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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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Accessories Violin Accessories

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Date
1925 – 1950
Material
wood; paper; catgut; shell; metal
Catalogue Number
104.34.0007 a-g
Description
A collection of violin accessories: (a) tailpiece button (3.2 x 1.7 diam) - hard black wood peg with round button head and small dot of nacre inlaid at middle, stocky shaft. (b) peg (6.7 x 1.1 x 2.4) hard black wood peg with long tapering shaft and flattened, depressed, finger grip at end, small …
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Title
Accessories Violin Accessories
Date
1925 – 1950
Material
wood; paper; catgut; shell; metal
Dimensions
3.2 cm
Description
A collection of violin accessories: (a) tailpiece button (3.2 x 1.7 diam) - hard black wood peg with round button head and small dot of nacre inlaid at middle, stocky shaft. (b) peg (6.7 x 1.1 x 2.4) hard black wood peg with long tapering shaft and flattened, depressed, finger grip at end, small dot of nacre inlaid at middle of end, tiny hole drilled through shaft nearly halfway up. (c) peg (5.9 x .9 x 2.3) as (b) but slightly smaller, hole through shaft lowe. (d) bridge (4.7 x 3.9 x .5) cut out of unfinished wood with scrolled carving at sides around short legs and at middle, arched top with four shallow notches for strings. Marks: on side, "PANPI (TC monogram trademark)" (e) bridge (4.5 x 3.2 x .5) as (d). Marks: on side, "VUILL?TIME", penciled "10" (f) string package (5.5 x 5.4) white paper envelope holding "Muller's Eternelle First violin string" with accompanying product blurb printed in black, holds coiled catgut string with tiny yellow loop at one end (unused) (g) string package (7.3 x 7.2) cellophane envelope with paper label of same size slipped inside with slits cut to hold string, label printed in black with "The Bernhardt String made of silver steel (trademark)/ violin E", contains two coiled strings, 1 broken of catgut, and the other of very fine wire (e string) wrapped with yellow at one end, (unsure if string is original one of envelope, catgut string definitely not).
Subject
Whyte home
households
entertainment
pastime
Annie White
music
sound
song
musical equipment
accessories
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.34.0007 a-g
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Date
1905 – 1915
Material
metal
Catalogue Number
105.03.1008
Description
Large metal amplifying horn from phonograph. Flared shape in eleven sections. Blue paint worn off in many areas. Small red label reads: “‘Rex’ TRADEMARK STANDARD AMPLIFYING HORN. THE BEST FOR TONE. R.S.W. & S.”
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Title
Amplifying Horn
Date
1905 – 1915
Material
metal
Dimensions
55.0 cm
Description
Large metal amplifying horn from phonograph. Flared shape in eleven sections. Blue paint worn off in many areas. Small red label reads: “‘Rex’ TRADEMARK STANDARD AMPLIFYING HORN. THE BEST FOR TONE. R.S.W. & S.”
Subject
households
entertainment
music
Credit
Gift of Marika McCaffrey, Banff, 1998
Catalogue Number
105.03.1008
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Date
1900 – 1935
Material
wood
Catalogue Number
104.33.0011
Description
Bamboo musical instrument made of two hollow bamboo tubes suspended on split bamboo frame of three thin upright sticks supported in holes cut in hollow bamboo tube at bottom. Two flat pieces of bamboo are secured crosswise into the split uprights and each holds one of the bamboo tubes which are hun…
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Title
Anklung
Date
1900 – 1935
Material
wood
Dimensions
33.9 x 4.0 x 24.0 cm
Description
Bamboo musical instrument made of two hollow bamboo tubes suspended on split bamboo frame of three thin upright sticks supported in holes cut in hollow bamboo tube at bottom. Two flat pieces of bamboo are secured crosswise into the split uprights and each holds one of the bamboo tubes which are hung on them by a semicircular hole which fits into a notch on the crosspiece, half of the upper part of these tubes have been cut away lengthwise and at their bottom two small legs have been carved which fit into wells cut in the bamboo tube at the bottom. When the instrument is held by one of the uprights and shaken, the hollow bamboo clappers strike the sides of this well and make a musical sound.
Subject
households
entertainment
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.33.0011
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Date
n.d.
Material
wood; metal
Catalogue Number
108.01.1017 a-g
Description
a) 1 wood square game board, edges are raised, four corners have green netting. front: 8 metal pins protruding from center of board on black circle, 2 larger black circles around and four red leaves in each corner. Verso: black checkers/ chess table with red and black designs around it. b) 1 instru…
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Title
Board Game
Date
n.d.
Material
wood; metal
Dimensions
3.5 x 72.5 x 72.5 cm
Description
a) 1 wood square game board, edges are raised, four corners have green netting. front: 8 metal pins protruding from center of board on black circle, 2 larger black circles around and four red leaves in each corner. Verso: black checkers/ chess table with red and black designs around it. b) 1 instruction manual “RULES for Games on the Novelty Combination Game Board” “Pocket Crokinole; Revolving Pocket Crokinole; Pinola; Crokinole; Ten Pins; Four Pins; Three Pins; American Nine Pins; Five Pins and Front Pin; Seven Pins and Head Pin; Checkers; Game of Chess; Billiarda; Poolette; Ditch Crokinole Game; Game of 35; Diagonal Checkers; Three Pin Spinning Game; Four Pin Spinning Game; Ten Pin Spinning Battle; Long End Spinning Battle; Tipette; Topette; Spinning Battle; Three Minute Battle; Diagonal Pins; Diagonal Pins; Column Checkers” c, d ) 2 wood cues; e) 10 sm wood bowling pins; f) 11 wood discs (checker pieces); 11 black discs (checker pieces); 3 wood cue discs (rings); 1 black cue disc (ring) g) 11 red cue discs (rings); 11 green cue discs (rings); ; 1 red top; 1 dark wood top; 1 light wood top; 1 sm wood pawn piece;
Subject
game
entertainment
crokinole
checkers
Credit
Gift of Robert Crosby Family, Banff, 1998
Catalogue Number
108.01.1017 a-g
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Date
1972 – 1974
Material
bone; sinew; antler
Catalogue Number
108.01.0009
Description
Stocky bone with ball socket at either end, three holes drilled into one end, small, pointed antler has been attached by sinew to large bone. "Canada Eskimo Art" and $12.00" stickers removed, also label in Catharine's writing saying "game 1974 from Resolute Bay or originally Pond Inlet.
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Title
Bone Game
Date
1972 – 1974
Material
bone; sinew; antler
Dimensions
6.0 x 8.0 x 16.5 cm
Description
Stocky bone with ball socket at either end, three holes drilled into one end, small, pointed antler has been attached by sinew to large bone. "Canada Eskimo Art" and $12.00" stickers removed, also label in Catharine's writing saying "game 1974 from Resolute Bay or originally Pond Inlet.
Subject
households
pastime
entertainment
Inuit
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
108.01.0009
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Date
1965 – 1970
Material
bone; skin; metal
Catalogue Number
108.01.0010
Description
Hollowed out chicken or phalanguel bones, drilled, through with multiple holes. A buckskin cord passes through bone shafts. Button at one end keeps bones on cord, other end of cord attached to metal skewer stick. One of five bones broken but still functions.
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Title
Bone Game
Date
1965 – 1970
Material
bone; skin; metal
Dimensions
2.5 x 28.0 cm
Description
Hollowed out chicken or phalanguel bones, drilled, through with multiple holes. A buckskin cord passes through bone shafts. Button at one end keeps bones on cord, other end of cord attached to metal skewer stick. One of five bones broken but still functions.
Subject
Indigenous
pastime
entertainment
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
108.01.0010
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Date
1910 – 1930
Material
bone; quill; skin; feather
Catalogue Number
108.01.1001
Description
A Stoney bone game consisting of 5 bones and a quill. Quill sides are cut flat, pointed, notched (1.5 cm from the end) with a narrow rawhide tied in notch. Five hollow bones, shaped with 4 sides and 3 circular holes in each side. The rawhide goes through bones end to end. The end of the rawhide str…
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Title
Bone Game
Date
1910 – 1930
Material
bone; quill; skin; feather
Description
A Stoney bone game consisting of 5 bones and a quill. Quill sides are cut flat, pointed, notched (1.5 cm from the end) with a narrow rawhide tied in notch. Five hollow bones, shaped with 4 sides and 3 circular holes in each side. The rawhide goes through bones end to end. The end of the rawhide string has a notched and punched rawhide rosette and a red punched wool rosette with a piece of feather to act as a stopper.
Subject
entertainment
games
Indigenous, Stoney
Credit
Gift of J. Monroe Thorington, Philadelphia, USA, 1970
Catalogue Number
108.01.1001
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Date
1930 – 1940
Material
wood
Catalogue Number
108.05.0057
Description
Wooden box, puzzle solved by initially sliding end panels. Top scene Fuji, lake and house in earth tones with pink and green. Bottom design black beetle on brown, black and green branch. End and side panels alternating dark and light brown geometric pattern with green accents. Slight warpage seen a…
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Title
Box Puzzle
Date
1930 – 1940
Material
wood
Dimensions
6.0 x 10.0 x 15.0 cm
Description
Wooden box, puzzle solved by initially sliding end panels. Top scene Fuji, lake and house in earth tones with pink and green. Bottom design black beetle on brown, black and green branch. End and side panels alternating dark and light brown geometric pattern with green accents. Slight warpage seen at joints.
Subject
households
entertainment
games
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
108.05.0057
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