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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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- Date
- 1945 – 1950
- Material
- hair, sheep; fibre; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1161
- Description
- Black wool sweater with yellow bands on sleeves and lower body. Large yellow felt “B” appliqued on front left. 5 yellow felt bands on right sleeve: “Journalism”, “Curling”, “Track”, “Hiking”, “Softball”.
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- Title
- Sweater
- Date
- 1945 – 1950
- Material
- hair, sheep; fibre; metal
- Dimensions
- 48.0 x 68.0 cm
- Description
- Black wool sweater with yellow bands on sleeves and lower body. Large yellow felt “B” appliqued on front left. 5 yellow felt bands on right sleeve: “Journalism”, “Curling”, “Track”, “Hiking”, “Softball”.
- Credit
- Gift of Bertha Verkuil Davis, Calgary, 2002
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1161
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- Date
- 1945 – 1955
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1165
- Description
- Grey handmade ski pants with metal zippers in the pockets and fly, and black elastic stirrups at the ankles. The waistband has belt loops. A piece of paper is pinned to the waistband with BARBARA KAPTEYN SKI PANTS - LATE ‘40’S EARLY ‘50’S” written in blue ink.
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- Title
- Ski Pants
- Date
- 1945 – 1955
- Material
- fibre
- Dimensions
- 50.5 x 111.2 cm
- Description
- Grey handmade ski pants with metal zippers in the pockets and fly, and black elastic stirrups at the ankles. The waistband has belt loops. A piece of paper is pinned to the waistband with BARBARA KAPTEYN SKI PANTS - LATE ‘40’S EARLY ‘50’S” written in blue ink.
- Credit
- Gift of Barbara Whyte Kapteyn, Calgary, 2002
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1165
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Stopwatch Watch
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact104.47.0004
- Date
- 1940 – 1950
- Material
- glass; metal, steel
- Catalogue Number
- 104.47.0004
- Description
- A stopwatch in a round stainless steel case with a long stem and ring at the top. The back is hinged and opens to reveal works and is marked “Swiss Made”. The face has a circular dial scaled from five to sixty (seconds), a smaller circular dial at the bottom scaled from three to thirty (minutes),…
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- Title
- Stopwatch Watch
- Date
- 1940 – 1950
- Material
- glass; metal, steel
- Dimensions
- 1.3 x 5.3 x 6.4 cm
- Description
- A stopwatch in a round stainless steel case with a long stem and ring at the top. The back is hinged and opens to reveal works and is marked “Swiss Made”. The face has a circular dial scaled from five to sixty (seconds), a smaller circular dial at the bottom scaled from three to thirty (minutes), and “The Racer” written above the centre. There is a single black needle on each dial. The name “Moore M.” is lightly scratched into the back of the watch.
- Subject
- households
- sports
- Philip Moore
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.47.0004
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- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Material
- metal; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 104.44.0005
- Description
- A hand compass contained in a plain silver pocket watch case with hinged lid and push button stem to open. Large silver ring through stem. Metal compass face is suspended on central pivot within copper lining inside case with glass face covering, compass disk is marked off in five degree segments a…
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- Title
- Compass
- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Material
- metal; glass
- Dimensions
- 1.5 x 4.5 x 6.7 cm
- Description
- A hand compass contained in a plain silver pocket watch case with hinged lid and push button stem to open. Large silver ring through stem. Metal compass face is suspended on central pivot within copper lining inside case with glass face covering, compass disk is marked off in five degree segments around edge with NE - E - SE - S - SW - W - NW - N points indicated by points and arrows. North is indicated by cut out triangle, and south by cut out circle. Written on compass face, "CEEBYNITE", with patent date and manufacturer's name.
- Subject
- households
- travel
- sports
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.44.0005
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Decorative Plate
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact102.04.0341%20a-l
- Date
- 1940 – 1945
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0341 a-l
- Description
- Ivory coloured plates (a to l) with scalloped rim edges, all having blue and white, Rocky Mountain and Quebec ski scenes. (a) "Mount Assiniboine” - 2 cabins, 3 skiers (b) "Mount Assiniboine” - one cabin (c) "Mount Assiniboine Lodge” - 2 cabins, 1 skier (e) "Sunshine Valley, Near Banff" - three ski…
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- Title
- Decorative Plate
- Date
- 1940 – 1945
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 1.6 x 23.8 cm
- Description
- Ivory coloured plates (a to l) with scalloped rim edges, all having blue and white, Rocky Mountain and Quebec ski scenes. (a) "Mount Assiniboine” - 2 cabins, 3 skiers (b) "Mount Assiniboine” - one cabin (c) "Mount Assiniboine Lodge” - 2 cabins, 1 skier (e) "Sunshine Valley, Near Banff" - three skiers (f) "Sunshine Valley, Near Banff" - turning skier (g) "Mount, Norquay, Banff" - ski jumper and spectators (h) "Mount Norquay, Banff” - two ski tourers (i) "Skoki Valley, Lake Louise" - two skiers, one pointing with pole (j) "Val Morin" - skier in parka (k) "Val Morin, Laurentians" - two skiers touring through trees (l) "Chateau Frontenac, Quebec" - skier looking at Chateau. (a-i) are Rocky Mountains scenes. (j,k,l) are Laurentians scenes. "Wedgewood of Etruria & Barlaston, Made in England" and various identification number stamps on back of all plates.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- photography
- Canadian Rockies
- Nicholas Morant
- sports
- skiing
- Laurentians
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0341 a-l
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Hockey Sweater
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.05.1203
- Date
- 1940 – 1979
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1203
- Description
- long sleeved men’s hand knitted turtle-neck hockey sweater with black, ivory and maroon strips.
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- Title
- Hockey Sweater
- Date
- 1940 – 1979
- Material
- fibre
- Dimensions
- 40.0 x 82.0 cm
- Description
- long sleeved men’s hand knitted turtle-neck hockey sweater with black, ivory and maroon strips.
- Credit
- Gift of Julie-Ann MacAulay, 2016
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1203
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- Date
- 1940 – 1955
- Material
- plastic; glass; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0732
- Description
- Cylindrical navy blue container with red plastic cap cup imprinted "Thermos Trade Mark Reg'd. Made in Canada". Cork missing from narrow neck of glass-lined container. Stamped on bottom "Thermos Bottle Co. Ltd. Toronto Canada" and Thermos Reg. Trade Mark".
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- Title
- Vacuum Bottle
- Date
- 1940 – 1955
- Material
- plastic; glass; metal
- Dimensions
- 25.1 x 8.1 cm
- Description
- Cylindrical navy blue container with red plastic cap cup imprinted "Thermos Trade Mark Reg'd. Made in Canada". Cork missing from narrow neck of glass-lined container. Stamped on bottom "Thermos Bottle Co. Ltd. Toronto Canada" and Thermos Reg. Trade Mark".
- Subject
- households
- sports
- camping
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0732
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- Date
- 1940 – 1950
- Material
- skin; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.0067 a,b
- Description
- Sturdy mid calf height hiking boots with several groups of three square headed nails pounded into the thick leather soles for traction, four lace hooks close upper portion of boots, leather laces. Lace on (b) is made up of two leather thongs tied in a knot at bottom of closure. Tongues, made of thi…
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- Title
- Hiking Boots
- Date
- 1940 – 1950
- Material
- skin; metal
- Dimensions
- 25.0 x 10.0 x 28.0 cm
- Description
- Sturdy mid calf height hiking boots with several groups of three square headed nails pounded into the thick leather soles for traction, four lace hooks close upper portion of boots, leather laces. Lace on (b) is made up of two leather thongs tied in a knot at bottom of closure. Tongues, made of thin light brown leather, are sewn to outer edges of closure and provide facing for lace holes and hooks. 7 cm. leather tab on back seam of each boot. Reinforcing tan coloured leather sewn to the upper 6 cm. of boot edge. Manufacture's label on tongue o f(a) reads, "Original Chippewa Shoes" boots are well worn.
- Subject
- households
- sports
- hiking
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.0067 a,b
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- Date
- 1940 – 1955
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.0120
- Description
- A pair of faded blue heavy cotton twill men's bathing shorts with a white stripe down either side, wide waistband (7.5cm) with belt loops, small pocket with button down flap at right front waist, and button fly. Waistband comes to slight point at centre back.
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- Title
- Bathing Suit
- Date
- 1940 – 1955
- Material
- fibre
- Dimensions
- 51.0 x 42.0 cm
- Description
- A pair of faded blue heavy cotton twill men's bathing shorts with a white stripe down either side, wide waistband (7.5cm) with belt loops, small pocket with button down flap at right front waist, and button fly. Waistband comes to slight point at centre back.
- Subject
- households
- sports
- swimming
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.0120
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