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- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- fabric; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0603
- Description
- A roll of cream fabric that is stitched with flowers and the word “DOILIES”. The fabric is wrapped around a hollow tub and is stretched out 47 cm. The end of the fabric is scalloped and where the embroidery is placed. Around the edges of the fabric is a pink border. There is two pieces of fibre tha…
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- Title
- Fabric Roll
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- fabric; fibre
- Dimensions
- 6.1 x 45.9 x 52 cm
- Description
- A roll of cream fabric that is stitched with flowers and the word “DOILIES”. The fabric is wrapped around a hollow tub and is stretched out 47 cm. The end of the fabric is scalloped and where the embroidery is placed. Around the edges of the fabric is a pink border. There is two pieces of fibre that wraps around the role and ties into a bow to keep everything together.
- Subject
- household
- doilies
- embroidery
- Credit
- Gift of Bill Mather, Edmonton, 1991
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0603
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Pressure Cooker
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact104.19.0296
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- metal;
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0296
- Description
- A metal divider for a pressure cooker. The divider is engraved with text that reads “NATIONAL Presto DIVIDERS NATIONAL PRESSURE COOKER COMPANY WALLACEBURG ONTARIO”. The divider has three arms on a hinge a folds flat. Appears to be missing a top part in reference to 104.19.0153 b.
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- Title
- Pressure Cooker
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- metal;
- Dimensions
- 10.9 x 12.4 x 24.0 cm
- Description
- A metal divider for a pressure cooker. The divider is engraved with text that reads “NATIONAL Presto DIVIDERS NATIONAL PRESSURE COOKER COMPANY WALLACEBURG ONTARIO”. The divider has three arms on a hinge a folds flat. Appears to be missing a top part in reference to 104.19.0153 b.
- Credit
- Gift of Bill Mather, Edmonton, 1991
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0296
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- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- wood;
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0300
- Description
- A wooden potato masher with a long handle. The bottom of the masher is slightly bigger than the handle and tapers in slightly towards the handle and is mostly flat at the bottom. The handle itself curves inwards then outwards in the middle and then back inwards than outwards again at the top of the…
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- Title
- Potato Masher
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- wood;
- Dimensions
- 5.1 x 5.1 x 29.6 cm
- Description
- A wooden potato masher with a long handle. The bottom of the masher is slightly bigger than the handle and tapers in slightly towards the handle and is mostly flat at the bottom. The handle itself curves inwards then outwards in the middle and then back inwards than outwards again at the top of the handle.
- Credit
- Gift of Harold McBride Mortimer, Banff, 1995
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0300
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- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- metal;
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0301
- Description
- A metal stove plate lifter with a structured coil handle with a metal rod through the middle and attached to the base. The base of the stove lifter is curved up then slopes down to the end that is flat and angle up slightly. “ENTERPRISE” is embossed along the curve of the lifter. The coiled handle …
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- Title
- Stove Lifter
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- metal;
- Dimensions
- 3.2 x 3.2 x 22.7 cm
- Description
- A metal stove plate lifter with a structured coil handle with a metal rod through the middle and attached to the base. The base of the stove lifter is curved up then slopes down to the end that is flat and angle up slightly. “ENTERPRISE” is embossed along the curve of the lifter. The coiled handle end in a flat circle, possibly to hang on a hook when not in use.
- Credit
- Gift of Harold McBride Mortimer, Banff, 1995
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0301
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- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- metal; aluminum
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.1309
- Description
- A small aluminum tea pot with no handle or lid. The spout is short and curves up with the mouth split like a fish mouth. There is a spot where the handle would be, a bracket with a hole and riveted to the teapot. On the bottom of the pot “MADE ITALY” is stamped into the aluminum.
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- Title
- Teapot
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- metal; aluminum
- Dimensions
- 9.8 x 7.4 x 11.2 cm
- Description
- A small aluminum tea pot with no handle or lid. The spout is short and curves up with the mouth split like a fish mouth. There is a spot where the handle would be, a bracket with a hole and riveted to the teapot. On the bottom of the pot “MADE ITALY” is stamped into the aluminum.
- Credit
- Gift of Harold McBride Mortimer, Banff, 1995
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.1309
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Camera Bellows
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact104.41.0113
- 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.
- Credit
- Gift of Nicholas Morant, Banff, 2006
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0113
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Reflectors Flash
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact104.41.0114%20a-c
- 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.
- Credit
- Gift of Nicholas Morant, Banff, 2006
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0114 a-c
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Photography Manuals
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact104.41.0120
- 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.
- 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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Projection Lens
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact104.41.0122
- 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.
- 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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Field Telephone
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact105.04.0007
- 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.
- Credit
- Gift of Nicholas Morant, Banff, 2006
- Catalogue Number
- 105.04.0007
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- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- ceramic;
- Catalogue Number
- 110.01.0302 a,b
- Description
- A beige and speckled ceramic jar with a rust brown speckled lid. a) A simple cylindrical large, heavy jar with a rim that is slightly bigger than the rest of the pot. The bottom of the jar is unglazed and rough.b) The lid sits further into the jar, very specifically and gently. The top of the lid h…
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- Title
- Jar
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- ceramic;
- Dimensions
- 13.5 cm
- Description
- A beige and speckled ceramic jar with a rust brown speckled lid. a) A simple cylindrical large, heavy jar with a rim that is slightly bigger than the rest of the pot. The bottom of the jar is unglazed and rough.b) The lid sits further into the jar, very specifically and gently. The top of the lid has a rounded knob in the middle to grab and a small hole that goes all the way through. The inner part of the lid is grey with some of the colouring from the top. It is features a shallow bowl-like middle and a lip then an outer edge. 4.6 x 16.4 cm.
- Credit
- Gift of Bill Mather, Edmonton, 1991
- Catalogue Number
- 110.01.0302 a,b
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