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Backcountry Transit
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- Date
- 1910 – 1920
- Material
- metal; wood; skin; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 104.44.1008 a,b
- Description
- Metal transit with 7.5 dia. directional compass. On the face of it is the manufacturer's logo, New York plus directional letters except "N" is a symbol. Transit has many screws and wheels for adjustments. Cast metal cover of large wheel is broken in half. Wood box is completely covered wit…
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- Title
- Backcountry Transit
- Date
- 1910 – 1920
- Material
- metal; wood; skin; glass
- Dimensions
- 23.5 x 17.6 cm
- Description
- Metal transit with 7.5 dia. directional compass. On the face of it is the manufacturer's logo, New York plus directional letters except "N" is a symbol. Transit has many screws and wheels for adjustments. Cast metal cover of large wheel is broken in half. Wood box is completely covered with leather. Inside lid has leather and wood keepers for various instruments - all missing. A 3.0 cm wide belt encircles the box for carrying.
- Subject
- Parks Canada
- backpacking
- Credit
- Purchased from Crown Assets Disposal, Banff, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 104.44.1008 a,b
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Mobile Telephone
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact105.04.1004%20a%2cb
- Date
- prior to 1960
- Material
- wood; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 105.04.1004 a,b
- Description
- Telephone equipment in wooden boxes.(a) tall wooden box with black handle at top and two clasps at front. Labelled at top and on front with two diamond labels that are flaking. Front is partly legible, saying in all caps in black, “Francis Hankin R…. Montreal Toronto” on red rim and “Hank…” in midd…
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- Title
- Mobile Telephone
- Date
- prior to 1960
- Material
- wood; metal
- Description
- Telephone equipment in wooden boxes.(a) tall wooden box with black handle at top and two clasps at front. Labelled at top and on front with two diamond labels that are flaking. Front is partly legible, saying in all caps in black, “Francis Hankin R…. Montreal Toronto” on red rim and “Hank…” in middle gold diamond. Inside are compartments- one with a lid holding a battery wrapped in blue label with wires leading out. One for headset, one for black metal square, and one for a metal plate with three spikes on the bottom.(b) Shorter box with no sticker labels and one clasp that locks. Inside are four large (pop-can sized) batteries attached to each other via wires, and a one eared headset that’s tied to a flat wooden piece that has two battery sized cut outs. Other part of the box is screwed shut and has controls on it.
- Subject
- Wardens
- Parks Canada
- Credit
- Gift of Parks Canada, Banff, 1994
- Catalogue Number
- 105.04.1004 a,b
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Mobile Telephone
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact105.04.1005
- Date
- prior to 1960
- Material
- skin; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 105.04.1005
- Description
- Mobile telephone in leather carrying case with closure strap around body and carrying strap on sides. Handle for ringing extends out side of case.
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- Title
- Mobile Telephone
- Date
- prior to 1960
- Material
- skin; metal
- Description
- Mobile telephone in leather carrying case with closure strap around body and carrying strap on sides. Handle for ringing extends out side of case.
- Subject
- Wardens
- Parks Canada
- Credit
- Gift of Parks Canada, Banff, 1994
- Catalogue Number
- 105.04.1005
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