Narrow Results By
Camps in the Rockies
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue287
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1882
- Author
- Baillie-Grohman, William Adolph
- Publisher
- London : Sampson & Low
- Call Number
- F721 B3
- Publisher
- London : Sampson & Low
- Published Date
- 1882
- Subjects
- Camping
- Rocky Mountains, U.S.
- Wyoming
- Notes
- Edward C. Porter Mountaineering Library
- Call Number
- F721 B3
- Collection
- Alpine Club of Canada Library
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
Read more.
- Date
- 1905 – 1950
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.1076
- Description
- Tarnished metal ashtray, circular with rest for cigarette.
1 image
- Title
- Ashtray
- Date
- 1905 – 1950
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 4.0 cm
- Description
- Tarnished metal ashtray, circular with rest for cigarette.
- Subject
- packers and guides
- camping
- smoking
- Bert Riggall
- Credit
- Gift of Dale Burton, Surrey, 1999
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.1076
Images
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
Read more.
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…
1 image
- 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
Images
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
Read more.
Candle Lantern
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact102.05.0127
- Date
- c. 1908
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 102.05.0127
- 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…
1 image
- Title
- Candle Lantern
- Date
- c. 1908
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 35.0 x 8.5 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.” A white candle is inside
- Credit
- Gift of Don Gardiner, Canmore, 2022
- Catalogue Number
- 102.05.0127
Images
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
Read more.
Candle Lantern
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact102.05.1017
- Date
- 1900 – 1950
- Material
- metal; mineral
- Catalogue Number
- 102.05.1017
- Description
- Folding metal candle lantern with isinglass or mica windows on sides, manufacturer’s name embossed on top: “STONEBRIDGE FOLDING LANTERN PAT’D NOV. 20, 1900. AUG. ? 1908. STONEBRIDGE MFG. CO. N.Y. MADE IN U.S.A.”
1 image
- Title
- Candle Lantern
- Date
- 1900 – 1950
- Material
- metal; mineral
- Dimensions
- 12.0 x 19.0 cm
- Description
- Folding metal candle lantern with isinglass or mica windows on sides, manufacturer’s name embossed on top: “STONEBRIDGE FOLDING LANTERN PAT’D NOV. 20, 1900. AUG. ? 1908. STONEBRIDGE MFG. CO. N.Y. MADE IN U.S.A.”
- Subject
- packers and guides
- camping
- Bert Riggall
- Credit
- Gift of Dale Burton, Surrey, 1999
- Catalogue Number
- 102.05.1017
Images
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
Read more.
Kerosene Lantern
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact102.05.1018
- Date
- 1880 – 1885
- Material
- metal; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 102.05.1018
- Description
- Black metal lantern with large glass lens in opening door. Inside is a removable fuel reservoir with knob to adjust wick. Sliding screen controls amount of light. “Private Property. VAUX 84” scratched into base of lantern.
1 image
- Title
- Kerosene Lantern
- Date
- 1880 – 1885
- Material
- metal; glass
- Dimensions
- 17.0 x 9.0 cm
- Description
- Black metal lantern with large glass lens in opening door. Inside is a removable fuel reservoir with knob to adjust wick. Sliding screen controls amount of light. “Private Property. VAUX 84” scratched into base of lantern.
- Subject
- photography
- Vaux family
- camping
- hiking
- Credit
- Gift of Molly Vaux, New York, USA, 1999
- Catalogue Number
- 102.05.1018
Images
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
Read more.
- Date
- 1900 – 1940
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0132
- Description
- A camp style match holder. The case is a cylinder that holds the matches and is topped with a swivel lid. The outside of the case is serrated for striking. base unscrews to reveal matches within.
1 image
- Title
- Match Safe
- Date
- 1900 – 1940
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 6.5 cm
- Description
- A camp style match holder. The case is a cylinder that holds the matches and is topped with a swivel lid. The outside of the case is serrated for striking. base unscrews to reveal matches within.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0132
Images
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
Read more.
- 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.
1 image
- 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
Images
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
Read more.
- 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.
1 image
- 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
Images
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
Read more.
- 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”.
1 image
- 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
Images
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
Read more.