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Avalanche Transceiver
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact105.04.1013%20a%2cb
- Date
- 1980 – 1985
- Material
- metal; plastic; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 105.04.1013 a,b
- Description
- Motronic “Pieps 2” avalanche beacon or transceiver. Orange plastic with metal parts. Labeled on side with “Pieps 2. Motronic. Made in Austria.” and instructions for use. Yellow fabric case with black cord marked “Pieps 2. Motronic. Canada.”
- Title
- Avalanche Transceiver
- Date
- 1980 – 1985
- Material
- metal; plastic; fibre
- Dimensions
- 11.7 x 7.0 cm
- Description
- Motronic “Pieps 2” avalanche beacon or transceiver. Orange plastic with metal parts. Labeled on side with “Pieps 2. Motronic. Made in Austria.” and instructions for use. Yellow fabric case with black cord marked “Pieps 2. Motronic. Canada.”
- Credit
- Gift of Douglas Leonard, Canmore, 1998
- Catalogue Number
- 105.04.1013 a,b
- Date
- 1970
- Material
- paper; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1174
- Description
- A buff-coloured greeting card from Ghana, with a green border, and a strip of Kente hand-loom weaving pasted lengthwise down the centre. The weft threads are blue, green, red, yellow on a white warp. Printed in green “GREETINGS” on top and “FROM GHANA” on the bottom. Printed on the inside viewer’s …
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- Title
- Greeting Card
- Date
- 1970
- Material
- paper; fibre
- Dimensions
- 11.5 x 7.6 cm
- Description
- A buff-coloured greeting card from Ghana, with a green border, and a strip of Kente hand-loom weaving pasted lengthwise down the centre. The weft threads are blue, green, red, yellow on a white warp. Printed in green “GREETINGS” on top and “FROM GHANA” on the bottom. Printed on the inside viewer’s left bottom “This miniature sample of Ghana’s colourful Kente cloth, woven on hand looms, brings Greetings from Ghana.” On viewer’s right “WITH BEST WISHES”, underneath written in fountain pen ink, “and much love”, under that “FOR CHRISTMAS”, under that “AND THE NEW YEAR”, again in fountain pen ink “from John British High Commission P.P. Box 296, Accra, Ghana” and on the back “A KENTE CARD” “Moxon Paperbacks Ltd. P.O. Box M.160, Accra.”
- Credit
- Gift of George McLean, Morley, 1970
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1174
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- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 105.06.0051 a,b
- Description
- Sterling silver letter opener (a) with ornate handle and plain, flat blade with a rounded tip. Inscribed “Philip Dec. 25 1879” on one side of the handle and “JFW” on the other. Accompanied by a burgundy felt case (b) with gold snap closure and black label that says “Shreve, Crump, & Low Company Bos…
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- Title
- Letter Opener
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 1.5 x 19.5 cm
- Description
- Sterling silver letter opener (a) with ornate handle and plain, flat blade with a rounded tip. Inscribed “Philip Dec. 25 1879” on one side of the handle and “JFW” on the other. Accompanied by a burgundy felt case (b) with gold snap closure and black label that says “Shreve, Crump, & Low Company Boston” with a bird symbol. The opener has a “STERLING” hallmark.
- Subject
- Moore
- communication
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 105.06.0051 a,b
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- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 105.06.0053
- Description
- wooden letter opener with carved floral design at the handle. The opener tapers to a blunt end at the other end.
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- Title
- Letter Opener
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 25.1 x 2.7 cm
- Description
- wooden letter opener with carved floral design at the handle. The opener tapers to a blunt end at the other end.
- Subject
- Moore
- communication
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 105.06.0053
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Mine Rescue Telephone
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact105.04.1015
- Date
- 1920 – 1970
- Material
- wood; metal; plastic
- Catalogue Number
- 105.04.1015
- Description
- A brown box, with a hinged lid, wall telephone, made of wood, with two metal bells screwed on the upper part of the lid, a speaker on the front attached by screws and a metal hook attached by screws to hang up the earpiece, which is attached by a fabric-covered cord. The front of the box opens to e…
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- Title
- Mine Rescue Telephone
- Date
- 1920 – 1970
- Material
- wood; metal; plastic
- Dimensions
- 52.0 x 23.0 cm
- Description
- A brown box, with a hinged lid, wall telephone, made of wood, with two metal bells screwed on the upper part of the lid, a speaker on the front attached by screws and a metal hook attached by screws to hang up the earpiece, which is attached by a fabric-covered cord. The front of the box opens to expose a new digital audio recorder “DIGITAL AUDIO RECORDER MODEL DAR 200” attached to a new piece of wood and cushioned by Styrofoam, the apparatus for turning the handle (two cog wheels, one very small and one very large) to produce a charge to ring the bells, the plastic-coated wires from the digital audio recorder, and the wires leading to the earpiece. On the outside bottom there is a flat piece of wood with a groove carved out to place a pen or pencil on; it is on an angle supported at the bottom end by two pieces of jutting wood to bring it forward. The two bells are black and newly painted. The speaker piece is black Bakelite plastic and metal; a fabric-covered wire cord is led from the speaker through a drilled hole that leads through to the back of the door. The two split wires, one red, viewer’s left, and one brown, viewer’s right, are attached to the back of the door. There are two drilled holes, with hollow metal inserts for reinforcement, left and right, on the top and on the bottom of the wallboard to attach it to the wall. There is also a drilled hole (0.80cm), viewer’s right, 13.0cm from the bottom on the edge of the door; it goes through the box as well, so must have been made to keep the door shut. Inside the box, viewer’s left, right below the door hinge and above the two fabric-coated wires (were plastic-coated but nearly all the plastic has flaked off) are the letters “BK” on viewer’s left and “D” on the right. Also stored inside the telephone box is black MODE Electronics plug-in Class 2 transformer.
- Credit
- Gift of Fred Finley, Calgary, 2009
- Catalogue Number
- 105.04.1015
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Radio Transformer
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact104.17.1002%20a%2cb
- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- metal; wood; plastic
- Catalogue Number
- 104.17.1002 a,b
- Description
- One radio transformer from Bankhead Warden Station consisting of two metal boxes mounted on wood.
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- Title
- Radio Transformer
- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- metal; wood; plastic
- Description
- One radio transformer from Bankhead Warden Station consisting of two metal boxes mounted on wood.
- Subject
- wardens
- communication
- Bankhead
- Parks Canada
- Credit
- Gift of Geoff Holroyd, Edmonton, 1980
- Catalogue Number
- 104.17.1002 a,b
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- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- metal, brass
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0087
- Description
- A simple round brass bell with a handle on top in the shape of a very round fish resting on small pectoral fins. The fish has a small dorsal fin on the back, a small tail behind, and a scale texture incised on the body. There is an etched design with a circular motif on the side of the bell. The…
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- Title
- Service Bell
- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- metal, brass
- Dimensions
- 8.5 cm
- Description
- A simple round brass bell with a handle on top in the shape of a very round fish resting on small pectoral fins. The fish has a small dorsal fin on the back, a small tail behind, and a scale texture incised on the body. There is an etched design with a circular motif on the side of the bell. The inside of the bell is marked “China”.
- Subject
- households
- sound
- communication
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0087
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- Date
- 1880 – 1920
- Material
- metal, brass
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0101
- Description
- A tarnished (greenish colour) brass bell with tall long-legged bird standing on top on one leg with wings outspread. The bird has a long neck that is upraised and the bird’s beak is open. The bird’s bent leg holds a metal bead suspended from a chain that clangs against the outside of the bell.
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- Title
- Service Bell
- Date
- 1880 – 1920
- Material
- metal, brass
- Dimensions
- 21.0 cm
- Description
- A tarnished (greenish colour) brass bell with tall long-legged bird standing on top on one leg with wings outspread. The bird has a long neck that is upraised and the bird’s beak is open. The bird’s bent leg holds a metal bead suspended from a chain that clangs against the outside of the bell.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0101
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- Date
- 1880 – 1940
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0116
- Description
- A round, cup-shaped white porcelain bell with a knobby handle. The bell is decorated with gold lines around the bottom edge and each of the knobs of the handle. There are high relief clusters of coloured flowers and smaller single flowers scattered over surface of bell. The bell is marked with a …
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- Title
- Service Bell
- Date
- 1880 – 1940
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 11.0 cm
- Description
- A round, cup-shaped white porcelain bell with a knobby handle. The bell is decorated with gold lines around the bottom edge and each of the knobs of the handle. There are high relief clusters of coloured flowers and smaller single flowers scattered over surface of bell. The bell is marked with a Dresden hallmark.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- communication
- flowers
- plants
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0116
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- Date
- 1921 – 1966
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.368
- Description
- A pencil sketch of two male figures, from their chest-up, with their backs to the viewer. Both have earphones or plugs in their ears. The plugs have wires attached to a roughly sketched machine. The man on the left side appears to be typing or operating a telegraph.
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- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- 1921 – 1966
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 27.9 x 21.0 cm
- Description
- A pencil sketch of two male figures, from their chest-up, with their backs to the viewer. Both have earphones or plugs in their ears. The plugs have wires attached to a roughly sketched machine. The man on the left side appears to be typing or operating a telegraph.
- Subject
- communication
- drawing
- Peter Whyte
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.368
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