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- Date
- 1912 – 1916
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0759
- Description
- A small, square piece of muslin embroidered with flower basket and initials "RR". Small cross stitched flower basket at centre holding pink flowers is framed by a square of light blue. Initials cross stitched below square in 3.0 cm white border. Edged with crudely worked blanket stitch.
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- Title
- Coaster
- Date
- 1912 – 1916
- Material
- fibre
- Dimensions
- 9.2 x 9.4 cm
- Description
- A small, square piece of muslin embroidered with flower basket and initials "RR". Small cross stitched flower basket at centre holding pink flowers is framed by a square of light blue. Initials cross stitched below square in 3.0 cm white border. Edged with crudely worked blanket stitch.
- Subject
- households
- craft
- CR
- Russell Robb
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0759
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- Date
- 1900 – 1930
- Material
- metal; glass; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 104.30.0006
- Description
- Air meter enclosed in circular shallow brass case covered with glass, and standing on three brass legs (3.5 cm) attached to a solid brass disk stand of the same size. Brass ring attached perpendicular to side of the meter case by two thin metal arms, contains wind vane with eight small square sails…
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- Title
- Air Meter
- Date
- 1900 – 1930
- Material
- metal; glass; wood
- Dimensions
- 7.1 x 7.8 x 8.5 cm
- Description
- Air meter enclosed in circular shallow brass case covered with glass, and standing on three brass legs (3.5 cm) attached to a solid brass disk stand of the same size. Brass ring attached perpendicular to side of the meter case by two thin metal arms, contains wind vane with eight small square sails attached to centre by small metal arms. Face dial measured around perimeter with numbers from 0-90 has small circular dial at top with numbers from 0-9 and the letters "HDS" just above central pivot of small thin needle. Dial reads "Air meter to 1000 feet/No 508". Bottom of solid brass base has screw hole at centre to hold screw mount which is brass finger screw with black painted brass tube attached to top. Lever on side of meter halts needle. Box, plain square wooden box with brass hinges for lid is fitted with small blocks of wood to hold air meter securely in place. Mounting screw slips over arm of piece of wood fastened to lid. Paper label inside lid reads, "Correction for Air Meter No. 508/. Add 30 per minute to the observed reading of the Air Meter. Note. Each instrument is now regulated so as to reduce the correction to a constant quantity per minute, which must be added as in the example given.". Small brass latch hook closes lid.
- Subject
- households
- industry
- surveying
- Russell Robb
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.30.0006
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Aneroid Barometer
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- Date
- 1890 – 1900
- Material
- metal; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 104.30.0007
- Description
- Barometer in brass casing with brass suspension loop at top. "AJL & Co." over "B" (representing Boston) within oval on casing back. Dial shows pressure range of 26 to 31 inches. Indicators such as "stormy rain change fair very dry". Also "Made in England for Andrew J. LLoyd & Co. Boston". "Aneroid…
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- Title
- Aneroid Barometer
- Date
- 1890 – 1900
- Material
- metal; glass
- Dimensions
- 5.7 x 14.1 cm
- Description
- Barometer in brass casing with brass suspension loop at top. "AJL & Co." over "B" (representing Boston) within oval on casing back. Dial shows pressure range of 26 to 31 inches. Indicators such as "stormy rain change fair very dry". Also "Made in England for Andrew J. LLoyd & Co. Boston". "Aneroid barometer". Blue needle fluctuates with pressure and brass needle is manual needle which can be moved daily and compared with following day's reading. Manual needle movable on face. Screw adjustment on back of barometer adjusts blue needle to local conditions.
- Subject
- households
- Russell Robb
- hobbies
- weather
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.30.0007
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Aneroid Barometer
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- Date
- 1870 – 1910
- Material
- glass; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.30.0008
- Description
- Wall type aneroid barometer in a brass casing with three brackets for screw mounting, its range is 710 to 790 millimeters. It’s manufactured for the Phillipine Islands and all the surface information is in Spanish. The longer of the two brass needles under the glass is the pressure indicatior and …
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- Title
- Aneroid Barometer
- Date
- 1870 – 1910
- Material
- glass; metal
- Dimensions
- 5.8 x 19.1 cm
- Description
- Wall type aneroid barometer in a brass casing with three brackets for screw mounting, its range is 710 to 790 millimeters. It’s manufactured for the Phillipine Islands and all the surface information is in Spanish. The longer of the two brass needles under the glass is the pressure indicatior and the shorter of the needles is the setting which can be varied manually for purposes of comparison.
- Subject
- households
- industry
- weather
- Russell Robb
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.30.0008
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- Date
- 1900 – 1940
- Material
- metal; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.0022 a,b
- Description
- Two, small, silver, boat shaped shuttles pointed at each end. Sides joined together by a central post, while the points almost touch. (a) patterned, ornately worked on either sides with scrolled vines and flowers. Plain, smooth, oval area at middle of each side. Thick oval bar separates the two sid…
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- Title
- Tatting Shuttle
- Date
- 1900 – 1940
- Material
- metal; fibre
- Dimensions
- 0.7 x 1.8 x 6.1 cm
- Description
- Two, small, silver, boat shaped shuttles pointed at each end. Sides joined together by a central post, while the points almost touch. (a) patterned, ornately worked on either sides with scrolled vines and flowers. Plain, smooth, oval area at middle of each side. Thick oval bar separates the two sides. Points at one end of different lengths, with the longer curling back slightly as if a hook were broken off there. Marks: stamped into a curlicue on both sides, "Sterling A", inner bobbin wound with thick white thread. (b) plain, smooth, unpatterned silver sides separated by a bow shaped bar at the middle, at one end, one point longer than the other by .4 cm. Inner bobbin wound with thick white thread. Marks: on middle bar, "Sterling".
- Subject
- households
- hobbies
- craft
- tatting
- Russell Robb
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.0022 a,b
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Netting Collection
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- Date
- 1900 – 1935
- Material
- ivory; wood; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.0023 a-l
- Description
- A collection of netting supplies including four shuttles, three netting needles, two awls, eight mesh gauges, and a needle in cork. (a) shuttle (10.7 x .7 x 1.8) wooden, carved from one piece. Sides flat boat shapes joined by solid piece between allowing a lip inside the shuttle to accommodate th…
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- Title
- Netting Collection
- Date
- 1900 – 1935
- Material
- ivory; wood; metal
- Description
- A collection of netting supplies including four shuttles, three netting needles, two awls, eight mesh gauges, and a needle in cork. (a) shuttle (10.7 x .7 x 1.8) wooden, carved from one piece. Sides flat boat shapes joined by solid piece between allowing a lip inside the shuttle to accommodate the thread when wrapped around. On one side carved initials "S.K." Note: surfaces and edges slightly scratched, gouged and nicked. (b) shuttle (8.0 x .9 x 2.2) black ebony, similar to (a) but separate block of wood post between riveted through sides with small brass pins, and points curved toward each other so as to almost touch. Small hole drilled through central post, wrapped with a long length of shiny, twisted silk or mercerized cotton cord. (c) shuttle (6.2 x .6 x 1.5) ivory, shaped as (a) but smaller. Two central posts fastened through each side with steel pins separate sides.(d) shuttle (7.2 x .1 x 1.1) flat, carved ivory with curved notch at end and rounded point at other. Cut out window at top with carved spike to hold thread when wound around spike, then down to notch at bottom and back up around spike. (e) netting needles (13.2 x .1 x .2) two fine, long, stainless steel needles, flattened at each end with a long slit eye which is split at the point, one end has additional small hole drilled through just below eye. (f) netting needle (17.3 x .3 x .8) as (e), but brass and larger, cruder split eyes at ends barely touch at tips. (g) awl (12.7 x .5 x .8) hardwood, smoothly shaped oval stick, tapering about halfway to very sharp, long point. character ? carved into end. Faintly handwritten along one side, "July 28 ? , 1849 ? ". (h) awl (7.1 x 1.0 diam) carved ivory. Knob at top carved with crosshatched notches at end, deeply carved rings and ferrules below, with long teardrop shaped shaft ending in blunt point. (i) mesh stick (11.3 x .3 diam) small ivory rod with blunt points each end. (ii) mesh stick (12.5 x .4 diam) as (i) but barely tapered one end, and large chip broken diagonally from other. (iii) mesh stick (17.0 x .25 diam) as (i) but pointed one end and barely at other. (iiii) mesh stick (11.4 x .3 diam) as (i) pointed one end and flat at other. (j) mesh stick (20.2 x .3 diam) long, flexible, black plastic ? rod, pointed at one end, and flat at other. (jj) mesh stick (16.3 x .5) ebony, as (i) but pointed both ends. (jjj) mesh stick (10.8 x .5) ebony as (jj) but barely rounded one end, and flat at other with small depression drilled in.(k) mesh stick (21.7 x .5) varnished wood, pointed one end, carved barely round at other. (l) needle in cork (7.4 x 2.4 diam) stainless steel needle (5.1 cm) with blunt point and small eye, stuck into bottle cork inn shape of truncated cone.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.0023 a-l
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Supplies Netmaking Collection
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- Date
- 1900 – 1935
- Material
- wood; metal; ivory
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.0024 a-n
- Description
- A collection of netmaking supplies including seven shuttles, three mesh gauges, an awl, a large needle, two bobbins ? , and three mysterious sticks. (a) shuttle (24.6 x .7 x 5.1) hand carved, wooden, flat board with pointed end, and deep arch carved in other end, cut out window about half its len…
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- Title
- Supplies Netmaking Collection
- Date
- 1900 – 1935
- Material
- wood; metal; ivory
- Description
- A collection of netmaking supplies including seven shuttles, three mesh gauges, an awl, a large needle, two bobbins ? , and three mysterious sticks. (a) shuttle (24.6 x .7 x 5.1) hand carved, wooden, flat board with pointed end, and deep arch carved in other end, cut out window about half its length at pointed end has long carved spike up the middle nearly the length of the opening. Note: wood split through at point.( b) shuttle (25.7 x .5 x 2.0) as (a) but narrower and finer. Hard twist white cord wound from bottom arch up around spindle and back, then up other side. Note: warped along length. (c) shuttle (19.4 x .5 x 2.9) as (a) but smaller and harder wood with brown speckling. (d) shuttle (17.7 x .7 x 2.7) as (a) but hardwood, maple? and more carefully carved and smoothed. (e) shuttle (17.7 x .7 x 2.5) as (d) but squared at edges. Tightly twisted cord wrapped around as in (b). (f) shuttle (13.9 x .9 x 3.6) carved, flat piece of softwood, rectangular in shape with deep arches cut from each end, very roughly shaped. (g) shuttle (22.8 x .3 x 1.8) as (a) but much more streamlined. Arch at end, and window containing spindle are squared, one side has ink drawing of fishing boat and sailboat on the water and writing, "Mendon, M.M. Brooks, Paris "88" at the tip barely decipherable. "M Brooks ? Paris '88'".( h) mesh gauges (24.0 x 1.3 diam) long, smooth dowel which has been roughly rounded at each end. (hh) mesh gauge (18.0 x 1.1 diam) as (h) but shorter and smoother at ends. (i) mesh stick (20.0 x .1 x 1.3) flat, thin, extremely flexible piece of black metal with rounded ends which have been dipped in a rubber like material. (j,jj) odd sticks (10.4 x .4 x 5.6) 2 flat pieces of ivory with a .6 diam. hole drilled through at each end. (k) another odd stick (10.4 x .2 x 1.4) black plastic? stick as (j) but with two .8 cm holes, one above the other, at the ends. (l) (10.5 x .4 x .5) needle, large, steel, three cornered needle with rectangular eye set into groove at end. Note: rusting. (m) awl (13.8 x 2.5 diam) shaped wooden handle with 3.7 cm needle at end, handle teardrop shaped, nipping in to a waist at the end, then out again, flaring to a flat knob. Scribed around with double lines at each end. Cone shaped brass collar is crimped around sharp steel needle. (n,nn) bobbins (6.5 x .2 x 6.5) two thin wooden boards carved into a square with the sides curving inward slightly. Charred into the top of each is a series of squiggle lines, East-Asian writing? surrounded by a curved rectangle.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.0024 a-n
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- Date
- 1920 – 1945
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.0025
- Description
- Large, long wooden crochet hook with flat wooden cap on end, and carved hook at other, hook is flattened on the sides.
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- Title
- Crochet Hook
- Date
- 1920 – 1945
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 1.2 x 0.7 x 19.8 cm
- Description
- Large, long wooden crochet hook with flat wooden cap on end, and carved hook at other, hook is flattened on the sides.
- Subject
- households
- hobbies
- craft
- crochet
- netting
- tatting
- Russell Robb
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.0025
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Novelty Calendar
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- Date
- 1955 – 1979
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 105.01.0007
- Description
- A small, flat, square piece of metal with a turning disk attached to it by a rivet through the centre. Square piece has slit out in arc shape on two opposite sides, through which can be seen the abbreviations for the days of the week, top slit , and numbers representing the days of the month, botto…
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- Title
- Novelty Calendar
- Date
- 1955 – 1979
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 0.1 x 4.4 x 4.4 cm
- Description
- A small, flat, square piece of metal with a turning disk attached to it by a rivet through the centre. Square piece has slit out in arc shape on two opposite sides, through which can be seen the abbreviations for the days of the week, top slit , and numbers representing the days of the month, bottom slit , when the wheel is turned. Square face is black and silver with calendar chart, months of the year, name of manufacturer, and instructions, "1956 1983 place year under month black months for leap year". Circular face is scalloped at edge and blue and silver, reading "The Colonial Fund, Inc. an investment for income and growth since 1904 Gas Industries Fund Inc. an investment in ENERGY emphasizing natural gas and oil".
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 105.01.0007
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- Date
- 1895 – 1900
- Material
- paper; wood; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.0079
- Description
- Large papier mache globe of the world in extreme detail. Turns on tripod, 86.3 cm, of wooden legs painted black with gold and blue decoration, and screwed into brass collars. Globe sits inside metal hoop which measures angles from 1-90 degrees in four quadrants, and can be rotated on it's axis. A …
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- Title
- World Globe
- Date
- 1895 – 1900
- Material
- paper; wood; metal
- Dimensions
- 112.0 x 60.8 cm
- Description
- Large papier mache globe of the world in extreme detail. Turns on tripod, 86.3 cm, of wooden legs painted black with gold and blue decoration, and screwed into brass collars. Globe sits inside metal hoop which measures angles from 1-90 degrees in four quadrants, and can be rotated on it's axis. A wide flat wooden ring held by three metal arms curving around the globe encircles it horizontally measuring degrees, direction, the constellations, and months of the year. Overall colours of blue, orange, pink and yellow. Marks: on globe, inside circle with seal of lion and unicorn above "18 inch Terrestrial Globe by W & AK Johnston Limited/Geographers, Engravers & Printers Edinburgh and London"
- Subject
- households
- travel
- Russell Robb
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.0079
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