- Date
- 1925 – 1950
- Material
- wood; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 111.02.0002
- Description
- Two wooden crosses, each formed of two pieces of wood fitted and glued together, with a hole drilled through the centre. A threaded brass plate is screwed to the top of each cross at the centre to accept a long (12.5 cm) bolt with a brass plated finger screw at the top.
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- Title
- Problematical
- Date
- 1925 – 1950
- Material
- wood; metal
- Dimensions
- 12.5 x 28.5 x 28.5 cm
- Description
- Two wooden crosses, each formed of two pieces of wood fitted and glued together, with a hole drilled through the centre. A threaded brass plate is screwed to the top of each cross at the centre to accept a long (12.5 cm) bolt with a brass plated finger screw at the top.
- Subject
- households
- sports, tennis
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 111.02.0002
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- Date
- 1910 – 1940
- Material
- fibre; rubber; wood; skin; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.0003 a-c
- Description
- A tennis racket, press and case.a) A wooden tennis racket with a laminated frame wrapped at the bottom with bands of red, yellow and black (gut?). The handle is wrapped with a strip of red fabric above a section incised with vertical lines. A red leather tip at the end is marked “When not in use, …
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- Title
- Tennis Racket
- Date
- 1910 – 1940
- Material
- fibre; rubber; wood; skin; metal
- Dimensions
- 69.5 (a); 29.0 (c) x 3.0 (a) x 21.0 (a); 19.5 (c) cm
- Description
- A tennis racket, press and case.a) A wooden tennis racket with a laminated frame wrapped at the bottom with bands of red, yellow and black (gut?). The handle is wrapped with a strip of red fabric above a section incised with vertical lines. A red leather tip at the end is marked “When not in use, must be kept in a press.” The neck has a trademark symbol, '”Z” inside a red, yellow and black circle. The racket is strung with natural gut crossed with red gut.b) Racket cover of purple waterproofed canvas that fits closely over the racket head and ties at the neck. c) Wooden racket press with two joined square frames of wood with large metal bolts through the corners and springs between the frames. The bolts have small hinged handles on the heads that are marked “By Royal Letters, patented, Nos 263472 209870.” One bolt is hinged to swivel down through a slot in the frame to allow the removal of the racket. The frame is also marked “Slazenger’s Ltd., London” and “Special.”
- Subject
- sports, tennis
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.0003 a-c
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- Date
- 1900 – 1906
- Material
- wood; skin; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.0004 a,b
- Description
- A tennis racket and case.a) Wooden tennis racket with laminated handle of light and dark wood. The handle is incised with vertical lines and carved at the end with a deep groove down its length. The racket is strung with natural gut with three rows of red at the top and bottom. The handle is mar…
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- Title
- Tennis Racket
- Date
- 1900 – 1906
- Material
- wood; skin; fibre
- Dimensions
- 3.0 x 22.5 x 68.0 cm
- Description
- A tennis racket and case.a) Wooden tennis racket with laminated handle of light and dark wood. The handle is incised with vertical lines and carved at the end with a deep groove down its length. The racket is strung with natural gut with three rows of red at the top and bottom. The handle is marked “Best is Best thro’ the World,” “S&S/L” in the centre of a hexagram and the other side is marked “The Demon.” b) A soft case of light brown denim laminated to a green plaid lining made to fit the racket. The cover has a flap at the top with a brass snap. There is a canvas handle on one side. The flap has “W.A. Brewster, Banff, Alta.,” “1906 D.L.M. Jr.” and “_M_” written on it.
- Subject
- sports, tennis
- W. A. “Bill” Brewster
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.0004 a,b
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- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- wood; metal; skin; hair
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.0005 a,b
- Description
- A tennis racket with a fabric case.a) Wooden tenis racket with a laminated handle of light and dark wood with incised vertical lines and a leather covering at the heel marked “When not in use keep in a press.” The racket is strung with natural gut with three rows of red at bottom and five rows re…
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- Title
- Tennis Racket
- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- wood; metal; skin; hair
- Dimensions
- 4.2 x 23.6 x 68.5 cm
- Description
- A tennis racket with a fabric case.a) Wooden tenis racket with a laminated handle of light and dark wood with incised vertical lines and a leather covering at the heel marked “When not in use keep in a press.” The racket is strung with natural gut with three rows of red at bottom and five rows red at the top. The throat of the racket has a man with a tennis racket atop a large tennis ball (trademark) and “Sears” in gold on the other side. The numbers “14-2” and “3” are stamped in the side of the racket along with “P.A. Moore” that is scratched in one side.b) Soft case with dark red plaid wool outside laminated to brown burlap inside. The flip-top flap of the case closes with a button. The case is edged with a leather binding and has a leather carying handle at one side.
- Subject
- sports, tennis
- Philip Moore
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.0005 a,b
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- Date
- 1933 – 1933
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.0014
- Description
- A small tin cup with a flat cut-out loop handle. The cup has a rolled lip and a shiny band at the top and bottom bordered by two small bands formed of a series of short vertical lines. The matte central section of the cup has an inscription “Brewster Tennis Tournament 1933”.
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- Title
- Trophy Prize
- Date
- 1933 – 1933
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 7.0 cm
- Description
- A small tin cup with a flat cut-out loop handle. The cup has a rolled lip and a shiny band at the top and bottom bordered by two small bands formed of a series of short vertical lines. The matte central section of the cup has an inscription “Brewster Tennis Tournament 1933”.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.0014
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