- Date
- 1900 – 1920
- Material
- fibre; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0188
- Description
- A canvas trunk cover made to completely cover a trunk. The cover has leather bound openings for trunk handles, etc. Stencilled markings on the cover include the initials “M.K.M.” and “M.B.H.”, and also “Chicago, Ill.”. The cover also has travel stickers attached reading “New York Transfer Co.”, …
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- Title
- Trunk Cover
- Date
- 1900 – 1920
- Material
- fibre; skin
- Dimensions
- 75.0 (approximately) x 53.5 (approximately) x 89.0 (approximately) cm
- Description
- A canvas trunk cover made to completely cover a trunk. The cover has leather bound openings for trunk handles, etc. Stencilled markings on the cover include the initials “M.K.M.” and “M.B.H.”, and also “Chicago, Ill.”. The cover also has travel stickers attached reading “New York Transfer Co.”, “McCormick’s”, and “Sweeny’s Express”.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0188
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- Date
- 1900 – 1903
- Material
- wood, oak; ivory; metal, brass; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 104.34.0002
- Description
- An oak, rectangular, upright piano with carved spiral legs supporting the keyboard. A hinged lid covers the keyboard, and a large ornate brass plate locks the lid in place. The upright box holds hammers and wires on a large cast metal frame that is labeblled “Bellmetal Tone Pulsating Bridge”. Th…
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- Title
- Upright Piano
- Date
- 1900 – 1903
- Material
- wood, oak; ivory; metal, brass; fibre
- Dimensions
- 139.0 x 68.0 x 156.0 cm
- Description
- An oak, rectangular, upright piano with carved spiral legs supporting the keyboard. A hinged lid covers the keyboard, and a large ornate brass plate locks the lid in place. The upright box holds hammers and wires on a large cast metal frame that is labeblled “Bellmetal Tone Pulsating Bridge”. The metal frame is decorated with scrollwork and flowers. A large false panel and three brass footpedals are underneath the keyboard. There are two smaller false panels at the top with a large ornate brass false lock plate at the centre and two large ornate brass false gate-type hinges at each side. The top panel actually hinges at the top to open and has a wooden groove at the bottom to hold sheet music. The piano is marked with “Gerhard Heintzman Toronto” painted inside the keyboard lid.Cross reference: 104.34.0001 (piano bench)
- Subject
- households
- music
- hobbies
- Fred Hussey
- Philip Moore
- Jim Brewster
- events
- World Fair
- entertainment
- social customs
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.34.0002
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