- Date
- 1887 – 1887
- Material
- wood; metal, silver
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0107
- Description
- A straight walking stick with a textured silver handle that is bent at a right angle to the stick. An inscription on the handle reads: “H.F.M. to J.W.B. April 18, ‘87”. The handle is also marked “sterling”.
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- Title
- Cane
- Date
- 1887 – 1887
- Material
- wood; metal, silver
- Dimensions
- 85.0 cm
- Description
- A straight walking stick with a textured silver handle that is bent at a right angle to the stick. An inscription on the handle reads: “H.F.M. to J.W.B. April 18, ‘87”. The handle is also marked “sterling”.
- Subject
- assistive device
- social customs
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0107
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- Date
- 1880 – 1920
- Material
- metal, silver
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0012
- Description
- A silver shoehorn with a triangular, slightly curved, silver plated blade and a long thin handle. The handle is patterned on both sides and stamped “Sterling”.
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- Title
- Shoehorn
- Date
- 1880 – 1920
- Material
- metal, silver
- Dimensions
- 1.7 x 3.8 x 23.0 cm
- Description
- A silver shoehorn with a triangular, slightly curved, silver plated blade and a long thin handle. The handle is patterned on both sides and stamped “Sterling”.
- Subject
- households
- clothing
- footwear
- assistive device
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0012
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- Date
- 1900 – 1950
- Material
- grass, bamboo; metal,silver
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0096
- Description
- A simple bamboo cane with a metal tip on the bottom. The bamboo shoot is bent at a right angle to form the cane’s handle. There is a silver cap on the end of the handle. The handle of the cane is marked with “Sangster” and silver hallmarks.
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- Title
- Cane
- Date
- 1900 – 1950
- Material
- grass, bamboo; metal,silver
- Dimensions
- 87.0 cm
- Description
- A simple bamboo cane with a metal tip on the bottom. The bamboo shoot is bent at a right angle to form the cane’s handle. There is a silver cap on the end of the handle. The handle of the cane is marked with “Sangster” and silver hallmarks.
- Subject
- assistive device
- social customs
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0096
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- Date
- 1900 – 1940
- Material
- wood; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0099
- Description
- A straight-grained wooden cane with a metal tip. The handle is curved at a right angle to the cane, and has five small metal knobs on each side and a metal spine.
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- Title
- Cane
- Date
- 1900 – 1940
- Material
- wood; metal
- Dimensions
- 11.5 x 88.0 cm
- Description
- A straight-grained wooden cane with a metal tip. The handle is curved at a right angle to the cane, and has five small metal knobs on each side and a metal spine.
- Subject
- assistive device
- social customs
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0099
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- Date
- 1900 – 1940
- Material
- grass, bamboo; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0100
- Description
- A very thin bamboo cane with a curved metal handle.
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- Title
- Cane
- Date
- 1900 – 1940
- Material
- grass, bamboo; metal
- Dimensions
- 92.0 cm
- Description
- A very thin bamboo cane with a curved metal handle.
- Subject
- assistive device
- social customs
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0100
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- Date
- 1900 – 1940
- Material
- wood; bone; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0101
- Description
- A straight wooden walking stick with a cap of bone at the handle.
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- Title
- Cane
- Date
- 1900 – 1940
- Material
- wood; bone; metal
- Dimensions
- 94.0 cm
- Description
- A straight wooden walking stick with a cap of bone at the handle.
- Subject
- assistive device
- social customs
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0101
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- Date
- 1900 – 1940
- Material
- wood; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0165
- Description
- A rustic walking stick made from a long straight branch (birch?) with the bark stripped off. A leather thong has been wrapped around the cane at the top with loop left hanging as a wrist strap.
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- Title
- Cane
- Date
- 1900 – 1940
- Material
- wood; skin
- Dimensions
- 93.5 cm
- Description
- A rustic walking stick made from a long straight branch (birch?) with the bark stripped off. A leather thong has been wrapped around the cane at the top with loop left hanging as a wrist strap.
- Subject
- assistive device
- hinking
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0165
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- Date
- 1900 – 1940
- Material
- wood; skin; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0166
- Description
- A rustic cane made of a straight branch stripped of bark with a metal (possibly brass) tip. There is a leather thong of buckskin wrapped just below the handle. The handle has a natural break and a smoothly rounded knob.
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- Title
- Cane
- Date
- 1900 – 1940
- Material
- wood; skin; metal
- Dimensions
- 4.0 (handle) x 78.5; 6.0 (hhandle) cm
- Description
- A rustic cane made of a straight branch stripped of bark with a metal (possibly brass) tip. There is a leather thong of buckskin wrapped just below the handle. The handle has a natural break and a smoothly rounded knob.
- Subject
- assistive device
- hiking
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0166
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- Date
- 1880 – 1910
- Material
- metal; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0216 a-c
- Description
- Three pairs of eyeglasses:a) Glasses with small oval lenses and gold wire frames with thin wire hooked ear pieces, each with a tiny round ball at the end. b) Glasses with small yellow oval lenses. These glasses have gold wire frames with thin twisted wire hooked ear pieces, each with a small oval…
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- Title
- Eyeglasses
- Date
- 1880 – 1910
- Material
- metal; glass
- Dimensions
- 11.5 (a); 11.7 (b); 11.3 (c) cm
- Description
- Three pairs of eyeglasses:a) Glasses with small oval lenses and gold wire frames with thin wire hooked ear pieces, each with a tiny round ball at the end. b) Glasses with small yellow oval lenses. These glasses have gold wire frames with thin twisted wire hooked ear pieces, each with a small oval ball at the end. There is also a double wire nosepiece.c) Glases with silver wire frames and small oval lenses. Each straight thin wire ear piece has a flattened drop shape at the end.
- Subject
- assistive device
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0216 a-c
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- Date
- 1880 – 1910
- Material
- plastic; metal; glass; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0217 a-c
- Description
- Three pairs of eyeglasses:a) A pair of glasses with round tortoise shell plastic (?) frames with a flat textured gold band from top of each lens which acts as spring to clip the glasses to the nose. These glasses have very short (8 cm), straight earpieces. b) A pair of glasses with round red-brown…
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- Title
- Eyeglasses
- Date
- 1880 – 1910
- Material
- plastic; metal; glass; fibre
- Dimensions
- 11.6 (a); 12.0 (b); ? (c) cm
- Description
- Three pairs of eyeglasses:a) A pair of glasses with round tortoise shell plastic (?) frames with a flat textured gold band from top of each lens which acts as spring to clip the glasses to the nose. These glasses have very short (8 cm), straight earpieces. b) A pair of glasses with round red-brown plastic (?) frames with a flat, arched gold coloured nose piece. There are also gold wire hooked earpieces.c) A pair of glasses with gold wire rim frames and oval lenses. These glasses have a large looped flat wire pince nez nose piece, instead of arms or earpieces. A black grosgrain ribbon, with a gold adjustment buckle, is attached by a round gold clip to a knob at the outside of the right lens.
- Subject
- assistive device
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0217 a-c
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