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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
1908 – 1908
Material
wood; metal, silver; metal, brass
Catalogue Number
103.09.0012
Description
A three-handled silver-plated loving cup with two bulges in the body and a slightly flaring lip. The cup sits on a round black wooden pedestal with crossed brass hockey sticks on the front. The front of the cup is engraved with “Rocky Mountain Park Hockey Championships 1907 presented by H. Dougla…
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Title
Loving Cup
Date
1908 – 1908
Material
wood; metal, silver; metal, brass
Dimensions
18.5 cm
Description
A three-handled silver-plated loving cup with two bulges in the body and a slightly flaring lip. The cup sits on a round black wooden pedestal with crossed brass hockey sticks on the front. The front of the cup is engraved with “Rocky Mountain Park Hockey Championships 1907 presented by H. Douglas won by: The Banff Ladies Hockey Team, Feb. 1908”, with the names of the team members on the reverse.
Subject
sports, hockey
sports, winter
awards
Pearl Moore
Howard Douglas
Banff National Park
Rocky Mountain Park
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.09.0012
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Date
1945 – 1955
Material
nut, coconut
Catalogue Number
103.09.0016
Description
A trophy made from a coconut still in its husk which has been partially cut away to reveal the nut inside. The nut is highly polished and has large hole cut in the top. The nut has “Aloha Golf Tournament Moana Trophy won by Pearl Moore” carved into it. The husk has “Wapakae Golf Course Hawaii” b…
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Title
Loving Cup
Date
1945 – 1955
Material
nut, coconut
Dimensions
16.5 x 17.5 x 24.0 cm
Description
A trophy made from a coconut still in its husk which has been partially cut away to reveal the nut inside. The nut is highly polished and has large hole cut in the top. The nut has “Aloha Golf Tournament Moana Trophy won by Pearl Moore” carved into it. The husk has “Wapakae Golf Course Hawaii” burned into it, as well as a palm tree, and a figure wearing a grass skirt.
Subject
sports, golf
travel
Pearl Moore
Hawaii
Aloha Golf Tournament
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.09.0016
Images
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