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- Date
- 1940
- Material
- paper
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.0110
- Description
- A red, cardboard covered book, "simplicity Sewing Book 25 cents" with design on cover depicting dress form with drawing of white scissors, needles and thread swirling around it. Contains "88 pages fully illustrated 600 pictures 600 details on sewing & dressmaking 62 chapters for beginning.. and …
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- Title
- Sewing Book
- Date
- 1940
- Material
- paper
- Dimensions
- 0.6 x 20.1 x 28.5 cm
- Description
- A red, cardboard covered book, "simplicity Sewing Book 25 cents" with design on cover depicting dress form with drawing of white scissors, needles and thread swirling around it. Contains "88 pages fully illustrated 600 pictures 600 details on sewing & dressmaking 62 chapters for beginning.. and experts". Pages inside are illustrated with pink tinted drawings showing different sewing techniques, back cover plain white, black binding tape along spine.
- Subject
- households
- hobbies
- sewing
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.0110
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Embroidery Sampler
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact107.02.1005
- Date
- 1809 (attributed)
- Material
- fibre, cotton
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.1005
- Description
- Traditional sampler, full frame of different styles of lettering and numbering. Top begins with four lines followed by double alphabet and numbers 1 to 7, four more alphabets with numbers are separated by different styles of decorative lines. Final alphabet is followed by A.M. Each alphabet h…
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- Title
- Embroidery Sampler
- Date
- 1809 (attributed)
- Material
- fibre, cotton
- Dimensions
- 33.5 x 29.0 cm
- Description
- Traditional sampler, full frame of different styles of lettering and numbering. Top begins with four lines followed by double alphabet and numbers 1 to 7, four more alphabets with numbers are separated by different styles of decorative lines. Final alphabet is followed by A.M. Each alphabet has letter Z followed by ampersand and a small c. Below final alphabet is "Susan Lehman Her Work Done in the Ninth Year" At bottom of embroidery is a line with various animals and birds with a tree in the centre.
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.1005
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- Date
- 1940 – 1970
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 104.48.1009
- Description
- A four-sided wooden yardstick, inches marked on two sides. On third side: “Frank Wheatley Industries.” On fourth side: “Your Best Buy .... Is FWI!” Hole drilled through one end of stick.
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- Title
- Yardstick
- Date
- 1940 – 1970
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 2.0 x 2.0 x 91.5 cm
- Description
- A four-sided wooden yardstick, inches marked on two sides. On third side: “Frank Wheatley Industries.” On fourth side: “Your Best Buy .... Is FWI!” Hole drilled through one end of stick.
- Credit
- Gift of Don Bourdon, Banff, 2001
- Catalogue Number
- 104.48.1009
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Food-Storage Jar
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact104.19.1033
- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.1033
- Description
- A ceramic jar, with no lid, labelled on one side: ”JAMES KEILLER & SON LTD. DUNDEE ORANGE MARMALADE” inside a wreath, “12 FLUID OZS” inside a circle, and “PRODUCT OF GREAT BRITAIN PACKED FOR NESTLE (CANADA) LIMITED TORONTO, CANADA.”
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- Title
- Food-Storage Jar
- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Material
- ceramic
- Description
- A ceramic jar, with no lid, labelled on one side: ”JAMES KEILLER & SON LTD. DUNDEE ORANGE MARMALADE” inside a wreath, “12 FLUID OZS” inside a circle, and “PRODUCT OF GREAT BRITAIN PACKED FOR NESTLE (CANADA) LIMITED TORONTO, CANADA.”
- Subject
- households
- Credit
- Gift of Ken Campbell, Qualicum Beach, 1987
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.1033
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Electric Mixer
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact104.19.1034
- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Material
- metal; plastic
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.1034
- Description
- A white and black hinged electric mixer on a stand. The mixer has two beaters.
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- Title
- Electric Mixer
- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Material
- metal; plastic
- Description
- A white and black hinged electric mixer on a stand. The mixer has two beaters.
- Subject
- households
- Credit
- Gift of Ken Madsen, Banff, 1992
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.1034
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- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Material
- glass; metal, aluminum; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.1075
- Description
- Small aluminum coffee maker with a wooden handle. The lid has a glass insert.
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- Title
- Coffee Maker
- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Material
- glass; metal, aluminum; wood
- Description
- Small aluminum coffee maker with a wooden handle. The lid has a glass insert.
- Subject
- Lou Crosby
- households
- Credit
- Gift of Evelyn Crosby, Banff, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.1075
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- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Material
- metal; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.1081
- Description
- A white enamelled teakettle with red on the edge of the spout, top of the lid’s handle, and where the handle attaches to the kettle. An arched metal handle has a red wooden handhold at the center.
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- Title
- Teakettle
- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Material
- metal; wood
- Description
- A white enamelled teakettle with red on the edge of the spout, top of the lid’s handle, and where the handle attaches to the kettle. An arched metal handle has a red wooden handhold at the center.
- Subject
- households
- Verkuil
- Credit
- Gift of Bertha Verkuil Davis, Calgary, 1991
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.1081
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- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.1082 a,b
- Description
- A pot and lid.a) White enamel pot with a red handle and a red rim.b) Enamel lid with a red handle and a red rim.
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- Title
- Pot
- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Material
- metal
- Description
- A pot and lid.a) White enamel pot with a red handle and a red rim.b) Enamel lid with a red handle and a red rim.
- Subject
- households
- Verkuil
- Credit
- Gift of Bertha Verkuil Davis, Calgary, 1991
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.1082 a,b
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- Date
- 1940 – 1985
- Material
- fibre; skin; plastic; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.1058
- Description
- A hard brown suitcase-style case with slots and straps inside to hold picnic accessories. The set includes: cutlery, plates, thermos, salt and pepper, cups, and glasses.
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- Title
- Picnic Set
- Date
- 1940 – 1985
- Material
- fibre; skin; plastic; metal
- Description
- A hard brown suitcase-style case with slots and straps inside to hold picnic accessories. The set includes: cutlery, plates, thermos, salt and pepper, cups, and glasses.
- Subject
- households
- Credit
- Purchased from Yogi’s Futons, Furniture & Collectables, Banff, 1985
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.1058
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- Date
- 1940 – 1970
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.1102 a,b
- Description
- Beige-coloured butter dish with cover. A scene of Niagara Falls, with the American falls featured prominently, is on both the lid and the dish.
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- Title
- Butter Dish
- Date
- 1940 – 1970
- Material
- ceramic
- Description
- Beige-coloured butter dish with cover. A scene of Niagara Falls, with the American falls featured prominently, is on both the lid and the dish.
- Subject
- Phyllis Cain
- households
- souvenirs
- Niagara Falls
- Credit
- Purchased from Phyllis Cain, Banff, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.1102 a,b
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