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- Date
- 1900 – 1920
- Material
- skin; metal, steel; metal, brass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0154
- Description
- A curved steel blade that is attached with a brass fitting to a leather pouch/handle which contains flint (carborundum?) cloth.
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- Title
- Lighter
- Date
- 1900 – 1920
- Material
- skin; metal, steel; metal, brass
- Dimensions
- 7.5 x 5.2 cm
- Description
- A curved steel blade that is attached with a brass fitting to a leather pouch/handle which contains flint (carborundum?) cloth.
- Subject
- households
- camping
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0154
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- Date
- 1900 – 1920
- Material
- antler; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0185
- Description
- A folding pocket knife with a curved antler handle. The handle has three inlaid narrow metal bands at the blade end, as well as a metal tip. The knife blade is very pointed, rounded on one side, and has an ornately engraved design. The word “Toledo” is within the engraved deisgn on the blade.
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- Title
- Pocket Knife
- Date
- 1900 – 1920
- Material
- antler; metal
- Dimensions
- 11.0 cm
- Description
- A folding pocket knife with a curved antler handle. The handle has three inlaid narrow metal bands at the blade end, as well as a metal tip. The knife blade is very pointed, rounded on one side, and has an ornately engraved design. The word “Toledo” is within the engraved deisgn on the blade.
- Subject
- camping
- sports
- households
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0185
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- Date
- 1900 – 1940
- Material
- bone; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0186
- Description
- A folding pocket jackknife with a bone handle and metal tips. There are two small blades that fold into the handle, and a corkscrew and awl that fold into the opposite side. One blade is marked with the word “Wastenholm”.
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- Title
- Pocket Knife
- Date
- 1900 – 1940
- Material
- bone; metal
- Dimensions
- 9.0 cm
- Description
- A folding pocket jackknife with a bone handle and metal tips. There are two small blades that fold into the handle, and a corkscrew and awl that fold into the opposite side. One blade is marked with the word “Wastenholm”.
- Subject
- camping
- households
- Philip Moore
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0186
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- Date
- 1900 – 1925
- Material
- metal, steel; foot, deer
- Catalogue Number
- 104.50.0002
- Description
- A folding pocket knife with the handle made from the hoof and leg (skin and hair attached) of a very small deer with a metal 'shoe' nailed to the bottom. The leg has been split to accommodate a long blade on one side and a corkscrew on the other. A T-shaped metal crosspiece with a hinged lever lo…
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- Title
- Utility Knife
- Date
- 1900 – 1925
- Material
- metal, steel; foot, deer
- Dimensions
- 2.2 x 3.6 (closed) x 27.4 (open); 15.0 (closed) cm
- Description
- A folding pocket knife with the handle made from the hoof and leg (skin and hair attached) of a very small deer with a metal 'shoe' nailed to the bottom. The leg has been split to accommodate a long blade on one side and a corkscrew on the other. A T-shaped metal crosspiece with a hinged lever locks the blade open and is released by pressing. The base of the blade is marked with “Henry Boker & Co.”, “Improved Cutlery”, and a stamp of deer antlers.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.50.0002
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- Date
- 1900 – 1920
- Material
- metal, tin; glass; paper; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0004
- Description
- A frame of pressed tin with a pointed arch and rounded corners at the top and slightly flaring out at the base. The border design is pressed into the tin. The back panel of the frame is held in place with clips. A photograph of Philip Moore in a buckskin jacket standing over a camp fire is inside …
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- Title
- Picture Frame
- Date
- 1900 – 1920
- Material
- metal, tin; glass; paper; fibre
- Dimensions
- 6.5 x 5.0 cm
- Description
- A frame of pressed tin with a pointed arch and rounded corners at the top and slightly flaring out at the base. The border design is pressed into the tin. The back panel of the frame is held in place with clips. A photograph of Philip Moore in a buckskin jacket standing over a camp fire is inside the frame.
- Subject
- households
- Philip Moore
- sports
- camping
- photography
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0004
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Safety Carbide Can
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact104.31.0001
- Date
- 1900 – 1920
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.31.0001
- Description
- A flattened can curved to fit the hip. Lid at top slightly domed with small indentation for finger to open slides into top under small metal lip. Can seamed along on side. Embossed in circle on front and back of can, "Justrite trade mark", and at bottom "Made in U.S.A.". Stamped on bottom "Pat appl…
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- Title
- Safety Carbide Can
- Date
- 1900 – 1920
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 11.7 x 3.2 x 8.9 cm
- Description
- A flattened can curved to fit the hip. Lid at top slightly domed with small indentation for finger to open slides into top under small metal lip. Can seamed along on side. Embossed in circle on front and back of can, "Justrite trade mark", and at bottom "Made in U.S.A.". Stamped on bottom "Pat applied for".
- Subject
- households
- sports
- camping
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.31.0001
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Candle Lantern
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact102.05.0079
- Date
- 1908 – 1930
- Material
- metal; fibre, cotton; mineral, mica
- Catalogue Number
- 102.05.0079
- Description
- Metal folding lantern for candles. Thin clear fragile mica windows on three sides, (10 x 7cm). Front window damaged at bottom. Base with wire candle holder and 66 small ventilation holes. Also 8 adjustable holes on bottom left and right side. Lid has large ventilation hole protected by peaked roof…
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- Title
- Candle Lantern
- Date
- 1908 – 1930
- Material
- metal; fibre, cotton; mineral, mica
- Dimensions
- 25.5 x 9.5 x 11.0 cm
- Description
- Metal folding lantern for candles. Thin clear fragile mica windows on three sides, (10 x 7cm). Front window damaged at bottom. Base with wire candle holder and 66 small ventilation holes. Also 8 adjustable holes on bottom left and right side. Lid has large ventilation hole protected by peaked roof on hinges. All seams are hinged so that lantern can collapse. Base folds flat up against back of lantern, sides collapse flat and fold to width of one side, lid folds flat and over sides to make compact (18 x 11 x 2 cm.) case. Stored in a thin unbleached cotton bag. Stamped on both sides of roof “THE ‘STONEBRIDGE’ FOLDING LANTERN PAT’D NOV. 20, 1906 JUNE 9, 1908 G.H. STONEBRIDGE M’F’G CO. N.Y.C. MADE IN U.S.A.”
- Subject
- households
- camping
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.05.0079
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- Date
- 1900 – 1940
- Material
- metal; shell; ivory
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0395 a,b
- Description
- Two, small, pocket jackknives, each with two blades of steel. Sides riveted to body of knives with three brass rivets. (a) ivory, shaped with slight curve to fit hand, steel caps at each end, two blade fold out at same end from double compartments with brass dividers, one smaller, 4.4, and one la…
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- Title
- Pocket Knife
- Date
- 1900 – 1940
- Material
- metal; shell; ivory
- Dimensions
- 1.1 x 1.2 x 8.5 cm
- Description
- Two, small, pocket jackknives, each with two blades of steel. Sides riveted to body of knives with three brass rivets. (a) ivory, shaped with slight curve to fit hand, steel caps at each end, two blade fold out at same end from double compartments with brass dividers, one smaller, 4.4, and one large, 6.0, blade with finger nicks in opposite sides. (b) mother of pearl, thinner knife with blades folding out from opposite ends. Brass caps at each end, and single compartment in body for blades is lined with brass. Small blade, 3.8, and long blade, 4.8 have finger nicks.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- tools
- travel
- sport
- households
- hunting
- camping
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0395 a,b
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