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- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- wood; leather; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0154
- Description
- A small 3-legged stool with wooden legs that cross each other and are topped with a white leather seat that has pockets for each leg to slot into. Stool folds into a single tube shape.
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- Title
- Camp Stool
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- wood; leather; metal
- Dimensions
- 35.0 x 30.0 x 30.0 cm
- Description
- A small 3-legged stool with wooden legs that cross each other and are topped with a white leather seat that has pockets for each leg to slot into. Stool folds into a single tube shape.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- camping
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0154
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- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- plastic wood; metal; nylon
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0532
- Description
- A small fold up umbrella with a purple nylon body, a wooden shaft, and aa translucent yellow plastic handle. A length of green cord is tied around the handle in a loop. Spoke ends and top of umbrella are green plastic.
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- Title
- Umbrella
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- plastic wood; metal; nylon
- Dimensions
- 22.0 x 63.0 cm
- Description
- A small fold up umbrella with a purple nylon body, a wooden shaft, and aa translucent yellow plastic handle. A length of green cord is tied around the handle in a loop. Spoke ends and top of umbrella are green plastic.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- accessories
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0532
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- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- fabric
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0580
- Description
- A long cotton table runner with a tick geometric pattern in blue, cream, and beige. Centre is white patch with wavy edge and marble-like veins of blue and brown.
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- Title
- Table Runner
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- fabric
- Dimensions
- 53.0 x 230.0 cm
- Description
- A long cotton table runner with a tick geometric pattern in blue, cream, and beige. Centre is white patch with wavy edge and marble-like veins of blue and brown.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- decor
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0580
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Magnifying Glass
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact104.38.0018
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- metal; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 104.38.0018
- Description
- A small metal box with horizontal grooves on one side and vertical on the other. Box slides upon and a round magnifying lens flips up. Side is stamped with “USA Patents Pending. made in Germany.” on the front is “Scoper” and on the back is “Cenei jan u Austin Pat. a”.
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- Title
- Magnifying Glass
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- metal; glass
- Dimensions
- 5.0 x 6.3 cm
- Description
- A small metal box with horizontal grooves on one side and vertical on the other. Box slides upon and a round magnifying lens flips up. Side is stamped with “USA Patents Pending. made in Germany.” on the front is “Scoper” and on the back is “Cenei jan u Austin Pat. a”.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- art accessories
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.38.0018
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Scissors Pinker
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact104.50.0020
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.50.0020
- Description
- A cutting device consisting of a fluted rotary blade set into a blue metal body. Blade spins when a silver handle is depressed towards a blue handle. Cuts triangular pattern into paper. Stamped on the silver handle is “THE Florian PINKER PAT. APPD FOR. USA” and “MADE BY FLORIAN MFG CO PLANTSVILLE, …
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- Title
- Scissors Pinker
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 12.0 x 19.0 cm
- Description
- A cutting device consisting of a fluted rotary blade set into a blue metal body. Blade spins when a silver handle is depressed towards a blue handle. Cuts triangular pattern into paper. Stamped on the silver handle is “THE Florian PINKER PAT. APPD FOR. USA” and “MADE BY FLORIAN MFG CO PLANTSVILLE, CONN USA” on the other side.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- crafts
- art
- sewing
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.50.0020
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- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- metal; plastic
- Catalogue Number
- 104.50.0021
- Description
- A pair of small scissors with metal blades and green plastic handles. “LEFTY” is stamped on each blade. “KLEENCUT FORGED STEEL U.S.A.” is also stamped on one side.
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- Title
- Scissors
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- metal; plastic
- Dimensions
- 5.5 x 11.0 cm
- Description
- A pair of small scissors with metal blades and green plastic handles. “LEFTY” is stamped on each blade. “KLEENCUT FORGED STEEL U.S.A.” is also stamped on one side.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- arts and crafts
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.50.0021
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Sketch Club Member
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifacttuj.03.05
- Date
- n.d.
- Medium
- ink; watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- TuJ.03.05
- Description
- Standing woman dressed in yellow blouse, green skirt, white hat, sunglasses, and brown shoes with white socks. Carrying a backpack on her back, a rectangular box in left hand, and paper/canvas under right arm. “SKETCH CLUB MEMBER” written below.
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- Title
- Sketch Club Member
- Date
- n.d.
- Medium
- ink; watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 25.5 x 15.0 cm
- Description
- Standing woman dressed in yellow blouse, green skirt, white hat, sunglasses, and brown shoes with white socks. Carrying a backpack on her back, a rectangular box in left hand, and paper/canvas under right arm. “SKETCH CLUB MEMBER” written below.
- Credit
- Gift of John Davenall Turner (Estate), 2020
- Catalogue Number
- TuJ.03.05
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Wild Animal Ropeing Contest
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifacttuj.03.06
- Date
- n.d.
- Medium
- ink; watercolour on board
- Catalogue Number
- TuJ.03.06
- Description
- Black and white drawing of man dressed in cowboy outfit (cowboy hat, boots with spurs; furry chaps) twirling a lasso above his head. In front of him is a small squirrel on the ground. Squirrel is lightly coloured brown with green grass beneath. “WILD ANIMAL ROPEING [sic] CONTEST” is written in pen…
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- Title
- Wild Animal Ropeing Contest
- Date
- n.d.
- Medium
- ink; watercolour on board
- Dimensions
- 27.5 x 21.5 cm
- Description
- Black and white drawing of man dressed in cowboy outfit (cowboy hat, boots with spurs; furry chaps) twirling a lasso above his head. In front of him is a small squirrel on the ground. Squirrel is lightly coloured brown with green grass beneath. “WILD ANIMAL ROPEING [sic] CONTEST” is written in pencil below.
- Credit
- Gift of John Davenall Turner (Estate), 2020
- Catalogue Number
- TuJ.03.06
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Cultural Development
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifacttuj.03.07
- Date
- n.d.
- Medium
- ink; watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- TuJ.03.07
- Description
- lightly shaded line drawing of woman seated at easel painting mountains that are in the background. Open paint box on the ground to her right. “CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT” written in pencil bottom left. Signed “JD Turner” bottom right.
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- Title
- Cultural Development
- Date
- n.d.
- Medium
- ink; watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 28.0 x 26.5 cm
- Description
- lightly shaded line drawing of woman seated at easel painting mountains that are in the background. Open paint box on the ground to her right. “CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT” written in pencil bottom left. Signed “JD Turner” bottom right.
- Credit
- Gift of John Davenall Turner (Estate), 2020
- Catalogue Number
- TuJ.03.07
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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
- 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
- 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.
- Credit
- Gift of Robert Crosby Family, Banff, 1998
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0267
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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.
- Credit
- Gift of Robert Crosby Family, Banff, 1998
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0182 a,b
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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.
- 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.
- Credit
- Gift of Robert Crosby Family, Banff, 1998
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.0066
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Matchbox Holder
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact102.04.0596
- 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.”
- 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
- 1907 – 1920
- Material
- metal;
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0599 a-e
- Description
- Two metal Miller Lock Co. padlocks, one larger than the other, and three pieces of metal that serve an unknown purpose. The larger lock has the manufacturer details engraved along the curved arm, “MILLER” engraved in a decorative scroll on the body above the key hole, and “EIGHT LEVER” engraved bel…
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- Title
- Padlock
- Date
- 1907 – 1920
- Material
- metal;
- Dimensions
- 1.1 x 6.2 x 9.4 cm
- Description
- Two metal Miller Lock Co. padlocks, one larger than the other, and three pieces of metal that serve an unknown purpose. The larger lock has the manufacturer details engraved along the curved arm, “MILLER” engraved in a decorative scroll on the body above the key hole, and “EIGHT LEVER” engraved below the key hole. The smaller lock has “MILLER” in a decorative scroll and “3-LEVER” engraved above the key hole. Both locks have several brass studs throughout the fronts and backs. The three extra metal pieces all have small holes drilled in them, two are longer and tapered at one end and curve in a semi-circle, the third is mostly flat with the two long sides folded up and towards the center and has a small hook at one short end.
- Subject
- locks
- protection devices
- Credit
- Gift of Bill Mather, Edmonton, 1991
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0599 a-e
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- Date
- 1920 – 1930
- Material
- metal; aluminum;
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.1293
- Description
- Small aluminum pepper shaker with a narrow weighted base, wide central body, and tapered top with a screw-cap covered in holes throughout. The top of the cap and the interior stained pale brown. Shaker is empty.
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- Title
- Pepper Shaker
- Date
- 1920 – 1930
- Material
- metal; aluminum;
- Dimensions
- 6.6 cm
- Description
- Small aluminum pepper shaker with a narrow weighted base, wide central body, and tapered top with a screw-cap covered in holes throughout. The top of the cap and the interior stained pale brown. Shaker is empty.
- Subject
- kitchen utensils
- seasonings
- house ware
- Credit
- Gift of Bill Mather, Edmonton, 1991
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.1293
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- Date
- 1920 – 1930
- Material
- metal;
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.1295
- Description
- Metal eggcup with a hollow base and fluted stand below the cup, which has a slightly curved-out lip.
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- Title
- Eggcup
- Date
- 1920 – 1930
- Material
- metal;
- Dimensions
- 5.9 cm
- Description
- Metal eggcup with a hollow base and fluted stand below the cup, which has a slightly curved-out lip.
- Subject
- kitchen utensils
- Credit
- Gift of Bill Mather, Edmonton, 1991
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.1295
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