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- Date
- 1973 – 1975
- Material
- wood; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 102.07.0009
- Description
- A board to prevent drafts from the fireplace that is cut from one quarter inch plywood and stained brown. The top is curved to match the shape of the fireplace. There are two shaped front supports of three quarter inch plywood at each side of the bottom edge. The board is lined on the reverse wit…
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- Title
- Fireboard
- Date
- 1973 – 1975
- Material
- wood; glass
- Dimensions
- 94.0 x 15.0 x 114.0 cm
- Description
- A board to prevent drafts from the fireplace that is cut from one quarter inch plywood and stained brown. The top is curved to match the shape of the fireplace. There are two shaped front supports of three quarter inch plywood at each side of the bottom edge. The board is lined on the reverse with strips of pink fibre-glass insulation at the top edge and both side edges. Two rectangular holes cut at the bottom allow the andirons to pass through.
- Subject
- households
- F.O. “Pat” Brewster
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.07.0009
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- Date
- 1875 – 1920
- Material
- bone, elk; fibre; metal, steel
- Catalogue Number
- 104.24.0001
- Description
- A hide scraper made from the leg bone of an elk, and carved to form a long handle which fits the hand well. There is a short right angle carved at the bottom and split horizontally to hold a rounded steel blade that is sharpened at the edge. The bone is notched and tied firmly with a strip of cot…
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- Title
- Hide Scraper
- Date
- 1875 – 1920
- Material
- bone, elk; fibre; metal, steel
- Dimensions
- 24.0 x 5.5 x 8.0 cm
- Description
- A hide scraper made from the leg bone of an elk, and carved to form a long handle which fits the hand well. There is a short right angle carved at the bottom and split horizontally to hold a rounded steel blade that is sharpened at the edge. The bone is notched and tied firmly with a strip of cotton fabric to secure the blade. A shiny metal hook is attached at the top along with a short loop of thong for hanging.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.24.0001
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