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Date
1960 – 1979
Material
metal; plastic; fabric
Catalogue Number
105.04.0007
Description
Northern Electric Field Telephone in metal container. The telephone handle, power cords, and rolled-up carry strap all housed inside the container. Adhered to the inside of the lid is a paper label demonstrating the electrical circuitry and stencilled on the top of the lid is “SS 2734” in black pai…
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Title
Field Telephone
Date
1960 – 1979
Material
metal; plastic; fabric
Dimensions
23.7 x 13.1 x 18.2 cm
Description
Northern Electric Field Telephone in metal container. The telephone handle, power cords, and rolled-up carry strap all housed inside the container. Adhered to the inside of the lid is a paper label demonstrating the electrical circuitry and stencilled on the top of the lid is “SS 2734” in black paint. There are thin metal brackets on both short sides to feed the fabric strap through. The hinged lid opens by pressing a black rubber button on one short side. This model telephone often used by Canadian Pacific Railway when all other forms of communication failed.
Subject
Nicholas Morant
Canadian Pacific Railway
communication equipment
field telephone
Credit
Gift of Nicholas Morant, Banff, 2006
Catalogue Number
105.04.0007
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Date
1950 – 1970
Material
paper; metal; fabric;
Catalogue Number
104.41.0113
Description
Black camera lens bellows attachment on silver rails. There is no lens fixed into the bellows. Bellows housed inside a fabric draw-string bag.
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Title
Camera Bellows
Date
1950 – 1970
Material
paper; metal; fabric;
Dimensions
16.0 x 15.3 x 10.7 cm
Description
Black camera lens bellows attachment on silver rails. There is no lens fixed into the bellows. Bellows housed inside a fabric draw-string bag.
Subject
Nicholas Morant
photography
camera equipment
Credit
Gift of Nicholas Morant, Banff, 2006
Catalogue Number
104.41.0113
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Date
1950 – 1975
Material
metal; plastic;
Catalogue Number
104.41.0114 a-c
Description
Three cone-shaped flash reflector attachments of different configurations. The largest reflector has a matte black metal mount with “HR” inscribed inside a circle on both sides - the reflector is perpendicular to the base of the mount and directly opposite from the base of the cone is a red plastic…
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Title
Reflectors Flash
Date
1950 – 1975
Material
metal; plastic;
Dimensions
15.2 x 15.2 x 12.1 cm
Description
Three cone-shaped flash reflector attachments of different configurations. The largest reflector has a matte black metal mount with “HR” inscribed inside a circle on both sides - the reflector is perpendicular to the base of the mount and directly opposite from the base of the cone is a red plastic button. The plug for the light bulb is located in the middle of the cone. The mid-sized reflector consists of a bowl-shaped disk with a bulb plug at the bottom and a matte black metal mount directly below that. In the middle of the reflector is a small dent.The smallest reflector is a deep cone-shape with a central plug for the light bulb and another plug for the reflector on the outside.
Subject
Nicholas Morant
photography
camera equipment
camera flash
flash reflector
Credit
Gift of Nicholas Morant, Banff, 2006
Catalogue Number
104.41.0114 a-c
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Date
1950 – 1980
Material
fabric; paper; plastic;
Catalogue Number
104.41.0120
Description
Various manuals pertaining to camera, lens, and light settings/instructions housed in a white fabric pouch with the Canadian National Railway “CN” logo printed in black on the front.
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Title
Photography Manuals
Date
1950 – 1980
Material
fabric; paper; plastic;
Dimensions
2.1 x 5.5 x 21.3 cm
Description
Various manuals pertaining to camera, lens, and light settings/instructions housed in a white fabric pouch with the Canadian National Railway “CN” logo printed in black on the front.
Subject
Nicholas Morant
instructions
directions
photography
Canadian National Railway
Credit
Gift of Nicholas Morant, Banff, 2006
Catalogue Number
104.41.0120
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Date
1960 – 1970
Material
plastic; metal;
Catalogue Number
104.41.0121
Description
A black plastic double lens reflex Bedford Flex camera. The camera takes 4x4 exposures but due to its poor quality was not considered a real twin lens reflex camera by many professional photographers - it would be better suited for amateurs or as a toy. The camera has the pop-open top viewfinder, t…
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Title
Toy Camera
Date
1960 – 1970
Material
plastic; metal;
Dimensions
11.0 x 7.5 x 7.5 cm
Description
A black plastic double lens reflex Bedford Flex camera. The camera takes 4x4 exposures but due to its poor quality was not considered a real twin lens reflex camera by many professional photographers - it would be better suited for amateurs or as a toy. The camera has the pop-open top viewfinder, two front-facing lenses with a black rubber lens cap, and a plastic carry strap attached to two metal brackets on either side of the camera.
Subject
Nicholas Morant
photography
camera
toy camera
Credit
Gift of Nicholas Morant, Banff, 2006
Catalogue Number
104.41.0121
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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
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
1935 – 1940
Material
metal; tin;
Catalogue Number
110.01.0287
Description
Eight-sided tin box predominantly dark blue with gold accents along edges and a black and white photo portrait of the British Royal Family on the lid. Manufacturer details printed on the back edge of the lid. The lid lifts completely off from the body - the box is empty. Back row, left to right: Qu…
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Title
Tin Box
Date
1935 – 1940
Material
metal; tin;
Dimensions
3.6 x 10.2 x 13.6 cm
Description
Eight-sided tin box predominantly dark blue with gold accents along edges and a black and white photo portrait of the British Royal Family on the lid. Manufacturer details printed on the back edge of the lid. The lid lifts completely off from the body - the box is empty. Back row, left to right: Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, King George ViFront Row, left to right: Princess Margaret, Princess Elizabeth.
Subject
Crosby family
Abegweit
Royal Family
Credit
Gift of Robert Crosby Family, Banff, 1998
Catalogue Number
110.01.0287
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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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Date
1890 – 1950
Material
metal; enamel;
Catalogue Number
103.02.0337
Description
Round white enamel chamber pot with a dark blue handle and blue stripe around the lip.
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Title
Chamber Pot
Date
1890 – 1950
Material
metal; enamel;
Dimensions
11.8 x 27.4 x 23.9 cm
Description
Round white enamel chamber pot with a dark blue handle and blue stripe around the lip.
Subject
Crosby family
Abegweit
household items
toiletries
bathroom accessories;
Credit
Gift of Robert Crosby Family, Banff, 1998
Catalogue Number
103.02.0337
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Date
1910 – 1930
Material
ceramic;
Catalogue Number
104.19.0267
Description
Beige ceramic pudding “Quick-Cooker.” Consists of a narrow, deep bowl with a hollow central funnel and a lid with a central hole. Both the bowl and the lid have instructions and advertisements [for other Grimwades products] throughout the insides and outsides. The bowl has four notches on the botto…
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Title
Meat Pudding
Date
1910 – 1930
Material
ceramic;
Dimensions
13.5 cm
Description
Beige ceramic pudding “Quick-Cooker.” Consists of a narrow, deep bowl with a hollow central funnel and a lid with a central hole. Both the bowl and the lid have instructions and advertisements [for other Grimwades products] throughout the insides and outsides. The bowl has four notches on the bottom and the lid has four corresponding notches in the rim where two loops of string fit to hold the lid in place while cooking.According to the instructions throughout, these bowls were used predominantly for “meat puddings” - the central funnel serves like a bundt pan in order to evenly cook the pudding.
Subject
Crosby family
Abegweit
kitchen utensils
cooking tools
Credit
Gift of Robert Crosby Family, Banff, 1998
Catalogue Number
104.19.0267
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Date
1889 – 1945
Material
metal; glass; leather;
Catalogue Number
104.41.0181
Description
Black leather and silver metal 4x6 Curt Bentzin Görlitz camera with a fold-down front panel that exposes the lens and bellows, a leather handle and two adjustment knobs on one side, a pop-up view finder on top, and fold-out leather flaps that access the exposure plate. Small metal levers throughout…
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Title
Camera
Date
1889 – 1945
Material
metal; glass; leather;
Dimensions
19.7 x 20.0 x 14.4 cm
Description
Black leather and silver metal 4x6 Curt Bentzin Görlitz camera with a fold-down front panel that exposes the lens and bellows, a leather handle and two adjustment knobs on one side, a pop-up view finder on top, and fold-out leather flaps that access the exposure plate. Small metal levers throughout allow different panels in the camera to open - three holes along the bottom [one on the body of the camera and two on the fold-down lens plate] allow the camera to be mounted on a tripod.
Subject
Crosby family
Abegweit
cameras
photography;
Credit
Gift of Robert Crosby Family, Banff, 1998
Catalogue Number
104.41.0181
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Date
1927 – 1946
Material
metal; glass; leather; paper;
Catalogue Number
104.41.0182 a,b
Description
Black leather and silver metal hand-held Ciné-Kodak Model K 16mm film camera with a leather handle and two view finders on top, hand crank and trigger on the right hand side, lens and instruction plate on the front, and a metal switch on the left-hand side that allows the panel to come off in order…
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Title
Movie Camera
Date
1927 – 1946
Material
metal; glass; leather; paper;
Dimensions
12.7 x 6.2 x 23.6 cm
Description
Black leather and silver metal hand-held Ciné-Kodak Model K 16mm film camera with a leather handle and two view finders on top, hand crank and trigger on the right hand side, lens and instruction plate on the front, and a metal switch on the left-hand side that allows the panel to come off in order to access the film reels. Also comes with an instruction manual for “Making the Most” of the camera with more Ciné-Kodak leaflets tucked into the back cover.
Subject
Crosby family
Abegweit
movie camera
motion pictures
Credit
Gift of Robert Crosby Family, Banff, 1998
Catalogue Number
104.41.0182 a,b
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Date
1896 – 1940
Material
leather; fabric; velvet; glass;
Catalogue Number
104.41.0183
Description
Black hard-sided leather box with a hinged lid held closed with a small silver clasp. The inside of the lid is lined with purple satin and has the manufacturer’s details printed in gold. The interior of the main body is lined with purple velvet and divided into three compartments that house three l…
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Title
Lens Case
Date
1896 – 1940
Material
leather; fabric; velvet; glass;
Dimensions
9.0 x 13.9 x 20.2 cm
Description
Black hard-sided leather box with a hinged lid held closed with a small silver clasp. The inside of the lid is lined with purple satin and has the manufacturer’s details printed in gold. The interior of the main body is lined with purple velvet and divided into three compartments that house three lenses and an extra lens hood - all for Meyer Optik Görlitz cameras.
Subject
Crosby family
Abegweit
camera equipment
camera accessories
photography;
Credit
Gift of Robert Crosby Family, Banff, 1998
Catalogue Number
104.41.0183
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Date
1950 – 1970
Material
plastic; metal; thread;
Catalogue Number
104.45.0065
Description
Cream and red cylindrical thread holder with a small head with a black painted face and red hat on top. Inside the main body is a cream-coloured insert with three different coloured threads wrapped around it, separated by disks - the insert has a hollow opening at the top where three sewing needles…
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Title
Thread Holder
Date
1950 – 1970
Material
plastic; metal; thread;
Dimensions
6.9 cm
Description
Cream and red cylindrical thread holder with a small head with a black painted face and red hat on top. Inside the main body is a cream-coloured insert with three different coloured threads wrapped around it, separated by disks - the insert has a hollow opening at the top where three sewing needles [one of which has a short length of black thread in it] are housed. “FRENCH IVORY” is stamped on the bottom.
Subject
Crosby family
Abegweit
sewing
sewing equipment
houseware
Credit
Gift of Robert Crosby Family, Banff, 1998
Catalogue Number
104.45.0065
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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
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
1920 – 1940
Material
glass; plastic; paper;
Catalogue Number
110.01.0288 a,b
Description
Two glass drug store bottles with black plastic caps and paper adhesive labels on the front:a - tall and narrow clear glass bottle with a “KING EDWARD DRUG STORE” paper adhesive label on the front - “Acetone” is typed along the top of the label. Molded onto the back of the bottle are measurement ma…
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Title
Glass Bottles
Date
1920 – 1940
Material
glass; plastic; paper;
Dimensions
12.1 x 2.6 x 4.1 cm
Description
Two glass drug store bottles with black plastic caps and paper adhesive labels on the front:a - tall and narrow clear glass bottle with a “KING EDWARD DRUG STORE” paper adhesive label on the front - “Acetone” is typed along the top of the label. Molded onto the back of the bottle are measurement markers.b - short and narrow brown glass bottle with a “Banff Pharmacy” paper adhesive label on the front - the label has typed instructions for taking tablet medication.
Subject
Crosby family
Abegweit
medicine
drug store
pharmacy
Credit
Gift of Robert Crosby Family, Banff, 1998
Catalogue Number
110.01.0288 a,b
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Date
1910 – 1950
Material
metal; tin;
Catalogue Number
110.01.0289
Description
Black and gold decorated octagonal tin candy box with a hinged lid. The outside of the box is decorated with black and gold triangles and gold-on-black swallows alternating on the side panels and more triangles, gold-on-black flowers, and a central blue and gold swallow on the lid. On the inside of…
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Title
Tin Box
Date
1910 – 1950
Material
metal; tin;
Dimensions
10.8 x 20.0 x 20.0 cm
Description
Black and gold decorated octagonal tin candy box with a hinged lid. The outside of the box is decorated with black and gold triangles and gold-on-black swallows alternating on the side panels and more triangles, gold-on-black flowers, and a central blue and gold swallow on the lid. On the inside of the lid is “BLUE BIRD LIQUORICE TOFFEE” below a swallow, all in dark blue.
Subject
candy
licorice
toffee
candy box
Credit
Gift of Bill Mather, Edmonton, 1991
Catalogue Number
110.01.0289
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Date
1910 – 1950
Material
metal; tin;
Catalogue Number
110.01.0290
Description
Small yellow octagonal cookie tin with a hinged lid. The exterior of the box is decorated throughout with flowers and leaves and have scenes of a garden printed on the larger side panels and on the lid - the lid image also features a woman in a yellow and blue Victorian-era dress. The manufacturer …
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Title
Tin Box
Date
1910 – 1950
Material
metal; tin;
Dimensions
10.8 x 13.8 x 13.8 cm
Description
Small yellow octagonal cookie tin with a hinged lid. The exterior of the box is decorated throughout with flowers and leaves and have scenes of a garden printed on the larger side panels and on the lid - the lid image also features a woman in a yellow and blue Victorian-era dress. The manufacturer details are printed on the bottom.
Subject
cookie tin
boxes
candy;
Credit
Gift of Bill Mather, Edmonton, 1991
Catalogue Number
110.01.0290
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