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- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 104.42.1006
- Description
- Telegraph insulators with a clear glaze on a white ceramic body with the CPR (Canadian Pacific Railway) monogram. This object would have been used along the Canadian railway. The insulators have been threaded and are designed to sit loosely upon a wooden pin. This style of insulator was a later, mo…
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- Title
- Insulator
- Date
- N/A – N/A
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 10.0 cm
- Description
- Telegraph insulators with a clear glaze on a white ceramic body with the CPR (Canadian Pacific Railway) monogram. This object would have been used along the Canadian railway. The insulators have been threaded and are designed to sit loosely upon a wooden pin. This style of insulator was a later, more modern version, manufactured in a beehive shape with a threaded interior cavity, which was then turned securely onto a matching threaded wooden pin. This allowed the insulators to remain securely in place so that they wouldn’t pop free staying locked into their wooden pins. The insulator has “C.P.R.” monogram has been stamped/printed in black ink on the tip of the body, which would have faced upwards when screwed into the wooden pin. Around the circumference of the body there is slot or groove formed into the insulator where the wire would have been wrapped around the groove.
- Subject
- telegraph
- CPR
- Nick Morant
- Credit
- Gift of Nicholas Morant, Banff, 2006
- Catalogue Number
- 104.42.1006
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- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 104.42.1007
- Description
- Telegraph insulators with a clear glaze on a white porcelain body with the CPR (Canadian Pacific Railway) monogram. This object would have been used along the Canadian railway. The insulators have been threaded and are designed to sit loosely upon a wooden pin. This style of insulator was a later, …
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- Title
- Insulator
- Date
- N/A – N/A
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 10.0 cm
- Description
- Telegraph insulators with a clear glaze on a white porcelain body with the CPR (Canadian Pacific Railway) monogram. This object would have been used along the Canadian railway. The insulators have been threaded and are designed to sit loosely upon a wooden pin. This style of insulator was a later, more modern version, manufactured in a beehive shape with a threaded interior cavity, which was then turned securely onto a matching threaded wooden pin. This allowed the insulators to remain securely in place so that they wouldn’t pop free staying locked into their wooden pins. The insulator has the “CPR” monogram has been imprinted on the tip of the body. Around the circumference of the body there is slot or groove formed into the insulator where the wire would have been wrapped around the groove.
- Subject
- telegraph
- CPR
- Nick Morant
- Credit
- Gift of Nicholas Morant, Banff, 2006
- Catalogue Number
- 104.42.1007
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- Material
- ceramic; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 104.42.1008 a-b
- Description
- (a) Telegraph insulators with a clear glaze on a white ceramic body with the CPR (Canadian Pacific Railway) monogram. The wooden pin is present with the object. This object would have been used along the Canadian railway. The insulators have been threaded and are designed to sit loosely upon a wood…
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- Title
- Insulator
- Date
- N/A – N/A
- Material
- ceramic; wood
- Dimensions
- (a) 10.0; (b) 4.7 x (b) 3.6 x (b) 29.5 cm
- Description
- (a) Telegraph insulators with a clear glaze on a white ceramic body with the CPR (Canadian Pacific Railway) monogram. The wooden pin is present with the object. This object would have been used along the Canadian railway. The insulators have been threaded and are designed to sit loosely upon a wooden pin. This style of insulator was a later, more modern version, manufactured in a beehive shape with a threaded interior cavity, which was then turned securely onto a matching threaded wooden pin. This allowed the insulators to remain securely in place so that they wouldn’t pop free staying locked into their wooden pins. The insulator has “C.P.R.” monogram has been stamped/printed in black ink on the tip of the body. Around the circumference of the body there is slot or groove formed into the insulator where the wire would have been wrapped around the groove. (b) The wooden base, acting as a pin, has two holes through the body to adhere it to the posts. The wood base also has screw threads cut into the body so that it can be affixed to the ceramic insulator. The size of the wooden pin would have depended greatly on the voltage to be isolated and the weight of the span of wire to be supported.
- Subject
- telegraph
- CPR
- Nick Morant
- Credit
- Gift of Nicholas Morant, Banff, 2006
- Catalogue Number
- 104.42.1008 a-b
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- n.d.
- Material
- plastic; leather; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.38.1010 a-b
- Description
- (a) A brown pair of women’s reading glasses in the cat-eye style, which would have mainly popular in the 1950s and 1960s. They are thick-rimmed with the arms of the glasses joining the lenses at the very top corners. On the outside of the arms, closest to the joint, there are two metal stars. The n…
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- Title
- Reading Glasses
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- plastic; leather; metal
- Dimensions
- (a) 3.7; (b) 1.0 x (a)14.0; (b) 6.2 x (a)13.2; (b) 15.0 cm
- Description
- (a) A brown pair of women’s reading glasses in the cat-eye style, which would have mainly popular in the 1950s and 1960s. They are thick-rimmed with the arms of the glasses joining the lenses at the very top corners. On the outside of the arms, closest to the joint, there are two metal stars. The name of the manufacturer has been written in script style writing on the inside of both arms “Victory U.S.A. 5 1/2”. The lenses of the glasses have small metal designs on either side of the frames. On each of the lenses there are bifocals present. The glasses are supported by plastic pads that sit on the bridge of the nose. (b) There is also a brown leather case typically used to protect the glasses. There is a clip on one side of the case that allows the owner to store the case on a pocket with greater security. There is no manufacturer or designer name indicated on the case.
- Subject
- reading
- Nick Morant
- Credit
- Gift of Nicholas Morant, Banff, 2006
- Catalogue Number
- 104.38.1010 a-b
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- n.d.
- Material
- plastic; leather; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.38.1011 a-b
- Description
- (a) A pair of men’s reading glasses with black case in a gray and clear tone. They are round rimmed lenses with the arms of the glasses joining at the very top corners. The name of the manufacturer has been written on the inside of the viewer right arm and says “NiGuRa Dusseldorf Germany 49 A 140”.…
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- Title
- Reading Glasses
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- plastic; leather; metal
- Dimensions
- (a) 4.4; (b) 1.2 x (a)13.0; (b) 6.5 x (a)12.5; (b) 15.0 cm
- Description
- (a) A pair of men’s reading glasses with black case in a gray and clear tone. They are round rimmed lenses with the arms of the glasses joining at the very top corners. The name of the manufacturer has been written on the inside of the viewer right arm and says “NiGuRa Dusseldorf Germany 49 A 140”. The right arm also has a blue ribbon tied around, which can also be seen on the attached to the case. BOth arms are transparent and allow the metal internal support. The glasses are supported by plastic pads that sit on the bridge of the nose. The viewer left pad has “52 20” written and the viewer right pad has “CP 13” written on it.(b) There is also a black leather case typically used to protect the glasses. There is a clip on one side of the case that allows the owner to store the case on a pocket with greater security. A blue ribbon has been tied around the clip of the case, which is consistent with the ribbon around the arm of the glasses. There is no manufacturer or designer name indicated on the case. However, above the clip it does say “MADE IN ITALY”. The inside of the case has a fabric lining that would be appropriate to come into contact with the glasses.
- Subject
- reading
- Nick Morant
- Credit
- Gift of Nicholas Morant, Banff, 2006
- Catalogue Number
- 104.38.1011 a-b
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