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- Date
- 1918
- Material
- metal; wood; silver; rubber; ivory
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1134
- Description
- A straight walking stick with 46 lettered, riveted, metal bands (7/8 cm. wide) commemorating various hiking trips indicating date on flat side and location on the rounded front. The varnished hardwood body has a large ivory handle (seems to be part of a tusk) with a black rubber band underneath for…
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- Title
- Walking Stick
- Date
- 1918
- Material
- metal; wood; silver; rubber; ivory
- Dimensions
- 97 x 5 cm
- Description
- A straight walking stick with 46 lettered, riveted, metal bands (7/8 cm. wide) commemorating various hiking trips indicating date on flat side and location on the rounded front. The varnished hardwood body has a large ivory handle (seems to be part of a tusk) with a black rubber band underneath for gripping. The tip of the metal shaft is pointed, second metal piece is where wood and shaft are inserted into head for strength. Above this is a coiled thick wire wrapped around the stick, glued, then a thick ring of brass, and again another coil of wire glued into place. The first metal band from the handle has “1918 Alpine Club” stamped on it. The second and largest metal band 3.2 cm. has the words “A.O. Brigden” written in script and the word “WINNIPEG” printed underneath. Each subsequent band commemorates a yearly hiking trip as follows: 1939 Floe And Scarab Lakes; 1940 Emerald & Lake O’Hara; 1941 Glacier = Floe Lake; 1942 Marvel Pass; 1943 Slocan = Okanagan; 1944 Marron Valley; 1945 Temple Chalet; 1946 Skoki Lodge; 1947 Merlin Ridge; 1948 Lake Louise; 1949 AGS - Scotland; 1950 Lake Louise; 1951 AGS - England; 1952 Lake Louise, 1953 Lake Louise, 1954 Lake Louise, 1955 Lake Louise; 1956 England; 1957 Tonquin Pass; 1958 Mummery; 1959 England; 1960 Fryatt Camp BIRKS STERLING; 1961 Ice River Camp BIRKS STERLING; 1962 Maligne Camp, Shovel Pass BIRKS STERLING; 1963 Merlin BIRKS STERLING; 1964 Merlin BIRKS STERLING; 1965 St. Ermine’s; 1966 Wonder Pass BIRKS STERLING; 1967 France - Glasgow, 1968 (blank); 1969 Cartmell; 1970 (blank); 1971 AGS Harrogate. A corded metal chain is wrapped around the wooden shaft twice followed by: 1926 Alpine Club; 1926 Lake O’Hara; 1927 England; 1928 Schreiber - Nipigon House; 1929 Nipigon, 1930 Nipigon-2, 1931 Nipigon-3; 1932 Nipigon-4-England; 1933 Paradise Valley ACC; 1934 Pack Trip; 1935 Pack Trip; 1936 England; 1937 Pack Trip; 1938 England.
- Subject
- sports
- walking
- hiking
- climbing
- A.O. Brigden
- Credit
- Gift of Margaret Gmoser, Harvie Heights, 2008
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1134
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- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- wood; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0569
- Description
- A wooden walking/hiking stick made of light wood. The top of the stick has a rounded handle . Attached to the stick is a metal badge with “SKYLINE HIKERS OF THE CANADIAN ROCKIES 60 YEARS” and an image of a boot in front of mountains engraved on it.
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- Title
- Walking Stick
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- wood; metal
- Dimensions
- 82.0 x 9.0 cm
- Description
- A wooden walking/hiking stick made of light wood. The top of the stick has a rounded handle . Attached to the stick is a metal badge with “SKYLINE HIKERS OF THE CANADIAN ROCKIES 60 YEARS” and an image of a boot in front of mountains engraved on it.
- Subject
- Skyline hikers
- Canadian Rockies
- hiking
- Credit
- Gift of Wendy Aitkens, Lethbridge, 2023
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0569
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- Date
- c. 1913
- Material
- wood; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1154
- Description
- Dark wood walking stick with a small silver colour plaque at the handle. The plaque reads “Canadian Rockies Sept 13, 2013.” The surface of the stick is smooth, the burls have been sanded down to be flush with the surface, and are lighter in colour than the bark of the wood. The surface is glossy, a…
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- Title
- Walking Stick
- Date
- c. 1913
- Material
- wood; metal
- Dimensions
- 2 x 87.5 cm
- Description
- Dark wood walking stick with a small silver colour plaque at the handle. The plaque reads “Canadian Rockies Sept 13, 2013.” The surface of the stick is smooth, the burls have been sanded down to be flush with the surface, and are lighter in colour than the bark of the wood. The surface is glossy, and may have been treated with a glaze. The handle is larger in width than the base of the stick, measuring 7.5 cm.
- Credit
- Gift of Kerry Guenter, 2007
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1154
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