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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
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
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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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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