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Alcohol Lamp

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Date: 1890 – 1910

Material: glass; metal

Catalogue Number: 102.05.1019 a-e

Description: Round blown glass alcohol lamp with lid (a,b). Three triangular metal pieces with round holders, may be for candles as there is dripped wax on them (c,d,e).

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Title: Alcohol Lamp

Date: 1890 – 1910

Material: glass; metal

Dimensions: 12.5 x 8.5 cm

Description: Round blown glass alcohol lamp with lid (a,b). Three triangular metal pieces with round holders, may be for candles as there is dripped wax on them (c,d,e).

Subject: photography; Vaux family; camping

Credit: Gift of Molly Vaux, New York, USA, 1999

Catalogue Number: 102.05.1019 a-e

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Ice Ax

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Date: 1890 – 1910

Material: wood; metal; skin

Catalogue Number: 108.04.1133 a-f

Description: Six ice axes with wooden handles, metal heads and tips. (a) has a leather head cover and tip cover. Cover marked “RICHARD COOGAN,” head marked: “FAYETTE R. PLUMB. PHILADELPHIA. SOLID CAST STEEL.” (b) has a leather head cover and tip cover. Head marked “FAYETTE R. PLUMB. PHILADELPHIA. SOLID CAST STE…

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Title: Ice Ax

Date: 1890 – 1910

Material: wood; metal; skin

Dimensions: 28.0 x 115.0 cm

Description: Six ice axes with wooden handles, metal heads and tips. (a) has a leather head cover and tip cover. Cover marked “RICHARD COOGAN,” head marked: “FAYETTE R. PLUMB. PHILADELPHIA. SOLID CAST STEEL.” (b) has a leather head cover and tip cover. Head marked “FAYETTE R. PLUMB. PHILADELPHIA. SOLID CAST STEEL.” (c) has leather head cover and tip cover. Head is stamped: “C.P.R.” & “F. JORG. ZWEILUTSCHINEN. BERNEROBERLAND” and an “X” is carved into the wooden handle just below the head. (d) has “GEORGE VAUX” engraved on head, also manufacturer’s stamp with crown and text obscured by rust. “INTERLAKEN” is the only legible word on the manufacturer’s stamp. (e) has a leather head cover and is made by “FAYETTE R. PLUMB. PHILADELPHIA. (f) has a leather tip cover, is stamped: “FAYETTE R. PLUMB. PHILADELPHIA” and the initials “MV” are carved into the wooden handle near the head.

Subject: photography; Vaux family; sports; hiking; camping; climbing

Credit: Gift of Molly Vaux, New York, USA, 1999

Catalogue Number: 108.04.1133 a-f

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Photographic Print

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Date: 1895 – 1905

Material: paper; wood; glass; skin

Catalogue Number: 105.02.0027

Description: A black and white photograph of a camp with hills in the background. The photo is framed with a grey mat and a plain wood frame. The back of the photograph is marked “Shaganappi Point ca. 1900 Stony Indian Camp.”

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Title: Photographic Print

Date: 1895 – 1905

Material: paper; wood; glass; skin

Dimensions: 13.8; 19.0 (frame) x 24.0; 29.2 (frame) cm

Description: A black and white photograph of a camp with hills in the background. The photo is framed with a grey mat and a plain wood frame. The back of the photograph is marked “Shaganappi Point ca. 1900 Stony Indian Camp.”