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- Date
- 1880 – 1920
- Material
- wood; skin; fibre; metal, brass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0199
- Description
- A square wooden trunk covered with green painted canvas. The trunk has wooden reinforcing strips on the top, sides and bottom. The edges of the trunk are reinforced with metal strips, and the corners are reinforced with brass. The trunk has leather handles and wraparound leather straps for securi…
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- Title
- Trunk
- Date
- 1880 – 1920
- Material
- wood; skin; fibre; metal, brass
- Dimensions
- 58.5 x 55.5 x 87.5 cm
- Description
- A square wooden trunk covered with green painted canvas. The trunk has wooden reinforcing strips on the top, sides and bottom. The edges of the trunk are reinforced with metal strips, and the corners are reinforced with brass. The trunk has leather handles and wraparound leather straps for securing the lid. The trunk also has two snap latches and circular locking latch on the front. The inside of the trunk is lined with striped paper. A sticker on the trunk reads “Mrs. John Brewster, Banff, Alta., New Westminster, B.C.”.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0199
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- Date
- 1900 – 1940
- Material
- wood; fibre; skin; metal; metal, brass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0200
- Description
- A square wooden trunk covered with dark brown canvas. The trunk has wooden reinforcing slats on the sides and top. The corners and edges of the trunk are reinforced with leather strips and metal. The trunk also has leather handles. The trunk is fastened with two snap latches and circular lockin…
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- Title
- Trunk
- Date
- 1900 – 1940
- Material
- wood; fibre; skin; metal; metal, brass
- Dimensions
- 58.0 x 54.0 x 92.5 cm
- Description
- A square wooden trunk covered with dark brown canvas. The trunk has wooden reinforcing slats on the sides and top. The corners and edges of the trunk are reinforced with leather strips and metal. The trunk also has leather handles. The trunk is fastened with two snap latches and circular locking latch. Inside the trunk there are two removable stacking trays with soft bottoms. A paper tag attched to the trunk reads “P.A. Moore”. There is also a papter sticker from the White Star, Dominion LIne, as well as markings that read “Brewster, Banff, Canada”.
- Subject
- travel
- Banff
- Brewster
- Philip Moore
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0200
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- Date
- 1910 – 1930
- Material
- wood; fibre; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0204
- Description
- A dark green canvas covered wooden trunk with wooden slat reinforcements on the top and sides. The trunk has metal reinforced edges and corners. The trunk fastens with two metal snap latches and a central circular locking latch on the front. Both ends of the trunk are painted with white stripes…
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- Title
- Trunk
- Date
- 1910 – 1930
- Material
- wood; fibre; metal
- Dimensions
- 32.0 x 49.0 x 87.0 cm
- Description
- A dark green canvas covered wooden trunk with wooden slat reinforcements on the top and sides. The trunk has metal reinforced edges and corners. The trunk fastens with two metal snap latches and a central circular locking latch on the front. Both ends of the trunk are painted with white stripes. The trunk is stencilled with “P.A.M.” and other illegible letters. The trunk also has paper sitckers reading “American Railway Express Co.”, “destination Monrovia, California”, “Mrs. W.A. Brewster”, and “Mrs. Syliva Brewster, Los Angeles”.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0204
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