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Container Collection
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- Date
- 1895 – 1920
- Material
- ceramic; metal; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 110.02.1009 a-h
- Description
- Collection of 8 various containers of Chinese origin: a) small circular ceramic pot, brown glaze, without lid; b) circular ceramic pot lid, brown glaze, no matching pot; c) tiny clear glass bottle with Chinese characters under base; d) small, flat metal tin, which has been opened but top still atta…
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- Title
- Container Collection
- Date
- 1895 – 1920
- Material
- ceramic; metal; glass
- Description
- Collection of 8 various containers of Chinese origin: a) small circular ceramic pot, brown glaze, without lid; b) circular ceramic pot lid, brown glaze, no matching pot; c) tiny clear glass bottle with Chinese characters under base; d) small, flat metal tin, which has been opened but top still attached. Image of rooster pressed into centre of top with Chinese characters around top edge and “THYESENG & C0.” along bottom edge; e) rectangular ceramic dish with blue and white glazed scroll-like pattern along sides; f) ceramic jug with narrow top and flared opening, dark blue-green glaze; g) ceramic ginger pot? with brown glaze; h) ceramic jug with wide opening, hand-built, with dull brown glaze.
- Subject
- Bankhead
- Chinese
- Henry Ness
- Credit
- Gift of Lorne Cooley, Banff, 1998
- Catalogue Number
- 110.02.1009 a-h
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- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- skin; metal; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1044 a,b
- Description
- Pair of men's ice hockey skates. Black skin boot, "tacheberry" brown heel cap, toe, tongue, backstay and trimming. 26 black metal eyelets extending from near toe cap to top of boot. Off white laces 161.5 long. Steel blade 30.5 long, screwed and nailed onto sole. Stamped on both sides of stanc…
- Title
- Hockey Skates
- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- skin; metal; fibre
- Dimensions
- 16.2 x 8.2 x 27.5 cm
- Description
- Pair of men's ice hockey skates. Black skin boot, "tacheberry" brown heel cap, toe, tongue, backstay and trimming. 26 black metal eyelets extending from near toe cap to top of boot. Off white laces 161.5 long. Steel blade 30.5 long, screwed and nailed onto sole. Stamped on both sides of stanchion "CCM Special/Canada Cycle & Motor Co. Ltd./Weston, Canada" Stamped on base of blade "Made by CCM /Weston Canada /Handmade" blade size 11.
- Subject
- sports
- hockey
- Henry Ness
- Credit
- Gift of Henry Ness, Banff, 1985
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1044 a,b
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Identification Sign
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact105.05.1007
- Date
- 1910 – 1930
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 105.05.1007
- Description
- Wooden sign, RMP No. 5 Pipestone Lodge. 2 pieces of wood braced on back with 2 pieces of wood screwed onto back. Black lettering on white: "RMP No. 5 Pipestone Lodge", pencilled names on sign, ie: Henry Ness Banff July 30, 1926.
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- Title
- Identification Sign
- Date
- 1910 – 1930
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 43.0 x 91.5 cm
- Description
- Wooden sign, RMP No. 5 Pipestone Lodge. 2 pieces of wood braced on back with 2 pieces of wood screwed onto back. Black lettering on white: "RMP No. 5 Pipestone Lodge", pencilled names on sign, ie: Henry Ness Banff July 30, 1926.
- Credit
- Gift of anonymous, 1975
- Catalogue Number
- 105.05.1007
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- Date
- 1890 – 1915
- Material
- metal; fibre; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1049 a-f
- Description
- A tall silver coloured opium pipe complete with tweezers and brush. The main body is two cylinders 6.5 cm high 3.3 cm dia. with two smaller cylinders between them, decorated with birds, flowers and grasses. One of the bigger cylinders has a flip up lid, the other is the base for a long pipe 34.5…
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- Title
- Opium Pipe
- Date
- 1890 – 1915
- Material
- metal; fibre; glass
- Description
- A tall silver coloured opium pipe complete with tweezers and brush. The main body is two cylinders 6.5 cm high 3.3 cm dia. with two smaller cylinders between them, decorated with birds, flowers and grasses. One of the bigger cylinders has a flip up lid, the other is the base for a long pipe 34.5 cm high. It has another cylinder protruding out from the base beside the long pipe, a heavy open rod 12.5 cm long fits into it. Tweezers are 13.0 cm long. The brush has a 13.5 cm long metal handle. There is another open ended cylinder which fits into one of the small cylinders on the base. The tweezers and the brush stand in these. A long silk string has a fancy flat knot from which hang two small glass painted balls then the tassels bound tightly with wire. A metal hook is tied onto the string as well, it hooks on to the top of the pipe. Inscriptions on the outside of the pipe have been translated as “Long Good Luck”, and the inside says “Made in Hong Kong”.
- Subject
- Bankhead
- Chow Dung Hee
- Slippy
- Henry Ness
- smoking
- Credit
- Gift of Pauline Ness Williams, Kanata, 1997
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1049 a-f
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Portable Tea Service
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- Date
- 1900 – 1920
- Material
- fibre; metal; ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.1094 a-c
- Description
- Portable tea set which fits into oval wicker basket (d) with hinged lid, metal latch & lined with checked fabric. Shaped padding holds pot & cup in place and insulates. Teapot (a) is straight sided with curved spout from middle of side, round flat lid (b) and two curved wire pieces form handle. Blu…
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- Title
- Portable Tea Service
- Date
- 1900 – 1920
- Material
- fibre; metal; ceramic
- Dimensions
- 16.5 x 18.5 x 26.0 cm
- Description
- Portable tea set which fits into oval wicker basket (d) with hinged lid, metal latch & lined with checked fabric. Shaped padding holds pot & cup in place and insulates. Teapot (a) is straight sided with curved spout from middle of side, round flat lid (b) and two curved wire pieces form handle. Blue floral decoration on white background. Cup (c) does not match pot. Cup has red, green & yellow design on white background.
- Credit
- Gift of Paulene Bessette Sublette, Los Angeles, United States, 1998
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.1094 a-c
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- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 102.07.1007
- Description
- Tepee shaped, Government work camp heater, primary combustion chamber completes area of entire heater (51.1 dia) front door (25.7x20.0) is rectangularly shaped, 2 front door hinges (3.2 long) on right side of door attached by 3 rivets, front door handle is rectangular (3.2x13.2) and slides behind v…
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- Title
- Wood Heater
- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 46.0 cm
- Description
- Tepee shaped, Government work camp heater, primary combustion chamber completes area of entire heater (51.1 dia) front door (25.7x20.0) is rectangularly shaped, 2 front door hinges (3.2 long) on right side of door attached by 3 rivets, front door handle is rectangular (3.2x13.2) and slides behind vertically positioned rectangular metal piece (3.2x10.3) attached by 2 rivets, circular vent (4.4 dia) positioned lower centre of front door with oval metal covering, partial stovepipe out of top (10.0 high x 15.0 dia) attached by 11 rivets.
- Subject
- parks
- wardens
- Henry Ness
- camping
- Credit
- Gift of Henry Ness, Banff, 1985
- Catalogue Number
- 102.07.1007
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