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- Date
- 1880 – 1925
- Material
- wood; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 101.04.1001
- Description
- From Rogers Pass, bent bolt in piece of wood, splintering, large segment of support timber with rusting 1.8 cm diameter bent iron rod in drilled hole, one end sawed off, other broken.
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- Title
- Drift Bolt
- Date
- 1880 – 1925
- Material
- wood; metal
- Dimensions
- 9.0 x 42.5 x 42.5 cm
- Description
- From Rogers Pass, bent bolt in piece of wood, splintering, large segment of support timber with rusting 1.8 cm diameter bent iron rod in drilled hole, one end sawed off, other broken.
- Subject
- CPR
- Canadian Pacific Railway
- Credit
- Gift of Rhoda Rouse, Calgary, 1967
- Catalogue Number
- 101.04.1001
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Uniform Button
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.07.0159
- Date
- 1900 – 1940
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0159
- Description
- A silver coloured button from a C.P.R. uniform. Hollow with flat, brass back and ring shank at centre. Front contains interlocking "CPR" at centre, with "Canadian Pacific Railway Co." in a band around edge. Lined texture on oxidized background.
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- Title
- Uniform Button
- Date
- 1900 – 1940
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 1.7 x 2.4 cm
- Description
- A silver coloured button from a C.P.R. uniform. Hollow with flat, brass back and ring shank at centre. Front contains interlocking "CPR" at centre, with "Canadian Pacific Railway Co." in a band around edge. Lined texture on oxidized background.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0159
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Drinking Glass Collection
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact104.20.0495%20a-c
- Date
- 1900 – 1950
- Material
- glass
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0495 a-c
- Description
- Three tall, slightly flared water glasses, two with an elegant, frosted script "CG?R" monogram etched on outside (a)14.4x 7cm wide (b)13.2x7.2cm wide (c)14.5x7.0cm wide, has the circular CPR logo etched in block printing “CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY” on a checkered flag . The rim of (c) has small (0.5…
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- Title
- Drinking Glass Collection
- Date
- 1900 – 1950
- Material
- glass
- Description
- Three tall, slightly flared water glasses, two with an elegant, frosted script "CG?R" monogram etched on outside (a)14.4x 7cm wide (b)13.2x7.2cm wide (c)14.5x7.0cm wide, has the circular CPR logo etched in block printing “CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY” on a checkered flag . The rim of (c) has small (0.50cm wide) chip.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0495 a-c
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- Date
- 1910 – 1930
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0540
- Description
- Plain, circular tray, roughly engraved with "CPR", ridged at rim and plate circumference. Minor pitting and scratching. Stamped on bottom "14145...E & Co., repeated twice, within hallmarks, ...Elkington Plate...A.T. Wiley Coy Limited...Montreal".
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- Title
- Serving Tray
- Date
- 1910 – 1930
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 2.2 x 26.0 cm
- Description
- Plain, circular tray, roughly engraved with "CPR", ridged at rim and plate circumference. Minor pitting and scratching. Stamped on bottom "14145...E & Co., repeated twice, within hallmarks, ...Elkington Plate...A.T. Wiley Coy Limited...Montreal".
- Subject
- households
- CPR
- Canadian Pacific Railway
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0540
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Vegetable Dish
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact104.20.0662
- Date
- 1925 – 1935
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0662
- Description
- Oval, flat based dish with vertical, center divider, creating two serving compartments, ridged rim."CPR" script engraved on outside. Base stamped "13780 E & Co. Elkington Plate, A.T. Wiley Coy. Limited Montreal" and "X" within box.
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- Title
- Vegetable Dish
- Date
- 1925 – 1935
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 3.0 x 12.5 x 18.0 cm
- Description
- Oval, flat based dish with vertical, center divider, creating two serving compartments, ridged rim."CPR" script engraved on outside. Base stamped "13780 E & Co. Elkington Plate, A.T. Wiley Coy. Limited Montreal" and "X" within box.
- Subject
- households
- CPR
- Canadian Pacific Railway
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0662
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Commercial Tableware Set
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact104.20.1069%20a-u
- Date
- 1973 – 1995
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.1069 a-u
- Description
- Banff Springs Hotel dining room place settings for two, includes dinner plate, cup and saucer, soup bowl, dessert bowl, bread and butter plate, cream and sugar, tea pot with lid, salt and pepper and rectangular dish for packaged sugars. Wheatsheaf pattern, white with border .08 wide of yellow whea…
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- Title
- Commercial Tableware Set
- Date
- 1973 – 1995
- Material
- ceramic
- Description
- Banff Springs Hotel dining room place settings for two, includes dinner plate, cup and saucer, soup bowl, dessert bowl, bread and butter plate, cream and sugar, tea pot with lid, salt and pepper and rectangular dish for packaged sugars. Wheatsheaf pattern, white with border .08 wide of yellow wheat sheaf on brown pattern with Canadian Pacific logo, plates have 3 logos, smaller items have 2 logos. This pattern was replaced in the summer of 1995.
- Credit
- Gift of Fairmont Banff Springs, Banff, 1995
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.1069 a-u
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Lantern Slide Box
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact104.41.1207
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- wood; leather; metal; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.1207
- Description
- Wooden box: 38 cm X 12 cm X 14 cm. Box has leather handle at top and metal handle at one end. Two wooden portions separate the box into three sections with removable wood separators, small pieces of felt line 2 sections of the box. White label that says “Lyon & Turnbull 432 04 February 2009” on lid…
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- Title
- Lantern Slide Box
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- wood; leather; metal; fibre
- Dimensions
- 14 x 12 x 38 cm
- Description
- Wooden box: 38 cm X 12 cm X 14 cm. Box has leather handle at top and metal handle at one end. Two wooden portions separate the box into three sections with removable wood separators, small pieces of felt line 2 sections of the box. White label that says “Lyon & Turnbull 432 04 February 2009” on lid of the box. Old, peeling and stained label on top under handle, illegible. Faded, peeling labels on front, some words legible: “from the Canadian Pacific Rly Co.62 to 65 Charing Cross, London, S.W. 1. “3” Engraved on upper rim of box.
- Credit
- Gift of William Bensen, Ancaster, 2013
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.1207
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Slice Track Section
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact105.02.1020%20a%2cb
- Date
- 1983
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1020 a,b
- Description
- (a) Steel cross-section slice of a railway track. A highly polished slice of a railway track, shaped in section generallylike the inverted capital letter "T" , the bottom serif extended to be slightly longer than the upper. Edges of the slice are rough and pitted, the faces smooth and shiny. (b) A …
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- Title
- Slice Track Section
- Date
- 1983
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 10.0 x 10.5 cm
- Description
- (a) Steel cross-section slice of a railway track. A highly polished slice of a railway track, shaped in section generallylike the inverted capital letter "T" , the bottom serif extended to be slightly longer than the upper. Edges of the slice are rough and pitted, the faces smooth and shiny. (b) A paper card attached has the silhouette of railway caboose car number "83", brown card has "Community Centennial Train" on it with textinside explaining history.
- Credit
- Gift of Canadian Pacific Hotels, Calgary, 1983
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1020 a,b
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Presentation Package
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact105.02.1085%20a-c
- Date
- 1985
- Material
- metal; fibre; paper
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1085 a-c
- Description
- Spike and cap from Craigellachie, B.C.; (a) spike 15.5 long; head is 4.2x3.5, shaft 1.5 square, pointed end; madeof low carbon steel; small pamphlet "Certificate of Authenticity" No 3118 andhistory; (b) box, 20.0x6.0x4.5; maroon with gold stamped "100 CP Rail 1885-1985" centre top; (c) cap, adjus…
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- Title
- Presentation Package
- Date
- 1985
- Material
- metal; fibre; paper
- Description
- Spike and cap from Craigellachie, B.C.; (a) spike 15.5 long; head is 4.2x3.5, shaft 1.5 square, pointed end; madeof low carbon steel; small pamphlet "Certificate of Authenticity" No 3118 andhistory; (b) box, 20.0x6.0x4.5; maroon with gold stamped "100 CP Rail 1885-1985" centre top; (c) cap, adjustable, foam lined; maroon with greyfront; on front patch glued on, "CPR 1885 - 1985 Stand Fast on SafetyRevelstoke Division".
- Credit
- Gift of Ted J. Hart, Banff, 1985
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1085 a-c
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Commemorative Plate
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact105.02.1195%20a-b
- Date
- 1981 – 1981
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1195 a-b
- Description
- a. A silver plate with “To Nicholas “Nick” Morant from his CPR friends June 1st, 1981” engraved on the front and “14145 ELKINGTON & CO A.T. WILEY COY LIMITED MONTREAL” engraved on the back.b. dark brown rag to clean plate.
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- Title
- Commemorative Plate
- Date
- 1981 – 1981
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 2.6 x 26.2 cm
- Description
- a. A silver plate with “To Nicholas “Nick” Morant from his CPR friends June 1st, 1981” engraved on the front and “14145 ELKINGTON & CO A.T. WILEY COY LIMITED MONTREAL” engraved on the back.b. dark brown rag to clean plate.
- Credit
- Gift of Nicholas Morant, Banff, 2006
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1195 a-b
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