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- Date
- 1910 – 1930
- Material
- wood; paper; metal; plastic; steel
- Catalogue Number
- 104.34.1001 a-d
- Description
- Martin steel string with case and strings; (a) guitar (96.5 x 34.5 x 10.5); fine hardwood construction, blond face,red/brown body and neck, ebony finger board and bridge base; "French" ivory rim, bridge, string pegs and tuning pegs; small "Mother of Pearl" diamond shaped position marks; silver-co…
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- Title
- Acoustic Guitar
- Date
- 1910 – 1930
- Material
- wood; paper; metal; plastic; steel
- Dimensions
- 34.5 x 86.5 cm
- Description
- Martin steel string with case and strings; (a) guitar (96.5 x 34.5 x 10.5); fine hardwood construction, blond face,red/brown body and neck, ebony finger board and bridge base; "French" ivory rim, bridge, string pegs and tuning pegs; small "Mother of Pearl" diamond shaped position marks; silver-coloured plates on side of head with engraving; burned stamp inside of body: "C F Martin & Co Nazarath, PA"; on neck block: "29990"; stamped on head: "Made in USA" plus same as inside body; (b) case: black pressed paper with purple velvet lining; metal fittings; enclosed box in neck area; (c) 3 "Black Diamond String" envelopes; with coiled strings; various used coiled strings (strings removed form guitar) (d) 13 pieces of various musical notations for chords and tunes.
- Subject
- households
- music
- Edmee Moore
- C.F. Martin
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 104.34.1001 a-d
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Hand Crank Phonograph
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact105.03.1003
- Date
- 1910 – 1950
- Material
- wood; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 105.03.1003
- Description
- Victrola, table model, hand crank phonograph. Hinged top has label inside "Victrola, Victor Talking Machine Co Camden N.J. USA." Metal label "Berliner Gram-o-phone Co. Limited Montreal Sole distributors for Canada Patented 1897-1907". Two small doors in front open to expose 2 shelves. Carved pa…
- Title
- Hand Crank Phonograph
- Date
- 1910 – 1950
- Material
- wood; metal
- Dimensions
- 40.0 x 44.0 x 55.0 cm
- Description
- Victrola, table model, hand crank phonograph. Hinged top has label inside "Victrola, Victor Talking Machine Co Camden N.J. USA." Metal label "Berliner Gram-o-phone Co. Limited Montreal Sole distributors for Canada Patented 1897-1907". Two small doors in front open to expose 2 shelves. Carved pattern encircles frame near lid, brass turn handle.
- Credit
- Gift of James (Sr.) Simpson, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- 105.03.1003
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- Date
- 1910 – 1930
- Material
- wood; metal; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 105.03.0005
- Description
- A tall dark brown varnished wood cabinet with two smaller doors at the top and two larger doors at bottom which open to reveal horizontal shelves for record storage. At the top, a lid with a tetrahedron shape lifts to expose a record player. The cabinet rests on four carved legs. The cabinet has …
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- Title
- Phonograph
- Date
- 1910 – 1930
- Material
- wood; metal; fibre
- Dimensions
- 113.5 x 59.0 x 59.0 cm
- Description
- A tall dark brown varnished wood cabinet with two smaller doors at the top and two larger doors at bottom which open to reveal horizontal shelves for record storage. At the top, a lid with a tetrahedron shape lifts to expose a record player. The cabinet rests on four carved legs. The cabinet has a decal “Victrola... New Jersey, v.v.-11.” The serial number is “161363G.”
- Subject
- households
- furniture
- music
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 105.03.0005
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Record Phonograph
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact105.03.1007
- Date
- prior to 1930
- Material
- wood; metal; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 105.03.1007
- Description
- Tall, footed cabinet style record player. Shaped hinged top, held open with metal hinge. Wooden cut-out circles with fibre lining at voice box. Hinged doors open with five record shelves. Metal crank with black wood handle.
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- Title
- Record Phonograph
- Date
- prior to 1930
- Material
- wood; metal; fibre
- Dimensions
- 114.0 x 46.3 cm
- Description
- Tall, footed cabinet style record player. Shaped hinged top, held open with metal hinge. Wooden cut-out circles with fibre lining at voice box. Hinged doors open with five record shelves. Metal crank with black wood handle.
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 105.03.1007
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