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- Date
- 1914 – 1918
- Material
- metal, steel; metal, brass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0045
- Description
- A steel buttonhook with a round brass handle. The button hook is made from a button, a brass shell casing, and a long steel hook. The button is stamped with a military crest - a maple leaf in the centre of a circle with a crown above and the word 'CANADA'. The buttonhook is also marked with “Ca…
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- Title
- Buttonhook
- Date
- 1914 – 1918
- Material
- metal, steel; metal, brass
- Dimensions
- 18.9 cm
- Description
- A steel buttonhook with a round brass handle. The button hook is made from a button, a brass shell casing, and a long steel hook. The button is stamped with a military crest - a maple leaf in the centre of a circle with a crown above and the word 'CANADA'. The buttonhook is also marked with “Canada - Honi soit qui mal y pense.”
- Subject
- assitive device
- military
- insignia
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0045
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- Date
- 1914 – 1918
- Material
- metal, brass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0051 a-c
- Description
- Three buttons:a) brass button with crest and markings 'Royal Canadian, Eng.'; b) brass button with crest and markings 'Royal Canadian, Eng.'; c) brass button with crest and markings 'Canada Malitia'.
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- Title
- Button
- Date
- 1914 – 1918
- Material
- metal, brass
- Dimensions
- 1.5 (a&c); 1.2 (b) cm
- Description
- Three buttons:a) brass button with crest and markings 'Royal Canadian, Eng.'; b) brass button with crest and markings 'Royal Canadian, Eng.'; c) brass button with crest and markings 'Canada Malitia'.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0051 a-c
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- Date
- 1900 – 1950
- Material
- metal; enamel
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.0020
- Description
- A very small round stud with a screw back. The pin is coloured with red enamel, and has a design of a sheild in the centre with a silver arch and star to its left, snake to its right, and an eye above. The number 2 1/2 is under the arch.
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- Title
- Fraternal Pin
- Date
- 1900 – 1950
- Material
- metal; enamel
- Description
- A very small round stud with a screw back. The pin is coloured with red enamel, and has a design of a sheild in the centre with a silver arch and star to its left, snake to its right, and an eye above. The number 2 1/2 is under the arch.
- Subject
- organizations
- insignia
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.0020
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- Date
- 1914 – 1918
- Material
- metal, gold; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.0044
- Description
- A circular gold medal with scalloped edges bearing the crest of two crossed swords and a wreath curmounted by a crown. The words “90th Regiment” is above the crest and the word “Gymkhana” is below the crest. The medal hangs from the point of an orange and black ribbon.
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- Title
- Prize Medal
- Date
- 1914 – 1918
- Material
- metal, gold; fibre
- Dimensions
- 3.2 (ribbon) x 12.0 approximately (ribbon) cm
- Description
- A circular gold medal with scalloped edges bearing the crest of two crossed swords and a wreath curmounted by a crown. The words “90th Regiment” is above the crest and the word “Gymkhana” is below the crest. The medal hangs from the point of an orange and black ribbon.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.0044
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- Date
- 1914 – 1945
- Material
- fibre; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.0048
- Description
- A narrow ribbon with red, yellow and black stripes that run the length of the ribbon. The ribbon is threaded through two metal flag insignias - one British and one French.
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- Title
- Ribbon
- Date
- 1914 – 1945
- Material
- fibre; metal
- Dimensions
- 1.0 (flags) x 1.5 (flags x 26.0 (ribbon cm
- Description
- A narrow ribbon with red, yellow and black stripes that run the length of the ribbon. The ribbon is threaded through two metal flag insignias - one British and one French.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.0048
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- Date
- 1915 – 1935
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.0050 a,b
- Description
- A pair of studs with screw backs. Each stud has a design of a round wreath with a ram's head at the bottom of the wreath. The centre of the wreath contains a relief of a cooking pot over a campfire, with the pot hanging between two forked sticks.
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- Title
- Pin
- Date
- 1915 – 1935
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 1.4 x 1.1 cm
- Description
- A pair of studs with screw backs. Each stud has a design of a round wreath with a ram's head at the bottom of the wreath. The centre of the wreath contains a relief of a cooking pot over a campfire, with the pot hanging between two forked sticks.
- Subject
- insignia
- camping
- organizations
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.0050 a,b
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Fraternal Ring
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.09.0053
- Date
- 1900 – 1950
- Material
- metal, gold; resin, amber
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.0053
- Description
- A man's signet ring with an amber stone and Masonic symbol of a compass crossed with a right angle. The ring has the letter “G” in the centre of the compass and angle.
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- Title
- Fraternal Ring
- Date
- 1900 – 1950
- Material
- metal, gold; resin, amber
- Description
- A man's signet ring with an amber stone and Masonic symbol of a compass crossed with a right angle. The ring has the letter “G” in the centre of the compass and angle.
- Subject
- organizations
- insignia
- Masons
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.0053
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- Date
- 1910 – 1941
- Material
- 103.09.0054a metal; enamel 103.09.0054b wood
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.0054 a,b
- Description
- Two pins featuring the five pointed star of the Eastern Star organization:a) A round wreath with a five pointed star crossed over another five pointed star cut out from the centre of the wreath. The top star has each point enameled a different colour (red, blue, yellow, white and green), and marke…
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- Title
- Fraternal Pin
- Date
- 1910 – 1941
- Material
- 103.09.0054a metal; enamel 103.09.0054b wood
- Dimensions
- 6.2 (a) (overall); 3.7 (b) x 3.7 (b) x 4.0 (a) (bar); cm
- Description
- Two pins featuring the five pointed star of the Eastern Star organization:a) A round wreath with a five pointed star crossed over another five pointed star cut out from the centre of the wreath. The top star has each point enameled a different colour (red, blue, yellow, white and green), and marked with a different gold symbol. The white centre of the star bears the letters “F”, “A”, “T”, “A”, and “L”. The wreath hangs on two linked chains from a curved gold bar with a gavel hanging from its centre. b) A wooden five pointed star with each point of the star painted a different colour (red, blue, yellow, white, green) and each marked with a different hand drawn symbol. The white centre of the star has a drawing of an open book. There is an unfurled white banner at the top of the star, between the red and the blue points, with hand lettering reading “Grand Chapter, Banff, Alberta - 1941”.
- Subject
- organizations
- insignia
- Masons
- Eastern Star
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.0054 a,b
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Medal And Ribbon
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.09.0055%20a-f
- Date
- 1914 – 1919
- Material
- metal; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.0055 a-f
- Description
- A collection of military campaign medals and ribbons from the First World War: NOTE: a has not been founda) A set of two round medals, each measuring 8.1cm high by 7.8 cm long. One medal is an allied service medal of silver with the profile of “Georgius V. Britt. Omn Rex et Ind. Imp” on one side, …
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- Title
- Medal And Ribbon
- Date
- 1914 – 1919
- Material
- metal; fibre
- Description
- A collection of military campaign medals and ribbons from the First World War: NOTE: a has not been founda) A set of two round medals, each measuring 8.1cm high by 7.8 cm long. One medal is an allied service medal of silver with the profile of “Georgius V. Britt. Omn Rex et Ind. Imp” on one side, and a horseman stamping on a shield and skull and the dates “1914 “1918” on other. This medal is hanging from a bar at the end of a blue, black, white and gold striped ribbon. There is a spare piece of this ribbon. The second medal is a general service bronze coloured medal with a winged victory holding a large feather on one side and “The Great War for Civilization 1914-19” inside a bound wreath on the other side. This medal is hanging from the point of a rainbow coloured ribbon. There is a spare piece of this ribbon. b) Another medal set, similar to (a), but with a conveyance paper and a square cardboard box to hold the medals. Both of these medals are engraved with “Major F.A. Brewster”.c) A set of four miniature medals, measuring 6.5 cm wide by 5.8 cm high, attached to ribbons that are sewn together on a metal bar pin. The centre two medals are the same as (a), the medal on the left is a bronze coloured star-shaped medal of two crossed swords and a wreath, surmounted by a crown and hanging from the point of a red, white and blue ribbon, and the medal on the far right is an oval bronze coloured medal with “GR V” in high relief at the centre and crown at the top, that hangs from the point of a green and gold striped ribbon. d) Four campaign ribbons sewn together on a long metal bar, measuring 13.8 cm long by 1.0 cm high, in the same colours and in same order as (c).(e) and (f) have not been founde) Four ribbons sewn together in the same colours and order as (d), but they are not on a bar (note: ribbons separating from each other).f) Two sets of three ribbons sewn together in the same fashion as (e), but without the green and gold ribbon of the far right.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.0055 a-f
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- Date
- 1914 – 1918
- Material
- hair, sheep; metal; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.0060 a,b
- Description
- Two military armbands:a) A deep blue cloth armband with two straps and buckles. The armband has “VI CANADA” stitched in black and centred between the buckles. b) A deep blue armband with two buttons and four buttonholes. This armband has “VI CANADIAN”, visible against the fading of the rest of th…
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- Title
- Armband
- Date
- 1914 – 1918
- Material
- hair, sheep; metal; fibre
- Dimensions
- 8.4 (a); 8.5 (b) x 45.5 (a); 40.4 (b) cm
- Description
- Two military armbands:a) A deep blue cloth armband with two straps and buckles. The armband has “VI CANADA” stitched in black and centred between the buckles. b) A deep blue armband with two buttons and four buttonholes. This armband has “VI CANADIAN”, visible against the fading of the rest of the band, where stitching has been removed.
- Subject
- military
- insignia
- Philip Moore
- uniforms
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.0060 a,b
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