- Date
- 1933 – 1975
- Material
- metal, iron; paint
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.1091 a,b
- Description
- A pair of foundry-made metal (iron) bookends incorporating two Banff National Park bison motor vehicle licence plates (1932 and 1933). (a) an L-shaped bookend painted black with the licence plate from 1932. It has a standing buffalo with CANADA’S NATIONAL PARKS 1932 underneath. Four holes have dril…
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- Title
- Bookends
- Date
- 1933 – 1975
- Material
- metal, iron; paint
- Dimensions
- 13.0 x 15.0 x 7.0 cm
- Description
- A pair of foundry-made metal (iron) bookends incorporating two Banff National Park bison motor vehicle licence plates (1932 and 1933). (a) an L-shaped bookend painted black with the licence plate from 1932. It has a standing buffalo with CANADA’S NATIONAL PARKS 1932 underneath. Four holes have drilled into the plates so it can be attached to a vehicle.(b) an L-shaped bookend painted black with the licence plate from 1933. It has a standing buffalo with CANADA’S NATIONAL PARKS 1933 underneath. Four holes have drilled into the plates so it can be attached to a vehicle.
- Credit
- Gift of Joan Boyd for Dorothy Boyce (Estate), Banff, 2016
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.1091 a,b
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