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- Date
- 1907 – 1920
- Material
- glass
- Catalogue Number
- 101.02.1002
- Description
- From Peyto Cabin near Simpson Pass, thick, rectangular, clear glass pane roughly painted with thick brownpaint, "Bill Peyto/otyeP" (mirror writing) "T_(e)", crude drawing of owl sitting on branch below.
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- Title
- Windowpane
- Date
- 1907 – 1920
- Material
- glass
- Dimensions
- 38.3 x .7 x 29.6 cm
- Description
- From Peyto Cabin near Simpson Pass, thick, rectangular, clear glass pane roughly painted with thick brownpaint, "Bill Peyto/otyeP" (mirror writing) "T_(e)", crude drawing of owl sitting on branch below.
- Subject
- packers & guides
- Bill Peyto
- Simpson Pass
- Credit
- Gift of Ed Carleton, 1970
- Catalogue Number
- 101.02.1002
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- Date
- 1900 – 1902
- Material
- wood; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0082
- Description
- A rustic stool made of a tree burl which has been sliced from a tree stem, legs inset and glued into platform, and cross struts nailed diagonally for support strength.
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- Title
- Footstool
- Date
- 1900 – 1902
- Material
- wood; metal
- Dimensions
- 31.0 x 38.3 x 41.5 cm
- Description
- A rustic stool made of a tree burl which has been sliced from a tree stem, legs inset and glued into platform, and cross struts nailed diagonally for support strength.
- Subject
- households
- furniture
- Bill Peyto
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0082
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- Date
- 1900 – 1930
- Material
- talc
- Catalogue Number
- 110.02.0010
- Description
- A rectangular dark grey talc tray with black heavy bottom and shallow sides; inside lip of tray slanted out from bottom where tool marks are very evident; straight box-like sides incised with diagonal parallel lines forming pattern around; base divided in half with incised line and diagonal pattern…
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- Title
- Tray
- Date
- 1900 – 1930
- Material
- talc
- Dimensions
- 2.8 x 6.4 x 10.3 cm
- Description
- A rectangular dark grey talc tray with black heavy bottom and shallow sides; inside lip of tray slanted out from bottom where tool marks are very evident; straight box-like sides incised with diagonal parallel lines forming pattern around; base divided in half with incised line and diagonal pattern repeated running in opposite directions on each half; very crudely made.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 110.02.0010
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- Date
- 1900 – 1943
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.04.1001
- Description
- Top break, double action revolver; five chambers in cylinder; rear sight infront of cylinder relase; front sight near muzzle; cross hatching and floral designs on molded grip very worn; owl head design at top of grip on both sides.Marks: on top of barrel between sights: “_er johnson’s arms & cycl…
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- Title
- Revolver
- Date
- 1900 – 1943
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 3.0 x 11.0 x 19.0 cm
- Description
- Top break, double action revolver; five chambers in cylinder; rear sight infront of cylinder relase; front sight near muzzle; cross hatching and floral designs on molded grip very worn; owl head design at top of grip on both sides.Marks: on top of barrel between sights: “_er johnson’s arms & cycle works. fitchburg mass. u.s.a. pat’d apr. 6.86. feb.15.87. may 10.87. dec. 26 93. pat’s pending”
- Subject
- sports
- hunting
- Bill Peyto
- packers and guides
- Credit
- Gift of Steve Peyto, Banff, 1965
- Catalogue Number
- 104.04.1001
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Beavertail Snowshoes
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- Date
- 1909 – 1930
- Material
- wood; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 106.04.1004 a,b
- Description
- One piece swallowtail snowshoes. (a) Pointed toe, 10.0 rise, 2 main crossbars, horseshoe shaped toe hole bound with heavier rawhide. (a) 151.0x30.0, same as (a). Both snowshoes have many pieces of reinforcing rawhide and covered wire in boyd and heel lacing. Toe lacing coming away from sides an…
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- Title
- Beavertail Snowshoes
- Date
- 1909 – 1930
- Material
- wood; skin
- Dimensions
- 30.0 x 149.5 cm
- Description
- One piece swallowtail snowshoes. (a) Pointed toe, 10.0 rise, 2 main crossbars, horseshoe shaped toe hole bound with heavier rawhide. (a) 151.0x30.0, same as (a). Both snowshoes have many pieces of reinforcing rawhide and covered wire in boyd and heel lacing. Toe lacing coming away from sides and crossbar.
- Subject
- sports
- winter
- snowshoeing
- Bill Peyto
- Credit
- Gift of Steve Peyto, Banff, 1965
- Catalogue Number
- 106.04.1004 a,b
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- Date
- 1900 – 1910
- Material
- skin; metal; wood; hair; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.1083
- Description
- Brown leather saddle with decorative tooling including a flower on the seat back. The pommels are stuffed with plant fibre. The saddle is lined with sheepskin. The saddle has leather straps and metal reinforced wooden stirrups.
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- Title
- Saddle
- Date
- 1900 – 1910
- Material
- skin; metal; wood; hair; fibre
- Dimensions
- 87.6 x 51.6 x 64.2 cm
- Description
- Brown leather saddle with decorative tooling including a flower on the seat back. The pommels are stuffed with plant fibre. The saddle is lined with sheepskin. The saddle has leather straps and metal reinforced wooden stirrups.
- Subject
- guiding
- outfitting
- trapping
- Bill Peyto
- Credit
- Gift of George Bunney, Bowden, 2003
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.1083
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- Date
- 1900 – 1940
- Material
- wood; paper; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 102.07.1021
- Description
- Small paper matchbox with metal cover. Metal cover is tarnished. Matchbox is beige and blue light cardboard. Contains two wooden matches.
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- Title
- Matchbox
- Date
- 1900 – 1940
- Material
- wood; paper; metal
- Dimensions
- 2.8 x 4.2 cm
- Description
- Small paper matchbox with metal cover. Metal cover is tarnished. Matchbox is beige and blue light cardboard. Contains two wooden matches.
- Subject
- households
- Bill Peyto
- Credit
- Gift of George Bunney, Bowden, 2003
- Catalogue Number
- 102.07.1021
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- Date
- 1900 – 1925
- Material
- fibre; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1077
- Description
- One pair of handmade snow goggles with two eyepieces joined together with yarn. Each eyepiece has a narrow opening. The goggles have a twisted fibre headband.
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- Title
- Snow Goggles
- Date
- 1900 – 1925
- Material
- fibre; wood
- Description
- One pair of handmade snow goggles with two eyepieces joined together with yarn. Each eyepiece has a narrow opening. The goggles have a twisted fibre headband.
- Subject
- sports
- skiing
- snowshoeing
- Bill Peyto
- Credit
- Gift of Robert Peyto, Shawnigan Lake, 1967
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1077
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- Artist
- C. H. Wood
- Date
- 1901
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- WoC.02.01
- Description
- Colour: brown. Heads and forepaws of two lions - male and female, lying on straw.
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- Artist
- C. H. Wood
- Title
- Pair of Lions
- Date
- 1901
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 50.2 x 72.6 cm
- Description
- Colour: brown. Heads and forepaws of two lions - male and female, lying on straw.
- Subject
- Bill Peyto
- animal
- lion
- Credit
- Gift of Robert Peyto, Shawnigan Lake, 1967
- Catalogue Number
- WoC.02.01
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