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- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- metal; paper
- Catalogue Number
- 104.48.1001 a,b
- Description
- Candy scale with removeable oval shaped brass tray. Cast iron base is a fish shape and painted red. Paper scale is inserted on long flat arm on which is a moveable arm. Paper stamp on side of base reads "Department of Trade and Commerce weights and measures inspection 1945-46 G R Canada"
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- Title
- Candy Scale
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- metal; paper
- Description
- Candy scale with removeable oval shaped brass tray. Cast iron base is a fish shape and painted red. Paper scale is inserted on long flat arm on which is a moveable arm. Paper stamp on side of base reads "Department of Trade and Commerce weights and measures inspection 1945-46 G R Canada"
- Subject
- commerce
- Credit
- Gift of Harold McBride Mortimer, Banff, 1970
- Catalogue Number
- 104.48.1001 a,b
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- Date
- 1850 – 1870
- Material
- metal, steel; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 104.49.0001
- Description
- A hatchet with a hand-hewn wooden handle attached by metal wedges through a hand worked steel head with a curved blade which flares and flattens from its neck. The letters “PS” are stamped on the blade.
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- Title
- Hatchet Ax
- Date
- 1850 – 1870
- Material
- metal, steel; wood
- Dimensions
- 4.0 x 15.0 x 38.0 cm
- Description
- A hatchet with a hand-hewn wooden handle attached by metal wedges through a hand worked steel head with a curved blade which flares and flattens from its neck. The letters “PS” are stamped on the blade.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.49.0001
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- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- plastic
- Catalogue Number
- 109.03.0010 a,b
- Description
- Two green, shamrock-shaped plastic tokens that read “GOOD FOR 1 QUART JERSEY MILK” on one side and “UNION MILK CO. LTD. CALGARY MADE IN USA” on the reverse.
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- Title
- Ration Token
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- plastic
- Dimensions
- 3.0 x 3.0 cm
- Description
- Two green, shamrock-shaped plastic tokens that read “GOOD FOR 1 QUART JERSEY MILK” on one side and “UNION MILK CO. LTD. CALGARY MADE IN USA” on the reverse.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- food
- commerce
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 109.03.0010 a,b
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- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 109.03.0011 a-c
- Description
- 3 identical ration tokens, thin wood in the shape of a small disk with centre hole. Blue exterior stamped with “CANADA RATION MEAT VIANDE” on both sides.
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- Title
- Ration Token
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 2.2 x 2.2 cm
- Description
- 3 identical ration tokens, thin wood in the shape of a small disk with centre hole. Blue exterior stamped with “CANADA RATION MEAT VIANDE” on both sides.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- commerce
- food
- war
- world war two;
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 109.03.0011 a-c
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- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.48.1012 a-v
- Description
- 1 set of a brass scale and measuring implements. Writing on green box “Miner’s improved gold scale manufactured expressly for California.”a- Metal green box with gold writing b- Stand- brassc- scale cup d- scale cupe- 40 weight …
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- Title
- Scale
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 3 x 7 x 14 cm
- Description
- 1 set of a brass scale and measuring implements. Writing on green box “Miner’s improved gold scale manufactured expressly for California.”a- Metal green box with gold writing b- Stand- brassc- scale cup d- scale cupe- 40 weight f- 2 ounce weightg- 1 ounce weight h- 1/2 ounce weighti- 10 penny brass coin j- 5 DWT brass coink- 2 brass coin l- 2 brass coinm- plain brass coin n- plain brass coino- 1 sided 5 DWT brass coin p- plain brass coinq- plain brass coin r- plain brass coins- plain brass coin t- plain brass coinu- 2 brass coin v- 1 brass coin
- Subject
- commerce
- Credit
- Gift of Unknown, 2014
- Catalogue Number
- 104.48.1012 a-v
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- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.48.1006
- Description
- Hanging spring balance with with sharp hook. Stamped: "Not for legal use in trade pocket balance". Scale up to 50 pounds.
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- Title
- Spring Scale
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- metal
- Description
- Hanging spring balance with with sharp hook. Stamped: "Not for legal use in trade pocket balance". Scale up to 50 pounds.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.48.1006
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- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.48.1002
- Description
- Plate metal scale on a metal base. Weight wheel is 14.0 dia with numbers up to 15. Intriguing movement of arms and levers.
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- Title
- Weight Scale
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 22.0 x 11.0 x 16.0 cm
- Description
- Plate metal scale on a metal base. Weight wheel is 14.0 dia with numbers up to 15. Intriguing movement of arms and levers.
- Subject
- commerce
- J. D. Hansen
- Credit
- Gift of Eldon Walls, 1973
- Catalogue Number
- 104.48.1002
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