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- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- wood; skin; metal; paper
- Catalogue Number
- 104.12.1001
- Description
- Flower or plant press, with a slatted wood section on the top and bottom. Press can be tightened with two leather straps, with silver buckles. Several sheets of disintegrating grey paper are maintained between the wood top and bottom.
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- Title
- Flower Press
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- wood; skin; metal; paper
- Dimensions
- 6 x 29.5 x 41.5 cm
- Description
- Flower or plant press, with a slatted wood section on the top and bottom. Press can be tightened with two leather straps, with silver buckles. Several sheets of disintegrating grey paper are maintained between the wood top and bottom.
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 104.12.1001
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Box Grand Piano
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact104.34.1002
- Date
- 1860 – 1865
- Material
- wood; ivory; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.34.1002
- Description
- A box grand piano with ornately carved spiral legs. A hinged lid covers the keyboard and the upright box holds the hammers and wires. “Henry F. Miller Boston” is written in gold lettering on the folding lid. There is carved lattice piece that screws on to hold sheet music. The serial number “13270”…
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- Title
- Box Grand Piano
- Date
- 1860 – 1865
- Material
- wood; ivory; metal
- Dimensions
- 98. x 195. cm
- Description
- A box grand piano with ornately carved spiral legs. A hinged lid covers the keyboard and the upright box holds the hammers and wires. “Henry F. Miller Boston” is written in gold lettering on the folding lid. There is carved lattice piece that screws on to hold sheet music. The serial number “13270” is printed in black on the inside. The pedals fold for storage underneath the piano body.
- Credit
- Gift of Iva (Mrs. Len) Smith, 1970
- Catalogue Number
- 104.34.1002
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- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- wood; metal; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 104.36.0001 a,b
- Description
- A small hamonica (a) in a cardboard box (b).a) A miniature harmonica of wood sandwiched between two rectangular brass plates with silver coloured metal panels on each side. There is a metal ring attached to a brass eye at one end. The harmonica is marked “Hohner Little Lady”.b) A red cardboard bo…
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- Title
- Harmonica
- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- wood; metal; fibre
- Dimensions
- 1.4 (a); 1.8 (b) x 1.1 (a); 1.4 (b) x 3.7 (a); 3.8 (b) cm
- Description
- A small hamonica (a) in a cardboard box (b).a) A miniature harmonica of wood sandwiched between two rectangular brass plates with silver coloured metal panels on each side. There is a metal ring attached to a brass eye at one end. The harmonica is marked “Hohner Little Lady”.b) A red cardboard box which opens by sliding one end over a yellow sleeve. There is a wood grain pattern on the box and “Little Lady” on one side, and “Hohner Made in Germany” on the other.
- Subject
- household
- music
- social customs
- hobbies
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.36.0001 a,b
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- Date
- 1915 – 1930
- Material
- paper; glass; skin; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.1024 a-c
- Description
- Large Kodak Autographic camera (a) with a leather carrying case (b) and operation manual (c).
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- Title
- Camera
- Date
- 1915 – 1930
- Material
- paper; glass; skin; metal
- Description
- Large Kodak Autographic camera (a) with a leather carrying case (b) and operation manual (c).
- Subject
- households
- photography
- hobbies
- Credit
- Gift of J. H. Doughty-Davies, Victoria, 1991
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.1024 a-c
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Sewing Pincushion
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact104.45.1026
- Date
- 1950 – 1970
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.1026
- Description
- Body of pincushion is green, red velvet trim with loop.
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- Title
- Sewing Pincushion
- Date
- 1950 – 1970
- Material
- fibre
- Dimensions
- 13.0 x 14.0 cm
- Description
- Body of pincushion is green, red velvet trim with loop.
- Subject
- households
- hobbies
- Helen Shandruk
- Credit
- Gift of Helen Shandruk, Banff, 1995
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.1026
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- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- metal; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 104.38.1015
- Description
- Silver binoculars with brown leather detail on body. Black metal circular adjustor sits between the two lenses.
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- Title
- Binoculars
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- metal; skin
- Dimensions
- 5 x 10.25 x 11.5 cm
- Description
- Silver binoculars with brown leather detail on body. Black metal circular adjustor sits between the two lenses.
- Subject
- households
- hobbies
- Credit
- Gift of Bob Edwards, Banff, 2014
- Catalogue Number
- 104.38.1015
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Contact-Printing Frame
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact104.41.1006%20a%2cb
- Date
- 1915 – 1930
- Material
- glass; metal; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.1006 a,b
- Description
- Two small wood frames with glass and metal pressure holders at the back.
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- Title
- Contact-Printing Frame
- Date
- 1915 – 1930
- Material
- glass; metal; wood
- Description
- Two small wood frames with glass and metal pressure holders at the back.
- Subject
- households
- hobbies
- photography
- Credit
- Gift of L. A. E Duncan, Calgary, 1984
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.1006 a,b
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- Date
- 1940 – 1970
- Material
- plastic; metal; glass; skin; paper; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.1073
- Description
- Small Kodak camera, “PONY II CAMERA,” with attached fibre cord and leather case. The camera is accompanied by an instruction booklet.
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- Title
- Camera
- Date
- 1940 – 1970
- Material
- plastic; metal; glass; skin; paper; fibre
- Description
- Small Kodak camera, “PONY II CAMERA,” with attached fibre cord and leather case. The camera is accompanied by an instruction booklet.
- Subject
- households
- hobbies
- photography
- Credit
- Purchased from Phyllis Cain, Banff, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.1073
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- Date
- 1910 – 1960
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.1060
- Description
- Circular hooked table mat with scene of two houses and trees. Various colours, faded on front, more intense on back.
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- Title
- Table Mat
- Date
- 1910 – 1960
- Material
- fibre
- Description
- Circular hooked table mat with scene of two houses and trees. Various colours, faded on front, more intense on back.
- Subject
- households
- needlework
- hobbies
- crafts
- Credit
- Gift of Dorothy Cranstone, Banff, 1992
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.1060
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- Date
- 1910 – 1940
- Material
- wood; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.49.1003 a-c
- Description
- Two wooden planes with metal blades and a wooden clamp.
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- Title
- Plane
- Date
- 1910 – 1940
- Material
- wood; metal
- Description
- Two wooden planes with metal blades and a wooden clamp.
- Credit
- Gift of Vern (Mrs) Castella, Banff, 1970
- Catalogue Number
- 104.49.1003 a-c
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