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- Date
- 1850 – 1925
- Material
- metal; stone
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0046 a,b
- Description
- Two heavy, large, silver hoop earrings with large teardrop-shaped turquoise stone in heavy silver setting attached at one side. Hoops split with gap between ends, and uneven ringed texture on the surface. Each hoop has a circular ring of metal around to stop it at the pierced ear hole. Stones set …
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- Title
- Earrings
- Date
- 1850 – 1925
- Material
- metal; stone
- Dimensions
- 7.0 x 5.5 cm
- Description
- Two heavy, large, silver hoop earrings with large teardrop-shaped turquoise stone in heavy silver setting attached at one side. Hoops split with gap between ends, and uneven ringed texture on the surface. Each hoop has a circular ring of metal around to stop it at the pierced ear hole. Stones set in heavy silver teardrop shaped setting with double row of gadrooning at bottom supporting a series of small silver balls heaped on top around the stone (a) larger stone setting has four larger silver balls at point of teardrop, silver stopping ring at one end of hoop. 15.5 cm leather thong attached to hoop beneath setting.( b) smaller, texture worn on hoop. Uneven stopping ring in middle of one side of hoop. Small silver loop at pointed end of setting, with string of loosely spun wool through loop.(b) is 6.0 x 4.5 cm
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0046 a,b
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- Date
- 1915 – 1925
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0087
- Description
- A bulky black box made of galvanized sheet metal folded over at the seams and rolled at the edges. Top is hinged at back and closes over small metal lip with hasp for locking at front. Three metal plates riveted to back have been cut off close to rivets with the two lower plates apparently having b…
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- Title
- Icebox
- Date
- 1915 – 1925
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 32.6 x 27.2 x 37.0 cm
- Description
- A bulky black box made of galvanized sheet metal folded over at the seams and rolled at the edges. Top is hinged at back and closes over small metal lip with hasp for locking at front. Three metal plates riveted to back have been cut off close to rivets with the two lower plates apparently having been joined together as a single piece of metal. Outside roughly painted black except for area that would have been covered by the strap of metal between the rivets in the back. Interior shows rusty rings on bottom and runs down sides.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- households
- camping
- travel
- Dave White
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0087
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- Date
- 1910 – 1999
- Material
- leather; metal; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0551
- Description
- Brown hard-sided suitcase with brass corner struts, lock, and clasps. Leather strips bolted to the lid and front possibly used to secure straps. Handle is made from an unknown material, possibly a light-weight wood, possibly compacted paper, and is held on with metal rings. The interior of the case…
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- Title
- Suitcase
- Date
- 1910 – 1999
- Material
- leather; metal; wood
- Dimensions
- 16.6 x 34.5 x 64.8 cm
- Description
- Brown hard-sided suitcase with brass corner struts, lock, and clasps. Leather strips bolted to the lid and front possibly used to secure straps. Handle is made from an unknown material, possibly a light-weight wood, possibly compacted paper, and is held on with metal rings. The interior of the case is papered in a patterned blue and white lining. An 8 cm tear in the lid has been patched with a piece of leather sewn on from the inside. A leather name plate has MORANT written in gold under the handle, below the lock.
- Subject
- Nicholas Morant
- travel
- Credit
- Gift of Nicholas Morant, Banff, 2006
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0551
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Toilet Suitcase
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- Date
- prior to 1930
- Material
- skin, alligator; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1084
- Description
- A brown alligator tote bag with metal clasp and handle. On bottom: embossed "18 in. no. 594".
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- Title
- Toilet Suitcase
- Date
- prior to 1930
- Material
- skin, alligator; metal
- Description
- A brown alligator tote bag with metal clasp and handle. On bottom: embossed "18 in. no. 594".
- Subject
- households
- travel
- Mary Schaffer
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1084
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- Date
- 1914 – 1918
- Material
- wood, pine; metal; paint
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0197
- Description
- A square, pine World War I Paymaster's trunk that has been painted grey. There are metal angles reinforcing the side corners, as well as metal edging along the lid edge and two metal handles. The trunk fastens with a metal flip latch. The trunk has “PAYMASTER 61st Battalion no. 2” stencilled on…
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- Title
- Trunk
- Date
- 1914 – 1918
- Material
- wood, pine; metal; paint
- Dimensions
- 49.5 x 59.0 x 98.0 cm
- Description
- A square, pine World War I Paymaster's trunk that has been painted grey. There are metal angles reinforcing the side corners, as well as metal edging along the lid edge and two metal handles. The trunk fastens with a metal flip latch. The trunk has “PAYMASTER 61st Battalion no. 2” stencilled on the front with black paint. There are also paper sitckers on the trunk, one reading “Major P.A. Moore, Montreal, Canada”, and another sticker from the Whte Star, Dominion Line.
- Subject
- military
- Philip Moore
- travel
- households
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0197
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- Date
- 1910 – 1930
- Material
- wood; fibre; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0204
- Description
- A dark green canvas covered wooden trunk with wooden slat reinforcements on the top and sides. The trunk has metal reinforced edges and corners. The trunk fastens with two metal snap latches and a central circular locking latch on the front. Both ends of the trunk are painted with white stripes…
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- Title
- Trunk
- Date
- 1910 – 1930
- Material
- wood; fibre; metal
- Dimensions
- 32.0 x 49.0 x 87.0 cm
- Description
- A dark green canvas covered wooden trunk with wooden slat reinforcements on the top and sides. The trunk has metal reinforced edges and corners. The trunk fastens with two metal snap latches and a central circular locking latch on the front. Both ends of the trunk are painted with white stripes. The trunk is stencilled with “P.A.M.” and other illegible letters. The trunk also has paper sitckers reading “American Railway Express Co.”, “destination Monrovia, California”, “Mrs. W.A. Brewster”, and “Mrs. Syliva Brewster, Los Angeles”.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0204
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