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- Date
- 1930 – 1970
- Material
- plastic; fabric; felt; leather; glass; cardboard;
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0212
- Description
- Square clear plastic box lined with green felt containing 26 camera filters and 2 lens caps - 6 filters are in various containers, one is unopened. Most filters were manufactured by Leitz Wetzler [the company changed its name to Leica in 1986], some are Kodak, and two are Zeiss. Filters include yel…
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- Title
- Filter Box
- Date
- 1930 – 1970
- Material
- plastic; fabric; felt; leather; glass; cardboard;
- Dimensions
- 3.8 x 23.2 x 23.2 cm
- Description
- Square clear plastic box lined with green felt containing 26 camera filters and 2 lens caps - 6 filters are in various containers, one is unopened. Most filters were manufactured by Leitz Wetzler [the company changed its name to Leica in 1986], some are Kodak, and two are Zeiss. Filters include yellow, orange, red, blue, tinted, and clear patterned glass.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0212
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- Date
- 1930 – 1970
- Material
- metal; glass; leather;
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0216
- Description
- Three colour tinted Leica lens filters in a snap-closed leather pouch - one filter is red, one yellow, one very dark red [looks black without a light behind it].
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- Title
- Filter Lens
- Date
- 1930 – 1970
- Material
- metal; glass; leather;
- Dimensions
- 2.4 x 5.8 x 6.6 cm
- Description
- Three colour tinted Leica lens filters in a snap-closed leather pouch - one filter is red, one yellow, one very dark red [looks black without a light behind it].
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0216
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- Date
- 1965 – 1998
- Material
- metal; glass; plastic; fabric;
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0215
- Description
- Black metal Leitz Wetslar Tele-Elmar 1: 4 / 135 zoom lens with hood and two lens caps housed in a red fabric pouch that zips closed.
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- Title
- Lens
- Date
- 1965 – 1998
- Material
- metal; glass; plastic; fabric;
- Dimensions
- 11.0 cm
- Description
- Black metal Leitz Wetslar Tele-Elmar 1: 4 / 135 zoom lens with hood and two lens caps housed in a red fabric pouch that zips closed.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0215
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- Date
- 1976 – 2000
- Material
- plastic; metal; fabric;
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0177
- Description
- Analogue Sekonic Studio Delux L-398 Exposure Meter with a main central analogue dial to set the ISO and a removable opaque white plastic dome cover over the light meter on an extension coming off the top that can rotate a full 360 degrees. The main body is made of a mix of metal and black plastic a…
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- Title
- Light Meter
- Date
- 1976 – 2000
- Material
- plastic; metal; fabric;
- Dimensions
- 3.2 x 5.8 x 11.0 cm
- Description
- Analogue Sekonic Studio Delux L-398 Exposure Meter with a main central analogue dial to set the ISO and a removable opaque white plastic dome cover over the light meter on an extension coming off the top that can rotate a full 360 degrees. The main body is made of a mix of metal and black plastic and has a metal plaque on the back with the manufacturer’s details and a long black nylon cord attached by a silver metal clasp to the bottom of the meter.
- Credit
- Gift of Eddie Hunter, Banff, 1995
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0177
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- Date
- 1957 – 1957
- Material
- cardboard; paper; leather; metal; plastic;
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0196
- Description
- White plastic light meter with a central metal dial above a clear plastic window over the meter needle and a removable metal grate over the light-sensitive plate on top housed in a brown leather pouch with “SOLEPHOT” embossed in gold on the front. The leather pouch snaps closed over the top at the …
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- Title
- Light Meter
- Date
- 1957 – 1957
- Material
- cardboard; paper; leather; metal; plastic;
- Dimensions
- 3.5 x 6.3 x 8.4 cm
- Description
- White plastic light meter with a central metal dial above a clear plastic window over the meter needle and a removable metal grate over the light-sensitive plate on top housed in a brown leather pouch with “SOLEPHOT” embossed in gold on the front. The leather pouch snaps closed over the top at the back and has a small opening in the bottom through which a gold metal chain is attached to the bottom of the meter. The meter is housed in its original cardboard box, which consists of a gold lid with “SOLAPHOT” printed in red on the lid that fits completely over the white body - also inside the box is the paper instruction manual.
- Credit
- Gift of Robert Crosby Family, Banff, 1998
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0196
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- Date
- 1960 – 1987
- Material
- cardboard; metal; paper; fabric;
- Catalogue Number
- 105.05.0030 a,b
- Description
- Square cardboard film reel travel box with metal caps on all the corners, a green canvas handle attached to one edge of the lid with metal braces, and green canvas straps with metal caps attached in a cross on the bottom. On the lid is a metal frame for a shipping label - the label in the frame is …
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- Title
- Reel Box
- Date
- 1960 – 1987
- Material
- cardboard; metal; paper; fabric;
- Dimensions
- 5.5 x 38.0 x 39.0 cm
- Description
- Square cardboard film reel travel box with metal caps on all the corners, a green canvas handle attached to one edge of the lid with metal braces, and green canvas straps with metal caps attached in a cross on the bottom. On the lid is a metal frame for a shipping label - the label in the frame is addressed to “Miss Carrie Hunter” from “Foster Advertising Company Limited” and a hand-written Head Hunter Films label is visible underneath - as well as an Air Canada adhesive shipping label, an Air Canada Expedair paper envelope, and a circular Head Hunter Films sticker that has an address in Montreal written in. Inside the box is a grey metal empty film reel frame with a small white paper adhesive with “91-6” written on it in black ink and a piece of masking tape with “NOV 87 [illegible] Rev. From HTWWS” written in blue ink [HTWWS refers to the Head Hunter Film “How the West Was Skied].”
- Credit
- Gift of Eddie Hunter, Banff, 1995
- Catalogue Number
- 105.05.0030 a,b
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- Date
- 1940 – 1970
- Material
- cardboard; paper;
- Catalogue Number
- 110.01.0292 a,b
- Description
- Two empty transparency slides boxes, one Kodak and one Munshaw [no information found]. The Kodak box is for Kodaslide colour transparencies with a black body and yellow lid and has product details printed throughout the interior - some scratched-out writing and “Paintings good” written on the top a…
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- Title
- Slide Box
- Date
- 1940 – 1970
- Material
- cardboard; paper;
- Dimensions
- 2.0 x 10.7 x 5.7 cm
- Description
- Two empty transparency slides boxes, one Kodak and one Munshaw [no information found]. The Kodak box is for Kodaslide colour transparencies with a black body and yellow lid and has product details printed throughout the interior - some scratched-out writing and “Paintings good” written on the top and “Indian Murals” written on the side, all by Catharine Whyte. There are two long thin strips of adhesive tape wrapped vertically around the box, broken along the bottom edge so the box can be opened. The Munshaw box has a plain cardboard body and black lid with the logo in a square white box in the top left corner and a blank “Subject/Date” box.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 110.01.0292 a,b
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- Date
- 1950 – 1980
- Material
- metal; wood; plastic;
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0168
- Description
- Small metal tripod with round black rubber stoppers on the ends of the legs for grip and a long narrow camera mount plate made of wood with metal edges, painted silver. The plate has three screws passing through it and a central hinge onto which a grip is attached.
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- Title
- Tripod
- Date
- 1950 – 1980
- Material
- metal; wood; plastic;
- Dimensions
- 14.5 x 12.7 x 69.0 cm
- Description
- Small metal tripod with round black rubber stoppers on the ends of the legs for grip and a long narrow camera mount plate made of wood with metal edges, painted silver. The plate has three screws passing through it and a central hinge onto which a grip is attached.
- Credit
- Gift of Nicholas Morant, Banff, 2006
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0168
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Accessories Guitar Accessories
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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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