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Date
1944
Material
nylon; mesh; fabric; string
Catalogue Number
101.01.0012
Description
A dark green nylon tent. reinforced with green canvas strips. openings at each end with mesh windows and flaps. White rope tied at corners and sides. Interior is white. “[Tweedie] 1944” is faintly stamped on canvas at one end. Base is reinforced with canvas.
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Title
Camping Tent
Date
1944
Material
nylon; mesh; fabric; string
Dimensions
100.0 x 130.0 x 180.0 cm
Description
A dark green nylon tent. reinforced with green canvas strips. openings at each end with mesh windows and flaps. White rope tied at corners and sides. Interior is white. “[Tweedie] 1944” is faintly stamped on canvas at one end. Base is reinforced with canvas.
Subject
Whyte home
camping
Credit
Gift of Mary Hallock, Fort St. James, 1986
Catalogue Number
101.01.0012
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Date
1945 – 1950
Material
metal
Catalogue Number
108.05.0094
Description
A bright, metal tube with scale marked on side and screw at top. Double column of perforated holes runs vertically up the side with a scale marked off at .5 cm intervals beginning "100, 150...500", with a horizontal slit at the top for insertion of the dimes. Screw at top unscrews to 1.5 cm, but do…
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Title
Dime Bank
Date
1945 – 1950
Material
metal
Dimensions
6.8 cm
Description
A bright, metal tube with scale marked on side and screw at top. Double column of perforated holes runs vertically up the side with a scale marked off at .5 cm intervals beginning "100, 150...500", with a horizontal slit at the top for insertion of the dimes. Screw at top unscrews to 1.5 cm, but does not remove from bank. Base separates to push out when emptying bank, spring clip inside slot to hold dimes in place.
Subject
Whyte home
households
playthings
children
money
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
108.05.0094
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Date
1940 – 1955
Material
metal; glass; fibre
Catalogue Number
104.47.0016
Description
A small, delicate gold wristwatch with black cord band. Gold casing frames square dial with high, rounded, thick crystal. Stem at right side pulls to set time, gold numerals in circle inside small dots at edge which mark the minutes, straight gold hands. Finial at top and bottom of case form brack…
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Title
Wristwatch Watch
Date
1940 – 1955
Material
metal; glass; fibre
Dimensions
0.9 x 1.2 x 2.9 cm
Description
A small, delicate gold wristwatch with black cord band. Gold casing frames square dial with high, rounded, thick crystal. Stem at right side pulls to set time, gold numerals in circle inside small dots at edge which mark the minutes, straight gold hands. Finial at top and bottom of case form bracket which holds heavy black cord watchband. Cord is doubled through bracket and held together with small gold clip. Ends are clamped with gold accordion folding clasp which snaps closed and has small lever at one end with small sliding bar for finer adjustment to size. Marks: on dial, "Elgin De Luxe" on back of case, "Elgin, hallmark, 10 K gold filled. On back of clasp, "G.F. Sterling base , hallmark," and patent number.
Subject
Whyte home
households
adornment
timepiece
accessories
fashion
jewlery
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.47.0016
Images
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