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Camera; Equipment Case
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact104.41.0287a-m
- Date
- 2024
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0287a-m
- Description
- Custom red brown camera case containing a camera, recorder, and various equipment and accessories.a) Red brown suitcase that has been customized to carry cameras and their equipment. The outside has reinforced leather corners and silver hardware. The outside has the initials “J. R. G.” on the top a…
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- Title
- Camera; Equipment Case
- Date
- 2024
- Dimensions
- 13.5 x 41.0 cm
- Description
- Custom red brown camera case containing a camera, recorder, and various equipment and accessories.a) Red brown suitcase that has been customized to carry cameras and their equipment. The outside has reinforced leather corners and silver hardware. The outside has the initials “J. R. G.” on the top and bottom sides, as well as under the handle. Inside, the case has a brown plaid lining. The bottom of the case has been fitted with a custom made wood, cream coloured apparatus that is designed to hold (c). It comes apart into two pieces - the base, which is not removable, and the lid, which slides out to the right once it has been unhooked from the latch built into the base n the left hand side. The lid of the suitcase reads “J. R. GRICE / 9920 - 75 ST / EDMONTON / ALBERTA”. The foam on the apparatus has worn off, leaving black dust like particles in the suitcase. There are a set of two keys hanging from a brown strap connecting the lid to the base in the center of the suitcase.b) Silver and black camera in a brown leather case. The camera is secured in the case with a wide, flat screw at the base. The camera also comes with its original document outlining the features and instructions of the camera. The camera itself is a Olympus Chrome Six. According to the document, the camera was used to produce “ (12) 6x6cm photos or (16) 4.5x6cm photos on a roll of 120 film”. The camera is black leather with a silver body. There are two silver knobs on the base. The top has four knobs, a viewfinder, and a mount for flash. The smallest knob next to the viewfinder is used to release the lens, which opens from a square panel in the front. The lens is a coated Olympus Zuiko lens. The brown case is Olympus brand and is custom fitted to the camera model. It opens from the top and has two snaps that secure it to the base of the case. A small flap can be opened to allow the camera to be used while remaining in the case. The strap that connects the top of the case to the bottom reads “J. R. GRICE / 9920 - 75 ST / EDMONTON / ALBERTA”. There is a short, thin strap that attaches to either side of the case by metal hardware - one side is broken, the leather has split. The case shows some wear - the connecting middle strap has a large horizontal tear at the seam, while the lens flap has a smaller horizontal tear on the right hand side. c) Green, silver and black recorder that has a strap, brown cloth case and spare reel. The brand on the case, recorder and strap is labeled as Sankyo. The recorder is a muted green colour, with black and silver components. It has three lenses on the front with metal lens caps, The viewfinder is clear. The strap is made of silver components and brown braided cord. The case is brown cloth with a gold zipper, with Sankyo Japan embossed on the side. The reel is made of grey plastic and branded as Kodak, but is believed to work with the recorder. d) Black and white stop watch on a red cord. Was likely used to time exposure times. e) Viewfinder in its original box. Brand is “Watameter”.f) Light meter on a silver snake-chain in its original box. Still operable.g) Blower brush in its original box. h) Handmade camera mount made from wood with attached trigger. There is also a spare trigger wire. i) Film reel it its original box. Reel is empty.j) Bag of miscellaneous bulbs, two of which are for a Sylvanus projector. One is brand new in box. k) Red cloth bag. Front reads “BeautifFeel / Design that feels good” while the bottom says “every woman deserves a pair”l) Miscellaneous papers detailing movie film features and instructions. Have been folded, so they are creased.
- Credit
- Gift of Janet Grice, Banff, 2024
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0287a-m
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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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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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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
- 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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Putting Improver
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact108.04.0051
- 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
- 1943
- Material
- stone; bone
- Catalogue Number
- 104.05.1010 a,b
- Description
- Two hand-carved projectile points:(a) a white, black and grey with silver flecks, soapstone projectile point 8.0x2.3cm wide;(b) a white, grey and black bone projectile point made of bone.
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- Title
- Point
- Date
- 1943
- Material
- stone; bone
- Description
- Two hand-carved projectile points:(a) a white, black and grey with silver flecks, soapstone projectile point 8.0x2.3cm wide;(b) a white, grey and black bone projectile point made of bone.
- Subject
- weapons
- tools
- hobbies
- carving
- Bill Peyto
- Credit
- Gift of Robert Peyto, Shawnigan Lake, 1967
- Catalogue Number
- 104.05.1010 a,b
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Projectile Point
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact104.05.1009
- Date
- 1943
- Material
- stone
- Catalogue Number
- 104.05.1009
- Description
- A hand-carved black soapstone arrowhead.
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- Title
- Projectile Point
- Date
- 1943
- Material
- stone
- Dimensions
- 2.50 x 4.70 cm
- Description
- A hand-carved black soapstone arrowhead.
- Subject
- weapons
- tools
- hobbies
- carving
- Bill Peyto
- Credit
- Gift of Robert Peyto, Shawnigan Lake, 1967
- Catalogue Number
- 104.05.1009
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- Date
- 1940 – 1968
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 105.05.1050
- Description
- An oval metal (iron) plaque with a depressed area and a raised rim all around. On the top, in arced raised lettering, “BANFF“, middle in straight lettering “PARK“, and arced around the bottom “BOUNDARY” . There are three drilled holes (0.60cm) down the top, middle, and bottom centre. Au verso, view…
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- Title
- Sign
- Date
- 1940 – 1968
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 38.0 x 28.0 cm
- Description
- An oval metal (iron) plaque with a depressed area and a raised rim all around. On the top, in arced raised lettering, “BANFF“, middle in straight lettering “PARK“, and arced around the bottom “BOUNDARY” . There are three drilled holes (0.60cm) down the top, middle, and bottom centre. Au verso, viewer’s left top, diagonally, in raised lettering “LAWSON FOUNDRY”; on viewer’s right “OTTAWA ONT.”
- Credit
- Gift of Park Warden Service Alumni Association, Cochrane, 2010
- Catalogue Number
- 105.05.1050
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Grafmatic Film Holder
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact104.41.1272%20a-c
- Date
- 1946 – 1968
- Material
- metal; plastic;
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.1272 a-c
- Description
- 4” x 5” Grafmatic film back or film holder that consists of a black metallic case holding 6 sheets of film placed in septums; one long side shut by a dark slide can be removed to expose the film; on the dark slide handle side, there is a twisting dented wheel that is a locking mechanism and a silve…
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- Title
- Grafmatic Film Holder
- Date
- 1946 – 1968
- Material
- metal; plastic;
- Dimensions
- 12.0 x 21.8 cm
- Description
- 4” x 5” Grafmatic film back or film holder that consists of a black metallic case holding 6 sheets of film placed in septums; one long side shut by a dark slide can be removed to expose the film; on the dark slide handle side, there is a twisting dented wheel that is a locking mechanism and a silver knob to operate the unit; a) on the long sealed side, printed in white are the manufacturer’s details and logo: “Grafmatic ® FILM HOLDER / CAT. NO. 1268 / “45” GRAP”; the rest of the word is hidden under a white sticker with the number 11 printed in black: “GRAFLEX INC., ROCHESTER, N.Y. MADE IN” and the rest of the line is again obstructed by the sticker; a second white sticker presents in red ink the operating instructions, partially smudged, with accretion; a third white sticker reads in black pen handwriting: “V-3 ASA 160”; green ribbon tied to the handleb) on the long sealed side, printed in white are the manufacturer’s details and logo: “CAT. NO. 1268 GRAPHIC / GRAFLEX / GENERAL PRECISION / Grafmatic FILM HOLDER / GRAFLEX, INC./ A SUBSIDIARY OF GENERAL PRECISION EQUIPMENT CORP.”; a white sticker bears the care instructions printed in red: “PREVENT DAMAGE TO SEPTUMS WHEN LOADING / 1. Push counter slide back into end of drawer. / 2. Replace septums with notch opposite slide handle. / 3. Close slide completely, then close drawer. / 4. Pull slide all the way out--then return--always complete the cycle.”; a second white sticker bears in black pen handwriting: “V-3 ASA-160”; a third white sticker displays the number “7” printed in red; green ribbon tied to the handlec) Grafmatic back slide stored in a yellow envelope labelled “GRAFAMATIC” (sic) handwritten vertically in black pen along a wavy line
- Subject
- Nicholas Morant
- photography
- Credit
- Gift of Nicholas Morant, Banff, 2006
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.1272 a-c
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- Date
- 1940 – 1940
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0276 a,b
- Description
- Two miniature figurines resembling pig-dogs with long bodies, stubby tails, floppy ears, brown bead eyes, and snouts. Their backs are decorated with two-toned yellow and blue flowers, a yellow and red crown, and a red and blue crest depicting three fleur-de-lis and a white animal. Marker on the bot…
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- Title
- Animal Figurine
- Date
- 1940 – 1940
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 3.0 x 2.3 cm
- Description
- Two miniature figurines resembling pig-dogs with long bodies, stubby tails, floppy ears, brown bead eyes, and snouts. Their backs are decorated with two-toned yellow and blue flowers, a yellow and red crown, and a red and blue crest depicting three fleur-de-lis and a white animal. Marker on the bottom reads “1940...”.
- Subject
- whyte home, miniature, small
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0276 a,b
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Theatrical Prop
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact108.02.0004
- Date
- 1945
- Material
- wood; rope
- Catalogue Number
- 108.02.0004
- Description
- A wooden barrel with 4 lengths of rope wrapped around the top, middle, and bottom. Barrel open at top and closed at base. Wood painted medium brown on outside
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- Title
- Theatrical Prop
- Date
- 1945
- Material
- wood; rope
- Dimensions
- 46.0 x 29.0 x 29.0 cm
- Description
- A wooden barrel with 4 lengths of rope wrapped around the top, middle, and bottom. Barrel open at top and closed at base. Wood painted medium brown on outside
- Credit
- Gift of Nicholas Morant, Banff, 1976
- Catalogue Number
- 108.02.0004
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- Date
- 1944
- Material
- nylon; mesh; fabric; string
- Catalogue Number
- 101.01.0012
- Description
- A dark green nylon tent. reinforced with green canvas strips. openings at each end with mesh windows and flaps. White rope tied at corners and sides. Interior is white. “[Tweedie] 1944” is faintly stamped on canvas at one end. Base is reinforced with canvas.
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- Title
- Camping Tent
- Date
- 1944
- Material
- nylon; mesh; fabric; string
- Dimensions
- 100.0 x 130.0 x 180.0 cm
- Description
- A dark green nylon tent. reinforced with green canvas strips. openings at each end with mesh windows and flaps. White rope tied at corners and sides. Interior is white. “[Tweedie] 1944” is faintly stamped on canvas at one end. Base is reinforced with canvas.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- camping
- Credit
- Gift of Mary Hallock, Fort St. James, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 101.01.0012
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- Date
- 1941 – 1941
- Material
- paper; cardboard; metal; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 102.05.0113 a-f
- Description
- Dimensions for light bulbs; 23.5x9.6x34.9 cm.Six blue-tinted Daylight Photo Flood light bulbs individually housed in corrugated cardboard sleeves. Lights most likely used by Morant in studio settings to recreate daylight.
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- Title
- Light Bulb
- Date
- 1941 – 1941
- Material
- paper; cardboard; metal; glass
- Dimensions
- 24.5 x 10.5 cm
- Description
- Dimensions for light bulbs; 23.5x9.6x34.9 cm.Six blue-tinted Daylight Photo Flood light bulbs individually housed in corrugated cardboard sleeves. Lights most likely used by Morant in studio settings to recreate daylight.
- Credit
- Gift of Nicholas Morant, Banff, 2006
- Catalogue Number
- 102.05.0113 a-f
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- Date
- 1940 – 1980
- Material
- leather; wood; metal; plastic; fabric; glass; paper
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0090 a-j
- Description
- Black hard-sided travel case with a hinged lid, handle, and carry strap. Metal caps on all the corners and reinforcing along all the edges. Three clasps on the lid, the centre one has a keyhole, no key. The handle on the lid may have been compressed paper or leather, but has been wrapped in black e…
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- Title
- Camera Case
- Date
- 1940 – 1980
- Material
- leather; wood; metal; plastic; fabric; glass; paper
- Dimensions
- 32.5 x 17.0 x 40.2 cm
- Description
- Black hard-sided travel case with a hinged lid, handle, and carry strap. Metal caps on all the corners and reinforcing along all the edges. Three clasps on the lid, the centre one has a keyhole, no key. The handle on the lid may have been compressed paper or leather, but has been wrapped in black electrical tape so only the original metal loops and brackets remain. The carry strap attaches to both short sides with metal clips and is made of brown leather - the strap has a buckle that is undone so the two halves hang separately at the sides. Throughout the exterior are various travel stickers and labels, mostly torn.The interior of the case is lined with black paper and the bulk of the body is comprised of a particleboard insert separated into three compartments that sits on braces near the bottom, creating a hidden compartment underneath.Contents of the box include various camera accessories and equipment, as well as a collection of manuals for various film exposures. Includes a light reflector in a white bag with blue edges, a flash mount in a handmade red bag and the flash mount’s cords in a different dark red velvet bag (also in that bag are two extended triggers), a “Rolleflex” lens in a brown leather pouch inside a purple Crown Royal bag, eight manuals in a white “Canadian National Hotels” bag, two different sized yellow filters in clear plastic cases, and in a square cardboard box are two screws, a grey cable, a square lens and a 250 mm focuser, and a lens block.
- Credit
- Gift of Nicholas Morant, Banff, 2006
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0090 a-j
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- Date
- 1940 – 1980
- Material
- leather; wood; metal; plastic; paper; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0091 a-j
- Description
- Hard-sided black travel case with a hinged lid used to carry a folding Deardolff camera and its accessories. The case has metal caps on all the corners and reinforcing along all edges, there are also wooden runners along the bottom. On both short sides are metal loops attached to the box with short…
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- Title
- Camera Case
- Date
- 1940 – 1980
- Material
- leather; wood; metal; plastic; paper; glass
- Dimensions
- 34.5 x 8.2 x 41.4 cm
- Description
- Hard-sided black travel case with a hinged lid used to carry a folding Deardolff camera and its accessories. The case has metal caps on all the corners and reinforcing along all edges, there are also wooden runners along the bottom. On both short sides are metal loops attached to the box with short leather bits that most likely were for a strap, missing. On the lid is a leather handle attached with the same metal loop-leather bit attachment - handing from those metal loops are two different travel tags with Morant’s name and title with the Canadian Pacific Railway. Various colourful travel labels and stickers are visible throughout the exterior, mostly faded and torn. The interior of the main body of the case is lined with red velvet and is divided into four compartments. One compartment has braces to hold up a small wooden box insert.The camera is a Deardorff 5x7 wooden camera that folds open to show leather bellows at least 31cm long. Also in the case are 13 separate plastic “Lisco Regal 5x7 Cut Film Holders,” a green plastic folder that may have been for a pocket calendar (“1970 DEUTSCHE ZENTRALE” is stamped in gold on the front) filled with various lens and exposures manuals, two yellow “Kodak WRATTEN FILTER” boxes - one has a red filter and the other has two pale filters - and in a wooden box is a small circular magnifying glass that folds out of a blue leather sleeve on a long black cord, a typed “PACKSACK CHECKLIST 5x7” mounted on paper in a plastic sleeve, and a small rectangular mirror in a blue plastic sleeve. There is also a narrow rectangular box with a small leather tab at the top.
- Credit
- Gift of Nicholas Morant, Banff, 2006
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0091 a-j
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Camera Lens Case
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- Date
- 1940 – 1980
- Material
- leather; wood; metal; glass; plastic; fabric
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0092 a-f
- Description
- Black hard-sided leather case with a hinged lid and a single central locking latch, unlocked with no key. A leather carry strap is attached to the short sides of the case with metal hooks - the strap is wrapped around the leather handle on the lid of the case, also attached with metal loops. Attach…
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- Title
- Camera Lens Case
- Date
- 1940 – 1980
- Material
- leather; wood; metal; glass; plastic; fabric
- Dimensions
- 17.8 x 8.3 x 34.5 cm
- Description
- Black hard-sided leather case with a hinged lid and a single central locking latch, unlocked with no key. A leather carry strap is attached to the short sides of the case with metal hooks - the strap is wrapped around the leather handle on the lid of the case, also attached with metal loops. Attached with string to the metal loops of the handle are a leather travel name tag (on a piece of orange paper is printed “NICHOLAS MORANT BOX 1288 BANFF, ALBERTA CANADA”) and the remnants of a Canadian Pacific paper tag. The exterior of the case has a collection of travel stickers and labels, mostly worn and torn - some still legible are from Whitehouse (Yukon), Waterloo (Ontario), Anchorage (Alaska), and St. John’s (Newfoundland).The interior of the box is lined with dark purple velvet and the main body compartment is divided into two compartments, one larger than the other.Inside in the case are two black Dallmeyer (London) lenses, both have tubes and caps that fit over the ends. The larger one is inside a small black box lined with purple velvet and the smaller one is in a leopard-print drawstring bag. Also in the case are two larger filters, one yellow and one red, in their own individual red velvet bags, a small yellow filter inside a black and yellow plastic “KODAK” box, and a metal base covered in green felt on one side and black felt on the other.
- Credit
- Gift of Nicholas Morant, Banff, 2006
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0092 a-f
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- Date
- 1940 – 1970
- Material
- leather; fabric; metal; glass; plastic; paper
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0094 a-g
- Description
- Black leather hard-sided travel case with wooden runners along the bottom, brackets for a strap on both short sides, a hard leather/wooden handle on the lid (attached with metal loops), and a hinged lid with three clasps - the centre one of which has a keyhole. The exterior of the case has several …
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- Title
- Camera Case
- Date
- 1940 – 1970
- Material
- leather; fabric; metal; glass; plastic; paper
- Dimensions
- 31.8 x 24.9 x 42.8 cm
- Description
- Black leather hard-sided travel case with wooden runners along the bottom, brackets for a strap on both short sides, a hard leather/wooden handle on the lid (attached with metal loops), and a hinged lid with three clasps - the centre one of which has a keyhole. The exterior of the case has several torn and scuffed travel labels and stickers, as well as various paper travel tags attached to the lid handle and side brackets with pieces of string. The interior of the case is divided into five separate compartments and is lined in purple velvet - the interior of the lid is also divided into two velvet-lined compartments held closed with hinged doors and leather tabs/snaps. The contents of the case have been divided into six categories:b : camera and alternate lenses. Includes a black and silver Graflex Speed camera with a lens mounted on rails that slides forward and back with soft leather bellows and a viewfinder on top and a leather handle on one side. There are also two alternate regular lenses (one in a blue cardboard box with “SCHNEIDER OPTIK KREUZNACH” embossed in silver on the lid, and the other in a red velvet bag) and an expandable bellows lens with a yellow-tinted lens. Also included is a metal gauge used to determine the camera’s F stop that mounts to the top of the camera, housed in a red box with “LEITZ Germany Entfernungsmesser ‘Fokos’” embossed in gold on the lid. c : flash accessories. Includes two shiny silver lens cones (one of which is housed in a black fabric bag), two different handles - one of which is possibly an extender - housed in separate blue corduroy bags, two bulb mounts that attach the handles to the cones/bulbs (one made of black plastic and the other of black and grey metal) housed in a leopard-print fabric bag, a collection of cords and plugs used to attach the flash to the camera (one of which is housed in a small dark blue velvet bag), and three flashbulbs - two of which are clear but different sizes and the third is blue. d : various filters. Includes a total of 18 different filters, usually yellow, as well as four alternate view finders. All lenses are housed in containers, including black and yellow plastic Kodak cases, a red metal first-aid kit tin, and brown leather pouches that snap closed. Six filters and a short black spiral cord is housed in a small black leather box with a lid that snaps closed.e : slide magazines. Two black Graflex slide magazines to hold 4x5 negatives, as well as an extra magazine back (with a leather strap and snap) in a paper sleeve.f : various manuals. Manuals for various camera equipment/camera settings, some of which were tucked into a brown leather envelope. g : miscellaneous tools. Includes a brown leather pouch that contains a small pocket mirror (in a decorative leather sleeve embossed with gold), nail clippers, and tweezers, a block of wood with a small hole in the centre and “Triple Camera Mount Accessory. Spacer for WA Lense” typed on a sticker on the side painted white, two metal hoops that are possibly also spacers (one of which is adhered to a circular piece of paper), various screws, two small screwdrivers with yellow handles, a yellow plastic pouch with five tiny screwdrivers, and a ballpoint pen.
- Credit
- Gift of Nicholas Morant, Banff, 2006
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0094 a-g
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- Date
- 1941 – 1970
- Material
- metal; fabric; paper
- Catalogue Number
- 105.04.0008 a,b
- Description
- Two metal boxes with hinged lids and fabric handles held to the lid with metal brackets. Stencilled on the front of both boxes is “WIRELESS SET NO 19 CASE SPARE VALVES” in white. Online searches show that these boxes were originally used to house spare parts for Wireless Set No. 19 transmitters use…
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- Title
- Wireless Boxes
- Date
- 1941 – 1970
- Material
- metal; fabric; paper
- Dimensions
- 18.4 x 14.8 x 15.5 cm
- Description
- Two metal boxes with hinged lids and fabric handles held to the lid with metal brackets. Stencilled on the front of both boxes is “WIRELESS SET NO 19 CASE SPARE VALVES” in white. Online searches show that these boxes were originally used to house spare parts for Wireless Set No. 19 transmitters used by the British Army during World War II. Adhered to the lid of one box is a piece of white paper with a typed list of parts glued to a larger tan-coloured tag with writing obscured by the white paper - the lager tag is held to the lid with tape. A similar tag with list is inside the second box - both boxes are otherwise empty.
- Credit
- Gift of Nicholas Morant, Banff, 2006
- Catalogue Number
- 105.04.0008 a,b
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- Date
- 1940 – 1970
- Material
- metal;
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0115 a,b
- Description
- Two matte grey metal boxes used to house 35mm slides. Both have hinged lids that latch closed with two latches on the front to either side of a central rectangular handle. The interiors of the boxes have slots for the slides built into the base. One box has a red and white paper adhesive label in t…
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- Title
- Slide Box
- Date
- 1940 – 1970
- Material
- metal;
- Dimensions
- 5.5 x 19.5 x 37.2 cm
- Description
- Two matte grey metal boxes used to house 35mm slides. Both have hinged lids that latch closed with two latches on the front to either side of a central rectangular handle. The interiors of the boxes have slots for the slides built into the base. One box has a red and white paper adhesive label in the front right corner of the lid that has “I” written in black ink. On the front of the box between the right-hand latch and the handle is another red and white paper adhesive label that reads “INTRODUCTORY” in black ink. The second box has two different shaped red and white paper adhesive labels in the front right corner of the lid that read “NOVA SCOTIA PRAIRIES TREES QUIET PLACES” and “II” in black ink. Between the right-hand latch and the handle on the front of the box is a third red and white paper adhesive label that reads “NOVA SCOTIA PRAIRIES TREES QUIET PLACES” in blue ink. Underneath the handle is a badly faded manufacturer sticker. There is a small red ribbon tied to the handle. On the inside of the lid is a rectangular piece of paper adhered with a piece of clear tape - on the paper is typed “Hi handsome hunting man [/] Fire your little gun [/] Bang! Now the animal [/] is dead and dumb and done. [/] Nevermore to peep again, [/] Creep again, leap again [/] Eat or sleep or drink again! ][/] Oh - What Fun...” Also inside is a small tartan pouch filled with rice, most likely a weight.
- Subject
- Nicholas Morant
- photography
- 35mm slides
- slides;
- Credit
- Gift of Nicholas Morant, Banff, 2006
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0115 a,b
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