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Accessories Guitar Accessories

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Date
1930 – 1950
Material
metal; wood; ivory; plastic
Catalogue Number
104.34.0008 a-m
Description
A collection of odd guitar accessories. (a) finger pick set (3.4 x 2.0 diam) four metal frames that fit over the finger tip,Y-shaped with the arms of the Y forming an adjustable band that fits around finger, and the stem of the Y passing up over the tip of the finger and down the back halfway to t…
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Title
Accessories Guitar Accessories
Date
1930 – 1950
Material
metal; wood; ivory; plastic
Dimensions
3.4 cm
Description
A collection of odd guitar accessories. (a) finger pick set (3.4 x 2.0 diam) four metal frames that fit over the finger tip,Y-shaped with the arms of the Y forming an adjustable band that fits around finger, and the stem of the Y passing up over the tip of the finger and down the back halfway to the band, tip is crimped in stiff fold, 3 have solder at the tip to form a longer point. (MFG: Fitrite).(b) finger pick set (2.5 x 1.8 x 2.0) six metal rings that fit over the finger tips, adjustable band has circles cut out along it, flame shaped fingernail rises from band, curling inward slightly, and with cut out circle at middle. (mfg: National) (c) finger pick (2.5 x 1.9 x 2.0) as (b) but without cut out circles (mfg: Artisto) (d) finger picks (3.0 x 1.7 x 1.9) two metal bands that wrap around finger tip, widening near the end, then narrowing to a point that extends off to one side of the finger. (e) finger picks (3.5 x 1.5 x 1.9) two flat ivory bands which curl once around finger tip and extend out to one side in a point. (f) pick (3.2 x 2.3 x .1) small, flat, egg shaped, marbleized, grey plastic, stiff. (mfg: Durro). (g) pick (3.0 x 2.2 x .1) as (f) but brown tortoise shell coloured plastic (mfg: Eureka). (h) pick (2.7 x 1.9 x .1) as (f) but transparent yellowed plastic ?, slightly curled. (i) capo (5.3 x 1.9 x .9) flat metal bar with small hooks at either end to hold tightly coiled spring across the under side, lined underneath bar with cork. (mfg: Elton). j) bridge ? (4.7 x .8 x 1.1) a long, half round, hollow metal bar with six incised rings spaced evenly along the length. (mfg: Kamiki). (k) slides (7.2 x 1.7 diam) two heavy, solid, brass rods (used to slide over strings when playing the guitar Hawaiian style) (1) peg (5.0 x .9 x 2.3) white, cast plastic peg with long shaft and flattened key with finger depression each side, ferrules around top of shaft. (m) bridge (4.7 x 1.4 x 1.9) low, unfinished wood bridge with small dark support perpendicularly across under middle, short legs thicken slightly at base, series of small notches across top, some deliberately cut into wood, some worn in odd places from strings (mfg: Grover).
Subject
Whyte home
households
entertainment
pastime
Annie White
music
accessories
equipment
sound
song
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.34.0008 a-m
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Accessories Guitar Accessories

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Date
1930 – 1950
Material
wood; plastic
Catalogue Number
104.34.0009 a-e
Description
A collection of odd, stringed instrument accessories. (a) bridge (5.0 x 1.3 x .5) long, squared, wood, with low legs thicker at base, four shallow notches evenly spaced across top, for ukulele?( b) bridge (4.4 x 1.7 x .6) as (a) but taller and not as long. (c) bridge (2.7 x 2.1 x .3) a small, …
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Title
Accessories Guitar Accessories
Date
1930 – 1950
Material
wood; plastic
Dimensions
5.0 x 1.3 x 0.5 cm
Description
A collection of odd, stringed instrument accessories. (a) bridge (5.0 x 1.3 x .5) long, squared, wood, with low legs thicker at base, four shallow notches evenly spaced across top, for ukulele?( b) bridge (4.4 x 1.7 x .6) as (a) but taller and not as long. (c) bridge (2.7 x 2.1 x .3) a small, high, yellowed, glass like bridge with arced top, and arch under between legs, curved in at sides, and four shallow notches across top. (d) pegs (15.9 x .9 x 1.9) three plain, wooden tuning pegs with straight, tapering shafts, and simple round flat keys at top with depressions for fingers to grasp, small slit cut across bottom, impressed marks from strings around bottom. (e)pick guard (7.8 x 5.2) small, lyre shaped form cut from a thin sheet of tortoiseshell patterned plastic, two pinholes at stem where broken off from something else (a bracket?).
Subject
Whyte home
households
entertainment
pastime
Annie White
music
accessories
equipment
sound
song;
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.34.0009 a-e
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Date
1930 – 1950
Material
paper; wood
Catalogue Number
108.01.0013 a-d
Description
Two checkers sets of folding cardboard checkerboards and flat cardboard box of red and black checkers. Boards fold in half with paper hinge to open flat and are backed with black. (a) red and black board, eight rows of eight squares alternating red and black outlined with white. Red, white and bla…
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Title
Checkers Set
Date
1930 – 1950
Material
paper; wood
Dimensions
0.6 x 17.7 x 34.5 cm
Description
Two checkers sets of folding cardboard checkerboards and flat cardboard box of red and black checkers. Boards fold in half with paper hinge to open flat and are backed with black. (a) red and black board, eight rows of eight squares alternating red and black outlined with white. Red, white and black striped band border with crown symbols at each corner. (b) yellow and green board, as (a) but squares outlined in black and border of a series of three green palmate leaves inside small half circles all the way around. "made in U.S.A" printed on yellow square in both corners. (c) checkers, in multicoloured box, "Checkers by Halsam" showing checkerboard of green and yellow checks and "Set no. 518/24 contents 24 pieces. Contains twelve red and twelve black round, flat wooden disks, each depicting three shooting stars around a globe on one side and two dotted circles around the centre on the obverse. (d) checkers, in red and black box with yellow "Peerless" across top, and at each end, "Made in Canada by the Copp Clark Co. Ltd. Toronto", contains twelve red and twelve black round, flat, wooden disks, each with a crown stamped in relief on one side, and concentric circles carved on the other.
Subject
households
pastime
entertainment
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
108.01.0013 a-d
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Date
1930 – 1945
Material
metal
Catalogue Number
108.05.0087
Description
A short, tin, horn shaped noisemaker. Horn is a cone which flares out into a bell at the end, small, wire ring, 1.5 diam, soldered to horn so it hangs down underneath the horn and acts as a handle to either grip or slide one's finger through. Large, 5.3 x 1.1 cm, safety pin fastened through the rin…
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Title
Noisemaker
Date
1930 – 1945
Material
metal
Dimensions
7.0 cm
Description
A short, tin, horn shaped noisemaker. Horn is a cone which flares out into a bell at the end, small, wire ring, 1.5 diam, soldered to horn so it hangs down underneath the horn and acts as a handle to either grip or slide one's finger through. Large, 5.3 x 1.1 cm, safety pin fastened through the ring. Cone is truncated with small round opening at mouthpiece end. Brass coloured, vibrating disk inside cone at mouth piece end is held in place between two ferrules, and has two small rectangular tongues cut through the metal which vibrate when the horn is buzzed with the lips.
Subject
Whyte home
households
pastime
entertainment
minstrel show
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
108.05.0087
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Date
1930 – 1940
Material
wood
Catalogue Number
108.01.0012 a,b
Description
A Ouija set consisting of a flat board and a three legged planchette. (a) board, a varnished, flat, rectangular piece of plywood painted in black with the letters of the alphabet in a rainbow arch at the middle with numerals from 1 to 9 and 0 at the end below the arch, and "good bye" below that. Co…
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Title
Ouija Set
Date
1930 – 1940
Material
wood
Dimensions
0.9 x 30.0 x 45.0 cm
Description
A Ouija set consisting of a flat board and a three legged planchette. (a) board, a varnished, flat, rectangular piece of plywood painted in black with the letters of the alphabet in a rainbow arch at the middle with numerals from 1 to 9 and 0 at the end below the arch, and "good bye" below that. Corners contain symbols of sun, moon and stars, with the words "yes" and "no". Back shows faint printing of the front, probably picked up from being stored atop another board the same. (b) planchette, small triangular wooden table like pointer with three legs. Discs of red felt under two legs (one missing) varnished and printed "OUIJA Trade Mark" in black on top.
Subject
households
pastime
entertainment
Annie White
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
108.01.0012 a,b
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Portable Multiband Radio

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Date
1935 – 1945
Material
fibre; wood; glass; metal; plastic
Catalogue Number
105.04.0003
Description
A portable radio fitted into yellowish, fabric covered carrying case with suitcase grip handle at top. Tabby weave grain texture with wide black and red striped band passing up sides and across top under handle, which is leather covered and attached with heavy metal brackets. Front of case has pane…
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Title
Portable Multiband Radio
Date
1935 – 1945
Material
fibre; wood; glass; metal; plastic
Dimensions
30.5 x 20.4 x 34.1 cm
Description
A portable radio fitted into yellowish, fabric covered carrying case with suitcase grip handle at top. Tabby weave grain texture with wide black and red striped band passing up sides and across top under handle, which is leather covered and attached with heavy metal brackets. Front of case has panel which lifts and slides into top by means of metal ringed hole at its bottom. Radio inside is covered with fitted varnished wood face with slatted speaker on left, and square glass over tuning dial with three celluloid knobs beneath, "volume", "sw-bc", "tuning", dial divided in half horizontally with upper half numbered from 6.0 to 15 for "shortwave" with cutout square indicating whether on or off, indicator needle has long straight arms either side of a central pivot. Back panel unscrews with hexagonal nuts to reveal works inside. Well at centre for cord storage, white switch at top left for loop antenna with instructions on paper label above.
Subject
Whyte home
households
pastime
entertainment
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
105.04.0003
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Date
1935 – 1940
Material
skin; metal; glass
Catalogue Number
105.05.0005
Description
A projection screen, self contained within long black leather covered case with leather handle at centre and three metal latches to hold lid when closed. Screen, permanently attached inside on spring wound roller, is composed of glass particles on face with black backing. Small metal loop at centre…
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Title
Projection Screen
Date
1935 – 1940
Material
skin; metal; glass
Dimensions
9.0 x 10.0 x 129.5 cm
Description
A projection screen, self contained within long black leather covered case with leather handle at centre and three metal latches to hold lid when closed. Screen, permanently attached inside on spring wound roller, is composed of glass particles on face with black backing. Small metal loop at centre of screen allows it to be pulled up from spring roller and hook over top of telescoping arm which hinges up from back of inside of case, with the case itself acting as the very stable base.
Subject
Whyte home
households
pastime
hobbies
photography
entertainment
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
105.05.0005
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Date
1930 – 1950
Material
wood; fibre; metal; plastic
Catalogue Number
105.03.0014
Description
A simple, early, RCA Victor turntable on rounded wooden base. Base is low, 7.2 cm, box with rounded shoulders at front and back, varnished and embellished with two deep grooves running along the top, and three vertical grooves in the middle of each side. Single, pointed brown celluloid knob near fr…
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Title
Turntable
Date
1930 – 1950
Material
wood; fibre; metal; plastic
Dimensions
11.7 x 24.8 x 29.0 cm
Description
A simple, early, RCA Victor turntable on rounded wooden base. Base is low, 7.2 cm, box with rounded shoulders at front and back, varnished and embellished with two deep grooves running along the top, and three vertical grooves in the middle of each side. Single, pointed brown celluloid knob near front if right side is set into round hole through box, and connects all works hidden under box, small, simple motor connecting turntable, playing arm, and wiring. Light brown, flock covered turntable is wheel set off slightly to left overhanging edge of box. Short record spindle at centre. Brown metal playing arm sits on short metal column and spring hinged to lift. Teardrop shaped headshell holds needle and rests on rubber tipped, wooden column. Metal plate screwed to back contains wattage and voltage information, etc. Gold RCA Victor decal and trademark, dog looking into phonograph horn, "His Master's Voice, at back between turntable and arm. Two electrical wires from back of box, a short jack for speakers, and a long brown outlet plug.
Subject
Whyte home
households
pastime
entertainment
hobbies
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
105.03.0014
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