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- Date
- 1889 – 1945
- Material
- metal; glass; leather;
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0181
- Description
- Black leather and silver metal 4x6 Curt Bentzin Görlitz camera with a fold-down front panel that exposes the lens and bellows, a leather handle and two adjustment knobs on one side, a pop-up view finder on top, and fold-out leather flaps that access the exposure plate. Small metal levers throughout…
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- Title
- Camera
- Date
- 1889 – 1945
- Material
- metal; glass; leather;
- Dimensions
- 19.7 x 20.0 x 14.4 cm
- Description
- Black leather and silver metal 4x6 Curt Bentzin Görlitz camera with a fold-down front panel that exposes the lens and bellows, a leather handle and two adjustment knobs on one side, a pop-up view finder on top, and fold-out leather flaps that access the exposure plate. Small metal levers throughout allow different panels in the camera to open - three holes along the bottom [one on the body of the camera and two on the fold-down lens plate] allow the camera to be mounted on a tripod.
- Subject
- Crosby family
- Abegweit
- cameras
- photography;
- Credit
- Gift of Robert Crosby Family, Banff, 1998
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0181
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Matchbox Holder
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- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Material
- metal; tin;
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0596
- Description
- Metal wall-mounted matchbox holder with an opening at the top and another that curves up from the bottom so that boxes can be filled from the top and funnel through to the lower opening. Printed on the front in blue inside a zig-zag border is “CASH OR CREDIT AT MURDOCH’S Staple and Fancy GROCERIES …
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- Title
- Matchbox Holder
- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Material
- metal; tin;
- Dimensions
- 14.5 x 7.0 x 7.1 cm
- Description
- Metal wall-mounted matchbox holder with an opening at the top and another that curves up from the bottom so that boxes can be filled from the top and funnel through to the lower opening. Printed on the front in blue inside a zig-zag border is “CASH OR CREDIT AT MURDOCH’S Staple and Fancy GROCERIES and PRODUCE Telephone 129 BANFF, ALBERTA.”
- Credit
- Gift of Robert Crosby Family, Banff, 1998
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0596
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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.
- Credit
- Gift of Robert Crosby Family, Banff, 1998
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.0066
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- Date
- 1933 – 1937
- Material
- metal; wood; plastic
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.0395 a-e
- Description
- A collection of 5 golf trophies from the Banff Springs Golf Course. a) Cast silver figure of a man swinging a golf club, on a brass and black plastic round base. Base has plate that is engraved “BIRKS TROPHY B.S.G.C. ANNUAL CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP WINNER L.S. CROSBY 1937”. Underneath base is a brass labe…
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- Title
- Trophy
- Date
- 1933 – 1937
- Material
- metal; wood; plastic
- Dimensions
- 27.0 x 12.0 cm
- Description
- A collection of 5 golf trophies from the Banff Springs Golf Course. a) Cast silver figure of a man swinging a golf club, on a brass and black plastic round base. Base has plate that is engraved “BIRKS TROPHY B.S.G.C. ANNUAL CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP WINNER L.S. CROSBY 1937”. Underneath base is a brass label that reads “WALLACE TROPHY” and “651PB”. 27.0 cm x 12.0 cm x 12.0 cm.b) Cast silver figure of a man swinging a golf club (smaller version of a) on a gold base set atop a rectangular column base of black plastic. Metal plaque engraved with “BIRKS TROPHY B.S.G.C. ANNUAL CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP WINNER L.S. CROSBY 1936” attached to base. Underneath base is a brass label that reads “WALLACE TROPHY” and “V557”. 22.5 cm x 10.0 cm x 8.0 cm.c) Thin silver plated cup with large squared off handles atop a black metal base. Sup is engraved with “BANFF SPRINGS HOTEL Annual Golf Tournament *1936* 18 HOLE MEDAL PLAY - MEN - L.S. CROSBY”. Under base at bottom is a yellow and white paper label that reads “A PRODUCT OF THE BENNEDICT-PROCTOR MGF. CO. TRENTON ONT. AND “862” written in pencil below. d) Wide silver cup with thin stem and two curved handles. Flat lid with point in centre fits on top of cup. Cup is engraved with “B.S.G.C. BREWERY TROPHY *1935* WINNER L.S. CROSBY”. Cup sits atop a black wooden base. On the base of the silver cup is an elephant hallmark along with “C.J.A. MADE IN ENGLAND”. 22.0 cm x 18.0 cm x 12.0 cm. e) Squat silver cup with large curled handles that arch over the cup. Cup is engraved with “THE PRISCILLA HAMMOND MEMORIAL TROPHY” “Banff Springs Golf Club LADIES CHAMPIONSHIP ANNUAL COMPETITION WON BY Marion Crosby *1933*” Stamped underneath cup is a sphinx hallmark. Cup sits on a wide brown wooden base. 14.5 cm x 17.0 cm x 5.0 cm.
- Subject
- Banff
- golfing
- Banff Springs
- competition
- Crosby
- Credit
- Gift of Evelyn Crosby, Banff, 1974
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.0395 a-e
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