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Household Thermometer

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Date: c. 1950

Material: glass; metal; paper

Catalogue Number: 104.30.1002

Description: A picture of Bow Lake with a tepee in right foreground and a deer left foreground has a Fahrenheit thermometer inserted right bottom corner. Gold metal frame with glass.

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Title: Household Thermometer

Date: c. 1950

Material: glass; metal; paper

Dimensions: 20.7 x 25.7 cm

Description: A picture of Bow Lake with a tepee in right foreground and a deer left foreground has a Fahrenheit thermometer inserted right bottom corner. Gold metal frame with glass.

Subject: Canadian Rockies; Bow Lake; animal; deer

Credit: Purchased from Alan McClelland, Banff, 1986

Catalogue Number: 104.30.1002

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Household Cleaner Box

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Date: 1945 – 1955

Material: paper

Catalogue Number: 110.01.0059

Description: Narrow rectangular red and black box for "Dic-A-Doo" paint cleaner; illustration Good Housekeeping seal of approval. The printing on back is in English, gives directions and uses, and manufacturer of product "National Adhesives (Canada) Ltd." Instructions and uses in French on sides of packages.

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Title: Household Cleaner Box

Date: 1945 – 1955

Material: paper

Dimensions: 20.0 x 4.3 x 11.3 cm

Description: Narrow rectangular red and black box for "Dic-A-Doo" paint cleaner; illustration Good Housekeeping seal of approval. The printing on back is in English, gives directions and uses, and manufacturer of product "National Adhesives (Canada) Ltd." Instructions and uses in French on sides of packages.

Subject: Whyte home

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: 110.01.0059

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Household Cleaner Can

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Date: 1945 – 1955

Material: metal; paper

Catalogue Number: 110.01.0060

Description: Cylindrical container with heavy cardboard body and metal bottom and lid. lid is tight fitting push-on type. Yellow and blue label covers all but 1.0 cm. circumference and 0.5 cm. width of body. Illustration on label is silhouette of hand and sponge above diagonal white strip on yellow background.

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Title: Household Cleaner Can

Date: 1945 – 1955

Material: metal; paper

Dimensions: 11.0 x 12.7 cm

Description: Cylindrical container with heavy cardboard body and metal bottom and lid. lid is tight fitting push-on type. Yellow and blue label covers all but 1.0 cm. circumference and 0.5 cm. width of body. Illustration on label is silhouette of hand and sponge above diagonal white strip on yellow background.

Subject: Whyte home

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: 110.01.0060

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Pin Holder

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Date: 1940 – 1970

Material: cardboard; plastic; metal;

Catalogue Number: 104.45.0066

Description: Black plastic “OAKVILLE PIN HOLDER” in its original yellow cardboard box. The pin holder consists of a two-tiered body on a wider sloped base - the lower compartment contains the pins and the upper piece is pressed down on a spring, which funnels a pin through a hole on the top, allowing it to be p…

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Title: Pin Holder

Date: 1940 – 1970

Material: cardboard; plastic; metal;

Dimensions: 6.5 x 6.8 x 9.3 cm

Description: Black plastic “OAKVILLE PIN HOLDER” in its original yellow cardboard box. The pin holder consists of a two-tiered body on a wider sloped base - the lower compartment contains the pins and the upper piece is pressed down on a spring, which funnels a pin through a hole on the top, allowing it to be pulled out. The top consists of a cap that can be snapped off by pressing a small metal lever in order to access the pin compartment. The yellow cardboard box contains manufacturer information and instructions throughout the outside.

Subject: Crosby family; Abegweit; sewing equipment; homewares; household items

Credit: Gift of Robert Crosby Family, Banff, 1998

Catalogue Number: 104.45.0066

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Commemorative Plate

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Date: 1946 – 1979

Material: china;

Catalogue Number: 104.20.1283

Description: Decorative commemorative plate depicting an image of Mt. Eisenhower [Castle Mountain] with trees and the Bow River in the foreground in the depressed center of the plate - pink, purple, yellow, and green flower clusters decorate the rest of the plate and the edge of the plate is lined with gold.Cas…

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Title: Commemorative Plate

Date: 1946 – 1979

Material: china;

Dimensions: 2.4 cm

Description: Decorative commemorative plate depicting an image of Mt. Eisenhower [Castle Mountain] with trees and the Bow River in the foreground in the depressed center of the plate - pink, purple, yellow, and green flower clusters decorate the rest of the plate and the edge of the plate is lined with gold.Castle Mountain [Miistukskoowa] was renamed Mt. Eisenhower in 1946 by Prime Minister Mackenzie King in honour of General Dwight D. Eisenhower’s involvement in World War II. Some local residents resented the name change and in 1979 it was reverted back to Castle Mountain, with the southeast end kept “Eisenhower Tower.”