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- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.0010
- Description
- A comb of a flat piece of hardwood with hand carved, parallel, long, 10 cm. tines, and an "arrowhead" decoration at the end of the shaft. The comb is quite comfortable to hold when it is held flat.
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- Title
- Weaving Comb
- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 0.8 x 5.0 x 25.8 cm
- Description
- A comb of a flat piece of hardwood with hand carved, parallel, long, 10 cm. tines, and an "arrowhead" decoration at the end of the shaft. The comb is quite comfortable to hold when it is held flat.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.0010
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Wristwatch Watch
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact104.47.0016
- 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.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.47.0016
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Phonograph Needle
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact105.03.0019%20a%2cb
- Date
- 1940 – 1950
- Material
- paper; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 105.03.0019 a,b
- Description
- Small, gold coloured needle, 1.8 x .1 diam, held by red card, and a second card without a needle. Card is metallic red with silver printing on front, covered with a wrapping envelope of transparent cellophane. Tiny cylindrical needle with candle like flame tip is held in slot cut through card, wit…
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- Title
- Phonograph Needle
- Date
- 1940 – 1950
- Material
- paper; metal
- Dimensions
- 0.1 x 4.8 x 7.2 cm
- Description
- Small, gold coloured needle, 1.8 x .1 diam, held by red card, and a second card without a needle. Card is metallic red with silver printing on front, covered with a wrapping envelope of transparent cellophane. Tiny cylindrical needle with candle like flame tip is held in slot cut through card, with hole cut through around the tip with silver rays emanating from it representing a halo of light. Card contains such information as "RCA Victor Fidelitone deluxe Up to 5,000 plays one dollar floating point" and the RCA logo, lightening bolt from the A, and trademark, dog looking into phonograph horn. Printing covering back contains the product blurb, instructions for use, and manufacturer. Cellophane wrapping on (b), the empty one, has been broken where needle was removed.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 105.03.0019 a,b
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- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Material
- skin; glass; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0265
- Description
- A square buckskin purse with small rounded flap, short strap handle. Short fringe around bottom, and large canvas panel covered with beadwork set into front. Beadwork white background with black stepped X at the centre and triangular space at either side filled in with yellow beads. A red diamond o…
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- Title
- Beaded Bag
- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Material
- skin; glass; fibre
- Dimensions
- 19.5 x 21.0 cm
- Description
- A square buckskin purse with small rounded flap, short strap handle. Short fringe around bottom, and large canvas panel covered with beadwork set into front. Beadwork white background with black stepped X at the centre and triangular space at either side filled in with yellow beads. A red diamond on either side, outlined with blue squares, then black ones, are adjacent to the yellow triangles. Left side of beaded panel has red border, right side has blue border. Flap has notched edge at its rounded bottom, and slit buttonhole at centre to fasten purse (button missing) strap handle seamed at middle where two pieces were joined.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- beadwork
- accessories
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0265
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Beaded Necklace
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.01.0078
- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Material
- skin; metal; shell
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0078
- Description
- A simple necklace, strung on a buckskin thong are brass beads and cowrie shells, the shells having been bored through. Sequence of three beads then shell, three beads, shell and so on.
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- Title
- Beaded Necklace
- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Material
- skin; metal; shell
- Dimensions
- 83.0 cm
- Description
- A simple necklace, strung on a buckskin thong are brass beads and cowrie shells, the shells having been bored through. Sequence of three beads then shell, three beads, shell and so on.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- beadwork
- accessories
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0078
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- Date
- 1885 – 1920
- Material
- metal; stone
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0115
- Description
- A simple, plain, green jade heart on a thick, double link gold chain. Heart is mottled with whitish colour, and very simply shaped with rounded edges and not a definitely defined cleavage. Small ring pierced with hole carved at cleavage, with loose gold ring through hole. Chain is lush and thick, w…
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- Title
- Pendant
- Date
- 1885 – 1920
- Material
- metal; stone
- Dimensions
- 3.0 x 0.3 x 2.7 cm
- Description
- A simple, plain, green jade heart on a thick, double link gold chain. Heart is mottled with whitish colour, and very simply shaped with rounded edges and not a definitely defined cleavage. Small ring pierced with hole carved at cleavage, with loose gold ring through hole. Chain is lush and thick, with ornate clasp at front which forms bar from which pendant hangs. Bar clasp is ornate, cast gold, elliptic shape with ring at each end attached to short hexagonal sleeve which holds end of chain. Small ring soldered at middle of bar holds end of chain. Small ring soldered at middle of bar holds latching ring clasp which is fastened through ring of pendant. Clasp in bar operated by pressing together small tab and ring at one side, and pulling a short pressure bar out.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0115
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- Date
- 1888
- Material
- skin; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1103
- Description
- A fine leather purse attached to a metal clasp, scrollwork on sides and" P.M. Potts" engraved in centre.
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- Title
- Change Purse
- Date
- 1888
- Material
- skin; metal
- Dimensions
- 8.2 x 8.0 cm
- Description
- A fine leather purse attached to a metal clasp, scrollwork on sides and" P.M. Potts" engraved in centre.
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1103
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- Date
- 1940 – 1980
- Material
- leather; wood; metal; plastic; fabric; glass; paper
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0090 a-j
- Description
- Black hard-sided travel case with a hinged lid, handle, and carry strap. Metal caps on all the corners and reinforcing along all the edges. Three clasps on the lid, the centre one has a keyhole, no key. The handle on the lid may have been compressed paper or leather, but has been wrapped in black e…
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- Title
- Camera Case
- Date
- 1940 – 1980
- Material
- leather; wood; metal; plastic; fabric; glass; paper
- Dimensions
- 32.5 x 17.0 x 40.2 cm
- Description
- Black hard-sided travel case with a hinged lid, handle, and carry strap. Metal caps on all the corners and reinforcing along all the edges. Three clasps on the lid, the centre one has a keyhole, no key. The handle on the lid may have been compressed paper or leather, but has been wrapped in black electrical tape so only the original metal loops and brackets remain. The carry strap attaches to both short sides with metal clips and is made of brown leather - the strap has a buckle that is undone so the two halves hang separately at the sides. Throughout the exterior are various travel stickers and labels, mostly torn.The interior of the case is lined with black paper and the bulk of the body is comprised of a particleboard insert separated into three compartments that sits on braces near the bottom, creating a hidden compartment underneath.Contents of the box include various camera accessories and equipment, as well as a collection of manuals for various film exposures. Includes a light reflector in a white bag with blue edges, a flash mount in a handmade red bag and the flash mount’s cords in a different dark red velvet bag (also in that bag are two extended triggers), a “Rolleflex” lens in a brown leather pouch inside a purple Crown Royal bag, eight manuals in a white “Canadian National Hotels” bag, two different sized yellow filters in clear plastic cases, and in a square cardboard box are two screws, a grey cable, a square lens and a 250 mm focuser, and a lens block.
- Credit
- Gift of Nicholas Morant, Banff, 2006
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0090 a-j
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- Date
- 1880 – 1920
- Material
- metal; glass; plastic;
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0350 a-c
- Description
- Three hatpins of three different styles [two are the same length, the third is longer]: one is a cluster of cut white gems [probably fake] set in gold in the shape of a bouquet of flowers; one is pale plastic cameo-style with a flat bottom and a flower on the top; one is a round dark metal base cov…
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- Title
- Hatpin
- Date
- 1880 – 1920
- Material
- metal; glass; plastic;
- Dimensions
- 2.7 x 27.7 cm
- Description
- Three hatpins of three different styles [two are the same length, the third is longer]: one is a cluster of cut white gems [probably fake] set in gold in the shape of a bouquet of flowers; one is pale plastic cameo-style with a flat bottom and a flower on the top; one is a round dark metal base covered in little bumps with a cut yellow glass topper.
- Credit
- Gift of Robert Crosby Family, Banff, 1998
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0350 a-c
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Matchbox Holder
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact102.04.0596
- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Material
- metal; tin;
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0596
- Description
- Metal wall-mounted matchbox holder with an opening at the top and another that curves up from the bottom so that boxes can be filled from the top and funnel through to the lower opening. Printed on the front in blue inside a zig-zag border is “CASH OR CREDIT AT MURDOCH’S Staple and Fancy GROCERIES …
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- Title
- Matchbox Holder
- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Material
- metal; tin;
- Dimensions
- 14.5 x 7.0 x 7.1 cm
- Description
- Metal wall-mounted matchbox holder with an opening at the top and another that curves up from the bottom so that boxes can be filled from the top and funnel through to the lower opening. Printed on the front in blue inside a zig-zag border is “CASH OR CREDIT AT MURDOCH’S Staple and Fancy GROCERIES and PRODUCE Telephone 129 BANFF, ALBERTA.”
- Credit
- Gift of Robert Crosby Family, Banff, 1998
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0596
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