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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 – 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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Souvenir travel books and guides
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 24 textual records including bound books, small booklets and brochures. Content pertains to travel and tourism in the Canadian Rockies, Calgary, Fort Langley, Vancouver, Saskatoon, Montana, and Japan. Includes two "pocket directories" for Vancouver [1899 and 1900] and one for Saska…
- Date Range
- 1899-1900
- [1905-1910]
- 1907
- [1912]
- 1914
- 1919-1920
- [1925-1930]
- 1935
- 1953-1954
- 1957-1958
- [1960-1965]
- 1963
- 1972-1973
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / F1 / 15 to 18
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / II / F : Collected material
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds
- Sub-Series
- LUX / II / F1 : Textual
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / F1 / 15 to 18
- Date Range
- 1899-1900
- [1905-1910]
- 1907
- [1912]
- 1914
- 1919-1920
- [1925-1930]
- 1935
- 1953-1954
- 1957-1958
- [1960-1965]
- 1963
- 1972-1973
- Physical Description
- 9 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 24 textual records including bound books, small booklets and brochures. Content pertains to travel and tourism in the Canadian Rockies, Calgary, Fort Langley, Vancouver, Saskatoon, Montana, and Japan. Includes two "pocket directories" for Vancouver [1899 and 1900] and one for Saskatoon [1914]; souvenir booklets for Pincher Creek [1900 - 1905], Turner Valley Oil Field [1915 - 1920] and the Canadian Wax Gallery; booklet "Calgary Alberta: The Land of Plenty"; two copies of a Banff National Park guide book [ca. 1912]; "A Sprig of Mountain Heather" tourist booklet by the Department of the Interior, Canada [1914]; "Hippodrome" souvenir book; “Pocket Guide to Japan”; "Westward Honk!" travel publication by the Brooklyn Daily Eagle (1919) detailing a National Parks road trip across Canada and the United States; two copies of “Pictographs in Southwestern Alberta” information booklet; an information sheet and map of the Rocky Mountains Forest Reserve signed by “E. Wakelyn”; a scrapbook of newspaper clippings from The Albertan [1963] pertaining to Calgary; a brochure on Marble Canyon; and two brochures pertaining to interpretive programming in Banff National Park [1972 and 1973 respectively].
- Notes
- Contents have been arranged chronologically and divided into four files (see Content Details).
- ”A Sprig of Mountain Heather” souvenir book contains pressed plant matter
- Name Access
- Luxton, Eleanor
- Subject Access
- Advertising
- Banff National Park
- Camping
- Commerce and industry
- Commercial products
- Ecology
- Environment
- Flowers
- Geography
- Government
- Guiding
- Guide
- Hiking
- History
- Hot Springs
- Industry
- Leisure
- Museums
- Natural history
- Natural resources
- Oil
- Photography
- Recreation
- Tourism
- Tourist information
- Trail guides
- Travel
- The Albertan
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff National Park
- Calgary
- Pincher Creek
- Turner Valley
- British Columbia
- Vancouver
- Marble Canyon
- United States of America
- Montana
- Japan
- Access Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- “Picturesque Calgary” booklet placed in acid-free envelope due to damage and fragile state
- ”Hippodrome” souvenir book stored in mylar sleeve
- ”A Sprig of Mountain Heather” souvenir book kept in original envelope in file folder. Consider additional storage measures, and handle with caution as attached pressed plant is fragile and may break apart easily
- Category
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Natural resources
- Government
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Environment
- Commerce and industry
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Content Details
- Folder contents: LUX/II/F1/15: 1899 - 1907 LUX/II/F1/16: 1912 - 1914 LUX/II/F1/17: 1914 - 1935 LUX/II/F1/18: 1953 - 1973
- Processing Status
- Processed
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