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Date
1920 – 1930
Material
metal, brass
Catalogue Number
104.39.0006 a-c
Description
Three brass holders for drawing crayons (charcoal, conti, chalk, etc.). Each holder is a set of hollow tubes split into long jaws at each end to hold the crayon. The jaws tighten with sliding rings at the middle of the tube. There are also nine pieces of squared black Conti crayon and a squared p…
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Title
Crayon Holder
Date
1920 – 1930
Material
metal, brass
Dimensions
1.0 x 0.7 x 13.0 cm
Description
Three brass holders for drawing crayons (charcoal, conti, chalk, etc.). Each holder is a set of hollow tubes split into long jaws at each end to hold the crayon. The jaws tighten with sliding rings at the middle of the tube. There are also nine pieces of squared black Conti crayon and a squared piece of white chalk with the holders.
Subject
households
crafts
drawing
sketching
Edmee Moore
hobbies
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.39.0006 a-c
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Date
1925 – 1930
Material
wood; metal; hair
Catalogue Number
104.39.0002
Description
A collection of twenty-three artist's paintbrushes and four paintbrush tips. Many of the brush handles are broken off at the end and some are chewed as well. The brushes and their dimensions are as follows:one flat Cambridge (London) - 21.0 x 1.3; one flat Cambridge (London) - 26.0 x 1.5 cm; one…
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Title
Paint Brush
Date
1925 – 1930
Material
wood; metal; hair
Description
A collection of twenty-three artist's paintbrushes and four paintbrush tips. Many of the brush handles are broken off at the end and some are chewed as well. The brushes and their dimensions are as follows:one flat Cambridge (London) - 21.0 x 1.3; one flat Cambridge (London) - 26.0 x 1.5 cm; one flat J.H. Siegel (N.Y.) - 21.5 x 1.0 cm; one round #3 G. Rowney & Co (London) - 33.0 x 0.5 cm; two round #8 G. Rowney & Co (London) - 21.0 x 0.8 cm; two round #6 G. Rowney & Co (London) - 20.0 x 0.7 cm; one round #4 G. Rowney & Co (London) 79.0 x 0.5 cm; two round #7 Reeves 152 (England) - 19.8 x 0.8 cm; one round #3 Reeves 152 (England) - 19.0 x 0.5 cm; one round #6 Nippon - 18.0 x 0.7 cm; one round #4 Japan - 18.2 x 0.6 cm; one round #4 Bavaria - 17.5 x 0.5 cm; one round #6 - 23.3 x 0.6 cm;one round #3 - 17.0 x 0.5 cm; one round very fine - 16.1 x 0.4 cm; one round #1 with stiff bristles - 22.3 x 0.5; one round (England) - 32.0 x 0.8 cm; one round #12 (Bavaria) - 30.7 x 0.6 cm; one round cut off brush tip (England) - 8.4 cm; one flat brush tip with metal collar - 8.7 cm; one round brush tip with plastic collar - 7.0 cm; one short flat brush tip in - 3.9 x 1.3 cm.
Subject
households
hobbies
crafts
painting
Edmee Moore
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.39.0002
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Date
1920 – 1930
Material
ceramic
Catalogue Number
104.39.0001
Description
A set of five stacking ceramic palette cups and one lid that are stored in a blue cardboard box. Each cup has a slight lip at the outside of the bowl which fits into the depression in the underside of another. A flat-topped lid sits on the last cup when they are all stacked. Inside the lid there…
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Title
Palette Cup
Date
1920 – 1930
Material
ceramic
Dimensions
1.4 (each) cm
Description
A set of five stacking ceramic palette cups and one lid that are stored in a blue cardboard box. Each cup has a slight lip at the outside of the bowl which fits into the depression in the underside of another. A flat-topped lid sits on the last cup when they are all stacked. Inside the lid there is a sphinx trademark and “Made in Austria”. There is paint residue in each cup.
Subject
households
hobbies
crafts
painting
Edmee Moore
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.39.0001
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Date
1920 – 1930
Material
wood; metal
Catalogue Number
104.39.0003
Description
A flexible metal blade with a blunt tip attached to a plain varnished wood handle. The blade is marked with “-W”.
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Title
Palette Knife
Date
1920 – 1930
Material
wood; metal
Dimensions
1.1 x 1.5 x 18.5 cm
Description
A flexible metal blade with a blunt tip attached to a plain varnished wood handle. The blade is marked with “-W”.
Subject
households
hobbies
crafts
painting
Edmee Moore
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.39.0003
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Date
1925 – 1930
Material
wood; wood, bamboo; metal, lead; metal; ivory; mineral, graphite
Catalogue Number
104.39.0005 a-o
Description
A collection of eight drawing pencils and seven containers of pencil leads:a) one unsharpened black wooden pencil with a square lead (7.5 x 0.8 cm) and labelled "No. 2 Perry 728 Arch St."b-c) two pencils (l0.8 x 0.6 cm) each with a very thick sharply pointed lead in a bamboo sheath d) one automatic…
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Title
Pencil
Date
1925 – 1930
Material
wood; wood, bamboo; metal, lead; metal; ivory; mineral, graphite
Description
A collection of eight drawing pencils and seven containers of pencil leads:a) one unsharpened black wooden pencil with a square lead (7.5 x 0.8 cm) and labelled "No. 2 Perry 728 Arch St."b-c) two pencils (l0.8 x 0.6 cm) each with a very thick sharply pointed lead in a bamboo sheath d) one automatic pencil (11.9 x 0.7 cm) that is black and metal covered at each end; lead is placed in jaws at the point which open by pressing a metal button at the end; labelled “Eagle Automatic 286 (Pat. Jun 26/77)”; e) one automatic pencil (9.0 x 0.6 cm) with a black plastic sheath with piece at the end which turns to adjust the length of lead through a small hole in molded plastic point; marked “Pat Aug 10, 1853, A Days”; f) one automatic pencil (14.5 X 0.6) with a very plain bone handle with metal tip with hole at the end; tip unscrews to reveal jaws which hold pencil lead; g) one silverpoint pencil (?) (10.0 x 0.5 cm) with a sharp thick point of silver or lead attached to a long dark brown wood handle with a knob carved at the end; h) one silverpoint (?) pencil (6.7 x 0.5 cm) with a thick sharp silver or lead point attached to a short ivory handle with a smallknob carved at the end and eight lines incised around;i-o) seven wooden tubes with lids containing various sizes of pencil lead: one tube (5.5 x 0.9 cm) with a flat top; one tube (4.5 x 0.8 cm) with a flat top; one tube (4.0 x 0.9 cm) with a flat top; one tube (3.5 x 0.1 cm) with a round top; one tube (6.1 x 0.9 cm) with a round top and a paper label reading "Henry Cohen, Phila, Half Dozen Cumberland Leads #12” and handwriting on the side "Gold, Pocket"; one tube (3.5 x 0.9 cm) with a round top and a paper label "Henry Cohen, Phila, #4 Everpoint Leads"; one tube (3.6 x 0.9 cm) with a flat top and a paper label "Henry Cohen, Phila, #4 Everpoint Leads"; one brass tube (4.8 x 0.7 cm) with a screw-on lid containing pencil leads
Subject
households
crafts
painting
drawing
sketching
Edmee Moore
hobbies
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.39.0005 a-o
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Date
1920 – 1930
Material
wood
Catalogue Number
104.41.0002
Description
A long narrow piece of wood (pine?), stained dark brown, with sixteen slits cut across one face at an angle. These slits would hold photographic prints separate from one another while drying.
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Title
Print Dryer
Date
1920 – 1930
Material
wood
Dimensions
7.8 x 15.0 x 22.7 cm
Description
A long narrow piece of wood (pine?), stained dark brown, with sixteen slits cut across one face at an angle. These slits would hold photographic prints separate from one another while drying.
Subject
households
souvenirs
hobbies
tourism
Edmee Moore
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.41.0002
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Date
1920 – 1930
Material
paper; skin
Catalogue Number
104.39.0004 a-d
Description
A collection of four stumps used to smudge charcoal drawings. Each stump has a tightly rolled cigar shape with a blunt point at each end. Three stumps (a-c) are made of soft grey paper and one (d) is made of soft leather with a red paper wrapping at the middle.
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Title
Stump
Date
1920 – 1930
Material
paper; skin
Dimensions
15.7 (a); 13.3 (b); 12.3 (c); 12.5 (d) cm
Description
A collection of four stumps used to smudge charcoal drawings. Each stump has a tightly rolled cigar shape with a blunt point at each end. Three stumps (a-c) are made of soft grey paper and one (d) is made of soft leather with a red paper wrapping at the middle.
Subject
households
hobbies
crafts
painting
drawing
sketching
Edmee Moore
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.39.0004 a-d
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