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Musical Bones Sets
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact104.33.0027%20a-h
- Date
- 1920 – 1945
- Material
- bone; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 104.33.0027 a-h
- Description
- Two sets of minstrel's bones, each set consisting of two pairs. (a-d) are actual segments of rib bones which have been rounded at the ends and polished smooth. (e-h) are hard pieces of black wood ebony? , lenticular in cross section, curved to mimic the rib bones, but cut off square at the ends.…
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- Title
- Musical Bones Sets
- Date
- 1920 – 1945
- Material
- bone; wood
- Description
- Two sets of minstrel's bones, each set consisting of two pairs. (a-d) are actual segments of rib bones which have been rounded at the ends and polished smooth. (e-h) are hard pieces of black wood ebony? , lenticular in cross section, curved to mimic the rib bones, but cut off square at the ends. (a) 14.3 x .9 x 3.9 - bone, slightly spatulate shape with rounded ends. (b) 17.2 x 1.0 x 3.0 - bone, long, and thick at one end, rounded ends. (c) 18.3 x 1.0 x 3.0 - bone, long, rounded at ends, with slight twist in bone. (d) 17.0 x .8 x 3.2 - bone, long, squared at ends.( e-h) 17.9 x .8 x 2.6 - black wood, straight sided, cut off square at ends, and curving upward. Note: (h) 6.5 cm long piece broken off one end, .2 cm deep saw cut on side opposite, and uneven, close grooves on concave surface, a saw again?
- Subject
- Whyte home
- households
- entertainment
- minstrel show
- Annie White
- music
- musical equipment
- sound
- song
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.33.0027 a-h
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Accessories Violin Accessories
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact104.34.0007%20a-g
- Date
- 1925 – 1950
- Material
- wood; paper; catgut; shell; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.34.0007 a-g
- Description
- A collection of violin accessories: (a) tailpiece button (3.2 x 1.7 diam) - hard black wood peg with round button head and small dot of nacre inlaid at middle, stocky shaft. (b) peg (6.7 x 1.1 x 2.4) hard black wood peg with long tapering shaft and flattened, depressed, finger grip at end, small …
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- Title
- Accessories Violin Accessories
- Date
- 1925 – 1950
- Material
- wood; paper; catgut; shell; metal
- Dimensions
- 3.2 cm
- Description
- A collection of violin accessories: (a) tailpiece button (3.2 x 1.7 diam) - hard black wood peg with round button head and small dot of nacre inlaid at middle, stocky shaft. (b) peg (6.7 x 1.1 x 2.4) hard black wood peg with long tapering shaft and flattened, depressed, finger grip at end, small dot of nacre inlaid at middle of end, tiny hole drilled through shaft nearly halfway up. (c) peg (5.9 x .9 x 2.3) as (b) but slightly smaller, hole through shaft lowe. (d) bridge (4.7 x 3.9 x .5) cut out of unfinished wood with scrolled carving at sides around short legs and at middle, arched top with four shallow notches for strings. Marks: on side, "PANPI (TC monogram trademark)" (e) bridge (4.5 x 3.2 x .5) as (d). Marks: on side, "VUILL?TIME", penciled "10" (f) string package (5.5 x 5.4) white paper envelope holding "Muller's Eternelle First violin string" with accompanying product blurb printed in black, holds coiled catgut string with tiny yellow loop at one end (unused) (g) string package (7.3 x 7.2) cellophane envelope with paper label of same size slipped inside with slits cut to hold string, label printed in black with "The Bernhardt String made of silver steel (trademark)/ violin E", contains two coiled strings, 1 broken of catgut, and the other of very fine wire (e string) wrapped with yellow at one end, (unsure if string is original one of envelope, catgut string definitely not).
- Subject
- Whyte home
- households
- entertainment
- pastime
- Annie White
- music
- sound
- song
- musical equipment
- accessories
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.34.0007 a-g
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Wristwatch Watch
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact104.47.0017
- Date
- 1920 – 1935
- Material
- metal; enamel; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 104.47.0017
- Description
- A small, silver coloured, oval wristwatch with delicate chain mesh band. Watch case of white gold ? with fine design engraved around sides and edges framing dial. Stem at right side pulls to adjust time. Crystal and enclosing frame hinged at top of watch to open. Dial of white enamel with numerals…
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- Title
- Wristwatch Watch
- Date
- 1920 – 1935
- Material
- metal; enamel; glass
- Dimensions
- 0.6 x 1.8 x 2.9 cm
- Description
- A small, silver coloured, oval wristwatch with delicate chain mesh band. Watch case of white gold ? with fine design engraved around sides and edges framing dial. Stem at right side pulls to adjust time. Crystal and enclosing frame hinged at top of watch to open. Dial of white enamel with numerals around outside of small oval band marking minutes, delicate black hands. U-shaped metal loops at top and bottom of watch hold flat, mesh link band of white gold. One end of band passes through loop on other end and double back on shelf to adjust to size with a tightening buckle device with engraved design on it. Marks: on dial, "Swiss" on back of band buckle, "18 K, hallmark ".
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.47.0017
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Woman's Watchband
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact104.47.0021
- Date
- 1925 – 1950
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.47.0021
- Description
- A band of six, gold, bar links join together, each link 2.1 cm long. Top and bottom section of each link slides between side sections making bracelet expandable. Inner spring causes links to fall back in place. Links joined by sliding section being fastened around small bar across end of next link…
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- Title
- Woman's Watchband
- Date
- 1925 – 1950
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 0.3 x 0.4 x 13.8 cm
- Description
- A band of six, gold, bar links join together, each link 2.1 cm long. Top and bottom section of each link slides between side sections making bracelet expandable. Inner spring causes links to fall back in place. Links joined by sliding section being fastened around small bar across end of next link, link at each end does not contain sliding mechanism, and has hooks to attach to watch. Top and sides of each link engraved with overall pattern. Marks: on back of two links, "pat. appd. for", on back of one link, "B&N 14k". Note: link second from end does not spring back, end link split across top.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.47.0021
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- Date
- 1925 – 1950
- Material
- wood; glass; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0076
- Description
- A large, heavy, simple mirror with plain wood frame and bowed top, 4.2 cm. wide oak frame is mitred at corners with narrow convex molding next to glass. Four 1.0 cm holes drilled through frame and a rough depression carved out around each, one at the middle of the top, one at the middle of the bott…
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- Title
- Mirror
- Date
- 1925 – 1950
- Material
- wood; glass; metal
- Dimensions
- 83.4 x 3.0 x 106.6 cm
- Description
- A large, heavy, simple mirror with plain wood frame and bowed top, 4.2 cm. wide oak frame is mitred at corners with narrow convex molding next to glass. Four 1.0 cm holes drilled through frame and a rough depression carved out around each, one at the middle of the top, one at the middle of the bottom, and two on the left side at the bottom and top. A hole drilled into wood on the edge of each side just above the mid-point. Mirror backed with thin piece of plywood fastened to frame with small brass screws around edges.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- households
- furnishings
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0076
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- Date
- 1920 – 1950
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.0086 a,b
- Description
- Two small tin whistles, each of which only plays one note. (a) larger, flat tube of tin with flanged seam down both sides and around rounded bottom. Mouthpiece flattens out and has rectangular hole cut through the top and a matching hole on the bottom. Metal vibrating reed held in the middle of th…
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- Title
- Tin Whistle
- Date
- 1920 – 1950
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 0.7 x 7.0 cm
- Description
- Two small tin whistles, each of which only plays one note. (a) larger, flat tube of tin with flanged seam down both sides and around rounded bottom. Mouthpiece flattens out and has rectangular hole cut through the top and a matching hole on the bottom. Metal vibrating reed held in the middle of the mouthpiece by the seam on each side. Illegible letters are stamped on one side and “JAPAN” is stamped on the other. (b) smaller (4.4 cm length) brass coloured on top, tin on bottom. Small round tube with flanges on either side which are crimped together to form seam. Flange is square at bottom. Mouthpiece flattens and is bent downward slightly, semicircular notch at point where mouthpiece flattens on top.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.0086 a,b
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Identification Tag
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact105.02.0105
- Date
- 1920 – 1950
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.0105
- Description
- A identification tag made from a sheet of copper cut into a rectangular shape with the corners cut off, and a hole punched at one end. Punched into tag, "Sam Ward".
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- Title
- Identification Tag
- Date
- 1920 – 1950
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 0.1 x 2.1 x 5.2 cm
- Description
- A identification tag made from a sheet of copper cut into a rectangular shape with the corners cut off, and a hole punched at one end. Punched into tag, "Sam Ward".
- Subject
- Whyte home
- households
- adornment
- Sam Ward
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.0105
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- Date
- 1920 – 1950
- Material
- metal; stone
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0196
- Description
- A small, cylindrical, lidded brass box, flat-bottomed, with a flush fitting, slightly domed lid which has a flange fitting into the straight, vertical wall of the box. Both box wall and lid have chips of turquoise set into enamel and polished flush with the surface. The dome of the lid is bare bras…
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- Title
- Trinket Box
- Date
- 1920 – 1950
- Material
- metal; stone
- Dimensions
- 2.0 x 3.7 cm
- Description
- A small, cylindrical, lidded brass box, flat-bottomed, with a flush fitting, slightly domed lid which has a flange fitting into the straight, vertical wall of the box. Both box wall and lid have chips of turquoise set into enamel and polished flush with the surface. The dome of the lid is bare brass in the rough configuration of a posy.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0196
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- Date
- 1920 – 1950
- Material
- metal; shell
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0165 a,b
- Description
- A pair of oval cufflinks set with oval piece of mother-of pearl into gold ? fitting. Curved arm from back of fitting attaches cuff link to another oval, solid, gold ? back button. Back button folds against arm to pass through buttonhole.
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- Title
- Cuff Links
- Date
- 1920 – 1950
- Material
- metal; shell
- Dimensions
- 2.3 x 0.9 x 1.5 cm
- Description
- A pair of oval cufflinks set with oval piece of mother-of pearl into gold ? fitting. Curved arm from back of fitting attaches cuff link to another oval, solid, gold ? back button. Back button folds against arm to pass through buttonhole.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- households
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0165 a,b
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Shirt Button Collection
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.07.0166%20a-f
- Date
- 1920 – 1950
- Material
- metal; shell
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0166 a-f
- Description
- A collection of six odd, stud buttons. (a) mother-of-pearl, 1.4 x 1.4, plain, flat, round mother-of-pearl set into gold fitting with long post with flat knob on end. (b) mother-of-pearl, .7 x 1.4, as (a) but much shorter post. (c) gold stud, .6 x 1.4, larger flat gold button indented at centre and…
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- Title
- Shirt Button Collection
- Date
- 1920 – 1950
- Material
- metal; shell
- Dimensions
- 1.4 x 1.4 cm
- Description
- A collection of six odd, stud buttons. (a) mother-of-pearl, 1.4 x 1.4, plain, flat, round mother-of-pearl set into gold fitting with long post with flat knob on end. (b) mother-of-pearl, .7 x 1.4, as (a) but much shorter post. (c) gold stud, .6 x 1.4, larger flat gold button indented at centre and edges rolled under, connected by short post to smaller flat button. (d) mother-of-pearl, 1.1 x 1.4, button as (a), but connected short, flat, post to hinged tear drop shaped piece which folds flat against post. (e) gold .6 x 1.5, flat, gold, button with edge rolled under, connected to hinged flat tab which stands up perpendicular to button, or folds down against it. Two, small, sharp, pointed teeth on back of button fit tightly against tab when down to hold fabric securely. (f) mother-of-pearl .6 x 1.3, mother-of-pearl disk fastened directly to short post with flat knob on end.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- households
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0166 a-f
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