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- Date
- 1950 – 1980
- Material
- fibre; feather
- Catalogue Number
- 102.01.1006
- Description
- Down sleeping bag, orange fabric, stamped “U.S.” at bottom, possibly army issue. Stuff sack green heavy cotton.
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- Title
- Sleeping Bag
- Date
- 1950 – 1980
- Material
- fibre; feather
- Description
- Down sleeping bag, orange fabric, stamped “U.S.” at bottom, possibly army issue. Stuff sack green heavy cotton.
- Subject
- sports
- climbing
- camping
- Arnold Wexler
- Credit
- Gift of Arnold Wexler (Estate), Allentown, United States, 1999
- Catalogue Number
- 102.01.1006
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- Date
- 1950 – 1980
- Material
- metal; plastic
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.1129 a-f
- Description
- Aluminum pot with bail handle, smaller aluminum pot with lid, aluminum canister with screw-on lid, and two aluminum cups with wire handles.
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- Title
- Mess Kit
- Date
- 1950 – 1980
- Material
- metal; plastic
- Dimensions
- 17.0 cm
- Description
- Aluminum pot with bail handle, smaller aluminum pot with lid, aluminum canister with screw-on lid, and two aluminum cups with wire handles.
- Subject
- sports
- climbing
- camping
- Arnold Wexler
- Credit
- Gift of Arnold Wexler (Estate), Allentown, United States, 1999
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.1129 a-f
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Collapsable Shelf
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- Date
- 1920 – 1950
- Material
- fibre; wood; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 101.02.1012
- Description
- Collapsable canvas and wood shelf unit for camping use. Canvas contraption hangs by two metal hooks, has 4 shelves made of wooden slats encased in canvas. Folds down accordion-like into a small bundle. Label at top: “ABERCROMBIE & FITCH. TRADE MARK”
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- Title
- Collapsable Shelf
- Date
- 1920 – 1950
- Material
- fibre; wood; metal
- Dimensions
- 73.0 x 36.0 cm
- Description
- Collapsable canvas and wood shelf unit for camping use. Canvas contraption hangs by two metal hooks, has 4 shelves made of wooden slats encased in canvas. Folds down accordion-like into a small bundle. Label at top: “ABERCROMBIE & FITCH. TRADE MARK”
- Subject
- packers and guides
- camping
- Ike Mills
- Credit
- Gift of David A. Boon, Kamloops, 2000
- Catalogue Number
- 101.02.1012
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- Date
- 1925 – 1935
- Material
- metal, brass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0159 a,b
- Description
- A D-shaped brass rod with swivel hinge at one corner and a built-in locking mechanism at other (a). The key (b) for the lock is attached.
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- Title
- Lock
- Date
- 1925 – 1935
- Material
- metal, brass
- Dimensions
- 7.3 x 1.1 x 11.4 cm
- Description
- A D-shaped brass rod with swivel hinge at one corner and a built-in locking mechanism at other (a). The key (b) for the lock is attached.
- Subject
- households
- camping
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0159 a,b
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- Date
- 1925 – 1935
- Material
- metal, brass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0160 a-d
- Description
- A long brass rod (a) with a ring at one end and a hole for a padlock at the other end. The brass padlock (b) has two keys (c,d). The padlock is marked with “Terror...Yale...Stamford, Conn.”.
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- Title
- Lock
- Date
- 1925 – 1935
- Material
- metal, brass
- Dimensions
- 3.0 (maximum) x 24.3 cm
- Description
- A long brass rod (a) with a ring at one end and a hole for a padlock at the other end. The brass padlock (b) has two keys (c,d). The padlock is marked with “Terror...Yale...Stamford, Conn.”.
- Subject
- camping
- tourism
- households
- Yale
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0160 a-d
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- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- metal; shell, mother of pearl
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0209 a,b
- Description
- Two pocket knives, one with three blades (a), and one with a single blade (b). Knife 103.08.0209a is a three bladed folding pocket knife. The knife case has mother-of-pearl sides and a metal tip at each end. One blade is marked with “Clean Cut Trademark” and a trademark. The other knife, 103.08…
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- Title
- Pocket Knife
- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- metal; shell, mother of pearl
- Dimensions
- 0.7 (a); 0.8 (b) x 1.2 (a); 1.7 (b) x 7.1 (a); 7.4 (b) cm
- Description
- Two pocket knives, one with three blades (a), and one with a single blade (b). Knife 103.08.0209a is a three bladed folding pocket knife. The knife case has mother-of-pearl sides and a metal tip at each end. One blade is marked with “Clean Cut Trademark” and a trademark. The other knife, 103.08.0209b, is a single bladed folding pocket knife. The knife case has mother-of-pearl with sterling silver inlay. The knife blade is marked with sterling hallmarks.
- Subject
- camping
- households
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0209 a,b
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- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- metal; skin; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0455 a-e
- Description
- A travelling utensil kit with five pieces.a) A folding knife with a white plastic handle.b) A folding fork with a white plastic handle. c) A flat glass that fits in (e), the leather case, and holds (d), which in turn, holds the knife and fork.d) A piece of leather with red straps to hold the knife …
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- Title
- Flatware Set
- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- metal; skin; glass
- Dimensions
- 10.0 (e) x 6.0 (e) x 14.5 (a,b) cm
- Description
- A travelling utensil kit with five pieces.a) A folding knife with a white plastic handle.b) A folding fork with a white plastic handle. c) A flat glass that fits in (e), the leather case, and holds (d), which in turn, holds the knife and fork.d) A piece of leather with red straps to hold the knife and fork.e) A small leather case with a flap that snaps shut.
- Subject
- households
- sports
- camping
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0455 a-e
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- Date
- 1924 – 1941
- Material
- wood; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.21.1006
- Description
- Two-handled saw with wooden handles and crossbars and a metal blade and metal tension rod with tightener. The tension rod is stamped “PAT. MAY 20 - 1924.”
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- Title
- Bucksaw
- Date
- 1924 – 1941
- Material
- wood; metal
- Dimensions
- 63.8 x 2.7 x 87.5 cm
- Description
- Two-handled saw with wooden handles and crossbars and a metal blade and metal tension rod with tightener. The tension rod is stamped “PAT. MAY 20 - 1924.”
- Credit
- Gift of Robert N. Smith, Canmore, 2003
- Catalogue Number
- 104.21.1006
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- Date
- 1956
- Material
- metal; paper
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.1106 a-c
- Description
- A small portable stove, consisting of two parts, in its original box and an instruction booklet: (a) a fuel tank canister/pipe with coil burners with a metal stand (for propping up the canister) attached to the canister; and (b) a metal hook:(a) the bomb-shaped fuel canister has a screw-on bottom t…
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- Title
- Portable Stove
- Date
- 1956
- Material
- metal; paper
- Dimensions
- 6.0 x 16.5 cm
- Description
- A small portable stove, consisting of two parts, in its original box and an instruction booklet: (a) a fuel tank canister/pipe with coil burners with a metal stand (for propping up the canister) attached to the canister; and (b) a metal hook:(a) the bomb-shaped fuel canister has a screw-on bottom that can be opened to insert fuel. The other end has a U-shaped, solid flat piece of metal soldered onto the canister. Two metal coils (each 0.50cm) are soldered on 0.50cm from the flat part that stabilizes it. Engraved on the flat part “BORDE” “PATENT” forming a circle with the logo inside. The flat metal ‘stovetop’ on which a pot would be placed, has eight metal prongs extending from a depressed circular piece; the four large prongs are bent, four small are straight. The fuel tank (16.3x6.0 wide) has a metal rod (0.50cm wide) coiled twice with each end soldered to the top of the fuel canister. There is a piece of metal tubing soldered onto the coil. The stand (9.0x4.5cm wide) is a metal rod fashioned to hold the fuel tank; each end is bent in the shape of a circle/coil to hold the stove; it fits over the canister. (b) the hook (15.0cmx1.0cm wide) is a straight metal rod with a curved hook at the end. The curved hook is for opening and closing the fuel outlet.The stove is contained in the original paper box with “BORDE”, underneath “Benzin-Brenner” and underneath that “Zurich / Switzerland” printed in black lettering.(c) the instruction booklet for the stove.
- Subject
- recreational
- cooking
- camping
- climbing
- Credit
- Gift of H. A. Buckmaster, 2009
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.1106 a-c
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- Date
- c. 1930
- Material
- metal; paper
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.1110 a-i
- Description
- Portable folding camp stove with 2 stovepipe lengths(a) bronze folding camp stove with 1 attached stove pipe length. Engraved “HOVIK VERK MADE IN NORWAY STANDARD NO. 41”. (b) lidded metal container. Gold with red labeling. Top “HOVIK VERK STANDARD”. Front has a metal latch and small handle (c) smal…
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- Title
- Portable Stove
- Date
- c. 1930
- Material
- metal; paper
- Dimensions
- 19.0 x 17.0 x 14.8 cm
- Description
- Portable folding camp stove with 2 stovepipe lengths(a) bronze folding camp stove with 1 attached stove pipe length. Engraved “HOVIK VERK MADE IN NORWAY STANDARD NO. 41”. (b) lidded metal container. Gold with red labeling. Top “HOVIK VERK STANDARD”. Front has a metal latch and small handle (c) small fuel canister labeled “HOVIK VERK STANDARD MADE IN NORWAY”(d) stove pipe extender with flame cover(e) metal extender with small hollow screw top on one side and large hollow screw top on the other side(f) small metal fuel funnel(g) metal wrench(h) metal multi tool(i) small metal tools in paper holder
- Credit
- Gift of Roy Andersen, Banff, 2017
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.1110 a-i
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