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- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Material
- metal; paper; leaf, tobacco
- Catalogue Number
- 110.01.0027
- Description
- A “Capt Wright's” cigarette tin with a hinged lid that is white with a gold border along the edges. The lid has black lettering, and a blue U.S. excise stamp. The inside surface of the lid bears an advertising image and a distributor's label “A thinker's choice, S.S. Pierce Co. Boston” and the ba…
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- Title
- Cigarette Tin
- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Material
- metal; paper; leaf, tobacco
- Dimensions
- 3.6 x 11.0 x 14.2 cm
- Description
- A “Capt Wright's” cigarette tin with a hinged lid that is white with a gold border along the edges. The lid has black lettering, and a blue U.S. excise stamp. The inside surface of the lid bears an advertising image and a distributor's label “A thinker's choice, S.S. Pierce Co. Boston” and the base has a warning regarding the use of tin. The tin is filled with original cigarettes wrapped with silver foil lining.
- Subject
- households
- smoking
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 110.01.0027
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- Date
- 1930 – 1930
- Material
- metal, silver; wood, balsa; paper
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0164
- Description
- A sterling silver match box with an inside drawer constructed of balsa wood and paper. The holder comes complete with green matches with yellow heads. The exterior of the box is engraved “P.A.M.” (Philip Augustus Moore), and “1.15.30”.
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- Title
- Match Holder
- Date
- 1930 – 1930
- Material
- metal, silver; wood, balsa; paper
- Dimensions
- 1.1 x 2.8 x 4.2 cm
- Description
- A sterling silver match box with an inside drawer constructed of balsa wood and paper. The holder comes complete with green matches with yellow heads. The exterior of the box is engraved “P.A.M.” (Philip Augustus Moore), and “1.15.30”.
- Subject
- households
- smoking
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0164
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- Date
- 1939 – 1945
- Material
- wood, balsa; paper; metal; enamel
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0165
- Description
- A match box with a metal case containing a wooden, paper covered drawer. One side of the case’s exterior bears a shield and the English Lion in gold, red and blue on a beige ground. The other side has “The British War Relief Society” also in red and blue on a beige ground. The phrase "There'll …
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- Title
- Match Holder
- Date
- 1939 – 1945
- Material
- wood, balsa; paper; metal; enamel
- Dimensions
- 1.2 x 2.8 x 4.2 cm
- Description
- A match box with a metal case containing a wooden, paper covered drawer. One side of the case’s exterior bears a shield and the English Lion in gold, red and blue on a beige ground. The other side has “The British War Relief Society” also in red and blue on a beige ground. The phrase "There'll always be an England.” runs along one side of the box.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- smoking
- souvenirs
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0165
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- Date
- 1945 – 1955
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0089
- Description
- A smooth, straight sided pipe bowl with the shank at a right angle to the bowl. The shank joins a separate black stem. The bowl is marked “Made in England” and with “inner tube 170” and “Patent 17365/20”.
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- Title
- Pipe
- Date
- 1945 – 1955
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 3.8 x 2.8 x 16.0 cm
- Description
- A smooth, straight sided pipe bowl with the shank at a right angle to the bowl. The shank joins a separate black stem. The bowl is marked “Made in England” and with “inner tube 170” and “Patent 17365/20”.
- Subject
- households
- smoking
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0089
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- Date
- prior to 1966
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1004
- Description
- Hand carved ram's head and human profile. The stem is missing.
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- Title
- Pipe
- Date
- prior to 1966
- Material
- wood
- Description
- Hand carved ram's head and human profile. The stem is missing.
- Subject
- habit
- pastime
- F.O. Brewster
- smoking
- Credit
- Gift of Forrest (Pat) Oliver Brewster, Banff, 1966
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1004
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- Date
- prior to 1966
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1038
- Description
- Long, hollow bamboo pipe, Thailand. 0.6 thick bamboo, slightly curved, end closed, small hole centre top 38.6 from mouth end, 2 woven reed decorations, 8.0 dia. "rosette" 3.5 and 22.3 from mouth end, reeds go around tube to secure rosettes. A cigarette is placed into the small tube and smoked. The…
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- Title
- Pipe
- Date
- prior to 1966
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 78.5 cm
- Description
- Long, hollow bamboo pipe, Thailand. 0.6 thick bamboo, slightly curved, end closed, small hole centre top 38.6 from mouth end, 2 woven reed decorations, 8.0 dia. "rosette" 3.5 and 22.3 from mouth end, reeds go around tube to secure rosettes. A cigarette is placed into the small tube and smoked. The tube would have been approx. 10.0/12..0 long.
- Credit
- Gift of Forrest (Pat) Oliver Brewster, Banff, 1966
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1038
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- Date
- 1930 – 1955
- Material
- skin; leaf, tobacco
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0087
- Description
- A light brown leather tobacco pouch with stitching along the edges and a diagonal flap top opening. Inside the pouch is a label that reads “Buxton tobacco trainer”.
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- Title
- Tobacco Pouch
- Date
- 1930 – 1955
- Material
- skin; leaf, tobacco
- Dimensions
- 9.5 x 12.5 cm
- Description
- A light brown leather tobacco pouch with stitching along the edges and a diagonal flap top opening. Inside the pouch is a label that reads “Buxton tobacco trainer”.
- Subject
- households
- smoking
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0087
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- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- metal, tin; paper
- Catalogue Number
- 110.01.0019
- Description
- A tall round silver coloured “MacDonald's Cut Brier Smoking Tobacco” tin with no lid (missing). The sides of the tin are brown with beige lettering outlined in black with a trademark (tobacco pouch with heart shape) and a torn paper excise stamp to the left of front.
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- Title
- Tobacco Tin
- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- metal, tin; paper
- Dimensions
- 10.0 x 10.3 x 10.3 cm
- Description
- A tall round silver coloured “MacDonald's Cut Brier Smoking Tobacco” tin with no lid (missing). The sides of the tin are brown with beige lettering outlined in black with a trademark (tobacco pouch with heart shape) and a torn paper excise stamp to the left of front.
- Subject
- households
- smoking
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 110.01.0019
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- Date
- prior to 1960
- Material
- metal, tin
- Catalogue Number
- 110.01.1024
- Description
- A light blue tin container with the red cap trademark on the lid and "Old Chum" in gold. Gold red and blue flower trim around front and sides of the tin. Also printed on the front in blue lettering "Virginia Flake Cut Smoking Tobacco" and red cap label.
- Title
- Tobacco Tin
- Date
- prior to 1960
- Material
- metal, tin
- Dimensions
- 12.0 x 9.5 cm
- Description
- A light blue tin container with the red cap trademark on the lid and "Old Chum" in gold. Gold red and blue flower trim around front and sides of the tin. Also printed on the front in blue lettering "Virginia Flake Cut Smoking Tobacco" and red cap label.
- Subject
- smoking
- pastime
- George Shandruk
- Credit
- Gift of George Shandruk, Banff, 1985
- Catalogue Number
- 110.01.1024
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