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Avalanche assessor
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue13225
- Author
- Kent, Heather
- Physical Description
- p.24 : ill
- Medium
- Library - Periodical
- Subjects
- Equipment
- Notes
- In Canadian Geographic, vol.127, no.1 (January / February 2007)
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- P
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- Archives Library
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Avalanche Transceiver
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact105.04.1013%20a%2cb
- Date
- 1980 – 1985
- Material
- metal; plastic; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 105.04.1013 a,b
- Description
- Motronic “Pieps 2” avalanche beacon or transceiver. Orange plastic with metal parts. Labeled on side with “Pieps 2. Motronic. Made in Austria.” and instructions for use. Yellow fabric case with black cord marked “Pieps 2. Motronic. Canada.”
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- Title
- Avalanche Transceiver
- Date
- 1980 – 1985
- Material
- metal; plastic; fibre
- Dimensions
- 11.7 x 7.0 cm
- Description
- Motronic “Pieps 2” avalanche beacon or transceiver. Orange plastic with metal parts. Labeled on side with “Pieps 2. Motronic. Made in Austria.” and instructions for use. Yellow fabric case with black cord marked “Pieps 2. Motronic. Canada.”
- Credit
- Gift of Douglas Leonard, Canmore, 1998
- Catalogue Number
- 105.04.1013 a,b
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Backpacking gear
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue9792
- Author
- Deacon, James
- Physical Description
- p.E10-E15
- Medium
- Library - Periodical
- Notes
- In B.C. Outdoors, vol.41, no.4, May 1985
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- P
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Badminton Shuttlecocks
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact108.04.0048
- Date
- 1928 – 1950
- Material
- cardboard; plastic; rubber; feathers;
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.0048
- Description
- Orange, black, and grey cardboard tube with four shuttlecocks inside - all four are predominantly white, two have red accents and two have purple. All appear used.
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- Title
- Badminton Shuttlecocks
- Date
- 1928 – 1950
- Material
- cardboard; plastic; rubber; feathers;
- Dimensions
- 15.5 cm
- Description
- Orange, black, and grey cardboard tube with four shuttlecocks inside - all four are predominantly white, two have red accents and two have purple. All appear used.
- Subject
- Crosby family
- Abegweit
- sports equipment
- sports;
- Credit
- Gift of Robert Crosby Family, Banff, 1998
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.0048
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- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- canvas; rope; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.0042
- Description
- A cylindrical canvas bag with a flat bottom and a single carrying handle made of rope. The bag has a metal support in the rim. There is a brown label that reads “IVER JOHNSON SPORTING GOODS CO” on the rim. The bag appears to collapse flat.
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- Title
- Bag
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- canvas; rope; metal
- Dimensions
- 26.0 x 25.0 cm
- Description
- A cylindrical canvas bag with a flat bottom and a single carrying handle made of rope. The bag has a metal support in the rim. There is a brown label that reads “IVER JOHNSON SPORTING GOODS CO” on the rim. The bag appears to collapse flat.
- Subject
- Moore home
- accessories
- sports
- equipment
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.0042
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- Date
- 1937 – 1950
- Material
- metal;
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0278 a,b
- Description
- Two metal baking pans, one a low-rimmed tray and the other a deeper square pan, with a dappled bottom plate - the tray has “OVENEX THE NEW BAKING METAL” and the patent number stamped in the top left corner. Platers and Stampers, Ltd. was a subsidiary business of EKCO, an American company that wante…
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- Title
- Baking Pan
- Date
- 1937 – 1950
- Material
- metal;
- Dimensions
- 2.0 x 35.0 x 25.0 cm
- Description
- Two metal baking pans, one a low-rimmed tray and the other a deeper square pan, with a dappled bottom plate - the tray has “OVENEX THE NEW BAKING METAL” and the patent number stamped in the top left corner. Platers and Stampers, Ltd. was a subsidiary business of EKCO, an American company that wanted to cash in on the British market - Platers and Stampers was the name given this off-shoot in order to make it sound more domestic and less “American.”
- Subject
- kitchen utensils
- baking
- cooking equipment;
- Credit
- Gift of Bill Mather, Edmonton, 1991
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0278 a,b
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Bear spray - beware!
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue13123
- Author
- Gurney, Lorraine
- Physical Description
- p.6 : ill
- Medium
- Library - Periodical
- Subjects
- Equipment
- Notes
- In The Alpine Club of Canada Gazette, vol.21, no.2 (Summer 2006). Article pertains to the problems encountered with accidental discharge of bear spray
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- P
- Collection
- Archives Library
- Alpine Club of Canada Library
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The best gear 2008
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue13495
- Medium
- Library - Periodical
- Notes
- In Explore, iss. 150 (May 2008)
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- P
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Binding Plate, Ski Bindings
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact106.04.0009%20a-c
- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 106.04.0009 a-c
- Description
- A collection of three metal binding plates for skis.a) and b) are two silver metal binding plates that are rectangular in shape with a curve at the toe. There are 11 rivet holes along the edges of the plate (for attaching the plate to the ski). Down the middle is a straight line indentation.c) is a…
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- Title
- Binding Plate, Ski Bindings
- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 0.4 x 6.5 x 22.8 cm
- Description
- A collection of three metal binding plates for skis.a) and b) are two silver metal binding plates that are rectangular in shape with a curve at the toe. There are 11 rivet holes along the edges of the plate (for attaching the plate to the ski). Down the middle is a straight line indentation.c) is a single green-beige metal binding plate. It is shaped in oval with a handle in the middle of the tip of the oval. There are 8 holes to attach the binding plate to the ski. There are two parallel lines in the oval shape that are indent into the plate. In the middle of the two lines is an image of a downhill skier and mountain with “GROSWOLD” underneath. 0.4 x 6.6 x 18.8 cm
- Credit
- Gift of Frank Gourlay, Banff, 1991
- Catalogue Number
- 106.04.0009 a-c
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Breaking trail : pioneer Alberta women on skis
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue12795
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Author
- Harper, Janis Lawrence
- Call Number
- 01.5 H25a Pam
- Author
- Harper, Janis Lawrence
- Physical Description
- p.21-27 : ill
- Subjects
- Brewster, Fred
- Canadian National Railways
- Canadian Pacific Railway
- Equipment
- Films
- Ski racing
- Notes
- In Alberta nordic skier, 1995/96 annual. Women skiers include: Ila LaCasse, Janet (Atkin) Crosby, Gladys Crosby, Kay Baxter, Doris Kensit, Nora Findlay, Phyllis Webb-Jeffery
- Also includes descriptions of cross country ski trails and poem "Unnamed lament" by Frank Darlow
- Call Number
- 01.5 H25a Pam
- Collection
- Archives Library
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