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- Date
- 1925 – 1980
- Material
- metal; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 104.38.1002 a,b
- Description
- A pair of binoculars and a carrying case. The binoculars are marked “Deltrintem.”
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- Title
- Binoculars
- Date
- 1925 – 1980
- Material
- metal; skin
- Description
- A pair of binoculars and a carrying case. The binoculars are marked “Deltrintem.”
- Subject
- Lillian Gest
- hiking
- sports
- birdwatching
- hobbies
- climbing
- Credit
- Gift of Lillian Gest, Philadelphia, USA, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 104.38.1002 a,b
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Box Grand Piano
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact104.34.1002
- Date
- 1860 – 1865
- Material
- wood; ivory; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.34.1002
- Description
- A box grand piano with ornately carved spiral legs. A hinged lid covers the keyboard and the upright box holds the hammers and wires. “Henry F. Miller Boston” is written in gold lettering on the folding lid. There is carved lattice piece that screws on to hold sheet music. The serial number “13270”…
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- Title
- Box Grand Piano
- Date
- 1860 – 1865
- Material
- wood; ivory; metal
- Dimensions
- 98. x 195. cm
- Description
- A box grand piano with ornately carved spiral legs. A hinged lid covers the keyboard and the upright box holds the hammers and wires. “Henry F. Miller Boston” is written in gold lettering on the folding lid. There is carved lattice piece that screws on to hold sheet music. The serial number “13270” is printed in black on the inside. The pedals fold for storage underneath the piano body.
- Credit
- Gift of Iva (Mrs. Len) Smith, 1970
- Catalogue Number
- 104.34.1002
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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
- 1920 – 1945
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.0025
- Description
- Large, long wooden crochet hook with flat wooden cap on end, and carved hook at other, hook is flattened on the sides.
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- Title
- Crochet Hook
- Date
- 1920 – 1945
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 1.2 x 0.7 x 19.8 cm
- Description
- Large, long wooden crochet hook with flat wooden cap on end, and carved hook at other, hook is flattened on the sides.
- Subject
- households
- hobbies
- craft
- crochet
- netting
- tatting
- Russell Robb
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.0025
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- Date
- 1920 – 1930
- Material
- metal; ivory
- Catalogue Number
- 105.06.0030 a,b
- Description
- A letter knife and stamp box of brass enamelled with white and black and a carved ivory elephant atop each. (a) letter knife, plain, double edged, dull, pointed steel blade. Solid brass handle enamelled black on bottom, and black cloisonne outlined with white on top. Carved three dimensional eleph…
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- Title
- Desk Set
- Date
- 1920 – 1930
- Material
- metal; ivory
- Dimensions
- 2.8 x 2.3 x 23.2 cm
- Description
- A letter knife and stamp box of brass enamelled with white and black and a carved ivory elephant atop each. (a) letter knife, plain, double edged, dull, pointed steel blade. Solid brass handle enamelled black on bottom, and black cloisonne outlined with white on top. Carved three dimensional elephant with curled trunk walks atop handle.(b) stamp box rectangular brass box with flat lid enamelled with black cloisanne outlined in white. Carved three dimensional elephant roaring with raised trunk stands atop lid. Lid hinged with piano hinge. Inside of box has slanted bottom separated into three compartments for stamps. Contains one 7 cents Canadian stamp with flying goose.
- Subject
- households
- office
- hobbies
- animal
- elephant
- miniatures
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 105.06.0030 a,b
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Figure Carving
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact107.02.1017
- Date
- 1925 – 1930
- Material
- wood; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.1017
- Description
- Three-quarter view of a woman sitting on a flat surfaced block. The block is tapered down with 4 nails at the corners (probably used as a sign post). The bottom third has bark from the tree intact. The arms of the woman had long ago been broken off. A bent-over nail in back for hanging.
- Title
- Figure Carving
- Date
- 1925 – 1930
- Material
- wood; metal
- Dimensions
- 88.0 x 15.0 x 22.0 cm
- Description
- Three-quarter view of a woman sitting on a flat surfaced block. The block is tapered down with 4 nails at the corners (probably used as a sign post). The bottom third has bark from the tree intact. The arms of the woman had long ago been broken off. A bent-over nail in back for hanging.
- Credit
- Gift of Brad White, Banff, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.1017
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- Date
- prior to 1940
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.18.1015 a-d
- Description
- Four metal fishhooks. Two copper coloured, 5.5 cm shaft and 1.2 cm gaps. Two black coloured, 4.7 cm shaft and 1.5 cm gap.
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- Title
- Fishhook
- Date
- prior to 1940
- Material
- metal
- Description
- Four metal fishhooks. Two copper coloured, 5.5 cm shaft and 1.2 cm gaps. Two black coloured, 4.7 cm shaft and 1.5 cm gap.
- Credit
- Gift of Jack MacAulay, Banff, 1984
- Catalogue Number
- 104.18.1015 a-d
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- Date
- prior to 1940
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.18.1016 a-c
- Description
- Three metal sinkers. Cigar shaped silver coloured sinkers with eye holes on each end.
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- Title
- Fishing Sinker
- Date
- prior to 1940
- Material
- metal
- Description
- Three metal sinkers. Cigar shaped silver coloured sinkers with eye holes on each end.
- Credit
- Gift of Jack MacAulay, Banff, 1984
- Catalogue Number
- 104.18.1016 a-c
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- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- wood; metal; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 104.36.0001 a,b
- Description
- A small hamonica (a) in a cardboard box (b).a) A miniature harmonica of wood sandwiched between two rectangular brass plates with silver coloured metal panels on each side. There is a metal ring attached to a brass eye at one end. The harmonica is marked “Hohner Little Lady”.b) A red cardboard bo…
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- Title
- Harmonica
- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- wood; metal; fibre
- Dimensions
- 1.4 (a); 1.8 (b) x 1.1 (a); 1.4 (b) x 3.7 (a); 3.8 (b) cm
- Description
- A small hamonica (a) in a cardboard box (b).a) A miniature harmonica of wood sandwiched between two rectangular brass plates with silver coloured metal panels on each side. There is a metal ring attached to a brass eye at one end. The harmonica is marked “Hohner Little Lady”.b) A red cardboard box which opens by sliding one end over a yellow sleeve. There is a wood grain pattern on the box and “Little Lady” on one side, and “Hohner Made in Germany” on the other.
- Subject
- household
- music
- social customs
- hobbies
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.36.0001 a,b
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- Date
- 1925 – 1950
- Material
- wood; metal; fibre, flax
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.0005
- Description
- A very crude home made lace loom. There is a flat board as a base with two square wooden pieces standing at each end, in the corners, with round dowel roller beams between them supported through holes at the centre of each side piece. The front has a narrow board nailed between the two square piec…
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- Title
- Lace Loom
- Date
- 1925 – 1950
- Material
- wood; metal; fibre, flax
- Dimensions
- 8.0 x 17.5 x 30.0 cm
- Description
- A very crude home made lace loom. There is a flat board as a base with two square wooden pieces standing at each end, in the corners, with round dowel roller beams between them supported through holes at the centre of each side piece. The front has a narrow board nailed between the two square pieces, and the back has a wire mesh screen panel to act as the reed. An ecru linen thread warp is wound on a back roller, passes through holes in the screen, and is placed in tension (maintained by nails through rollers). The lace, woven with threaded needles, has been wound on a forward roller as it was completed. There are strips of elastic and cotton around the middle of the loom (to help with tension?).
- Subject
- households
- hobbies
- crafts
- needlework
- weaving
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.0005
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