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Date
1890 – 1920
Material
metal
Catalogue Number
107.01.0014
Description
A painted casting (brass?) of a pug dog with its hind end in the air and shoulders and forelegs on the ground. The dog is grey with a black muzzle and ears, has a curly tail, and is wearing a narrow brown collar.
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Title
Animal Figurine
Date
1890 – 1920
Material
metal
Dimensions
11.0 (approx.) cm
Description
A painted casting (brass?) of a pug dog with its hind end in the air and shoulders and forelegs on the ground. The dog is grey with a black muzzle and ears, has a curly tail, and is wearing a narrow brown collar.
Subject
households
collectables
animals, dogs
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
107.01.0014
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Coin & Currency Collection

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Date
1894 – 1930
Material
metal; paper
Catalogue Number
109.03.0005
Description
A collection of 34 foreign coins and 6 bills from around the world: coins:3 Canadian one cent (.2 x 2.6) - copper; 1899 - Queen Victoria, 1910 - Edward VII, 1916 - George V. U.S. one cent (.2 x 2.0) - copper; Lincoln head penny; 1910, 3a 1920, 1925, 2a 1928. U.S. ten cent (.1 x 1.9) - silver; Liber…
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Title
Coin & Currency Collection
Date
1894 – 1930
Material
metal; paper
Description
A collection of 34 foreign coins and 6 bills from around the world: coins:3 Canadian one cent (.2 x 2.6) - copper; 1899 - Queen Victoria, 1910 - Edward VII, 1916 - George V. U.S. one cent (.2 x 2.0) - copper; Lincoln head penny; 1910, 3a 1920, 1925, 2a 1928. U.S. ten cent (.1 x 1.9) - silver; Liberty head dime; 1918. 1 Italian five centisimi (.2 x 2.0) - copper; Vittorio Emmanuele III; 1928. 6 Italian ten centisimi (.2 x 2.3) - copper; Vittorio Emanuele III: 2a 1921, 1923, 1924, 1929,1930. 4 Philipine one centavo (.2 x 2.5) - copper; U.S. shield and eagle; 2a 1926 2a 1928. 1 Settlement one cent (.2 x 2.8) - copper; Queen Victoria; 1885 (Note: very worn); 1 Indian one rupee (.2 x 3.2) - silver; Edward VII; 1906. 2 Ceylon ten cents (.1 x 1.6) - silver; 1894 - Queen Victoria (Note: very worn, 1920 - George V. Egyptian ten milliemes (.2 x 2.5) - silver; Arabic script with centre hole; 1917. 4 Japanese coins - (.2 x 2.4) - copper; three-blossomed floral symbol. Japanese coin (.2 x 2.3) - silver; imperial chrysanthemum and centre hole (.1 x 1.9) - silver, as above, but smaller. Chinese (?) coin (.1 x 1.9) - silver; bald, mustached man in uniform. Paper currency: 1 Canadian one dollar bill (17.8 x 8.5) - green both sides; George V portrait; 1923; serial number, "S-618038". 2 Ceylon one rupee bills (11.2 x 6.4) - green and pink one side, blue other; 1929; serial numbers, 41228, and 86550. 2 Chinese twenty cents bills (10.2 x 5.5) - brown one side, blue other; 1925; serial numbers C291825, and D192280. 1 Chinese ten cents bill (9.5 x 5.3) - blue one side, brown other; 1925; serial number E062033. 34 coins, 6 bills
Subject
Whyte home
collectables
travel
souvenir
keepsake
memories
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
109.03.0005
Images
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Date
1890 – 1920
Material
glass
Catalogue Number
105.06.0012
Description
Globular solid clear glass paperweight with 'flowers' of yellow, white and red floating in the centre and seen magnified through the paperweight (millefiori technique).
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Title
Paperweight
Date
1890 – 1920
Material
glass
Dimensions
4.0 x 4.0 cm
Description
Globular solid clear glass paperweight with 'flowers' of yellow, white and red floating in the centre and seen magnified through the paperweight (millefiori technique).
Subject
households
business
correspondence
collectables
office
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
105.06.0012
Images
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Date
1890 – 1910
Material
glass; paper; skin
Catalogue Number
105.06.0013
Description
A very flat rectangular solid glass clear paperweight with slightly curved faces. A black and white photograph of churches, which is attached with a leather backing to the bottom of the weight, can be seen through the thickness of the glass. The photo is marked “Churches, Hanover & Union St. Manch…
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Title
Paperweight
Date
1890 – 1910
Material
glass; paper; skin
Dimensions
2.5 x 6.2 x 10.5 cm
Description
A very flat rectangular solid glass clear paperweight with slightly curved faces. A black and white photograph of churches, which is attached with a leather backing to the bottom of the weight, can be seen through the thickness of the glass. The photo is marked “Churches, Hanover & Union St. Manchester, N.H.”
Subject
households
business
correspondence
collectables
office
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
105.06.0013
Images
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This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.
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