- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- metal; plastic
- Catalogue Number
- 105.06.0088
- Description
- A meal one hole punch for paper. Works by squeezing handles which pushes a round cutter through paper inserted into a slot. There is a blue clear plastic cover to collect the punched out pieces of paper. Stamped on the handles are “MCGILL CO MARENGO ILL. PATS 208,16 2, 735, 492”. There is a diamon…
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- Title
- Hole Punch
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- metal; plastic
- Dimensions
- 6.5 x 13.0 cm
- Description
- A meal one hole punch for paper. Works by squeezing handles which pushes a round cutter through paper inserted into a slot. There is a blue clear plastic cover to collect the punched out pieces of paper. Stamped on the handles are “MCGILL CO MARENGO ILL. PATS 208,16 2, 735, 492”. There is a diamond and heart pattern on the handles.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 105.06.0088
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- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 105.06.0087
- Description
- A small, single hole punch device. Square width a round press button at the top that punches a hole out of paper that is inserted into the slot below. “Presto” is stamped on the front and there are faint, illegible words on the top of the press. On the back is “PAPER PRESS PAT. PEND”
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- Title
- Hole Punch
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 2.8 x 2.0 cm
- Description
- A small, single hole punch device. Square width a round press button at the top that punches a hole out of paper that is inserted into the slot below. “Presto” is stamped on the front and there are faint, illegible words on the top of the press. On the back is “PAPER PRESS PAT. PEND”
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 105.06.0087
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- Date
- 1886 – 1940
- Material
- metal;
- Catalogue Number
- 105.06.0096
- Description
- Black metal two hole punch with a round compression lever and a collection tray underneath that hinges open. On the bottom is a small piece of adhesive fabric tape with “M West. Phal” written on it.German Friedrich Soennecken is credited with inventing the two hole punch in 1886.
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- Title
- Hole Punch
- Date
- 1886 – 1940
- Material
- metal;
- Dimensions
- 7.3 x 7.7 x 11.6 cm
- Description
- Black metal two hole punch with a round compression lever and a collection tray underneath that hinges open. On the bottom is a small piece of adhesive fabric tape with “M West. Phal” written on it.German Friedrich Soennecken is credited with inventing the two hole punch in 1886.
- Subject
- office supplies
- stationary
- Credit
- Gift of Bill Mather, Edmonton, 1991
- Catalogue Number
- 105.06.0096
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Pencil Compass
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- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.16.0003
- Description
- A metal compass with one pointed arm and one with a retractable lead for drawing circles. Stamped on one arm is “HONG KONG”.
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- Title
- Pencil Compass
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 15.0 x 4.0 cm
- Description
- A metal compass with one pointed arm and one with a retractable lead for drawing circles. Stamped on one arm is “HONG KONG”.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.16.0003
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- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- wood; rubber
- Catalogue Number
- 105.06.0089
- Description
- A rubber stamp that reads “BOOK RATE TARIF DES LIVRES”. Stamp is attached to a red wooden handle that is marked with “CALGARY STAMP 269-6733”. There is also a small plastic window on the front which shows what the stamp reads.
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- Title
- Rubber Stamp
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- wood; rubber
- Dimensions
- 6.2 x 4.2 cm
- Description
- A rubber stamp that reads “BOOK RATE TARIF DES LIVRES”. Stamp is attached to a red wooden handle that is marked with “CALGARY STAMP 269-6733”. There is also a small plastic window on the front which shows what the stamp reads.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- library
- office supplies
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 105.06.0089
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- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 104.48.0011
- Description
- A long flat ruler made from a dark wood. Along with markings for inches there are markings for various other mathematical uses.
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- Title
- Ruler
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 5.0 x 61.0 cm
- Description
- A long flat ruler made from a dark wood. Along with markings for inches there are markings for various other mathematical uses.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- office supplies
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.48.0011
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- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 104.48.0012
- Description
- A ruler made out of light wood with a groove down it’s centre. Centimetre (to 30) and inch (to 12) markings on one side and inch (to 12) markings along with angles in the centre on the other side. “ACME MADE IN CANADA” at one end.
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- Title
- Ruler
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 2.6 x 30.5 cm
- Description
- A ruler made out of light wood with a groove down it’s centre. Centimetre (to 30) and inch (to 12) markings on one side and inch (to 12) markings along with angles in the centre on the other side. “ACME MADE IN CANADA” at one end.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.48.0012
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