensions
- 2.0 x 12.0 cm
- Description
- A stylized dragon carved from white onyx. The dragon’s body is flat and slightly arched over a round disk base with a dragon's head at one end looking back over the body. There is an ornate raised relief carving on the body. The base is marked with (Chinese?) characters inside a square.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0010
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Animal Figurine
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact107.01.0024
- Date
- 1950 – 1970
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0024
- Description
- A small glazed ceramic rabbit crouched with its nose to ground. Both of the rabbit’s ears are standing up and it has a small round tail.
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- Title
- Animal Figurine
- Date
- 1950 – 1970
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 6.0 x 6.0 cm
- Description
- A small glazed ceramic rabbit crouched with its nose to ground. Both of the rabbit’s ears are standing up and it has a small round tail.
- Subject
- households
- collectables
- animals, rabbits
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0024
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Animal Figurine
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact107.01.0027
- Date
- 1950 – 1970
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0027
- Description
- A small brown ceramic rabbit sitting with one ear standing and the other lying along its back. The bottom is marked “#826.”
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- Title
- Animal Figurine
- Date
- 1950 – 1970
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 5.0 x 3.5 cm
- Description
- A small brown ceramic rabbit sitting with one ear standing and the other lying along its back. The bottom is marked “#826.”
- Subject
- households
- collectables
- animals, rabbits
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0027
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Animal Figurine
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact107.01.0030
- Date
- 1950 – 1970
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0030
- Description
- A white china frog with front legs outspread and head lifted. The mouth is open and the tongue is starting to protrude. The frog has black eyes.
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- Title
- Animal Figurine
- Date
- 1950 – 1970
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 4.5 x 5.0 cm
- Description
- A white china frog with front legs outspread and head lifted. The mouth is open and the tongue is starting to protrude. The frog has black eyes.
- Subject
- households
- collectables
- animals, frog
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0030
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Animal Figurine
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact107.01.0034
- Date
- 1950 – 1970
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0034
- Description
- A stylized lion walking with its tail curled along its right side. The lion has a white body, a yellow tail, a yellow mane with a pattern of circles, and orange ears, toes and tail tip. A stick on the side of the lion reads “Piispa Henrik Kupittaan Saui Koriste, Keramiikkeja.”
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- Title
- Animal Figurine
- Date
- 1950 – 1970
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 10.0 x 14.5 cm
- Description
- A stylized lion walking with its tail curled along its right side. The lion has a white body, a yellow tail, a yellow mane with a pattern of circles, and orange ears, toes and tail tip. A stick on the side of the lion reads “Piispa Henrik Kupittaan Saui Koriste, Keramiikkeja.”
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0034
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Animal Figurine
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact107.01.0060
- Date
- 1950 – 1950
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0060
- Description
- Small carved wooden horse with an arched tail and neck. The mane and tail are painted grey, and the eyes and hooves are black.
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- Title
- Animal Figurine
- Date
- 1950 – 1950
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 8.0 x 3.0 x 7.0 cm
- Description
- Small carved wooden horse with an arched tail and neck. The mane and tail are painted grey, and the eyes and hooves are black.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0060
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Animal Figurine
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact107.01.1015
- Date
- 1950 – 1970
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.1015
- Description
- A figurine of a doe and her calf. Both are lying down, heads together. Hand written on shoulder of doe: "Banff Canada". Label on bottom reads: "Marbolex Reg'd by Danesi Toronto Canada". Scratched into surface on bottom: "1950".
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- Title
- Animal Figurine
- Date
- 1950 – 1970
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 19.0 x 31.5 cm
- Description
- A figurine of a doe and her calf. Both are lying down, heads together. Hand written on shoulder of doe: "Banff Canada". Label on bottom reads: "Marbolex Reg'd by Danesi Toronto Canada". Scratched into surface on bottom: "1950".
- Subject
- households
- souvenirs
- Banff
- Credit
- Gift of Phyllis H. Horpenuk, Banff, 1996
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.1015
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- Date
- 1900 – 1935
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 104.33.0011
- Description
- Bamboo musical instrument made of two hollow bamboo tubes suspended on split bamboo frame of three thin upright sticks supported in holes cut in hollow bamboo tube at bottom. Two flat pieces of bamboo are secured crosswise into the split uprights and each holds one of the bamboo tubes which are hun…
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- Title
- Anklung
- Date
- 1900 – 1935
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 33.9 x 4.0 x 24.0 cm
- Description
- Bamboo musical instrument made of two hollow bamboo tubes suspended on split bamboo frame of three thin upright sticks supported in holes cut in hollow bamboo tube at bottom. Two flat pieces of bamboo are secured crosswise into the split uprights and each holds one of the bamboo tubes which are hung on them by a semicircular hole which fits into a notch on the crosspiece, half of the upper part of these tubes have been cut away lengthwise and at their bottom two small legs have been carved which fit into wells cut in the bamboo tube at the bottom. When the instrument is held by one of the uprights and shaken, the hollow bamboo clappers strike the sides of this well and make a musical sound.
- Subject
- households
- entertainment
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.33.0011
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- Date
- 1900 – 1930
- Material
- fibre, cotton
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0168
- Description
- A white filigree lace antimacassar that has a straight edge across the top with sharp corners and is rounded on the bottom corners. A solid border is scalloped along the rounded edges. The border encloses a wide band of openwork lace containing a diamond shape pattern of thick dots around a solid…
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- Title
- Antimacassar
- Date
- 1900 – 1930
- Material
- fibre, cotton
- Dimensions
- 21.0 x 37.0 cm
- Description
- A white filigree lace antimacassar that has a straight edge across the top with sharp corners and is rounded on the bottom corners. A solid border is scalloped along the rounded edges. The border encloses a wide band of openwork lace containing a diamond shape pattern of thick dots around a solid rectangular centre with openwork bar across a repeating diamond pattern.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- crafts
- needlework
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0168
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- Date
- 1800 – 1880
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1101
- Description
- Embroidered black silk, gathered at the top onto band, folded under, made of three panels of silk, centre panel 42.0 wideand side panels 20.0 with 6.0 of that turned to back, embroidery done with single thread in shades of green, brown and pale yellow, blue and melon, flowers and leaves in two pan…
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- Title
- Apron
- Date
- 1800 – 1880
- Material
- fibre
- Dimensions
- 65.0 x 74.0 cm
- Description
- Embroidered black silk, gathered at the top onto band, folded under, made of three panels of silk, centre panel 42.0 wideand side panels 20.0 with 6.0 of that turned to back, embroidery done with single thread in shades of green, brown and pale yellow, blue and melon, flowers and leaves in two panels downand wider panel across
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1101
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- Date
- 1900 – 1940
- Material
- metal, brass
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0059
- Description
- A brass ashtray. The base is a shallow bowl with a sculpted figure of a seated cat placed off-centre as decoration.
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- Title
- Ashtray
- Date
- 1900 – 1940
- Material
- metal, brass
- Dimensions
- 6.0 x 8.0 x 8.0 cm
- Description
- A brass ashtray. The base is a shallow bowl with a sculpted figure of a seated cat placed off-centre as decoration.
- Subject
- households
- smoking
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0059
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- Date
- 1900 – 1940
- Material
- metal, copper
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0060
- Description
- A crudely made ashtray. The bowl has been hammered from a flat sheet of copper, and the rim left square. The ashtray has a split in the base and the rim is bent.
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- Title
- Ashtray
- Date
- 1900 – 1940
- Material
- metal, copper
- Dimensions
- 15.0 x 15.0 cm
- Description
- A crudely made ashtray. The bowl has been hammered from a flat sheet of copper, and the rim left square. The ashtray has a split in the base and the rim is bent.
- Subject
- households
- smoking
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0060
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- Date
- 1900 – 1940
- Material
- metal, pewter; glass; stone
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0062
- Description
- An ashtray that is a short cylinder and is spanned by a cigarette rest. The outside is decorated with a raised floral design that is inset with glass and stone. The base is stamped “China”. One side is badly dented.
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- Title
- Ashtray
- Date
- 1900 – 1940
- Material
- metal, pewter; glass; stone
- Dimensions
- 5.0 x 9.5 x 9.5 cm
- Description
- An ashtray that is a short cylinder and is spanned by a cigarette rest. The outside is decorated with a raised floral design that is inset with glass and stone. The base is stamped “China”. One side is badly dented.
- Subject
- households
- smoking
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0062
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