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Date
1949 – 1990
Material
metal; leather; glass;
Catalogue Number
104.41.0130
Description
A Linhof Technika 4x5 metal camera. The front panel folds down and has the option to extend beyond 90 degrees - the lens plate mount slides out on tracks and can be adjusted by two gears, extending the bellows. The camera has a Technika Xenar 1:4,5 / 150 lens mounted. The back of the camera also fo…
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Title
Camera
Date
1949 – 1990
Material
metal; leather; glass;
Dimensions
17.7 x 20.5 x 10.2 cm
Description
A Linhof Technika 4x5 metal camera. The front panel folds down and has the option to extend beyond 90 degrees - the lens plate mount slides out on tracks and can be adjusted by two gears, extending the bellows. The camera has a Technika Xenar 1:4,5 / 150 lens mounted. The back of the camera also folds down to show the exposure plate inside the main compartment - on the panel that folds down is some kind of leather hood and a depth of field table printed onto the panel. The main compartment of the camera has a leather handle on the left-hand side, a view-finder and mount for a flash on the right-hand side, another attachment mount and a circular level on the top, and a hole in the bottom where it can be fixed to a tripod - there is a second tripod mount in the front panel.
Subject
Nicholas Morant
photography
camera;
Credit
Gift of Nicholas Morant, Banff, 2006
Catalogue Number
104.41.0130
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Date
1940 – 1950
Material
metal; glass; cardboard
Catalogue Number
104.41.0122
Description
A Kodak Precision Enlarger f/4.5 51mm focussing lens centered in a square metal plate with a black velvet-lined lens cap housed in the original grey Kodak cardboard box. This lens would be used with an enlarger as the very bottom piece before the image that is being enlarged.
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Title
Projection Lens
Date
1940 – 1950
Material
metal; glass; cardboard
Dimensions
4.4 x 7.5 x 7.5 cm
Description
A Kodak Precision Enlarger f/4.5 51mm focussing lens centered in a square metal plate with a black velvet-lined lens cap housed in the original grey Kodak cardboard box. This lens would be used with an enlarger as the very bottom piece before the image that is being enlarged.
Subject
Nicholas Morant
photography
camera equipment;
Credit
Gift of Nicholas Morant, Banff, 2006
Catalogue Number
104.41.0122
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Date
1940 – 1960
Material
metal; tin;
Catalogue Number
102.04.0596
Description
Metal wall-mounted matchbox holder with an opening at the top and another that curves up from the bottom so that boxes can be filled from the top and funnel through to the lower opening. Printed on the front in blue inside a zig-zag border is “CASH OR CREDIT AT MURDOCH’S Staple and Fancy GROCERIES …
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Title
Matchbox Holder
Date
1940 – 1960
Material
metal; tin;
Dimensions
14.5 x 7.0 x 7.1 cm
Description
Metal wall-mounted matchbox holder with an opening at the top and another that curves up from the bottom so that boxes can be filled from the top and funnel through to the lower opening. Printed on the front in blue inside a zig-zag border is “CASH OR CREDIT AT MURDOCH’S Staple and Fancy GROCERIES and PRODUCE Telephone 129 BANFF, ALBERTA.”
Subject
Crosby family
Abegweit
hosehold accessories
Murdoch’s Grocery
Credit
Gift of Robert Crosby Family, Banff, 1998
Catalogue Number
102.04.0596
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Date
1940 – 1970
Material
cardboard; plastic; metal;
Catalogue Number
104.45.0066
Description
Black plastic “OAKVILLE PIN HOLDER” in its original yellow cardboard box. The pin holder consists of a two-tiered body on a wider sloped base - the lower compartment contains the pins and the upper piece is pressed down on a spring, which funnels a pin through a hole on the top, allowing it to be p…
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Title
Pin Holder
Date
1940 – 1970
Material
cardboard; plastic; metal;
Dimensions
6.5 x 6.8 x 9.3 cm
Description
Black plastic “OAKVILLE PIN HOLDER” in its original yellow cardboard box. The pin holder consists of a two-tiered body on a wider sloped base - the lower compartment contains the pins and the upper piece is pressed down on a spring, which funnels a pin through a hole on the top, allowing it to be pulled out. The top consists of a cap that can be snapped off by pressing a small metal lever in order to access the pin compartment. The yellow cardboard box contains manufacturer information and instructions throughout the outside.
Subject
Crosby family
Abegweit
sewing equipment
homewares
household items
Credit
Gift of Robert Crosby Family, Banff, 1998
Catalogue Number
104.45.0066
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Date
1940 – 1960
Material
cardboard; metal;
Catalogue Number
108.04.0051
Description
Square green box with a hinged lid containing a white and red metal putting improver. On the lid of the box is a paper label with “THE ‘NORTHWOOD’” printed along the top, and unidentified manufacturer’s logo in the middle, “Red & White” written in black ink on the right-hand side, and “Putting Impr…
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Title
Putting Improver
Date
1940 – 1960
Material
cardboard; metal;
Dimensions
2.7 x 18.5 x 18.5 cm
Description
Square green box with a hinged lid containing a white and red metal putting improver. On the lid of the box is a paper label with “THE ‘NORTHWOOD’” printed along the top, and unidentified manufacturer’s logo in the middle, “Red & White” written in black ink on the right-hand side, and “Putting Improver” written in black ink along the bottom. The tool itself consists of an eight-sided plate with hinged attachments on each side that fold towards the center when pushed over.
Subject
Crosby family
Abegweit
golf
golf equipment;
Credit
Gift of Robert Crosby Family, Banff, 1998
Catalogue Number
108.04.0051
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