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Date
1911 – 1936
Material
metal
Catalogue Number
105.05.1033
Description
Dominion Parks FIRES, warning sign, sheet metal. Background light grey green. Realistic picture 10.0x20.8 of a forest fire at top, under that "Dominion Parks FIRES". FIRES in bold red 4.5 high letters, below that instructions and warnings in black and red lettering:"By order of the Department of th…
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Title
Identification Sign
Date
1911 – 1936
Material
metal
Dimensions
44.9 x 29.6 cm
Description
Dominion Parks FIRES, warning sign, sheet metal. Background light grey green. Realistic picture 10.0x20.8 of a forest fire at top, under that "Dominion Parks FIRES". FIRES in bold red 4.5 high letters, below that instructions and warnings in black and red lettering:"By order of the Department of the Interior. J.B. Harkin, Commissioner ofDominion Parks".
Subject
Dominion Parks
parks, fires
Harkin, J.B.
Healy Lakes
Bill Peyto
Credit
Gift of Keith McDougall, 1978
Catalogue Number
105.05.1033
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Date
1965
Material
metal; paint; paper
Catalogue Number
110.01.1065
Description
A hinged flat Player’s cigarette box made out of metal. It was commonly known as a Players Flat 50. The box is light blue with gold and red edging. The Players logo (a white life preserver with red lettering “PLAYERS NAVY CUT” with a seaman in the centre, and the sea and two sailing ships beyond, i…
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Title
Cigarette Box
Date
1965
Material
metal; paint; paper
Dimensions
15.0 x 10.10 cm
Description
A hinged flat Player’s cigarette box made out of metal. It was commonly known as a Players Flat 50. The box is light blue with gold and red edging. The Players logo (a white life preserver with red lettering “PLAYERS NAVY CUT” with a seaman in the centre, and the sea and two sailing ships beyond, is in the left corner, “Players” in black and red script, and “NAVY CUT CIGARETTES “MEDIUM” “ in the right hand corner. There is a remnant of the paper excise tax stamp in black and white. On the top part of the gold-coloured bottom in black writing “OPENING RIBBON” and then an arrow pointing right followed by “PAT’D 1934-35” and on the bottom “MANUFACTURED BY IMPERIAL TOBACCO CO. OF CANADA, LIMITED, MONTREAL, CANADA SUCCESSOR TO JOHN PLAYER 7 SONS, ENGLAND. The inside top cover has the Players logo (a life preserver with black lettering “PLAYERS NAVY CUT” with a seaman in the centre, the sea and two sailing ships beyond, is in the left corner, “Players” in black script, and “NAVY CUT CIGARETTES “MEDIUM” ”. There are two pieces of silver paper with white backing inside the cigarette box.
Subject
pastime
habit
smoking
Bill Peyto
Credit
Gift of Robert Peyto, Shawnigan Lake, 1967
Catalogue Number
110.01.1065
Images
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Date
1911 – 1936
Material
metal; wood
Catalogue Number
105.05.1051
Description
Dominion Parks FIRES, warning sign, sheet metal. Background light grey green. Realistic picture 10.0x20.8 of a forest fire at the top, under that "DOMINION PARKS FIRES". The word “FIRES” is in bold red 4.5 high letters, below that instructions and warnings in black and red lettering: "By order of t…
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Title
Identification Sign
Date
1911 – 1936
Material
metal; wood
Dimensions
45.0 x 30.0 cm
Description
Dominion Parks FIRES, warning sign, sheet metal. Background light grey green. Realistic picture 10.0x20.8 of a forest fire at the top, under that "DOMINION PARKS FIRES". The word “FIRES” is in bold red 4.5 high letters, below that instructions and warnings in black and red lettering: "By order of the Department of the Interior. J.B. Harkin, Commissioner of Dominion Parks".
Subject
Dominion Parks
parks, fires
Harkin, J.B.
Healy Lakes
Bill Peyto
Credit
Gift of Halle Flygare, 2008
Catalogue Number
105.05.1051
Images
Less detail
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.
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