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- Date
- prior to 1935
- Material
- wood; skin; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.1012
- Description
- Low table, plain tapered legs, top is rounded both ends. Top has two inlaid pieces of fine tanned skin, maroon colour. Stamped gold continuous design inside edge of inlay. Two drawers with brass pulls.
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- Title
- Coffee Table
- Date
- prior to 1935
- Material
- wood; skin; metal
- Description
- Low table, plain tapered legs, top is rounded both ends. Top has two inlaid pieces of fine tanned skin, maroon colour. Stamped gold continuous design inside edge of inlay. Two drawers with brass pulls.
- Subject
- households
- furniture
- Mary Schaffer
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.1012
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- Date
- 1969 – 1971
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0106
- Description
- A three legged, roughly circular side table made from a cross section of a cedar tree, highly polished at the cut and covered with polyeurethane varnish. Very stable because the disposition of the legs is good.
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- Title
- Coffee Table
- Date
- 1969 – 1971
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 48.0 cm
- Description
- A three legged, roughly circular side table made from a cross section of a cedar tree, highly polished at the cut and covered with polyeurethane varnish. Very stable because the disposition of the legs is good.
- Subject
- households
- furniture
- Andrew Andersen
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0106
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Drop-Front Desk
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact102.03.0104
- Date
- 1750 – 1825
- Material
- wood; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0104
- Description
- A four-drawer secretary desk with drop front hinged and two pull-out supports for lowered front. All hardware in good condition. Governor Winthrop style. Interior of desk back has cubbyholes and two deep, narrow slot drawers. Also a hidden drawer centre top. Secret drawer has a letter inside fr…
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- Title
- Drop-Front Desk
- Date
- 1750 – 1825
- Material
- wood; metal
- Dimensions
- 110.0 x 54.0 x 101.0 cm
- Description
- A four-drawer secretary desk with drop front hinged and two pull-out supports for lowered front. All hardware in good condition. Governor Winthrop style. Interior of desk back has cubbyholes and two deep, narrow slot drawers. Also a hidden drawer centre top. Secret drawer has a letter inside from Catharine's mother dated October 7, 1938, part of it reads: "I am going to find out about the age of the desk 150 years anyway & most likely older. My father bought it 60 years ago, from the old Derby house in Salem, where Lafayette stayed & the desk was old then." Letter now in Archives M36/164.
- Subject
- households
- furniture
- E.S. Morse
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0104
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- Date
- prior to 1930
- Material
- wood; glass; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.1011
- Description
- A wooden (mahogany ? rosewood ?) stand, two claw feet with a tall turned pole each side holds an oval shaped glass covered embroidered screen. The screen is framed with wood with cloth backing. The embroidery is on a beige silk background, yellow and pink flowers with long green leaves.
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- Title
- Fire Screen
- Date
- prior to 1930
- Material
- wood; glass; fibre
- Description
- A wooden (mahogany ? rosewood ?) stand, two claw feet with a tall turned pole each side holds an oval shaped glass covered embroidered screen. The screen is framed with wood with cloth backing. The embroidery is on a beige silk background, yellow and pink flowers with long green leaves.
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.1011
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- Date
- prior to 1980
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.1014 a-c
- Description
- Light wooden kitchen chairs. Flat shaped seat, turned legs. Back has four turned spindles and centre flat shaped. Top is rounded. A gold coloured round design on centre slat, appears hand made .
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- Title
- Kitchen Chair
- Date
- prior to 1980
- Material
- wood
- Description
- Light wooden kitchen chairs. Flat shaped seat, turned legs. Back has four turned spindles and centre flat shaped. Top is rounded. A gold coloured round design on centre slat, appears hand made .
- Subject
- households
- furniture
- kitchen
- Credit
- Purchased from Phyllis Cain, Banff, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.1014 a-c
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- Date
- 1910 – 1930
- Material
- wood; metal; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 105.03.0005
- Description
- A tall dark brown varnished wood cabinet with two smaller doors at the top and two larger doors at bottom which open to reveal horizontal shelves for record storage. At the top, a lid with a tetrahedron shape lifts to expose a record player. The cabinet rests on four carved legs. The cabinet has …
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- Title
- Phonograph
- Date
- 1910 – 1930
- Material
- wood; metal; fibre
- Dimensions
- 113.5 x 59.0 x 59.0 cm
- Description
- A tall dark brown varnished wood cabinet with two smaller doors at the top and two larger doors at bottom which open to reveal horizontal shelves for record storage. At the top, a lid with a tetrahedron shape lifts to expose a record player. The cabinet rests on four carved legs. The cabinet has a decal “Victrola... New Jersey, v.v.-11.” The serial number is “161363G.”
- Subject
- households
- furniture
- music
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 105.03.0005
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- Date
- 1966 – 1968
- Material
- metal; wood; plastic;metal
- Catalogue Number
- 105.03.0020
- Description
- Model 300R Studiotone tuner amplifier receiver, AM/FM stereo. Transistorized, jacks on back for adaptation to different channels and speakers. Six control knobs on front and five selection switches on front. Also headphone jack on front. Removed "Made in Canada" sticker.
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- Title
- Phonograph
- Date
- 1966 – 1968
- Material
- metal; wood; plastic;metal
- Dimensions
- 14.3 x 37.8 x 45.0 cm
- Description
- Model 300R Studiotone tuner amplifier receiver, AM/FM stereo. Transistorized, jacks on back for adaptation to different channels and speakers. Six control knobs on front and five selection switches on front. Also headphone jack on front. Removed "Made in Canada" sticker.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 105.03.0020
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Record Phonograph
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact105.03.1007
- Date
- prior to 1930
- Material
- wood; metal; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 105.03.1007
- Description
- Tall, footed cabinet style record player. Shaped hinged top, held open with metal hinge. Wooden cut-out circles with fibre lining at voice box. Hinged doors open with five record shelves. Metal crank with black wood handle.
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- Title
- Record Phonograph
- Date
- prior to 1930
- Material
- wood; metal; fibre
- Dimensions
- 114.0 x 46.3 cm
- Description
- Tall, footed cabinet style record player. Shaped hinged top, held open with metal hinge. Wooden cut-out circles with fibre lining at voice box. Hinged doors open with five record shelves. Metal crank with black wood handle.
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 105.03.1007
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Secretary Desk
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- Date
- prior to 1935
- Material
- wood; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.1010
- Description
- Footed, drop leaf secretary desk. Rich oak colour. Three full-length drawers have slight convex shape, each with lock and two brass pulls. Two half-length drawers over others, each has a brass knob pull. Two turned bobbin columns each side front. Drop leaf has two chains, left one broken. Inside …
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- Title
- Secretary Desk
- Date
- prior to 1935
- Material
- wood; metal
- Dimensions
- 112.0 x 76.2 cm
- Description
- Footed, drop leaf secretary desk. Rich oak colour. Three full-length drawers have slight convex shape, each with lock and two brass pulls. Two half-length drawers over others, each has a brass knob pull. Two turned bobbin columns each side front. Drop leaf has two chains, left one broken. Inside has separate compartments with one drawer. Face of drop leaf has a raised border with decoration each bottom corner.
- Subject
- households
- furniture
- Edmee Moore Reid
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.1010
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- Date
- 1915 – 1925
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.916
- Description
- A two-dimensional drawing of a dresser. It has six drawers that have two square knobs. On top of the dresser there is a mirror that has been attached to the structure.
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- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- 1915 – 1925
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 23.0 x 14.8 cm
- Description
- A two-dimensional drawing of a dresser. It has six drawers that have two square knobs. On top of the dresser there is a mirror that has been attached to the structure.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.916
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