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And Case Eyeglasses
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- Date
- 1910 – 1950
- Material
- glass; metal; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1034 a,b
- Description
- (a) gold coloured pince-nez, clam shell hard case, oval lenses, wire rim screwed together near top, brow bar is wire wrapped, right lens has a wire loop near bottom right hinged nose pads have cork padding (b) clam shell case, diamond design on leather cover, blue velvet lining, stamped in gold on …
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- Title
- And Case Eyeglasses
- Date
- 1910 – 1950
- Material
- glass; metal; skin
- Dimensions
- 3.7 cm
- Description
- (a) gold coloured pince-nez, clam shell hard case, oval lenses, wire rim screwed together near top, brow bar is wire wrapped, right lens has a wire loop near bottom right hinged nose pads have cork padding (b) clam shell case, diamond design on leather cover, blue velvet lining, stamped in gold on bottom rim: "The T. Eaton Co. Western Limited", a paper label is glued on top lining: "Mr. Sam Ward Box 193 Banff."
- Credit
- Gift of Sam Ward, Banff, 1973
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1034 a,b
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- Date
- 1920 – 1925
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1008
- Description
- Black, weave pattern in shape of slipper, cast iron,"toe piece" 3.8 long, 0.6 wide. Two piece "rope" forms the side edges and continues around in an undulating shape ending up in bottom of "shoe" in the shape of a hair pin.
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- Title
- Hair Pin Tray
- Date
- 1920 – 1925
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 3.0 x 7.5 x 13.5 cm
- Description
- Black, weave pattern in shape of slipper, cast iron,"toe piece" 3.8 long, 0.6 wide. Two piece "rope" forms the side edges and continues around in an undulating shape ending up in bottom of "shoe" in the shape of a hair pin.
- Subject
- souvenirs
- Siberia
- households
- accessory
- Credit
- Gift of Ulysse LaCasse, Banff, 1970
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1008
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- Date
- 1920 – 1949
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.1019
- Description
- Black metal match box holder with striker/holder, piece divided in two: box with lid to hold matches and an open side with with with striker and discard holder, back piece has two arches with holes for hanging, gold inscription on box: "This article will hold your Matches our service and Quality w…
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- Title
- Match Holder
- Date
- 1920 – 1949
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 14.8 x 8.2 x 16.0 cm
- Description
- Black metal match box holder with striker/holder, piece divided in two: box with lid to hold matches and an open side with with with striker and discard holder, back piece has two arches with holes for hanging, gold inscription on box: "This article will hold your Matches our service and Quality will hold your trade National Park Bakery Bakers of Sally Ann Bread Cakes Buns Pies etc Save the Forest Banff Phone 54"
- Credit
- Gift of Helen Shandruk, Banff, 1984
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.1019
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Mounting Corners
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- Date
- c. 1925
- Material
- paper;
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0264 a,b
- Description
- A pair of unopened packages of photo mounting corners by Engel. a) An envelope with an intricate label that features an illustration of a young girl holding a photo album with photos that have been mounted using mounting corners in the upper part of the envelope, surrounding the illustration is lot…
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- Title
- Mounting Corners
- Date
- c. 1925
- Material
- paper;
- Dimensions
- 14.1 x 7.9 cm
- Description
- A pair of unopened packages of photo mounting corners by Engel. a) An envelope with an intricate label that features an illustration of a young girl holding a photo album with photos that have been mounted using mounting corners in the upper part of the envelope, surrounding the illustration is lots of text about the product some of the text reads “MOUNT YOUR PICTURES WITH” “Engel” (in cursive), “MOUNTING CORNERS” “Handy as a Stamp” “Reg. U.S. PAT. OFF.” “THIS IS THE WAY THEY LOOK IN YOUR ALBUM” “QUICK — EASY — ARTISTIC” “PATENTED” “KNOWN THE WORLD OVER AS” “ “Art Corners” ” “NO PASTE NEEDED — NO MUSS — NO FUSS”. There is some text with instructions and prices at the bottom. On the back of the envelope is more text, including the different styles of the mounting corners and directions. b) An envelope with an intricate label that features a small illustration of a young girl holding a photo album with photos that have been mounted using mounting corners in the upper part of the envelope, it is surrounded by other illustrations of photos in the top corners, and an opened photo album. Surrounding the illustrations is lots of text about the product some of the text reads, “To Hold — To Safely Keep” PHOTO PRINTS, POST CARDS ETC., USE” “FOUR SQUARE” “Engel” “ “Art Corners” ”. There is some text with instructions and prices at the bottom. On the back of the envelope is more text, including different colours and illustrations of two different photos. 14.0 x 7.9 cm.
- Subject
- photography
- photography accessory
- Moore
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1977
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0264 a,b
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Watercolour Paper
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- Date
- c. 1923
- Material
- paper;
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0275
- Description
- A green-ish booklet of watercolour papers. Stapled at the left side, the text on the front of the booklet reads “Nicholson’s Peerless Japanese Transparent Water Colors” (in a decorative font), “COMPLETE EDITION” “FIFTEEN COLORS” (on the right side), along the bottom “ “THE SELF-BINDING COLORS” ”. T…
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- Title
- Watercolour Paper
- Date
- c. 1923
- Material
- paper;
- Dimensions
- 8.8 x 20.5 cm
- Description
- A green-ish booklet of watercolour papers. Stapled at the left side, the text on the front of the booklet reads “Nicholson’s Peerless Japanese Transparent Water Colors” (in a decorative font), “COMPLETE EDITION” “FIFTEEN COLORS” (on the right side), along the bottom “ “THE SELF-BINDING COLORS” ”. There is a stamp of a mythical creature in black. On the back side of the booklet, “THE ORIGINAL AND ONLY” “PEERLESS” “JAPANESE TRANSPARENT WATER COLORS” “THE WORLD-FAMOUS” “SELF-BLENDING WATER COLORS”, a signature “Chas. F. Nicholson” in a fancy cursive font, and vertically along the spine “MADE IN U.S.A.” The inside of the booklet features many pages with information on the product, instructions to use, and a price sheet for more products. There are fifteen colours in the booklet, “BRILLIANT YELLOW” “DEEP YELLOW” “ORANGE YELLOW” “FLESH TINT” “GERANIUM PINK” “JAPONICA SCARLET” “ROYAL CRIMSON” “MAHOGANY BROWN” “SEPIA BROWN” “LIGHT GREEN” “DARK GREEN” “SKY BLUE” “DARK BLUE” “WISTARIA VIOLET” “PEARL GRAY”. In between each piece of watercolour paper, is a normal sheet of paper with information on each colour and Japanese (?) script. Some colours have been used, such as the yellows, greens and blues.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1977
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0275
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