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- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- metal; wood; ivory; plastic
- Catalogue Number
- 104.34.0008 a-m
- Description
- A collection of odd guitar accessories. (a) finger pick set (3.4 x 2.0 diam) four metal frames that fit over the finger tip,Y-shaped with the arms of the Y forming an adjustable band that fits around finger, and the stem of the Y passing up over the tip of the finger and down the back halfway to t…
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- Title
- Accessories Guitar Accessories
- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- metal; wood; ivory; plastic
- Dimensions
- 3.4 cm
- Description
- A collection of odd guitar accessories. (a) finger pick set (3.4 x 2.0 diam) four metal frames that fit over the finger tip,Y-shaped with the arms of the Y forming an adjustable band that fits around finger, and the stem of the Y passing up over the tip of the finger and down the back halfway to the band, tip is crimped in stiff fold, 3 have solder at the tip to form a longer point. (MFG: Fitrite).(b) finger pick set (2.5 x 1.8 x 2.0) six metal rings that fit over the finger tips, adjustable band has circles cut out along it, flame shaped fingernail rises from band, curling inward slightly, and with cut out circle at middle. (mfg: National) (c) finger pick (2.5 x 1.9 x 2.0) as (b) but without cut out circles (mfg: Artisto) (d) finger picks (3.0 x 1.7 x 1.9) two metal bands that wrap around finger tip, widening near the end, then narrowing to a point that extends off to one side of the finger. (e) finger picks (3.5 x 1.5 x 1.9) two flat ivory bands which curl once around finger tip and extend out to one side in a point. (f) pick (3.2 x 2.3 x .1) small, flat, egg shaped, marbleized, grey plastic, stiff. (mfg: Durro). (g) pick (3.0 x 2.2 x .1) as (f) but brown tortoise shell coloured plastic (mfg: Eureka). (h) pick (2.7 x 1.9 x .1) as (f) but transparent yellowed plastic ?, slightly curled. (i) capo (5.3 x 1.9 x .9) flat metal bar with small hooks at either end to hold tightly coiled spring across the under side, lined underneath bar with cork. (mfg: Elton). j) bridge ? (4.7 x .8 x 1.1) a long, half round, hollow metal bar with six incised rings spaced evenly along the length. (mfg: Kamiki). (k) slides (7.2 x 1.7 diam) two heavy, solid, brass rods (used to slide over strings when playing the guitar Hawaiian style) (1) peg (5.0 x .9 x 2.3) white, cast plastic peg with long shaft and flattened key with finger depression each side, ferrules around top of shaft. (m) bridge (4.7 x 1.4 x 1.9) low, unfinished wood bridge with small dark support perpendicularly across under middle, short legs thicken slightly at base, series of small notches across top, some deliberately cut into wood, some worn in odd places from strings (mfg: Grover).
- Subject
- Whyte home
- households
- entertainment
- pastime
- Annie White
- music
- accessories
- equipment
- sound
- song
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.34.0008 a-m
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Accessories Guitar Accessories
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- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- wood; plastic
- Catalogue Number
- 104.34.0009 a-e
- Description
- A collection of odd, stringed instrument accessories. (a) bridge (5.0 x 1.3 x .5) long, squared, wood, with low legs thicker at base, four shallow notches evenly spaced across top, for ukulele?( b) bridge (4.4 x 1.7 x .6) as (a) but taller and not as long. (c) bridge (2.7 x 2.1 x .3) a small, …
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- Title
- Accessories Guitar Accessories
- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- wood; plastic
- Dimensions
- 5.0 x 1.3 x 0.5 cm
- Description
- A collection of odd, stringed instrument accessories. (a) bridge (5.0 x 1.3 x .5) long, squared, wood, with low legs thicker at base, four shallow notches evenly spaced across top, for ukulele?( b) bridge (4.4 x 1.7 x .6) as (a) but taller and not as long. (c) bridge (2.7 x 2.1 x .3) a small, high, yellowed, glass like bridge with arced top, and arch under between legs, curved in at sides, and four shallow notches across top. (d) pegs (15.9 x .9 x 1.9) three plain, wooden tuning pegs with straight, tapering shafts, and simple round flat keys at top with depressions for fingers to grasp, small slit cut across bottom, impressed marks from strings around bottom. (e)pick guard (7.8 x 5.2) small, lyre shaped form cut from a thin sheet of tortoiseshell patterned plastic, two pinholes at stem where broken off from something else (a bracket?).
- Subject
- Whyte home
- households
- entertainment
- pastime
- Annie White
- music
- accessories
- equipment
- sound
- song;
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.34.0009 a-e
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Amplifying Horn
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- Date
- 1905 – 1915
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 105.03.1008
- Description
- Large metal amplifying horn from phonograph. Flared shape in eleven sections. Blue paint worn off in many areas. Small red label reads: “‘Rex’ TRADEMARK STANDARD AMPLIFYING HORN. THE BEST FOR TONE. R.S.W. & S.”
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- Title
- Amplifying Horn
- Date
- 1905 – 1915
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 55.0 cm
- Description
- Large metal amplifying horn from phonograph. Flared shape in eleven sections. Blue paint worn off in many areas. Small red label reads: “‘Rex’ TRADEMARK STANDARD AMPLIFYING HORN. THE BEST FOR TONE. R.S.W. & S.”
- Subject
- households
- entertainment
- music
- Credit
- Gift of Marika McCaffrey, Banff, 1998
- Catalogue Number
- 105.03.1008
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- Date
- 1900 – 1935
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 104.33.0011
- Description
- Bamboo musical instrument made of two hollow bamboo tubes suspended on split bamboo frame of three thin upright sticks supported in holes cut in hollow bamboo tube at bottom. Two flat pieces of bamboo are secured crosswise into the split uprights and each holds one of the bamboo tubes which are hun…
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- Title
- Anklung
- Date
- 1900 – 1935
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 33.9 x 4.0 x 24.0 cm
- Description
- Bamboo musical instrument made of two hollow bamboo tubes suspended on split bamboo frame of three thin upright sticks supported in holes cut in hollow bamboo tube at bottom. Two flat pieces of bamboo are secured crosswise into the split uprights and each holds one of the bamboo tubes which are hung on them by a semicircular hole which fits into a notch on the crosspiece, half of the upper part of these tubes have been cut away lengthwise and at their bottom two small legs have been carved which fit into wells cut in the bamboo tube at the bottom. When the instrument is held by one of the uprights and shaken, the hollow bamboo clappers strike the sides of this well and make a musical sound.
- Subject
- households
- entertainment
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.33.0011
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- Date
- 1900 – 1935
- Material
- wood; paper; fibre; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 110.02.0011
- Description
- A square, nicely constructed, little wood box filled with party favors of metal charms in the shape of card suits; box of lightweight wood with short, black woven tape handles through slits horizontally in two opposite sides of the box; one other side of box has paper label pasted across and around…
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- Title
- Box
- Date
- 1900 – 1935
- Material
- wood; paper; fibre; metal
- Dimensions
- 5.0 x 7.3 x 7.3 cm
- Description
- A square, nicely constructed, little wood box filled with party favors of metal charms in the shape of card suits; box of lightweight wood with short, black woven tape handles through slits horizontally in two opposite sides of the box; one other side of box has paper label pasted across and around one corner with Japanese writing; bottom has round stamped mark in one corner along with brushed Japanese characters; small squares of paper cover tape handle-ends on inside; contains twenty-four sets of card suits (hearts, diamonds, clubs, spades) cut out of aluminum (2.0 cm) with a metal ring through the end of each, twisted together in groups of four with a piece of fabric covered wire.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 110.02.0011
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- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.0057
- Description
- Wooden box, puzzle solved by initially sliding end panels. Top scene Fuji, lake and house in earth tones with pink and green. Bottom design black beetle on brown, black and green branch. End and side panels alternating dark and light brown geometric pattern with green accents. Slight warpage seen a…
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- Title
- Box Puzzle
- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 6.0 x 10.0 x 15.0 cm
- Description
- Wooden box, puzzle solved by initially sliding end panels. Top scene Fuji, lake and house in earth tones with pink and green. Bottom design black beetle on brown, black and green branch. End and side panels alternating dark and light brown geometric pattern with green accents. Slight warpage seen at joints.
- Subject
- households
- entertainment
- games
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.0057
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- Date
- 1905
- Material
- paper
- Catalogue Number
- 108.01.1007
- Description
- A red paper box embossed in gold lettering "British Columbia Souvenir Playing Cards, Published by Clarke & Stuart, Vancouver, B.C. On the back is a Joker with Evening, Harrison Lake. The cards inside the box have one coloured scene of a mountain and lake set in a ring of maple leaves and on each ot…
- Title
- Cards
- Date
- 1905
- Material
- paper
- Dimensions
- 7.0 x 9.5 cm
- Description
- A red paper box embossed in gold lettering "British Columbia Souvenir Playing Cards, Published by Clarke & Stuart, Vancouver, B.C. On the back is a Joker with Evening, Harrison Lake. The cards inside the box have one coloured scene of a mountain and lake set in a ring of maple leaves and on each other side is a different black and white scene of the west at that time. Also 1 (unbacked) card which is the description of the views.
- Subject
- souvenir
- entertainment
- card
- landscape
- mountain
- Credit
- Gift of Rory Flanagan, Jasper, 1987
- Catalogue Number
- 108.01.1007
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- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- paper; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 108.01.0013 a-d
- Description
- Two checkers sets of folding cardboard checkerboards and flat cardboard box of red and black checkers. Boards fold in half with paper hinge to open flat and are backed with black. (a) red and black board, eight rows of eight squares alternating red and black outlined with white. Red, white and bla…
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- Title
- Checkers Set
- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- paper; wood
- Dimensions
- 0.6 x 17.7 x 34.5 cm
- Description
- Two checkers sets of folding cardboard checkerboards and flat cardboard box of red and black checkers. Boards fold in half with paper hinge to open flat and are backed with black. (a) red and black board, eight rows of eight squares alternating red and black outlined with white. Red, white and black striped band border with crown symbols at each corner. (b) yellow and green board, as (a) but squares outlined in black and border of a series of three green palmate leaves inside small half circles all the way around. "made in U.S.A" printed on yellow square in both corners. (c) checkers, in multicoloured box, "Checkers by Halsam" showing checkerboard of green and yellow checks and "Set no. 518/24 contents 24 pieces. Contains twelve red and twelve black round, flat wooden disks, each depicting three shooting stars around a globe on one side and two dotted circles around the centre on the obverse. (d) checkers, in red and black box with yellow "Peerless" across top, and at each end, "Made in Canada by the Copp Clark Co. Ltd. Toronto", contains twelve red and twelve black round, flat, wooden disks, each with a crown stamped in relief on one side, and concentric circles carved on the other.
- Subject
- households
- pastime
- entertainment
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 108.01.0013 a-d
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Cribbage Board
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- Date
- 1900 – 1930
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 108.01.1003
- Description
- Crude crib/tally board from Talc Lake area. Very weathered piece of wood with 4 rows of irregularly spaced holes running from end to end. The rows are in pairs with space wider between sets of rows.
- Title
- Cribbage Board
- Date
- 1900 – 1930
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 1.7 x 9.0 x 26.5 cm
- Description
- Crude crib/tally board from Talc Lake area. Very weathered piece of wood with 4 rows of irregularly spaced holes running from end to end. The rows are in pairs with space wider between sets of rows.
- Credit
- Gift of Vera Gowey, 1972
- Catalogue Number
- 108.01.1003
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- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- metal; skin; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 108.01.1004 a-d
- Description
- Low, circular brass cups on red leather with cotton ties. Brass cup 7.3 dia. x 2.3 high, flat bottom, bulging out then in again to form rim. Lip 0.7 wide and rolled under. In centre of bottom is a snap which attaches to a leather covered triangular base, red in colour. Green fabric covers botto…
- Title
- Game Cups
- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- metal; skin; fibre
- Description
- Low, circular brass cups on red leather with cotton ties. Brass cup 7.3 dia. x 2.3 high, flat bottom, bulging out then in again to form rim. Lip 0.7 wide and rolled under. In centre of bottom is a snap which attaches to a leather covered triangular base, red in colour. Green fabric covers bottom. Black twill tape 26.0 cm long is attached to 2 corners. Stamped in gold on leather: "Reg'd 1930"
- Subject
- activity
- entertainment
- Credit
- Gift of Cyril Paris, Banff, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- 108.01.1004 a-d
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