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- Date
- 1910 – 1940
- Material
- mineral, talc
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.1013
- Description
- Mountain scene on a flat piece of talc by Bill Peyto.
- Title
- Picture
- Date
- 1910 – 1940
- Material
- mineral, talc
- Description
- Mountain scene on a flat piece of talc by Bill Peyto.
- Subject
- art
- artists
- Bill Peyto
- Jimmy Simpson
- crafts
- carving
- drawing
- Credit
- Gift of James (Sr.) Simpson, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.1013
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- Date
- prior to 1950
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.1045
- Description
- Handmade picture frame.
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- Title
- Picture Frame
- Date
- prior to 1950
- Material
- wood
- Description
- Handmade picture frame.
- Subject
- households
- Bill Peyto
- Credit
- Gift of Robert Peyto, Shawnigan Lake, 1967
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.1045
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- Date
- 1910 – 1930
- Material
- talc; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1025
- Description
- Home made pipe bowl, Bill Peyto's, talc bowl is 6.4 long, flat bottomed, sides straight, rounded top, flat end, tobacco hole at end is an irregular, off centre circle 1.5 dia., edge around hole is jagged, 2.5 long woodenstem 1.0 dia, small hole in centre, string stuffed between stem and bowl is tig…
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- Title
- Pipe Bowl
- Date
- 1910 – 1930
- Material
- talc; wood
- Dimensions
- 2.8 x 2.6 x 9.0 cm
- Description
- Home made pipe bowl, Bill Peyto's, talc bowl is 6.4 long, flat bottomed, sides straight, rounded top, flat end, tobacco hole at end is an irregular, off centre circle 1.5 dia., edge around hole is jagged, 2.5 long woodenstem 1.0 dia, small hole in centre, string stuffed between stem and bowl is tightening or caulking.
- Subject
- mining
- packers and guides
- Banff National Park
- warden
- Bill Peyto
- smoking
- Natalco
- National Talc Co.
- Credit
- Gift of Douglas Robinson, 1975
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1025
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- Date
- 1943
- Material
- stone; bone
- Catalogue Number
- 104.05.1010 a,b
- Description
- Two hand-carved projectile points:(a) a white, black and grey with silver flecks, soapstone projectile point 8.0x2.3cm wide;(b) a white, grey and black bone projectile point made of bone.
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- Title
- Point
- Date
- 1943
- Material
- stone; bone
- Description
- Two hand-carved projectile points:(a) a white, black and grey with silver flecks, soapstone projectile point 8.0x2.3cm wide;(b) a white, grey and black bone projectile point made of bone.
- Subject
- weapons
- tools
- hobbies
- carving
- Bill Peyto
- Credit
- Gift of Robert Peyto, Shawnigan Lake, 1967
- Catalogue Number
- 104.05.1010 a,b
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Projectile Point
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- Date
- 1943
- Material
- stone
- Catalogue Number
- 104.05.1009
- Description
- A hand-carved black soapstone arrowhead.
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- Title
- Projectile Point
- Date
- 1943
- Material
- stone
- Dimensions
- 2.50 x 4.70 cm
- Description
- A hand-carved black soapstone arrowhead.
- Subject
- weapons
- tools
- hobbies
- carving
- Bill Peyto
- Credit
- Gift of Robert Peyto, Shawnigan Lake, 1967
- Catalogue Number
- 104.05.1009
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- Date
- 1900 – 1943
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.04.1001
- Description
- Top break, double action revolver; five chambers in cylinder; rear sight infront of cylinder relase; front sight near muzzle; cross hatching and floral designs on molded grip very worn; owl head design at top of grip on both sides.Marks: on top of barrel between sights: “_er johnson’s arms & cycl…
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- Title
- Revolver
- Date
- 1900 – 1943
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 3.0 x 11.0 x 19.0 cm
- Description
- Top break, double action revolver; five chambers in cylinder; rear sight infront of cylinder relase; front sight near muzzle; cross hatching and floral designs on molded grip very worn; owl head design at top of grip on both sides.Marks: on top of barrel between sights: “_er johnson’s arms & cycle works. fitchburg mass. u.s.a. pat’d apr. 6.86. feb.15.87. may 10.87. dec. 26 93. pat’s pending”
- Subject
- sports
- hunting
- Bill Peyto
- packers and guides
- Credit
- Gift of Steve Peyto, Banff, 1965
- Catalogue Number
- 104.04.1001
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- Date
- 1878
- Material
- metal; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 104.04.1008
- Description
- Single action revolver; ammunition loaded through loading gate on right hand side of cylinder; cylinder has five chambers; wooden grip; crosshatching on top of hammer; no trigger guard; trigger is shaped to match support;Marks: on grip: “Diablo” in cursive writing carved into grip on left side; …
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- Title
- Revolver
- Date
- 1878
- Material
- metal; wood
- Dimensions
- 3 x 8 x 18 cm
- Description
- Single action revolver; ammunition loaded through loading gate on right hand side of cylinder; cylinder has five chambers; wooden grip; crosshatching on top of hammer; no trigger guard; trigger is shaped to match support;Marks: on grip: “Diablo” in cursive writing carved into grip on left side; stamped under cylinder on left hand side: “38 CAL”; “C”; stamped on top of barrel: “colt’s pt f a. mfg. cc hartford. ct. u.s.a.”
- Subject
- Bill Peyto
- packers and guides
- Credit
- Gift of Tom Boon, Sidney, 1999
- Catalogue Number
- 104.04.1008
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- Date
- 1894 – 1900
- Material
- metal; wood; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 104.04.1009
- Description
- Enfield 303 rifle with wooden stock and handgrip that braces the barrel along its length. The barrel has been cut off at the end (tool marks). The trigger guard is marked with a maker’s mark. The magazine is attached with a link of metal chain. One side of the rifle, on the attachment that joi…
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- Title
- Rifle
- Date
- 1894 – 1900
- Material
- metal; wood; skin
- Dimensions
- 12.2 x 6.1 x 102.6 cm
- Description
- Enfield 303 rifle with wooden stock and handgrip that braces the barrel along its length. The barrel has been cut off at the end (tool marks). The trigger guard is marked with a maker’s mark. The magazine is attached with a link of metal chain. One side of the rifle, on the attachment that joins the trigger guard, is marked with a crown, “VR,” “ENFIELD 1896 L E L “. The action is marked with “E” and “6448.” The rifle has a leather carrying strap.
- Credit
- Gift of George Bunney, Bowden, 2003
- Catalogue Number
- 104.04.1009
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- Date
- 1900 – 1910
- Material
- skin; metal; wood; hair; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.1083
- Description
- Brown leather saddle with decorative tooling including a flower on the seat back. The pommels are stuffed with plant fibre. The saddle is lined with sheepskin. The saddle has leather straps and metal reinforced wooden stirrups.
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- Title
- Saddle
- Date
- 1900 – 1910
- Material
- skin; metal; wood; hair; fibre
- Dimensions
- 87.6 x 51.6 x 64.2 cm
- Description
- Brown leather saddle with decorative tooling including a flower on the seat back. The pommels are stuffed with plant fibre. The saddle is lined with sheepskin. The saddle has leather straps and metal reinforced wooden stirrups.
- Subject
- guiding
- outfitting
- trapping
- Bill Peyto
- Credit
- Gift of George Bunney, Bowden, 2003
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.1083
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- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- stone; mineral; fossil
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1287
- Description
- A piece of limestone with several fossilized snails embedded in it.
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- Title
- Snail Fossil
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- stone; mineral; fossil
- Description
- A piece of limestone with several fossilized snails embedded in it.
- Subject
- paleontology
- geology
- hobbies
- Bill Peyto
- Credit
- Gift of Robert Peyto, Shawnigan Lake, 1967
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1287
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