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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 – 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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- 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 – 1940
- Material
- metal; skin; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 108.01.1004 a-d
- Description
- Low, circular brass cups on red leather with cotton ties. Brass cup 7.3 dia. x 2.3 high, flat bottom, bulging out then in again to form rim. Lip 0.7 wide and rolled under. In centre of bottom is a snap which attaches to a leather covered triangular base, red in colour. Green fabric covers botto…
- Title
- Game Cups
- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- metal; skin; fibre
- Description
- Low, circular brass cups on red leather with cotton ties. Brass cup 7.3 dia. x 2.3 high, flat bottom, bulging out then in again to form rim. Lip 0.7 wide and rolled under. In centre of bottom is a snap which attaches to a leather covered triangular base, red in colour. Green fabric covers bottom. Black twill tape 26.0 cm long is attached to 2 corners. Stamped in gold on leather: "Reg'd 1930"
- Subject
- activity
- entertainment
- Credit
- Gift of Cyril Paris, Banff, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- 108.01.1004 a-d
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Mantle; Electric Radio
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact105.04.1009
- Date
- 1934
- Material
- wood; metal; glass; fibre; paper
- Catalogue Number
- 105.04.1009
- Description
- Wood framed electric mantle radio. Round dial is centered," De Forest Crosley" logo on dial, framed in metal. Wooden knobs, one large centered and three below. Sound box has light brown fabric face 16.0x12.0. Decorative wood accents and two metal bands front and each side.
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- Title
- Mantle; Electric Radio
- Date
- 1934
- Material
- wood; metal; glass; fibre; paper
- Dimensions
- 45.1 x 32.0 cm
- Description
- Wood framed electric mantle radio. Round dial is centered," De Forest Crosley" logo on dial, framed in metal. Wooden knobs, one large centered and three below. Sound box has light brown fabric face 16.0x12.0. Decorative wood accents and two metal bands front and each side.
- Subject
- households
- entertainment
- Credit
- Purchased from Phyllis Cain, Banff, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- 105.04.1009
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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.
- 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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Projection Screen
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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.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 105.05.0005
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