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- Date
- 1935 – 1965
- Material
- skin; fibre; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.1035
- Description
- Small leather booklet style needle case. Front has “Needles. Marble Canyon, B.C.” handwritten in ink, along with handpainted image of Indigenous head with headdress. Metal pins hold three squares of coloured felt inside to tuck needles into.
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- Title
- Needle Case
- Date
- 1935 – 1965
- Material
- skin; fibre; metal
- Dimensions
- 7.0 x 9.0 cm
- Description
- Small leather booklet style needle case. Front has “Needles. Marble Canyon, B.C.” handwritten in ink, along with handpainted image of Indigenous head with headdress. Metal pins hold three squares of coloured felt inside to tuck needles into.
- Subject
- needlework
- sewing
- souvenirs
- Marble Canyon, B.C.
- Credit
- Gift of Robert Crosby, Banff, 1997
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.1035
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- Date
- 1890 – 1920
- Material
- fibre, cotton
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1013
- Description
- Very fine long cotton baby gown. The gown is handsewn and open at the back.
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- Title
- Gown
- Date
- 1890 – 1920
- Material
- fibre, cotton
- Description
- Very fine long cotton baby gown. The gown is handsewn and open at the back.
- Subject
- Mary Schaffer
- children
- crafts
- sewing
- needlework
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1013
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- Date
- 1890 – 1939
- Material
- metal; paper
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.1006
- Description
- A flat rectangular box with a label on top. The label features a woman in profile and “Puritan” in fancy lettering over the drawing of a pin. The label is also marked “Dressmakers’ Pins FINEST BRASS PINS MANUFACTURED BY THE AMERICAN PIN CO., WATERBUTY, CONN., U.S.A.” The box is filled with st…
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- Title
- Straight Pin
- Date
- 1890 – 1939
- Material
- metal; paper
- Description
- A flat rectangular box with a label on top. The label features a woman in profile and “Puritan” in fancy lettering over the drawing of a pin. The label is also marked “Dressmakers’ Pins FINEST BRASS PINS MANUFACTURED BY THE AMERICAN PIN CO., WATERBUTY, CONN., U.S.A.” The box is filled with straight pins.
- Subject
- households
- crafts
- needlework
- sewing
- Mary Schaffer
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.1006
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Needlework Kit
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact104.45.1033
- Date
- 1940 – 1980
- Material
- fibre; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.1033
- Description
- Small folding hard-sided sewing kit. The interior of the case is finished with fabric. The bottom half has indentations to hold the kit’s components, but most of the pieces are now missing - there are only two needles and a pair of scissors left. The lid is padded and has many needles and pins i…
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- Title
- Needlework Kit
- Date
- 1940 – 1980
- Material
- fibre; metal
- Description
- Small folding hard-sided sewing kit. The interior of the case is finished with fabric. The bottom half has indentations to hold the kit’s components, but most of the pieces are now missing - there are only two needles and a pair of scissors left. The lid is padded and has many needles and pins inserted into the fabric.
- Credit
- Gift of Dorothy Cranstone, Banff, 1992
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.1033
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Needlework Box
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact104.45.1034
- Date
- 1900 – 1950
- Material
- wood; metal; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.1034
- Description
- A small wooden box with a metal latch. The box has a red padded fabric lining. The top of the box is decorated with painted flowers and has a name (?) above the flowers. There are safety pins and other notions inside the box.
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- Title
- Needlework Box
- Date
- 1900 – 1950
- Material
- wood; metal; fibre
- Description
- A small wooden box with a metal latch. The box has a red padded fabric lining. The top of the box is decorated with painted flowers and has a name (?) above the flowers. There are safety pins and other notions inside the box.
- Credit
- Gift of Dorothy Cranstone, Banff, 1992
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.1034
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Needlework Kit
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact104.24.3010
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- skin; sinew; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 104.24.3010
- Description
- Plastic bag containing pieces of hide and sinew used for mending.
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- Title
- Needlework Kit
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- skin; sinew; fibre
- Description
- Plastic bag containing pieces of hide and sinew used for mending.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- crafts
- sewing
- needlework
- households
- clothing
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.24.3010
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- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.0001 a,b
- Description
- Two pairs of (chromium?) plated scissors. Each pair have short arms curved outward to form small finger loops, a screw hinge, and pointed blades that are slightly curved upward at the tips. a) A pair of small scissors with a serrated texture on the blunt edges of the blades. These scissors are ma…
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- Title
- Scissors
- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 0.4 (a); 0.4 (b) x 4.6 (a); 4.4 (b) x 7.3 (a); 9.3 (b) cm
- Description
- Two pairs of (chromium?) plated scissors. Each pair have short arms curved outward to form small finger loops, a screw hinge, and pointed blades that are slightly curved upward at the tips. a) A pair of small scissors with a serrated texture on the blunt edges of the blades. These scissors are marked “Premier U.S.A.”, inside of an oval, and with “21-75” on the opposite side.b) A second, slightly larger pair of scissors with sharper and more curved blades. These scissors are marked “Premier”, and “Life Time” inside of an oval, with “Italy” on the opposite side.
- Subject
- households
- crafts
- needlework
- sewing
- hobbies
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.0001 a,b
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Buttonhole Scissors
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact104.45.0002
- Date
- 1910 – 1940
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.0002
- Description
- A pair of metal scissors with a screw hinge. The blades are straight and very thick at a blunt edge with a rectangular notch cut out near the base of the sharp edge forming an open slit when the scissors are closed. The short arms have a fancy angular design spreading out slightly with finger loo…
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- Title
- Buttonhole Scissors
- Date
- 1910 – 1940
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 0.3 x 4.3 x 9.7 cm
- Description
- A pair of metal scissors with a screw hinge. The blades are straight and very thick at a blunt edge with a rectangular notch cut out near the base of the sharp edge forming an open slit when the scissors are closed. The short arms have a fancy angular design spreading out slightly with finger loops at the end.
- Subject
- households
- crafts
- needlework
- sewing
- hobbies
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.0002
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Needlework Kit
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact104.45.0008
- Date
- 1910 – 1970
- Material
- metal; metal, nickel; bone; skin; fibre, cotton; stone; plastic
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.0008
- Description
- A vast collection of sewing supplies found in 104.45.0004, a sewing basket. These supplies include tools, buttons and notions, and other odds and ends. Includes various sewing tools, needles, thread, small pieces of fabric, measuring tapes, buttons (some with ornate designs), paper patterns, sequi…
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- Title
- Needlework Kit
- Date
- 1910 – 1970
- Material
- metal; metal, nickel; bone; skin; fibre, cotton; stone; plastic
- Dimensions
- 23.8 x 33.2 cm
- Description
- A vast collection of sewing supplies found in 104.45.0004, a sewing basket. These supplies include tools, buttons and notions, and other odds and ends. Includes various sewing tools, needles, thread, small pieces of fabric, measuring tapes, buttons (some with ornate designs), paper patterns, sequins, a small plastic magnifying glass, a thimble, a length of ribbon embroidered with “P.M” in script, a pocket knife with mother of pearl handle (103.08.0209b) and two cowhide and leather luggage tags which read “Pearl B. Moore Banff Canada”.
- Subject
- households
- crafts
- sewing
- needlework
- hobbies
- Pearl Moore
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.0008
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Needlework Kit
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact104.45.0009
- Date
- 1910 – 1970
- Material
- wood; metal; bone; fibre, cotton
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.0009
- Description
- A collection of needleworking supplies that were found in 104.45.0004, a sewing basket. These supplies include knitting and crocheting tools and needlework notions.
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- Title
- Needlework Kit
- Date
- 1910 – 1970
- Material
- wood; metal; bone; fibre, cotton
- Dimensions
- 23.5 x 32.3 cm
- Description
- A collection of needleworking supplies that were found in 104.45.0004, a sewing basket. These supplies include knitting and crocheting tools and needlework notions.
- Subject
- households
- crafts
- sewing
- needlework
- knitting
- Pearl Moore
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.0009
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