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- Date
- 1900 – 1910
- Material
- stone; metal; skin; ivory
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1014 a,b
- Description
- Two heavy, oblate stone spheres with handles on top. Highly polished granite, wide rough band horizontally around sides. Heavy, curved open handle parallel to rock in middle of top, screws to metal supporting rod passing vertically through rock. Ivory handle grip swivels on metal support. Thick…
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- Title
- Curling Stone
- Date
- 1900 – 1910
- Material
- stone; metal; skin; ivory
- Dimensions
- 18.0 cm
- Description
- Two heavy, oblate stone spheres with handles on top. Highly polished granite, wide rough band horizontally around sides. Heavy, curved open handle parallel to rock in middle of top, screws to metal supporting rod passing vertically through rock. Ivory handle grip swivels on metal support. Thick embossed leather disk at base of handle stamped in gold "Wm. Mather Banff" (a,b)
- Credit
- Gift of Robert N. Smith, Canmore, 1983
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1014 a,b
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Athletic Medal Collection
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.09.1098%20a-e
- Date
- 1900 – 1920
- Material
- metal; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1098 a-e
- Description
- Five Boat Club Badges with green and black ribbons. (a) gold coloured name plate, 5.0x1.7, blank loose leaf paper in name slot, straight pin on back. Green and black ribbon extending from name plate. (b) "Ex-committee", 10.5x4.9, same as (a) (c) name slot blank, same as (a) (d) "Judge", 10.6x4…
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- Title
- Athletic Medal Collection
- Date
- 1900 – 1920
- Material
- metal; fibre
- Description
- Five Boat Club Badges with green and black ribbons. (a) gold coloured name plate, 5.0x1.7, blank loose leaf paper in name slot, straight pin on back. Green and black ribbon extending from name plate. (b) "Ex-committee", 10.5x4.9, same as (a) (c) name slot blank, same as (a) (d) "Judge", 10.6x4.9, same as (a) (e) "Treasurer", same as (a) except bottom edge of ribbons are not arrow cut.
- Credit
- Gift of Sibbald-Hunter family, Banff, 1967
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1098 a-e
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Commemorative Plaque
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact105.02.1048
- Date
- prior to 1922
- Material
- wood; plaster
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1048
- Description
- Elaborate wooden plaque, ACC members who died WWI. Wooden frame with painted plaster decoration, arch has Alpine Club logo and "SIC ITUR AD ASTRA", elaborate, curlicue border 10.5 wide frames inscription, gold lettering on blue: "To the memory of the members of the AC of C who died on active servic…
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- Title
- Commemorative Plaque
- Date
- prior to 1922
- Material
- wood; plaster
- Dimensions
- 160.5 x 92.3 cm
- Description
- Elaborate wooden plaque, ACC members who died WWI. Wooden frame with painted plaster decoration, arch has Alpine Club logo and "SIC ITUR AD ASTRA", elaborate, curlicue border 10.5 wide frames inscription, gold lettering on blue: "To the memory of the members of the AC of C who died on active service, 1914-1918. Their name liveth for evermore" with a list of 12 names and their rank and regiment, back has brown paper backing, centre top pasted on label "The Roberts Art Gallery Dealers & Importers of Fine Art, est.1842 729 Yonge St.
- Credit
- Gift of Alpine Club of Canada, Canmore, 1973
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1048
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- Date
- 1900 – 1930
- Material
- wood; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1028 a-i
- Description
- Various woods and axe heads, some with name plates. (a) 96.0x27.0, A.O. Wheeler (b) 103.8x28.5, Mrs. Arthur O. Wheeler (c) 99.0x26.9 Benjamin Frank Seaver A.C.C. (d) 95.7x28.8 A.H. MacC (e) 95.8x23.4 H.E. Sampson (f) 110.7x30.5 GHR Kaufman (g) 114.5x26.0 C.E.F. (h) 91.5x25.0 C.P.R. (i) 85.5x26.7 A…
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- Title
- Ice Ax
- Date
- 1900 – 1930
- Material
- wood; metal
- Description
- Various woods and axe heads, some with name plates. (a) 96.0x27.0, A.O. Wheeler (b) 103.8x28.5, Mrs. Arthur O. Wheeler (c) 99.0x26.9 Benjamin Frank Seaver A.C.C. (d) 95.7x28.8 A.H. MacC (e) 95.8x23.4 H.E. Sampson (f) 110.7x30.5 GHR Kaufman (g) 114.5x26.0 C.E.F. (h) 91.5x25.0 C.P.R. (i) 85.5x26.7 Arthur Beale.
- Credit
- Gift of Alpine Club of Canada, Canmore, 1973
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1028 a-i
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- Date
- 1905 – 1915
- Material
- metal; enamel
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1173
- Description
- Oval pin, metal with red and white enamel, with Swiss Alpine Club emblem and lettering: “SCHWEIZER ALPENCLUB” on front. Back of pin stamped “DUROUVENOZ & CO. CORNAVIN. GENEVE.”
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- Title
- Pin
- Date
- 1905 – 1915
- Material
- metal; enamel
- Dimensions
- 3.0 x 2.5 cm
- Description
- Oval pin, metal with red and white enamel, with Swiss Alpine Club emblem and lettering: “SCHWEIZER ALPENCLUB” on front. Back of pin stamped “DUROUVENOZ & CO. CORNAVIN. GENEVE.”
- Subject
- sports
- climbing
- packers and guides
- Swiss guides
- Ernest Feuz
- Canadian Pacific Railway
- Swiss Alpine Club
- Credit
- Gift of Fred Feuz, Salmon Arm, 1999
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1173
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- Date
- 1905 – 1915
- Material
- metal; enamel
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1172
- Description
- Oval Swiss guides’ pin, metal with red and white enamel, with Swiss Alpine Club emblem and lettering: “DIPLOM FUHRER. S.A.C.”
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- Title
- Pin
- Date
- 1905 – 1915
- Material
- metal; enamel
- Dimensions
- 6.0 x 4.0 cm
- Description
- Oval Swiss guides’ pin, metal with red and white enamel, with Swiss Alpine Club emblem and lettering: “DIPLOM FUHRER. S.A.C.”
- Subject
- sports
- climbing
- packers and guides
- Swiss guides
- Ernest Feuz
- Canadian Pacific Railway
- Swiss Alpine Club
- Credit
- Gift of Fred Feuz, Salmon Arm, 1999
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1172
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