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And Scabbard Dagger
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact104.05.0056%20a%2cb
- Date
- 1850 – 1920
- Material
- wood; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.05.0056 a,b
- Description
- A long straight knife with fluted wooden handle and scabbard ornately trimmed with brass. (a) dagger, short, narrow, pointed, double edged steel blade with small, dark, fluted wooden handle. Blade guard, cast of brass with raised curlicue design, turns upward at sides, handle tip of cast brass wit…
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- Title
- And Scabbard Dagger
- Date
- 1850 – 1920
- Material
- wood; metal
- Dimensions
- 1.7 x 3.3 x 24.5 cm
- Description
- A long straight knife with fluted wooden handle and scabbard ornately trimmed with brass. (a) dagger, short, narrow, pointed, double edged steel blade with small, dark, fluted wooden handle. Blade guard, cast of brass with raised curlicue design, turns upward at sides, handle tip of cast brass with similar design and small lug with hole through at one side Note: blade guard loose; wooden handle cracked along length; blade pitted. (b) scabbard, narrow and straight, made of two pieces of wood held together by two rings of heavy cast brass with raised floral motifs, becoming oval medallions on one side with cast relief of dragon like figures. Cast brass bands at mouth and tip repeat dragon floral motif of other two bands and have floral motif cut through exposing pebbly stone inlay in wood. Brass ring near top with small brass loop on one side.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.05.0056 a,b
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A review of the provision of municipal services in the towns of Banff and Jasper
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue5823
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1981
- Author
- Stanley Associates Engineering
- Call Number
- 03.8 St2
- Responsibility
- prepared for the Engineering and Architecture Branch, Parks Canada, Department of Environment
- submitted by Stanley Associates Engineering Ltd
- Published Date
- 1981
- Physical Description
- vi, 24l
- Subjects
- Ambulances
- Fire fighting
- Recreation
- Utilities
- Accession Number
- 3750
- Call Number
- 03.8 St2
- Collection
- Archives Library
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