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- Date
- 1811
- Material
- metal; glass; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 104.08.1006 a,b
- Description
- Two musket balls matted and framed with inscription. Frame is 15.5x23.2, behind glass.Inscription reads “Musket Balls lost by David Thompson at Athabaska (sic) Pass on January 13th, 1811, and discovered by The Interprovincial Boundary Survey July 1921. Presented by R.W. Cautley The Leader of the S…
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- Title
- Musket Ball
- Date
- 1811
- Material
- metal; glass; wood
- Description
- Two musket balls matted and framed with inscription. Frame is 15.5x23.2, behind glass.Inscription reads “Musket Balls lost by David Thompson at Athabaska (sic) Pass on January 13th, 1811, and discovered by The Interprovincial Boundary Survey July 1921. Presented by R.W. Cautley The Leader of the Survey Party.Note In frame Musket was originally spelled Muske1 and then a bar put through to make it look like a t.
- Credit
- Gift of Alpine Club of Canada, Canmore, 1973
- Catalogue Number
- 104.08.1006 a,b
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Surveyor Compass Card
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- Date
- 1933
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.44.1001
- Description
- A brass compass card, small hole in centre. Scratched into surface: "Bill Neish Oct 6th 1933".
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- Title
- Surveyor Compass Card
- Date
- 1933
- Material
- metal
- Description
- A brass compass card, small hole in centre. Scratched into surface: "Bill Neish Oct 6th 1933".
- Subject
- exploration
- surveying
- Bill Neish
- Credit
- Gift of Forrest (Pat) Oliver Brewster, Banff, 1966
- Catalogue Number
- 104.44.1001
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- Date
- 1875 – 1925
- Material
- brass; glass; wood; skin; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 104.44.0007 a-d
- Description
- An old, surveyor’s transit which breaks down into four parts and stores into shaped depressions in blue velvet lined, kidney shaped, black leather over wood case. (a) telescope, long black and brass tube with eyepiece at one end and lens at the other. Brass leveling bubble mounted on underside nea…
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- Title
- Transit
- Date
- 1875 – 1925
- Material
- brass; glass; wood; skin; fibre
- Description
- An old, surveyor’s transit which breaks down into four parts and stores into shaped depressions in blue velvet lined, kidney shaped, black leather over wood case. (a) telescope, long black and brass tube with eyepiece at one end and lens at the other. Brass leveling bubble mounted on underside near eyepiece. Sits on a clamp with various brass thumb screws attached to springs for adjusting horizontally and vertically, ending in a sixty degree arc vernier scale horizontal to telescope. (b) stop, small ring with tightening thumbscrew and long arm tangent to ring with set screws at ends to stop telescope within 90 degree quadrant. (c) horizontal plate, circular brass disk marked off around perimeter into 360 degrees and numbered every tenth degree from 1-36 around. (d) pivot pin, turned brass pin with grips, stops, and threads to screw whole transit together and mount on tripod. Marks: patent no.; manufacturer.
- Subject
- exploration
- surveying
- CPR
- Dan White
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.44.0007 a-d
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- Date
- 1811 – 1920
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.08.1003
- Description
- Irregularly shaped round ball.
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- Title
- Musket Ball
- Date
- 1811 – 1920
- Material
- metal
- Description
- Irregularly shaped round ball.
- Credit
- Gift of anonymous, 1971
- Catalogue Number
- 104.08.1003
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- Date
- 1886 – 1956
- Material
- wood; metal, copper
- Catalogue Number
- 104.44.1005
- Description
- Weathered round post, pointed one end, traces of yellow paint. Mounted on stained and varnished board. Post placed at 1/4 section corner on east boundary of section 26, township 26, range 14, westof the 5th meridian, now in Banff National Park, by P.R.A. Belanger, D.L.S. in 1886. Replaced by a…
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- Title
- Survey Marker
- Date
- 1886 – 1956
- Material
- wood; metal, copper
- Dimensions
- 9.0 x 10.0 x 94.0 cm
- Description
- Weathered round post, pointed one end, traces of yellow paint. Mounted on stained and varnished board. Post placed at 1/4 section corner on east boundary of section 26, township 26, range 14, westof the 5th meridian, now in Banff National Park, by P.R.A. Belanger, D.L.S. in 1886. Replaced by an old-pattern iron post in 1959 by M. Wuhr, D.L.S. and A.L.S.
- Subject
- Banff National Park
- exploration
- surveying
- Credit
- Gift of National Museum of Science and Technology, Ottawa, 1995
- Catalogue Number
- 104.44.1005
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- Date
- 1914 – 1959
- Material
- wood; metal, copper
- Catalogue Number
- 104.44.1006
- Description
- Weathered, squared post, pointed one end, traces of yellow paint. "XXX" incised in face of post, "XXIX" incised in back. Post placed at northeast corner of Lot 30, Block 7, Villa lot section Banff, Ab by C.M. Walker, D.L.S. in 1914. Replaced by a Canada Lands survey standard post in 1959 by M. W…
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- Title
- Survey Marker
- Date
- 1914 – 1959
- Material
- wood; metal, copper
- Dimensions
- 4.5 x 4.3 x 43.2 cm
- Description
- Weathered, squared post, pointed one end, traces of yellow paint. "XXX" incised in face of post, "XXIX" incised in back. Post placed at northeast corner of Lot 30, Block 7, Villa lot section Banff, Ab by C.M. Walker, D.L.S. in 1914. Replaced by a Canada Lands survey standard post in 1959 by M. Wuhr, D.L.S., A.L.S.
- Subject
- exploration
- surveying
- Banff National Park
- Credit
- Gift of National Museum of Science and Technology, Ottawa, 1995
- Catalogue Number
- 104.44.1006
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- Date
- 1922 – 1961
- Material
- metal, iron
- Catalogue Number
- 104.44.1007
- Description
- Cast iron rod, squared tip and raised collar welded to round iron shaft, having a squared head. Point is 11.7 long. Mounted on board 95.0x10.2x2.0, board is stained and varnished. "IR" stamped in one face of squared post top, "#112" handwritten.
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- Title
- Survey Marker
- Date
- 1922 – 1961
- Material
- metal, iron
- Dimensions
- 2.8 x 2.7 x 90.2 cm
- Description
- Cast iron rod, squared tip and raised collar welded to round iron shaft, having a squared head. Point is 11.7 long. Mounted on board 95.0x10.2x2.0, board is stained and varnished. "IR" stamped in one face of squared post top, "#112" handwritten.
- Subject
- Banff National Park
- exploration
- surveying
- Credit
- Gift of National Museum of Science and Technology, Ottawa, 1995
- Catalogue Number
- 104.44.1007
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Map Measure Gauge
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- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- metal; glass; paper
- Catalogue Number
- 104.44.1003
- Description
- 3.5 dia. scale in inches and centimetres with thin metal dial. The case extends to a small rolling disc, handle is 7.2 cm long. On face "Made in Switzerland" on back "Keuffel & Esser Co. Switzerland". Paper case with lid has printed instructions for use on one side.
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- Title
- Map Measure Gauge
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- metal; glass; paper
- Dimensions
- 12.0 cm
- Description
- 3.5 dia. scale in inches and centimetres with thin metal dial. The case extends to a small rolling disc, handle is 7.2 cm long. On face "Made in Switzerland" on back "Keuffel & Esser Co. Switzerland". Paper case with lid has printed instructions for use on one side.
- Subject
- exploration
- surveying
- Credit
- Gift of Unknown, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- 104.44.1003
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Surveyor Level
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- Date
- 1885 – 1970
- Material
- metal; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 104.44.1002
- Description
- Two cylindrical levels, 4.7 cm long x 1.1 cm dia., attached to a hinged frame. Inscribed on one side: "Patented Feb. 17. 1885.
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- Title
- Surveyor Level
- Date
- 1885 – 1970
- Material
- metal; glass
- Dimensions
- 5.7 x 9.0 cm
- Description
- Two cylindrical levels, 4.7 cm long x 1.1 cm dia., attached to a hinged frame. Inscribed on one side: "Patented Feb. 17. 1885.
- Subject
- exploration
- surveying
- Credit
- Gift of Arnold Walker, Texado Isle, 1970
- Catalogue Number
- 104.44.1002
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- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- skin; plastic; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.44.1004
- Description
- Light brown folding leather case, insides have plastic covers. Long narrow leather strap
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- Title
- Map Case
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- skin; plastic; metal
- Description
- Light brown folding leather case, insides have plastic covers. Long narrow leather strap
- Subject
- exploration
- surveying
- Credit
- Gift of Fred Brewster, Banff, 1970
- Catalogue Number
- 104.44.1004
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