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Player Piano Roll
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- Date
- 1900 – 1920
- Material
- paper
- Catalogue Number
- 104.34.1005 a-c
- Description
- Three player piano rolls and original boxes. The songs on the rolls are “HITS OF 1909,” “THE LAST FAREWELL” and “EVER THINE.”
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- Title
- Player Piano Roll
- Date
- 1900 – 1920
- Material
- paper
- Description
- Three player piano rolls and original boxes. The songs on the rolls are “HITS OF 1909,” “THE LAST FAREWELL” and “EVER THINE.”
- Subject
- households
- entertainment
- music
- Credit
- Gift of William Wolodarsky, Banff, 1980
- Catalogue Number
- 104.34.1005 a-c
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- Date
- 1910 – 1960
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.35.1001
- Description
- A commercially made tin flute-like whistle. The whistle is a metal tube with holes cut out along the top. The tube has a mouthpiece at one end and is open at the other.
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- Title
- Flageolet
- Date
- 1910 – 1960
- Material
- metal
- Description
- A commercially made tin flute-like whistle. The whistle is a metal tube with holes cut out along the top. The tube has a mouthpiece at one end and is open at the other.
- Subject
- music
- entertainment
- Sam Ward
- Credit
- Gift of Sam Ward, Banff, 1973
- Catalogue Number
- 104.35.1001
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Phonograph Record
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- Date
- 1900 – 1940
- Material
- plastic; paper
- Catalogue Number
- 105.03.1005
- Description
- Collection of old records, most with paper sleeves.
- Title
- Phonograph Record
- Date
- 1900 – 1940
- Material
- plastic; paper
- Description
- Collection of old records, most with paper sleeves.
- Subject
- entertainment
- Simpson family
- music
- Credit
- Gift of James (Sr.) Simpson, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- 105.03.1005
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Player Piano Roll
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- Date
- n.d.
- Catalogue Number
- 104.34.0010 a,b
- Description
- Two piano rolls with boxes. The songs on the rolls do not match the box labels. Roll a) reads “2030 9 Stars and Stripes Forever! March Sousa Manufactured by Kohler & Campbe??? New York” and is placed in a box with a label that reads “5136 1.75 TRADE VIRTUOSO MARK Wedding of the Winds WALTZES JOHN T…
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- Title
- Player Piano Roll
- Date
- n.d.
- Dimensions
- 4.8 x 4.8 x 32.3 cm
- Description
- Two piano rolls with boxes. The songs on the rolls do not match the box labels. Roll a) reads “2030 9 Stars and Stripes Forever! March Sousa Manufactured by Kohler & Campbe??? New York” and is placed in a box with a label that reads “5136 1.75 TRADE VIRTUOSO MARK Wedding of the Winds WALTZES JOHN T. HALL 30 D 401 GENERAL MUSIC SUPPLY CO. NEW YORK, U.S.A.”Roll b) reads “72965 TITLE Time, the Place, and the Girl. Selection. J.E. Howard. Introducing: Uncle Sam’s Best; It’s Lonesome To-night; Dixie; I Love You; Waning Honeymoon; Thursday Always Was My Jonah Day; Blow the Smoke Away; Don’t You Tell; Opening Chorus, Act. I.; I Don’t Like Your Family. Arranged by Hilding Anderson.” The label on the box reads, “68 4498 1.75 (STANDARD) Il Trovatore Potpourri. Arr. for 4 hands, by G.W. Marks. Verdi. Manufactured by THE AUTOPIANO COMPANY New York”. The dimensions of roll b) 4.6 x 4.6 x 33.0 cm.
- Subject
- households
- entertainment
- music
- piano
- player piano
- Credit
- Gift of Frank Gourlay, Banff, 1991
- Catalogue Number
- 104.34.0010 a,b
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- Date
- 1900 – 1925
- Material
- wood, oak; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.34.0001
- Description
- A rectangular oak piano bench with side supports of turned spool columns and vertical splats. A shape (upside down heart) is cut from the solid splat at the middle. These two side supports each sit on a flat arch forming four short legs (two per side). A horizontal board between the legs, at the…
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- Title
- Piano Bench
- Date
- 1900 – 1925
- Material
- wood, oak; metal
- Dimensions
- 56.0 x 37.7 x 66.0 cm
- Description
- A rectangular oak piano bench with side supports of turned spool columns and vertical splats. A shape (upside down heart) is cut from the solid splat at the middle. These two side supports each sit on a flat arch forming four short legs (two per side). A horizontal board between the legs, at the bottom of the sides, acts as a brace. The seat is slightly slanted and held together with metal screws.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.34.0001
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- Date
- 1900 – 1903
- Material
- wood, oak; ivory; metal, brass; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 104.34.0002
- Description
- An oak, rectangular, upright piano with carved spiral legs supporting the keyboard. A hinged lid covers the keyboard, and a large ornate brass plate locks the lid in place. The upright box holds hammers and wires on a large cast metal frame that is labeblled “Bellmetal Tone Pulsating Bridge”. Th…
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- Title
- Upright Piano
- Date
- 1900 – 1903
- Material
- wood, oak; ivory; metal, brass; fibre
- Dimensions
- 139.0 x 68.0 x 156.0 cm
- Description
- An oak, rectangular, upright piano with carved spiral legs supporting the keyboard. A hinged lid covers the keyboard, and a large ornate brass plate locks the lid in place. The upright box holds hammers and wires on a large cast metal frame that is labeblled “Bellmetal Tone Pulsating Bridge”. The metal frame is decorated with scrollwork and flowers. A large false panel and three brass footpedals are underneath the keyboard. There are two smaller false panels at the top with a large ornate brass false lock plate at the centre and two large ornate brass false gate-type hinges at each side. The top panel actually hinges at the top to open and has a wooden groove at the bottom to hold sheet music. The piano is marked with “Gerhard Heintzman Toronto” painted inside the keyboard lid.Cross reference: 104.34.0001 (piano bench)
- Subject
- households
- music
- hobbies
- Fred Hussey
- Philip Moore
- Jim Brewster
- events
- World Fair
- entertainment
- social customs
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.34.0002
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- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Material
- plastic
- Catalogue Number
- 104.34.0003
- Description
- An ivory-coloured molded plastic guitar tuning key. The key has a long tapering round shaft with an incised ring decoration at the top beneath a flat oval head with depressions on each side for fingers to grasp while turning. There is a very small hole drilled through the key, near the bottom, to…
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- Title
- Guitar Key
- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Material
- plastic
- Dimensions
- 1.0 x 2.2 x 6.0 cm
- Description
- An ivory-coloured molded plastic guitar tuning key. The key has a long tapering round shaft with an incised ring decoration at the top beneath a flat oval head with depressions on each side for fingers to grasp while turning. There is a very small hole drilled through the key, near the bottom, to thread a guitar string.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.34.0003
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- Date
- 1900 – 1950
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.01.0002
- Description
- A small Y shaped tuning fork of tempered steel with two long, square prongs coming together in a rounded yoke leading to an octagonal handle with a round knob on at end.
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- Title
- Tuning Fork
- Date
- 1900 – 1950
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 0.8 x 1.9 x 10.7 cm
- Description
- A small Y shaped tuning fork of tempered steel with two long, square prongs coming together in a rounded yoke leading to an octagonal handle with a round knob on at end.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.01.0002
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- Date
- 1970 – 1985
- Material
- rubber; plastic; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 105.03.1009
- Description
- Model 56 Holiday High Fidelity 8-OHM headphones. Cream, black and metal with long black coiled cord. Knob on both sides of the headphones to adjust volume “Min” to “Max”. “Made in Japan”
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- Title
- Headphones
- Date
- 1970 – 1985
- Material
- rubber; plastic; metal
- Dimensions
- 22.2 x 10.2 x 23.5 cm
- Description
- Model 56 Holiday High Fidelity 8-OHM headphones. Cream, black and metal with long black coiled cord. Knob on both sides of the headphones to adjust volume “Min” to “Max”. “Made in Japan”
- Subject
- Nicholas Morant
- entertainment
- music
- Credit
- Gift of Nicholas Morant, Banff, 2006
- Catalogue Number
- 105.03.1009
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Record Phonograph
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- Date
- prior to 1930
- Material
- wood; metal; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 105.03.1007
- Description
- Tall, footed cabinet style record player. Shaped hinged top, held open with metal hinge. Wooden cut-out circles with fibre lining at voice box. Hinged doors open with five record shelves. Metal crank with black wood handle.
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- Title
- Record Phonograph
- Date
- prior to 1930
- Material
- wood; metal; fibre
- Dimensions
- 114.0 x 46.3 cm
- Description
- Tall, footed cabinet style record player. Shaped hinged top, held open with metal hinge. Wooden cut-out circles with fibre lining at voice box. Hinged doors open with five record shelves. Metal crank with black wood handle.
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 105.03.1007
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