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- Date
- 1940 – 1980
- Material
- metal; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 104.38.1003 a,b
- Description
- A pair of binoculars and a carrying case.a) “Bausch & Lomb Zephyr” binoculars with a leather carrying strap.b) Shaped brown leather case with a carrying handle. Inside is a card “Miss Lillian Gest.”
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- Title
- Binoculars
- Date
- 1940 – 1980
- Material
- metal; skin
- Description
- A pair of binoculars and a carrying case.a) “Bausch & Lomb Zephyr” binoculars with a leather carrying strap.b) Shaped brown leather case with a carrying handle. Inside is a card “Miss Lillian Gest.”
- Subject
- Lillian Gest
- hiking
- sports
- birdwatching
- hobbies
- climbing
- Credit
- Gift of Lillian Gest, Philadelphia, USA, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 104.38.1003 a,b
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Membership Pin Collection
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact105.02.1054%20a-k
- Date
- 1930 – 1960
- Material
- metal; antler
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1054 a-k
- Description
- a-f on white hat (103.04.1019 b), h-k on red hat (103.04.1019 a)(a) Canadian Rockies Skyline Hikers, green rim with “CANADIAN ROCKIES SKYLINE HIKERS,” yellow sky, blue mountains, green ground and large red hiking boot at centre(b) Flying white heron on dark blue background, heron and pin bordered w…
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- Title
- Membership Pin Collection
- Date
- 1930 – 1960
- Material
- metal; antler
- Description
- a-f on white hat (103.04.1019 b), h-k on red hat (103.04.1019 a)(a) Canadian Rockies Skyline Hikers, green rim with “CANADIAN ROCKIES SKYLINE HIKERS,” yellow sky, blue mountains, green ground and large red hiking boot at centre(b) Flying white heron on dark blue background, heron and pin bordered with gold metal(c) Canadian flag pin(d) Canadian Rockies TrailRiders gold pin, says “ CANADIAN ROCKIES TRAILRIDERS” around edge, person on horse in centre(e) moose antler carved into owl pin, largest of the pins at around 5cm in length(f) Canadian Rockies TrailRiders, coloured with blue rim and gold lettering “CANADIAN ROCKIES TRAILRIDERS” around edge, person riding white horse in centre with blue sky, greenery, and grey ground(g) The Alpine Club of Canada pin(h) Pick and “ACC” intertwined with coloured lines (white, grey, green)(i) Mountain Rescue Service Canada pin, circular, white background to words going around border “MOUNTAIN RESCUE SERVICE CANADA” with maple leaf on each side of “Canada”, large red cross with white mountain and blue sky beneath at centre(j) Bugaboos pin, red mountain outline with blue sky and three black figures and “BUGABOOS” at bottom(k) elaborate metal crest with pick and rope, flower, and hiking shoes, bordered by leaves]
- Credit
- Gift of Lillian Gest, Philadelphia, USA, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1054 a-k
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Summit Canister
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact105.02.1145
- Date
- 1937
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1145
- Description
- Round, lidded pill box. Summit register from Mount Queant Aug 3, 1937 - includes names of Edward Feuz, Lillian Gest, Christian Hasler - account of first ascent, was contained in pill box canister - see M235.
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- Title
- Summit Canister
- Date
- 1937
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 1.8 cm
- Description
- Round, lidded pill box. Summit register from Mount Queant Aug 3, 1937 - includes names of Edward Feuz, Lillian Gest, Christian Hasler - account of first ascent, was contained in pill box canister - see M235.
- Credit
- Gift of Peter Tchir, South Slocan, 1993
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1145
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Motion Picture Reel Case
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- Date
- 1920 – 1950
- Material
- wood; fibre; metal; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 105.05.1011 a-e
- Description
- 5 black motion picture reel carrying cases. (a) 49.3x21.1x20.9; 3 buckle fasteners on front, leather corner guards, bottom 4 worn off. Leather handle fixed to top with hoops. Interior divided into 4 compartments. Brass framed metal screen inside of lid with inscription “PAT. JAN 25, 1921”. Manila …
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- Title
- Motion Picture Reel Case
- Date
- 1920 – 1950
- Material
- wood; fibre; metal; skin
- Description
- 5 black motion picture reel carrying cases. (a) 49.3x21.1x20.9; 3 buckle fasteners on front, leather corner guards, bottom 4 worn off. Leather handle fixed to top with hoops. Interior divided into 4 compartments. Brass framed metal screen inside of lid with inscription “PAT. JAN 25, 1921”. Manila tag tied to handle “First two reels 1 Vic climb + 2 Hunting Trip.” sticker on case reads “Box I Canada To 1934 [illegible]” (b) 43.4x20.9x20.9. 1 buckle fastener, leather handle, front side. Interior divided into 4 compartments, with numbers 1-16. Leather corner guards fixed with tacks. sticker on front says “Box 2 1436 - 39 Canada”. (c) 18.0x19.0x19.2, metal, 1 fastener, handle on top. Interior divided into 6 narrow slots. Film reel and lock inside. Manufacturer label affixed inside lid. Metal screen inserted in holder, winged front section. "Neumade" brand film reel, lock key. (d)24.5x20.0x21.5, cloth covered wooden structure, leather corner guards. 1 buckle fastener with keyhole inscribed “CORBIN MADE IN USA”. Interior divided into 2 compartments, 1-8. Each compartment has a bowed metal piece. (e)same as (d) Key for lock missing. Number "8" missing from number sequence on interior.
- Subject
- Lillian Gest
- photography
- Credit
- Gift of Lillian Gest, Philadelphia, USA, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 105.05.1011 a-e
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- Date
- 1925 – 1985
- Material
- plastic
- Catalogue Number
- 105.05.1040
- Description
- Red plastic cylinder with an eyepiece at one end and a lens and slot for a slide at the opposite end.
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- Title
- Slide Viewer
- Date
- 1925 – 1985
- Material
- plastic
- Description
- Red plastic cylinder with an eyepiece at one end and a lens and slot for a slide at the opposite end.
- Subject
- photography
- Lillian Gest
- hobbies
- Credit
- Gift of Lillian Gest, Philadelphia, USA, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 105.05.1040
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- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- wood; metal; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1043
- Description
- Wooden handled ice axe. Handle inset into steel head, two extra pieces of steel extend 12.3 from head up shaft. Steel pick 15.6 long tapers from 0.5 wide to a point 0.2 wide. Stamped into pick: "Zermatt" and below to the right "Attenhofek, Zurich" . Steel collar and point at other end.
- Title
- Ice Ax
- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- wood; metal; skin
- Dimensions
- 29.0 x 88.2 cm
- Description
- Wooden handled ice axe. Handle inset into steel head, two extra pieces of steel extend 12.3 from head up shaft. Steel pick 15.6 long tapers from 0.5 wide to a point 0.2 wide. Stamped into pick: "Zermatt" and below to the right "Attenhofek, Zurich" . Steel collar and point at other end.
- Subject
- sports
- climbing
- Lillian Gest
- Credit
- Gift of Lillian Gest, Philadelphia, USA, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1043
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- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- mineral
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1008 a-m
- Description
- Twelve pieces of various items collected by Lillian Gest. Objects consist of 4 fossils, 1 cobalt and 7 crystals plus a small wooden box they are stored in. May 2015 10 rocks found in a wooden box not numbered(a) a whole trilobite(b) a small portion of a trilobite(c) pink and white rock granite? wi…
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- Title
- Collection Rock
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- mineral
- Description
- Twelve pieces of various items collected by Lillian Gest. Objects consist of 4 fossils, 1 cobalt and 7 crystals plus a small wooden box they are stored in. May 2015 10 rocks found in a wooden box not numbered(a) a whole trilobite(b) a small portion of a trilobite(c) pink and white rock granite? with small crystals(d) quartz with mica(e) cobalt(f) quartz crystal cluster(g) quartz crystal cluster(h) part of a large quartz crystal(i) quartz crystal(j) crystal long thin shard(k) a wooden box, no cover,24.0 cm long, top line “ARIZONA DESERT SWEETS” printed with green paint, second line “FROM” in green, “Reid’s” in red, followed by “OF TUCSON” in green. Width 12.0cm. written in red ink “Stone collection”.(l) a trilobite missing(m) part of a quartz crystal missing
- Subject
- geology
- Lillian Gest
- Canadian Rockies
- hobbies
- Credit
- Gift of Lillian Gest, Philadelphia, USA, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1008 a-m
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- Date
- n.d.
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1009 a,b
- Description
- Two small pieces of fossil from Diana Lake area near Edgewater, British Columbia.
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- Title
- Fossil
- Date
- n.d.
- Description
- Two small pieces of fossil from Diana Lake area near Edgewater, British Columbia.
- Subject
- geology
- Lillian Gest
- Diana Lake
- Credit
- Gift of Lillian Gest, Philadelphia, USA, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1009 a,b
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