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Date
1910 – 1920
Material
skin; metal; glass; plastic; fibre
Catalogue Number
104.38.0003 a,b
Description
A pair of binoculars (a) in a case (b).a) A pair of black leather binoculars with a brass frame and plastic eyepieces. A hinge on the arm at the middle adjusts the lenses to eye width. The focus is adjusted by a large notched plastic wheel on the arm. Further adjustment can be made by twisting …
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Title
Binoculars
Date
1910 – 1920
Material
skin; metal; glass; plastic; fibre
Dimensions
11.5 (a); 14.1 (b) x 5.0 (a); 7.5 (b) x 10.0 (a); 12.0 (b) cm
Description
A pair of binoculars (a) in a case (b).a) A pair of black leather binoculars with a brass frame and plastic eyepieces. A hinge on the arm at the middle adjusts the lenses to eye width. The focus is adjusted by a large notched plastic wheel on the arm. Further adjustment can be made by twisting the right eyepiece, with a scale reading “_5 0 + 5”. A narrow leather strap is attached to brass eyes on the body of the binoculars On the left side is “Voigtlander & Sohn Braunschweig & London No. 3380”b) The binocular case is tan-coloured leather with a flip top lid that is secured with a strap that buckles through a leather covered buckle on the front. There are leather straps on the back, to secure the case to a belt, and a neckstrap attached to the sides of the case. The case is lined with red velvet and built up inside to fit the binoculars securely. The case bears the handwritten initials “-.H.W.” and a date (1911?).
Subject
households
sports
hunting
hiking
military
Fred Brewster
Pearl Moore
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.38.0003 a,b
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Date
1919 – 1919
Material
metal, gold
Catalogue Number
103.09.0038
Description
A circular 10 k gold medal in the shape of a five armed cross with a round seal in the centre. The back of the medal is inscribed with “Championship Ladies Hockey Banff 1919”.
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Title
Prize Medal
Date
1919 – 1919
Material
metal, gold
Dimensions
2.5 cm
Description
A circular 10 k gold medal in the shape of a five armed cross with a round seal in the centre. The back of the medal is inscribed with “Championship Ladies Hockey Banff 1919”.
Subject
sports, hockey
Pearl Moore
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.09.0038
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Date
1910 – 1930
Material
metal; fibre
Catalogue Number
103.09.0039 a-c
Description
A collection of medals from the Banff Winter Sports Association:a) A round medal (silver?) bearing the head of a ram and reading “Banff Winter Sports” on the face. The medal is inscribed “Snowshoe” on the reverse. b) A round medal (gold?) bearing the head of a ram and reading “Banff Winter Sports…
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Title
Prize Medal
Date
1910 – 1930
Material
metal; fibre
Dimensions
3.7 x 9.0 (c) ribbon cm
Description
A collection of medals from the Banff Winter Sports Association:a) A round medal (silver?) bearing the head of a ram and reading “Banff Winter Sports” on the face. The medal is inscribed “Snowshoe” on the reverse. b) A round medal (gold?) bearing the head of a ram and reading “Banff Winter Sports” on the face. The medal is inscribed “Ladies Hockey” on the reverse. c) A round medal (bronze?) bearing a ram's head and the words “Banff Winter Sports” on the face. The medal is inscribed “Divine 1922” on the reverse. The medal hangs by a ring from a red ribbon with two narrow blue vertical stripes.
Subject
sports
organizations
events
Pearl Moore
Banff Winter Sports Association
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.09.0039 a-c
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