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- Date
- 1920 – 1950
- Material
- fibre, cotton
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0063
- Description
- A pouch-shaped bag of white cotton with a drawstring at the neck. The bag is decorated with narrow bands of red, green and yellow embroidery following the shape of the bag, and with a pink tassel at the bottom. The bag’s drawstring is made of twisted pink and black threads, and has a green tasse…
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- Title
- Purse
- Date
- 1920 – 1950
- Material
- fibre, cotton
- Dimensions
- 16.0 x 32.0 cm
- Description
- A pouch-shaped bag of white cotton with a drawstring at the neck. The bag is decorated with narrow bands of red, green and yellow embroidery following the shape of the bag, and with a pink tassel at the bottom. The bag’s drawstring is made of twisted pink and black threads, and has a green tassel at each end.
- Subject
- households
- crafts
- needlework
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0063
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- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- fibre, silk; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0079
- Description
- A printed silk chiffon bag with a pattern of flowers and horizontal stripes. The bag has a wooden frame at the opening, and fastens with a wooden bead button. The bag has two handles made of the same fabric as the bag.
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- Title
- Purse
- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- fibre, silk; wood
- Dimensions
- 40.0 x 32.0 cm
- Description
- A printed silk chiffon bag with a pattern of flowers and horizontal stripes. The bag has a wooden frame at the opening, and fastens with a wooden bead button. The bag has two handles made of the same fabric as the bag.
- Subject
- households
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0079
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Cigarette Case
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- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- fibre; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0088
- Description
- A very flat fabric case with a metal frame and closure. The case has an overall floral pattern worked on the fabric in petit point. The case was in a Benson and Hedges cigarette tin (110.01.0007). There are two cigarettes rolled in white paper with a label that reads “Kinney Bros RICE PAPER Sweet …
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- Title
- Cigarette Case
- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- fibre; metal
- Dimensions
- 7.0 x 8.0 cm
- Description
- A very flat fabric case with a metal frame and closure. The case has an overall floral pattern worked on the fabric in petit point. The case was in a Benson and Hedges cigarette tin (110.01.0007). There are two cigarettes rolled in white paper with a label that reads “Kinney Bros RICE PAPER Sweet Caporal”.
- Subject
- households
- smoking
- crafts
- needlework
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0088
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- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- fibre, silk
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0143
- Description
- A small, flat, red silk purse with curved sides and single pink and white peony applique on the front. The purse has a green and a red silk tassel that hang from each side, and a silk loop at the top.
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- Title
- Purse
- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- fibre, silk
- Dimensions
- 12.0 x 8.3 cm
- Description
- A small, flat, red silk purse with curved sides and single pink and white peony applique on the front. The purse has a green and a red silk tassel that hang from each side, and a silk loop at the top.
- Subject
- households
- crafts
- needlework
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0143
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- Date
- 1925 – 1935
- Material
- metal, brass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0159 a,b
- Description
- A D-shaped brass rod with swivel hinge at one corner and a built-in locking mechanism at other (a). The key (b) for the lock is attached.
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- Title
- Lock
- Date
- 1925 – 1935
- Material
- metal, brass
- Dimensions
- 7.3 x 1.1 x 11.4 cm
- Description
- A D-shaped brass rod with swivel hinge at one corner and a built-in locking mechanism at other (a). The key (b) for the lock is attached.
- Subject
- households
- camping
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0159 a,b
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- Date
- 1925 – 1935
- Material
- metal, brass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0160 a-d
- Description
- A long brass rod (a) with a ring at one end and a hole for a padlock at the other end. The brass padlock (b) has two keys (c,d). The padlock is marked with “Terror...Yale...Stamford, Conn.”.
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- Title
- Lock
- Date
- 1925 – 1935
- Material
- metal, brass
- Dimensions
- 3.0 (maximum) x 24.3 cm
- Description
- A long brass rod (a) with a ring at one end and a hole for a padlock at the other end. The brass padlock (b) has two keys (c,d). The padlock is marked with “Terror...Yale...Stamford, Conn.”.
- Subject
- camping
- tourism
- households
- Yale
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0160 a-d
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- Date
- 1925 – 1935
- Material
- skin; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0164 a-c
- Description
- Three bola-style key chains: a) Three finely braided black and white cords tied together to form a loop at one end. There is a leather covered bead at end of each braid. b) Three very finely braided black and white cords tied together to form a loop at one end. There is an ivory and metal bead at…
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- Title
- Key Chain
- Date
- 1925 – 1935
- Material
- skin; metal
- Dimensions
- 15.0 (approximately) cm
- Description
- Three bola-style key chains: a) Three finely braided black and white cords tied together to form a loop at one end. There is a leather covered bead at end of each braid. b) Three very finely braided black and white cords tied together to form a loop at one end. There is an ivory and metal bead at the end of each braid.c) Three finely braided natural leather thongs tied together to form a loop at one end. There is a leather covered bead at the end of each braid.
- Subject
- households
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0164 a-c
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- Date
- 1920 – 1930
- Material
- metal, steel; shell, tortoise
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0169
- Description
- A very small knife with a two-piece tortoise shell handle that is hinged with a rivet at either side of the blade. The blade fits between the handle pieces when not in use. The pressure of the user’s hand on the handle holds the blade in place when using the knife. The blade is sharpened on one …
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- Title
- Pocket Knife
- Date
- 1920 – 1930
- Material
- metal, steel; shell, tortoise
- Dimensions
- 0.3 x 1.0 x 5.6 (closed); 9.1 (open) cm
- Description
- A very small knife with a two-piece tortoise shell handle that is hinged with a rivet at either side of the blade. The blade fits between the handle pieces when not in use. The pressure of the user’s hand on the handle holds the blade in place when using the knife. The blade is sharpened on one side and pointed at the end. The blade is marked with “INNON LIFFE”.
- Subject
- households
- Edmee Moore
- art
- tools
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0169
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- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- skin, cow; metal; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0190
- Description
- A soft leather bag with stiff loop handles and a stiff base. The bag fastens with a strap and buckle closure. The inside of the bag is lined with green fabric, and there is one side pocket inside.
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- Title
- Suitcase
- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- skin, cow; metal; fibre
- Dimensions
- 31.0 x 14.5 x 35.0 cm
- Description
- A soft leather bag with stiff loop handles and a stiff base. The bag fastens with a strap and buckle closure. The inside of the bag is lined with green fabric, and there is one side pocket inside.
- Subject
- travel
- households
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0190
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- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- skin; metal, brass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0192
- Description
- A heavy black leather suitcase with brown leather reinforcement on the corners and edges. The suitcase has a brown leather handle and two brass locking snap latches. The case is lined with blue, floral patterned, fabric and has three elasticised pockets inside. The case is marked in red with “E.…
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- Title
- Suitcase
- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- skin; metal, brass
- Dimensions
- 17.0 x 31.0 x 50.5 cm
- Description
- A heavy black leather suitcase with brown leather reinforcement on the corners and edges. The suitcase has a brown leather handle and two brass locking snap latches. The case is lined with blue, floral patterned, fabric and has three elasticised pockets inside. The case is marked in red with “E.B.M.”.
- Subject
- travel
- households
- Edmee Moore
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0192
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- Date
- 1920 – 1935
- Material
- wood; fibre; skin; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0202
- Description
- A green canvas covered trunk with rounded wood straps across the top and sides, and reinforced with metal at the corners. The trunk has two strap and buckle closures, and two locking brass snap latches and circular central latch with a key. The inside of the trunk is lined with cloth. The trunk …
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- Title
- Trunk
- Date
- 1920 – 1935
- Material
- wood; fibre; skin; metal
- Dimensions
- 33.5 x 55.0 x 92.0 cm
- Description
- A green canvas covered trunk with rounded wood straps across the top and sides, and reinforced with metal at the corners. The trunk has two strap and buckle closures, and two locking brass snap latches and circular central latch with a key. The inside of the trunk is lined with cloth. The trunk has “D. Cranstone” handprinted on the top. The trunk also has paper stickers from the White Star Line, including one that reads “May (?) Comdi S. Hampten, Ross 8-5-40 WR”.
- Subject
- travel
- households
- Dorothy Cranstone
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0202
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- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- skin, alligator
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0206
- Description
- A grey and beige alligator skin folding wallet with a bill pocket, card pocket, and a change pocket with a flap.
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- Title
- Wallet
- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- skin, alligator
- Dimensions
- 1.5 x 8.6 x 19.1 cm
- Description
- A grey and beige alligator skin folding wallet with a bill pocket, card pocket, and a change pocket with a flap.
- Subject
- travel
- households
- animals, alligator
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0206
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- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- skin, snake
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0207 a,b
- Description
- A black and white snakeskin change purse with two pieces. The smaller section (a) slides into the larger section (b) to close the purse.
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- Title
- Purse
- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- skin, snake
- Dimensions
- 2.5 x 9.2 x 10.5 cm
- Description
- A black and white snakeskin change purse with two pieces. The smaller section (a) slides into the larger section (b) to close the purse.
- Subject
- travel
- households
- animals, snake
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0207 a,b
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- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- metal; shell, mother of pearl
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0209 a,b
- Description
- Two pocket knives, one with three blades (a), and one with a single blade (b). Knife 103.08.0209a is a three bladed folding pocket knife. The knife case has mother-of-pearl sides and a metal tip at each end. One blade is marked with “Clean Cut Trademark” and a trademark. The other knife, 103.08…
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- Title
- Pocket Knife
- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- metal; shell, mother of pearl
- Dimensions
- 0.7 (a); 0.8 (b) x 1.2 (a); 1.7 (b) x 7.1 (a); 7.4 (b) cm
- Description
- Two pocket knives, one with three blades (a), and one with a single blade (b). Knife 103.08.0209a is a three bladed folding pocket knife. The knife case has mother-of-pearl sides and a metal tip at each end. One blade is marked with “Clean Cut Trademark” and a trademark. The other knife, 103.08.0209b, is a single bladed folding pocket knife. The knife case has mother-of-pearl with sterling silver inlay. The knife blade is marked with sterling hallmarks.
- Subject
- camping
- households
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0209 a,b
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- Date
- 1920 – 1950
- Material
- metal; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0211
- Description
- A low, wicker trunk with loop handles woven into the sides. The trunk has metal latches and metal covered legs.
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- Title
- Trunk
- Date
- 1920 – 1950
- Material
- metal; wood
- Dimensions
- 35.5 x 51.5 x 88.0 cm
- Description
- A low, wicker trunk with loop handles woven into the sides. The trunk has metal latches and metal covered legs.
- Subject
- households
- crafts
- weaving
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0211
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- Date
- 1920 – 1930
- Material
- wood; slin; fibre; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0212
- Description
- A black painted, fabric covered wooden trunk with metal reinforced corners and wooden slats along the lid, sides and bottom. The trunk is fastened with two snap latches and a central circular locking latch. There is a red leather envelope mounted to the inside of the lid above an orange label tha…
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- Title
- Trunk
- Date
- 1920 – 1930
- Material
- wood; slin; fibre; metal
- Dimensions
- 54.0 x 54.0 x 82.0 cm
- Description
- A black painted, fabric covered wooden trunk with metal reinforced corners and wooden slats along the lid, sides and bottom. The trunk is fastened with two snap latches and a central circular locking latch. There is a red leather envelope mounted to the inside of the lid above an orange label that reads “CROUCH & FITZGERALD TRUNKS, BAGS, AND VALISES”. The trunk has two stacking lift out trays inside as well as organizational dividers in the bottom section. The trunk has a Canadian Pacific World Cruise Sticker attached to it, and is also marked with an “m” (Moore’s brand?).
- Subject
- travel
- households
- Philip Moore
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0212
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- Date
- 1920 – 1930
- Material
- wood; skin; fibre; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0213
- Description
- A square wooden trunk covered with fabric and reinforced with metal strapping and wooden slats at the top, sides and bottom. There is also metal reinforcing at the corners. The trunk has leather handles, one on each side. The trunk fastens at the front with two snap latch closures and a circular…
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- Title
- Trunk
- Date
- 1920 – 1930
- Material
- wood; skin; fibre; metal
- Dimensions
- 53.0 x 46.7 x 77.0 cm
- Description
- A square wooden trunk covered with fabric and reinforced with metal strapping and wooden slats at the top, sides and bottom. There is also metal reinforcing at the corners. The trunk has leather handles, one on each side. The trunk fastens at the front with two snap latch closures and a circular locking latch in the centre. The trunk has a lift out tray inside.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0213
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- Date
- 1922 – 1922
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.03.0005
- Description
- A metal tag cut out in the shape of the number “22” with a metal S-ring at the top. The tag is stamped with “Canadian Nat'l Parks Dog Tax 108 -1922-”.
- Title
- Animal Tag
- Date
- 1922 – 1922
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 3.0 x 0.2 x 3.0 cm
- Description
- A metal tag cut out in the shape of the number “22” with a metal S-ring at the top. The tag is stamped with “Canadian Nat'l Parks Dog Tax 108 -1922-”.
- Subject
- animals, dog
- households
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.03.0005
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- Date
- 1920 – 1930
- Material
- skin; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 104.10.0006
- Description
- A simply shaped sheath for a knife with a leather strap to hang the sheath from a belt. The sheath is decorated with beadwork in a band along the top edge composed of blue, green, red, yellow and black crosses on white background. Another band of beadwork follows the rounded shape of the sheath …
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- Title
- Knife Sheath
- Date
- 1920 – 1930
- Material
- skin; glass
- Dimensions
- 12.0 x 29.0 cm
- Description
- A simply shaped sheath for a knife with a leather strap to hang the sheath from a belt. The sheath is decorated with beadwork in a band along the top edge composed of blue, green, red, yellow and black crosses on white background. Another band of beadwork follows the rounded shape of the sheath with a pattern of coloured diagonal stripes on a white background. There is an attached tie-shaped decorative flap of leather that has a beaded floral design at the centre and is trimmed with beads along the edges.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.10.0006
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- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- metal, iron; coral; mineral, jade; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0017
- Description
- A cast iron saucepan with slightly flaring sides and an uneven lip. The pan is cast in one piece with a handle attachment that is holding a wooden handle. The wooden handle has a carved design and is inset with coral and jade stones. The handle has a jade tip.
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- Title
- Saucepan
- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- metal, iron; coral; mineral, jade; wood
- Dimensions
- 21.0 cm
- Description
- A cast iron saucepan with slightly flaring sides and an uneven lip. The pan is cast in one piece with a handle attachment that is holding a wooden handle. The wooden handle has a carved design and is inset with coral and jade stones. The handle has a jade tip.
- Subject
- households
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0017
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