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- n.d.
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.16.0004
- Description
- A brass drafting compass with a wooden stub of a pencil in one side and a silver point on the other side.
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- Title
- Compass
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 1.5 x 10.0 cm
- Description
- A brass drafting compass with a wooden stub of a pencil in one side and a silver point on the other side.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- drafting
- drawing
- art supplies
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.16.0004
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- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- wood; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.16.0015
- Description
- A wooden pantograph consisting of 4 attaching wooden bars with holes along the lengths and 6 metal rods that go through the holes. Device collapses and expands like an accordion. Used in drafting to replicate and enlarge drawings. Stamped on one arm is “REEVES MADE IN ENGLAND” and numbers are stamp…
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- Title
- Pantograph
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- wood; metal
- Dimensions
- 4.5 x 8.0 x 42.0 cm
- Description
- A wooden pantograph consisting of 4 attaching wooden bars with holes along the lengths and 6 metal rods that go through the holes. Device collapses and expands like an accordion. Used in drafting to replicate and enlarge drawings. Stamped on one arm is “REEVES MADE IN ENGLAND” and numbers are stamped beside each adjustment hole.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- drafting
- drawing
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.16.0015
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- Date
- 1920 – 1930
- Material
- paper; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 104.39.0004 a-d
- Description
- A collection of four stumps used to smudge charcoal drawings. Each stump has a tightly rolled cigar shape with a blunt point at each end. Three stumps (a-c) are made of soft grey paper and one (d) is made of soft leather with a red paper wrapping at the middle.
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- Title
- Stump
- Date
- 1920 – 1930
- Material
- paper; skin
- Dimensions
- 15.7 (a); 13.3 (b); 12.3 (c); 12.5 (d) cm
- Description
- A collection of four stumps used to smudge charcoal drawings. Each stump has a tightly rolled cigar shape with a blunt point at each end. Three stumps (a-c) are made of soft grey paper and one (d) is made of soft leather with a red paper wrapping at the middle.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.39.0004 a-d
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- Date
- 1925 – 1930
- Material
- wood; wood, bamboo; metal, lead; metal; ivory; mineral, graphite
- Catalogue Number
- 104.39.0005 a-o
- Description
- A collection of eight drawing pencils and seven containers of pencil leads:a) one unsharpened black wooden pencil with a square lead (7.5 x 0.8 cm) and labelled "No. 2 Perry 728 Arch St."b-c) two pencils (l0.8 x 0.6 cm) each with a very thick sharply pointed lead in a bamboo sheath d) one automatic…
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- Title
- Pencil
- Date
- 1925 – 1930
- Material
- wood; wood, bamboo; metal, lead; metal; ivory; mineral, graphite
- Description
- A collection of eight drawing pencils and seven containers of pencil leads:a) one unsharpened black wooden pencil with a square lead (7.5 x 0.8 cm) and labelled "No. 2 Perry 728 Arch St."b-c) two pencils (l0.8 x 0.6 cm) each with a very thick sharply pointed lead in a bamboo sheath d) one automatic pencil (11.9 x 0.7 cm) that is black and metal covered at each end; lead is placed in jaws at the point which open by pressing a metal button at the end; labelled “Eagle Automatic 286 (Pat. Jun 26/77)”; e) one automatic pencil (9.0 x 0.6 cm) with a black plastic sheath with piece at the end which turns to adjust the length of lead through a small hole in molded plastic point; marked “Pat Aug 10, 1853, A Days”; f) one automatic pencil (14.5 X 0.6) with a very plain bone handle with metal tip with hole at the end; tip unscrews to reveal jaws which hold pencil lead; g) one silverpoint pencil (?) (10.0 x 0.5 cm) with a sharp thick point of silver or lead attached to a long dark brown wood handle with a knob carved at the end; h) one silverpoint (?) pencil (6.7 x 0.5 cm) with a thick sharp silver or lead point attached to a short ivory handle with a smallknob carved at the end and eight lines incised around;i-o) seven wooden tubes with lids containing various sizes of pencil lead: one tube (5.5 x 0.9 cm) with a flat top; one tube (4.5 x 0.8 cm) with a flat top; one tube (4.0 x 0.9 cm) with a flat top; one tube (3.5 x 0.1 cm) with a round top; one tube (6.1 x 0.9 cm) with a round top and a paper label reading "Henry Cohen, Phila, Half Dozen Cumberland Leads #12” and handwriting on the side "Gold, Pocket"; one tube (3.5 x 0.9 cm) with a round top and a paper label "Henry Cohen, Phila, #4 Everpoint Leads"; one tube (3.6 x 0.9 cm) with a flat top and a paper label "Henry Cohen, Phila, #4 Everpoint Leads"; one brass tube (4.8 x 0.7 cm) with a screw-on lid containing pencil leads
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.39.0005 a-o
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- Date
- 1920 – 1930
- Material
- metal, brass
- Catalogue Number
- 104.39.0006 a-c
- Description
- Three brass holders for drawing crayons (charcoal, conti, chalk, etc.). Each holder is a set of hollow tubes split into long jaws at each end to hold the crayon. The jaws tighten with sliding rings at the middle of the tube. There are also nine pieces of squared black Conti crayon and a squared p…
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- Title
- Crayon Holder
- Date
- 1920 – 1930
- Material
- metal, brass
- Dimensions
- 1.0 x 0.7 x 13.0 cm
- Description
- Three brass holders for drawing crayons (charcoal, conti, chalk, etc.). Each holder is a set of hollow tubes split into long jaws at each end to hold the crayon. The jaws tighten with sliding rings at the middle of the tube. There are also nine pieces of squared black Conti crayon and a squared piece of white chalk with the holders.
- Subject
- households
- crafts
- drawing
- sketching
- Edmee Moore
- hobbies
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.39.0006 a-c
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- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.39.0020
- Description
- Metal pencil with twist end and small ring at top.
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- Title
- Pencil
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 1.0 x 10.5 cm
- Description
- Metal pencil with twist end and small ring at top.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.39.0020
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- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- wood; canvas
- Catalogue Number
- 104.39.0038
- Description
- A large, book-style portfolio with two large pockets. Each pocket holds a canvas covered piece of wood and one pocket also has large sheets of paper. Exterior canvas is grey, interior is white.
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- Title
- Portfolio
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- wood; canvas
- Dimensions
- 4.0 x 41.0 x 53.0 cm
- Description
- A large, book-style portfolio with two large pockets. Each pocket holds a canvas covered piece of wood and one pocket also has large sheets of paper. Exterior canvas is grey, interior is white.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- art accessories
- painting
- drawing
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.39.0038
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Engraving Plate
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- Date
- 1945 – 1950
- Material
- wood; metal; paper
- Catalogue Number
- 104.43.0002
- Description
- A wooden block with a metal (zinc?) printing plate depicting the Moore log cabin from the front and side on its original site at Banff Avenue and Fox Street in the snow with tall spruce trees and two deer in the yard. The block has a paper covered back marked with “Col Moore House” handwritten in …
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- Title
- Engraving Plate
- Date
- 1945 – 1950
- Material
- wood; metal; paper
- Dimensions
- 2.3 x 7.8 x 10.5 cm
- Description
- A wooden block with a metal (zinc?) printing plate depicting the Moore log cabin from the front and side on its original site at Banff Avenue and Fox Street in the snow with tall spruce trees and two deer in the yard. The block has a paper covered back marked with “Col Moore House” handwritten in pencil, and is wrapped in brown paper with a note “Christams card cut, Col. P.A. Moore”.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.43.0002
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- Date
- 1900 – 1920
- Material
- metal, silver
- Catalogue Number
- 105.06.0009
- Description
- A small silver tube with a textured surface and a ring at the end for hanging. The end pulls out to hold a pencil. The case is marked: “Sterling G.A.”
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- Title
- Graphite Case
- Date
- 1900 – 1920
- Material
- metal, silver
- Dimensions
- 8.5 cm
- Description
- A small silver tube with a textured surface and a ring at the end for hanging. The end pulls out to hold a pencil. The case is marked: “Sterling G.A.”
- Subject
- households
- business
- correspondence
- drawing
- office
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 105.06.0009
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- Date
- 1900 – 1920
- Material
- metal, silver
- Catalogue Number
- 105.06.0010
- Description
- A small cylindrical sterling silver tube with a raised design. The lid at one end screws off in order to insert a pencil and has a ring attached for hanging. The case is marked on one end: “PAT. JULY 11 1899 STERLING”
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- Title
- Graphite Case
- Date
- 1900 – 1920
- Material
- metal, silver
- Dimensions
- 6.5 cm
- Description
- A small cylindrical sterling silver tube with a raised design. The lid at one end screws off in order to insert a pencil and has a ring attached for hanging. The case is marked on one end: “PAT. JULY 11 1899 STERLING”
- Subject
- households
- business
- correspondence
- drawing
- office
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 105.06.0010
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