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- Date
- 1890 – 1950
- Material
- glass; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.30.1003
- Description
- Small pocket watch-style barometer marked “RAIN CHANGE FAIR COMPENSATED SHORT & MASON LTD LONDON.” The round gauge is marked for elevation as well as pressure and can also be used as an altimeter.
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- Title
- Barometer
- Date
- 1890 – 1950
- Material
- glass; metal
- Description
- Small pocket watch-style barometer marked “RAIN CHANGE FAIR COMPENSATED SHORT & MASON LTD LONDON.” The round gauge is marked for elevation as well as pressure and can also be used as an altimeter.
- Subject
- sports
- climbing
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Credit
- Gift of Jean L. Macqueen, Victoria, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- 104.30.1003
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Commemorative Plaque
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact105.02.1155
- Date
- 1981
- Material
- plastic
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1155
- Description
- Grey plastic commemorative plaque with mounting holes each corner. "LAWRENCE GRASSI Mountaineer. guide. pioneer. trail builder. miner. and friend of all mountain travellers. BORN - Falmenta. Italy. December 20. 1890 DIED - Canmore. Alberta. February 5. 1980. Construction of this mountain hut was m…
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- Title
- Commemorative Plaque
- Date
- 1981
- Material
- plastic
- Dimensions
- 21.6 x 28.0 cm
- Description
- Grey plastic commemorative plaque with mounting holes each corner. "LAWRENCE GRASSI Mountaineer. guide. pioneer. trail builder. miner. and friend of all mountain travellers. BORN - Falmenta. Italy. December 20. 1890 DIED - Canmore. Alberta. February 5. 1980. Construction of this mountain hut was made possible by: Lawrence Grassi - Canmore Alberta and the generosity of the Hayes family of Portland. Oregon: Edmund Hayes. Senior Former President. Canmore Mines Ltd. Edmund Hayes. Junior Frederick W. Hayes Philip S. Hayes. DEDICATED AUGUST. 1981"
- Subject
- Lawrence Grassi
- Alpine Club of Canada
- ACC
- Credit
- Gift of Alpine Club of Canada, Canmore, 1984
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1155
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- Date
- 1899 – 1900
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1179
- Description
- One sliver plated trophy inscribed: “Brett Trophy. Banff Curling Club. 1900. Won by”. Vase-shaped with curling rock on front of base, curling brooms on either side, and flared opening. Back of trophy has etched scene of seven curlers in traditional Scottish dress playing a game outdoors with a tree…
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- Title
- Loving Cup
- Date
- 1899 – 1900
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 31.0 cm
- Description
- One sliver plated trophy inscribed: “Brett Trophy. Banff Curling Club. 1900. Won by”. Vase-shaped with curling rock on front of base, curling brooms on either side, and flared opening. Back of trophy has etched scene of seven curlers in traditional Scottish dress playing a game outdoors with a tree and mountains in background.
- Subject
- sports
- curling
- Banff Curling Club
- Brett family
- Credit
- Gift of Margaret Blackburn, Abbotsford, 2000
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1179
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Membership Patch
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.09.1097
- Date
- 1980 – 1983
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1097
- Description
- Triangularly shaped felt patch "Lake O'Hara Trails Club" in dark blue lettering along bottom of patch on a white background. Mountain scene located above lettering completing triangular design. Light blue river, green foreground, white mountains, dark blue sky with a white outer border.
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- Title
- Membership Patch
- Date
- 1980 – 1983
- Material
- fibre
- Dimensions
- 5.4 x 7.5 cm
- Description
- Triangularly shaped felt patch "Lake O'Hara Trails Club" in dark blue lettering along bottom of patch on a white background. Mountain scene located above lettering completing triangular design. Light blue river, green foreground, white mountains, dark blue sky with a white outer border.
- Subject
- sports
- hiking
- Lake O'Hara Trails Club
- Credit
- Gift of Lake O’Hara Trails Club, Lake Louise, 1984
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1097
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- Date
- 1890 – 1925
- Material
- metal; enamel
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1174
- Description
- Small gold pin, circular sculpted image on front of mountains and trees in foreground, with lettering above image: “SIR DONALD CLUB” in gold on blue enamel background, and lettering below image: “GLACIER, B.C.” in gold on white enamel background. Safety clasp on back and stamped “10K”.
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- Title
- Pin
- Date
- 1890 – 1925
- Material
- metal; enamel
- Description
- Small gold pin, circular sculpted image on front of mountains and trees in foreground, with lettering above image: “SIR DONALD CLUB” in gold on blue enamel background, and lettering below image: “GLACIER, B.C.” in gold on white enamel background. Safety clasp on back and stamped “10K”.
- Subject
- sports
- climbing
- hiking
- packers and guides
- Swiss guides
- Ernest Feuz
- Canadian Pacific Railway
- Sir Donald Club
- Glacier, B.C., Glacier House
- Credit
- Gift of Fred Feuz, Salmon Arm, 1999
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1174
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Summit Canister
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact105.02.1136
- Date
- 1980 – 1991
- Material
- metal; plastic
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1136
- Description
- Black plastic cylinder with a screw top made from plummer’s pipe. The canister has a metal cable securely attached at the bottom and near the lid. The canister is marked “AL KANE.” The plastic pieces still have yellow price stickers attached.
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- Title
- Summit Canister
- Date
- 1980 – 1991
- Material
- metal; plastic
- Description
- Black plastic cylinder with a screw top made from plummer’s pipe. The canister has a metal cable securely attached at the bottom and near the lid. The canister is marked “AL KANE.” The plastic pieces still have yellow price stickers attached.
- Credit
- Gift of Graeme Pole, Field, 1991
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1136
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