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- Date
- 1945 – 1955
- Material
- wood, bamboo
- Catalogue Number
- 104.33.0009
- Description
- Two hollow different sized bamboo tubes with half of each tube cut away, lengthwise, at the top. The tubes are each suspended, by a crescent shaped hole near the top, on two bamboo sticks and braced between three tall verticals of split bamboo in a row forming a frame around the tubes. The base of…
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- Title
- Anklung
- Date
- 1945 – 1955
- Material
- wood, bamboo
- Dimensions
- 39.0 x 4.2 x 25.2 cm
- Description
- Two hollow different sized bamboo tubes with half of each tube cut away, lengthwise, at the top. The tubes are each suspended, by a crescent shaped hole near the top, on two bamboo sticks and braced between three tall verticals of split bamboo in a row forming a frame around the tubes. The base of the frame is another hollow tube with two square holes at the top where the legs of suspended tubes attach.
- Subject
- households, music
- hobbies
- crafts
- carving
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.33.0009
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- Date
- 1940 – 1970
- Material
- plastic; metal; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.1062 a-c
- Description
- A camera and accessories.a) Small square “Brownie BULL’S-EYE Camera” with a brown plastic casing and grey adujustment knobs.b) “Kodalite Midget Flashholder” flash.c) “Kodak CLOSE-UP ATTACHMENT No. 6A” in a yellow box.
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- Title
- Camera
- Date
- 1940 – 1970
- Material
- plastic; metal; glass
- Description
- A camera and accessories.a) Small square “Brownie BULL’S-EYE Camera” with a brown plastic casing and grey adujustment knobs.b) “Kodalite Midget Flashholder” flash.c) “Kodak CLOSE-UP ATTACHMENT No. 6A” in a yellow box.
- Subject
- households
- photography
- hobbies
- Credit
- Gift of Juanita Rose Violini, Banff, 1990
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.1062 a-c
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- Date
- 1940 – 1970
- Material
- plastic; metal; glass; skin; paper; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.1073
- Description
- Small Kodak camera, “PONY II CAMERA,” with attached fibre cord and leather case. The camera is accompanied by an instruction booklet.
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- Title
- Camera
- Date
- 1940 – 1970
- Material
- plastic; metal; glass; skin; paper; fibre
- Description
- Small Kodak camera, “PONY II CAMERA,” with attached fibre cord and leather case. The camera is accompanied by an instruction booklet.
- Subject
- households
- hobbies
- photography
- Credit
- Purchased from Phyllis Cain, Banff, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.1073
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Embroidery Sampler
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- Date
- 1799
- Material
- fibre; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.1007 a-c
- Description
- Traditional sampler, 4.0 wide border is a line of stitching in pyramid shapes with flower baskets. At the top of inside border is the upper case alphabet, one line of small letters, other in bigger letters and two lines. In the centre is a picture of a white house to the left, a green picket f…
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- Title
- Embroidery Sampler
- Date
- 1799
- Material
- fibre; wood
- Dimensions
- 42.0 x 42.0 cm
- Description
- Traditional sampler, 4.0 wide border is a line of stitching in pyramid shapes with flower baskets. At the top of inside border is the upper case alphabet, one line of small letters, other in bigger letters and two lines. In the centre is a picture of a white house to the left, a green picket fence, two trees and to the right a two storey brown house. Below that is six lines of writing beginning "One Weeks Extremity May Teach Us ....." "Susan Lehman her work done In the ninth year Of Her Age (__ ?) 1799" * Someone numbered the labels as (a) and (b) and the sampler as (c). It is too fragile to change
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.1007 a-c
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- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Material
- plastic
- Catalogue Number
- 104.34.0003
- Description
- An ivory-coloured molded plastic guitar tuning key. The key has a long tapering round shaft with an incised ring decoration at the top beneath a flat oval head with depressions on each side for fingers to grasp while turning. There is a very small hole drilled through the key, near the bottom, to…
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- Title
- Guitar Key
- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Material
- plastic
- Dimensions
- 1.0 x 2.2 x 6.0 cm
- Description
- An ivory-coloured molded plastic guitar tuning key. The key has a long tapering round shaft with an incised ring decoration at the top beneath a flat oval head with depressions on each side for fingers to grasp while turning. There is a very small hole drilled through the key, near the bottom, to thread a guitar string.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.34.0003
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- Date
- 1945 – 1960
- Material
- wood; metal; paper
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.0021 a,b
- Description
- A small square, wooden, "Junior Weave-It" loom in a blue and beige cardboard box. Well made, square, wooden frame with dove tailed corners and a picket fence of nails which are grouped in threes sticking up from the top. Stamped in blue in one corner is the numeral 2 with a circle and arrow around …
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- Title
- Hand Loom
- Date
- 1945 – 1960
- Material
- wood; metal; paper
- Dimensions
- 2.8 x 6.1 x 6.1 cm
- Description
- A small square, wooden, "Junior Weave-It" loom in a blue and beige cardboard box. Well made, square, wooden frame with dove tailed corners and a picket fence of nails which are grouped in threes sticking up from the top. Stamped in blue in one corner is the numeral 2 with a circle and arrow around it pointing to a specific nail. In the opposite corner is a 1 the same, with a pink W having one leg extended as an arrow pointing to a specific nail. In a third corner is a simple pink arrow indicating direction along the fence. Stamped underneath is the product name and patent number. (b) needle, long, metal, with flattened, grooved eye at end, and sharp point at other. Box, product package with name, uses, and manufacturer. In pencil on bottom, "50 cents", also includes a sewn together strip of woven red squares.
- Subject
- households
- hobbies
- craft
- weaving
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.0021 a,b
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Handkerchief Collection
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- Date
- 1940 – 1970
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0343 a-c
- Description
- A collection of a set of two handkerchiefs, and a single handkerchief, with a flower motif embroidered in one corner. (a,b) two plain linen squares with narrow rolled hem. (a) has bouquet of blue and orange daisy like flowers with light green leaves embroidered in one corner, (b) has large trumpet…
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- Title
- Handkerchief Collection
- Date
- 1940 – 1970
- Material
- fibre
- Dimensions
- 29.0 x 29.0 cm
- Description
- A collection of a set of two handkerchiefs, and a single handkerchief, with a flower motif embroidered in one corner. (a,b) two plain linen squares with narrow rolled hem. (a) has bouquet of blue and orange daisy like flowers with light green leaves embroidered in one corner, (b) has large trumpet like pink flower and smaller blue asters with light green leaves, and almost a cross stitched effect. (c) sheer linen square with machine stitched edge. One corner contains a single large red flower with yellow trumpet like centre, having a very definite cross stitched effect. A delicate garlanded border of pink flowers runs around the edge.
- Subject
- households
- hobbies
- craft
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0343 a-c
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- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Material
- fibre; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0347
- Description
- A soft, green and red plaid, wool satchel with loop handles and spherical black wood button to fasten at top. Plaid is white ground with wide horizontal bands of dark blue and green crossed by narrower lines of red. Bag is essentially oval shaped with rigid, hinged frame covered with the plaid mate…
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- Title
- Knitting Bag
- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Material
- fibre; wood
- Dimensions
- 31.5 x 6.0 x 45.0 cm
- Description
- A soft, green and red plaid, wool satchel with loop handles and spherical black wood button to fasten at top. Plaid is white ground with wide horizontal bands of dark blue and green crossed by narrower lines of red. Bag is essentially oval shaped with rigid, hinged frame covered with the plaid material at the mouth. Bag is given width by strip of fabric sewn between the two ovoid shapes. Two fabric looped straps at top for carrying and smaller loop on one side fastens over black wooden button on other side. Completely lined with sturdy, white, cotton drill with a double pocket stitched to one side. Yarn and knitting needles inside.
- Subject
- households
- hobbies
- craft
- knitting
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0347
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Miniature Scissors
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- Date
- 1945 – 1970
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.0035 a,b
- Description
- Two pairs of miniature, Japanese, tong like scissors. Blades joined together in long U-shape, are activated by pressing together with fingertips. At ends of arms blades are flattened and sharply pointed, with inside edges carefully sharpened. Heels of blades touch each other when open, and act as g…
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- Title
- Miniature Scissors
- Date
- 1945 – 1970
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 0.2 x 0.6 x 2.6 cm
- Description
- Two pairs of miniature, Japanese, tong like scissors. Blades joined together in long U-shape, are activated by pressing together with fingertips. At ends of arms blades are flattened and sharply pointed, with inside edges carefully sharpened. Heels of blades touch each other when open, and act as guide for blades against each other when pressed together.
- Subject
- households
- hobbies
- sewing
- travel
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.0035 a,b
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- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Material
- hair
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0141
- Description
- A long, knitted muffler of khaki coloured yarn. Hand knitted in tube fashion and closed at each end.
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- Title
- Neck Muffler
- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Material
- hair
- Dimensions
- 17.5 x 106.0 cm
- Description
- A long, knitted muffler of khaki coloured yarn. Hand knitted in tube fashion and closed at each end.
- Subject
- households
- hobbies
- knitting
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0141
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