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Date
1930 – 1960
Material
metal
Catalogue Number
103.01.0095 a,b
Description
Two pins containing the motif of skis. ( a) single ski - long, thin, silver representation of single jumping ski, foot platform flat, with sides of ski bevelled in front and in back of platform. Tip turned up with small knob at end. Long hinged pin the full length of the back fastens under a book c…
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Title
Scatter Pin
Date
1930 – 1960
Material
metal
Dimensions
0.5 x 0.5 x 6.0 cm
Description
Two pins containing the motif of skis. ( a) single ski - long, thin, silver representation of single jumping ski, foot platform flat, with sides of ski bevelled in front and in back of platform. Tip turned up with small knob at end. Long hinged pin the full length of the back fastens under a book clasp. Stamped under tail of ski: “800 JK”. (b) maple leaf with skis - silver representation of maple leaf with edges slightly curling, and veins etched into leaf. A pair of gold coloured skis with cable bindings lay diagonally across leaf. Hinged pin horizontally across back fastens into locking clasp. Stamped on back near stem: “sterling/ Em. Co.”
Subject
Whyte home
households
adornment
skiing
sports
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.01.0095 a,b
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Date
1930 – 1940
Material
metal
Catalogue Number
103.01.0108
Description
Small, silver, oval with Viking ship at middle. Ship with striped, square sail, tall dragon's head at prow and curled tail at stern, with round shields along side, rides on wavy sea. Area of sky cut out and left open. Flat oval band frames ship. Long pin hinged at one side of back fastens under cur…
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Title
Scatter Pin
Date
1930 – 1940
Material
metal
Dimensions
0.8 x 1.7 x 2.5 cm
Description
Small, silver, oval with Viking ship at middle. Ship with striped, square sail, tall dragon's head at prow and curled tail at stern, with round shields along side, rides on wavy sea. Area of sky cut out and left open. Flat oval band frames ship. Long pin hinged at one side of back fastens under curled hook latch at other side, cast silver. “Stamped into back: “830s N (in square)” and crosshatch hallmark.
Subject
Whyte home
households
adornment
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.01.0108
Images
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Date
1930 – 1950
Material
wood; plastic; metal
Catalogue Number
103.01.0121
Description
A miniature, wooden, Norwegian folk fiddle. Carved from piece of wood, with four nylon strings. Very accurate reproduction. Hourglass shape with long stem and carved animal head at end. Tiny wooden bridge supports strings. Painted white along fingerboard and tailpiece holding strings. Outline of fi…
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Title
Scatter Pin
Date
1930 – 1950
Material
wood; plastic; metal
Dimensions
1.5 x 2.3 x 6.8 cm
Description
A miniature, wooden, Norwegian folk fiddle. Carved from piece of wood, with four nylon strings. Very accurate reproduction. Hourglass shape with long stem and carved animal head at end. Tiny wooden bridge supports strings. Painted white along fingerboard and tailpiece holding strings. Outline of fiddle decorated with white dots. Small circular blue tag hangs from stem, "made in Norway/ Hus-fild. Back of fiddle has metal safety pin type clasp fastened to disk glued to it. (in brown batik-patterned cardboard box)
Subject
Whyte home
households
adornment
music
Hardanger fiddle
travel
souvenir
collectable
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.01.0121
Images
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This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.
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