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- Date
- 1900 â 1930
- Material
- wood; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.1032
- Description
- Base of bookend is 22.7 long, two pieces on the ends slide out to 43.7. The ends fold down. The face of the base and backs of the ends are decorated with inlaid wood and painting. Base has a mythical creature, the ends have birds along with urns and flowers.
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- Title
- Bookend
- Date
- 1900 â 1930
- Material
- wood; metal
- Dimensions
- 9.5 x 6.5 x 27.5 cm
- Description
- Base of bookend is 22.7 long, two pieces on the ends slide out to 43.7. The ends fold down. The face of the base and backs of the ends are decorated with inlaid wood and painting. Base has a mythical creature, the ends have birds along with urns and flowers.
- Subject
- households
- hobbies
- Mary Schaffer
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.1032
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- Date
- 1905 â 1920
- Material
- skin; metal; glass; plastic
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0003 a,b
- Description
- A small camera (a) and case (b).a) A small rectangular black leather Zeiss Ikon box camera. The camera has a round brass framed lens (âGoerz Frontar D.R.P.â), in the middle of the front side, with a hinged black metal viewfinder at the top. There is a small metal shutter arm on the right side at âŚ
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- Title
- Box Camera
- Date
- 1905 â 1920
- Material
- skin; metal; glass; plastic
- Dimensions
- 6.0 x 8.5 x 7.3 cm
- Description
- A small camera (a) and case (b).a) A small rectangular black leather Zeiss Ikon box camera. The camera has a round brass framed lens (âGoerz Frontar D.R.P.â), in the middle of the front side, with a hinged black metal viewfinder at the top. There is a small metal shutter arm on the right side at the bottom and a key to wind film at the top. Two round red plastic windows on the back allow the user to check the advance of the film. The bottom and left side of the camera have small threaded holes (for attachment to a tripod?), and the right side has a small ring to pull the latch from the button and lift off the front of the camera. A wire frame is pulled at the top to unlock the shutter and a small metal tab at the top left side pulls out for timed exposure. The camera is marked âZeiss Ikon Film A8 4X6 1/2cm 1 5/8X2 1/2inâ. b) The cameral has a closely fitted dark red textured vinyl case with a snapping flap top.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0003 a,b
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- Date
- 1900 â 1940
- Material
- leather; metal; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0006
- Description
- Auto Graflex, curtain aperture, leather covered box, leather handle centre top. Hinged top opens a folded curtain aperture. Soft, tufted fabric around eye edge. 4.0x6.0 plate on plate on side of curtain has aperture chart. Texture knob on side of camera rolls out: "Carl Zeiss Jena No.46774" lens. LâŚ
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- Title
- Camera
- Date
- 1900 â 1940
- Material
- leather; metal; glass
- Dimensions
- 24.0 x 21.3 x 23.3 cm
- Description
- Auto Graflex, curtain aperture, leather covered box, leather handle centre top. Hinged top opens a folded curtain aperture. Soft, tufted fabric around eye edge. 4.0x6.0 plate on plate on side of curtain has aperture chart. Texture knob on side of camera rolls out: "Carl Zeiss Jena No.46774" lens. Lens is enclosed and sits back of front, a metal hinged cover opens to expose lens when rolled out. Removable film pack on back.
- Subject
- households
- hobbies
- photography
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0006
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- Date
- 1900 â 1903
- Material
- skin; metal; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.1004 a,b
- Description
- Kodak folding camera in leather case. a) â10891-C No 4 Folding Pocket Kodak Model Aâ camera with a wooden frame covered in leather. A metal tab opens the fold-down front and two pieces of rose wood (14.0 cm long) hold a metal track for the bellows. The camera has a Bausch & Lomb -- Zeiss lens, pâŚ
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- Title
- Camera
- Date
- 1900 â 1903
- Material
- skin; metal; wood
- Dimensions
- 24.0 x 15.6 x 20.8 cm
- Description
- Kodak folding camera in leather case. a) â10891-C No 4 Folding Pocket Kodak Model Aâ camera with a wooden frame covered in leather. A metal tab opens the fold-down front and two pieces of rose wood (14.0 cm long) hold a metal track for the bellows. The camera has a Bausch & Lomb -- Zeiss lens, pat. Feb 22, 1903. The viewfinder is missing from the front apparatus, but there is another fold-down viewfinder on the camera box.b) Black leather camera case with a carrying strap and metal closures.
- Subject
- households
- photography
- Jimmy Simpson
- hobbies
- Credit
- Gift of Unknown, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.1004 a,b
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- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.1071
- Description
- Black metal camera tripod, legs extend in six sections to a length of 112.5 cm. Points on ends screw off.
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- Title
- Camera Tripod
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 25.7 cm
- Description
- Black metal camera tripod, legs extend in six sections to a length of 112.5 cm. Points on ends screw off.
- Subject
- hobbies
- photography
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.1071
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Collection Clay Concretion
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact112.03.1025
- Date
- prior to 1971
- Material
- clay
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1025
- Description
- Various sizes and interesting shapes of clay concretions.
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- Title
- Collection Clay Concretion
- Date
- prior to 1971
- Material
- clay
- Description
- Various sizes and interesting shapes of clay concretions.
- Subject
- geological
- hobbies
- Credit
- Gift of anonymous, 1971
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1025
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Collection Mineral
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact112.03.1015%20a-m
- Date
- prior to 1978
- Material
- stone; mineral
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1015 a-m
- Description
- Various sized, shaped and coloured stones.
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- Title
- Collection Mineral
- Date
- prior to 1978
- Material
- stone; mineral
- Description
- Various sized, shaped and coloured stones.
- Subject
- geology
- Canadian Rockies
- hobbies
- Fred Brewster
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1978
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1015 a-m
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Collection Rock
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact112.03.1024
- Date
- prior to 1972
- Material
- mineral
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1024
- Description
- Various sized rocks, mainly crystal.
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- Title
- Collection Rock
- Date
- prior to 1972
- Material
- mineral
- Description
- Various sized rocks, mainly crystal.
- Subject
- geological
- hobbies
- Canadian Rockies
- Credit
- Gift of Unknown, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1024
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Cribbage Board
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact108.01.1013
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- antler; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 108.01.1013
- Description
- Cribbage board made out of two-pronged antler. Cut off ends have wood inserted. Long pointed end has "Banff" scratched in.
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- Title
- Cribbage Board
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- antler; wood
- Description
- Cribbage board made out of two-pronged antler. Cut off ends have wood inserted. Long pointed end has "Banff" scratched in.
- Subject
- households
- hobbies
- animal
- Credit
- Gift of Unknown, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- 108.01.1013
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Embroidery Sampler
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact107.02.1007%20a-c
- 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 fâŚ
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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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