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- Date
- 1940 – 1970
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 104.48.1009
- Description
- A four-sided wooden yardstick, inches marked on two sides. On third side: “Frank Wheatley Industries.” On fourth side: “Your Best Buy .... Is FWI!” Hole drilled through one end of stick.
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- Title
- Yardstick
- Date
- 1940 – 1970
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 2.0 x 2.0 x 91.5 cm
- Description
- A four-sided wooden yardstick, inches marked on two sides. On third side: “Frank Wheatley Industries.” On fourth side: “Your Best Buy .... Is FWI!” Hole drilled through one end of stick.
- Credit
- Gift of Don Bourdon, Banff, 2001
- Catalogue Number
- 104.48.1009
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- Date
- 1945
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.1105
- Description
- A metal bottle opener that also has a wrench and screwdriver at one end. The opener is marked: “FAIREY TURNBUTTON D93529 (?) 1945.”
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- Title
- Bottle Opener
- Date
- 1945
- Material
- metal
- Description
- A metal bottle opener that also has a wrench and screwdriver at one end. The opener is marked: “FAIREY TURNBUTTON D93529 (?) 1945.”
- Subject
- sports
- camping
- households
- Credit
- Gift of Howard White, Banff, 2001
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.1105
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Food-Storage Jar
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact104.19.1033
- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.1033
- Description
- A ceramic jar, with no lid, labelled on one side: ”JAMES KEILLER & SON LTD. DUNDEE ORANGE MARMALADE” inside a wreath, “12 FLUID OZS” inside a circle, and “PRODUCT OF GREAT BRITAIN PACKED FOR NESTLE (CANADA) LIMITED TORONTO, CANADA.”
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- Title
- Food-Storage Jar
- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Material
- ceramic
- Description
- A ceramic jar, with no lid, labelled on one side: ”JAMES KEILLER & SON LTD. DUNDEE ORANGE MARMALADE” inside a wreath, “12 FLUID OZS” inside a circle, and “PRODUCT OF GREAT BRITAIN PACKED FOR NESTLE (CANADA) LIMITED TORONTO, CANADA.”
- Subject
- households
- Credit
- Gift of Ken Campbell, Qualicum Beach, 1987
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.1033
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Electric Mixer
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact104.19.1034
- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Material
- metal; plastic
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.1034
- Description
- A white and black hinged electric mixer on a stand. The mixer has two beaters.
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- Title
- Electric Mixer
- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Material
- metal; plastic
- Description
- A white and black hinged electric mixer on a stand. The mixer has two beaters.
- Subject
- households
- Credit
- Gift of Ken Madsen, Banff, 1992
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.1034
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- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Material
- glass; metal, aluminum; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.1075
- Description
- Small aluminum coffee maker with a wooden handle. The lid has a glass insert.
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- Title
- Coffee Maker
- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Material
- glass; metal, aluminum; wood
- Description
- Small aluminum coffee maker with a wooden handle. The lid has a glass insert.
- Subject
- Lou Crosby
- households
- Credit
- Gift of Evelyn Crosby, Banff, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.1075
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- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Material
- metal; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.1081
- Description
- A white enamelled teakettle with red on the edge of the spout, top of the lid’s handle, and where the handle attaches to the kettle. An arched metal handle has a red wooden handhold at the center.
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- Title
- Teakettle
- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Material
- metal; wood
- Description
- A white enamelled teakettle with red on the edge of the spout, top of the lid’s handle, and where the handle attaches to the kettle. An arched metal handle has a red wooden handhold at the center.
- Subject
- households
- Verkuil
- Credit
- Gift of Bertha Verkuil Davis, Calgary, 1991
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.1081
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- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.1082 a,b
- Description
- A pot and lid.a) White enamel pot with a red handle and a red rim.b) Enamel lid with a red handle and a red rim.
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- Title
- Pot
- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Material
- metal
- Description
- A pot and lid.a) White enamel pot with a red handle and a red rim.b) Enamel lid with a red handle and a red rim.
- Subject
- households
- Verkuil
- Credit
- Gift of Bertha Verkuil Davis, Calgary, 1991
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.1082 a,b
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- Date
- 1940 – 1985
- Material
- fibre; skin; plastic; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.1058
- Description
- A hard brown suitcase-style case with slots and straps inside to hold picnic accessories. The set includes: cutlery, plates, thermos, salt and pepper, cups, and glasses.
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- Title
- Picnic Set
- Date
- 1940 – 1985
- Material
- fibre; skin; plastic; metal
- Description
- A hard brown suitcase-style case with slots and straps inside to hold picnic accessories. The set includes: cutlery, plates, thermos, salt and pepper, cups, and glasses.
- Subject
- households
- Credit
- Purchased from Yogi’s Futons, Furniture & Collectables, Banff, 1985
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.1058
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- Date
- 1940 – 1970
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.1102 a,b
- Description
- Beige-coloured butter dish with cover. A scene of Niagara Falls, with the American falls featured prominently, is on both the lid and the dish.
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- Title
- Butter Dish
- Date
- 1940 – 1970
- Material
- ceramic
- Description
- Beige-coloured butter dish with cover. A scene of Niagara Falls, with the American falls featured prominently, is on both the lid and the dish.
- Subject
- Phyllis Cain
- households
- souvenirs
- Niagara Falls
- Credit
- Purchased from Phyllis Cain, Banff, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.1102 a,b
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- Date
- 1945 – 1955
- Material
- fibre; paper; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.1003
- Description
- roses of spongy grey material and lacy pink bow, 3 roses and a bud constructed of white, spongy, wood (?) fibre coloured grey at the edges, attached to wire stem covered in brown paper, single stalk of stiffened fabric lily-of-the-valley at bottom, large lacy pink paper bow at top.
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- Title
- Corsage
- Date
- 1945 – 1955
- Material
- fibre; paper; metal
- Dimensions
- 6.2 x 9.0 x 22.3 cm
- Description
- roses of spongy grey material and lacy pink bow, 3 roses and a bud constructed of white, spongy, wood (?) fibre coloured grey at the edges, attached to wire stem covered in brown paper, single stalk of stiffened fabric lily-of-the-valley at bottom, large lacy pink paper bow at top.
- Subject
- households
- decoration
- Credit
- Gift of Unknown, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.1003
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Typewriter Ribbon
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact105.06.1020%20a-c
- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Material
- paper; metal; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 105.06.1020 a-c
- Description
- Red and black ribbon on a spool in a box (a,b) pressed paper round box, lid has blue sides, white top with bluewriting: "REMTICO/PARAGON Typewriter ribbon/Remington Rand". Box bottom has descriptive label; (c) black metal pool has black and red ribbon wound tightly on it (never used). Lined silve…
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- Title
- Typewriter Ribbon
- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Material
- paper; metal; fibre
- Dimensions
- 2.4 cm
- Description
- Red and black ribbon on a spool in a box (a,b) pressed paper round box, lid has blue sides, white top with bluewriting: "REMTICO/PARAGON Typewriter ribbon/Remington Rand". Box bottom has descriptive label; (c) black metal pool has black and red ribbon wound tightly on it (never used). Lined silver paper wrapped around ribbon spool (a bit dirty and torn - not original).
- Subject
- households
- office
- Charlie Reid
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 105.06.1020 a-c
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Back Scratcher
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.02.0018
- Date
- 1945 – 1960
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 103.02.0018
- Description
- A curved, toothed piece of wood at the end of a long carved handle used to scratch inaccessible places of the body. The scratcher is stamped “China”.
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- Title
- Back Scratcher
- Date
- 1945 – 1960
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 41.0 cm
- Description
- A curved, toothed piece of wood at the end of a long carved handle used to scratch inaccessible places of the body. The scratcher is stamped “China”.
- Subject
- households
- assistive device
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.02.0018
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- Date
- 1945 – 1955
- Material
- wood; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.02.0022
- Description
- A glass lined wooden bottle with a wooden screw-on cap. The wood is carved in the shape of four very simple petals closing up to cradle the bottle.
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- Title
- Toilet Bottle
- Date
- 1945 – 1955
- Material
- wood; glass
- Dimensions
- 10.5 x 4.3 x 5.0 cm
- Description
- A glass lined wooden bottle with a wooden screw-on cap. The wood is carved in the shape of four very simple petals closing up to cradle the bottle.
- Subject
- households
- grooming
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.02.0022
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- Date
- 1940 – 1955
- Material
- skin, cow
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0001
- Description
- A tooled leather belt of brown cowhide with a leather covered buckle. The belt is stamped “28 Saddle Craft by Textan Full Grain Cowhide 425 IK”.
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- Title
- Belt
- Date
- 1940 – 1955
- Material
- skin, cow
- Dimensions
- 2.5 x 82.0 cm
- Description
- A tooled leather belt of brown cowhide with a leather covered buckle. The belt is stamped “28 Saddle Craft by Textan Full Grain Cowhide 425 IK”.
- Subject
- households
- clothing
- decorative
- crafts
- tooling
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0001
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- Date
- 1945 – 1965
- Material
- fibre, cotton
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0041
- Description
- A black woven cotton bag of three bands of material sewn together, with the two outer bands extending to form the handle. The bag has a cotton lining. The bag is decorated with bands of red and white geometric flowers that border the handle and inside panel. There is also some pick-up stitch emb…
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- Title
- Bag
- Date
- 1945 – 1965
- Material
- fibre, cotton
- Dimensions
- 32.5 x 46.0 cm
- Description
- A black woven cotton bag of three bands of material sewn together, with the two outer bands extending to form the handle. The bag has a cotton lining. The bag is decorated with bands of red and white geometric flowers that border the handle and inside panel. There is also some pick-up stitch embroidery along the top opening of the bag on centre panel. The bag has four gold tassels hanging along the bottom edge.
- Subject
- households
- crafts
- needlework
- weaving
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0041
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- Date
- 1945 – 1960
- Material
- fibre, silk; fibre, rayon
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0042
- Description
- A rectangular bag of woven silk and metallic threads in various sized vertical stripes. The bag has two woven strap handles to match in medium length. The bag has a rayon lining.
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- Title
- Bag
- Date
- 1945 – 1960
- Material
- fibre, silk; fibre, rayon
- Dimensions
- 21.0 x 35.5 cm
- Description
- A rectangular bag of woven silk and metallic threads in various sized vertical stripes. The bag has two woven strap handles to match in medium length. The bag has a rayon lining.
- Subject
- households
- crafts
- weaving
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0042
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- Date
- 1945 – 1970
- Material
- fibre, silk; fibre, cotton
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0043
- Description
- A sack shaped handmade patchwork drawstring bag made up of red, white, green and red patterned pieces of silk fabric. The bag closes with a long thin brown cord drawstring.
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- Title
- Bag
- Date
- 1945 – 1970
- Material
- fibre, silk; fibre, cotton
- Dimensions
- 17.5 x 18.0 cm
- Description
- A sack shaped handmade patchwork drawstring bag made up of red, white, green and red patterned pieces of silk fabric. The bag closes with a long thin brown cord drawstring.
- Subject
- households
- crafts
- quilting
- needlework
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0043
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- Date
- 1945 – 1955
- Material
- hair, sheep
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0053
- Description
- A square-shaped knitted bag of black and white wool. The bag has a pointed flap with a black and white twisted string at the point. The pattern of the bag includes diamond shapes and a small checked pattern.
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- Title
- Bag
- Date
- 1945 – 1955
- Material
- hair, sheep
- Dimensions
- 8.0 x 34.0 cm
- Description
- A square-shaped knitted bag of black and white wool. The bag has a pointed flap with a black and white twisted string at the point. The pattern of the bag includes diamond shapes and a small checked pattern.
- Subject
- households
- crafts
- knitting
- needlework
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0053
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- Date
- 1945 – 1960
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0059
- Description
- A pouch-shaped string bag with green, beige and red horizontal stripes. The bag has a beige-coloured strap handle.
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- Title
- Bag
- Date
- 1945 – 1960
- Material
- fibre
- Dimensions
- 23.0 x 60.0 cm
- Description
- A pouch-shaped string bag with green, beige and red horizontal stripes. The bag has a beige-coloured strap handle.
- Subject
- households
- crafts
- needlework
- weaving
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0059
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- Date
- 1945 – 1955
- Material
- hair, sheep
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0061
- Description
- A flat, rectangular, bag of white and black wool with red vertical zig-zag bands. The bag has three beaded tassels hanging from the bottom edge, and two knitted multicoloured dolls hanging from the bag’s long red handle.
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- Title
- Purse
- Date
- 1945 – 1955
- Material
- hair, sheep
- Dimensions
- 18.5 x 14.5 cm
- Description
- A flat, rectangular, bag of white and black wool with red vertical zig-zag bands. The bag has three beaded tassels hanging from the bottom edge, and two knitted multicoloured dolls hanging from the bag’s long red handle.
- Subject
- households
- crafts
- beadwork
- needlework
- weaving
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0061
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