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Boy Scouts Canada Cap
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.04.1089
- Date
- 1947 – 1968
- Material
- felt; leather
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.1089
- Description
- A forest-green felt Boys Scouts Canada beret. There is a diamond-shaped badge on the front of the beret. The badge is made of green felt with a yellow thread stitched as a border. Inside the border is a fleur de lis stitched from red thread, followed by the words BOY SCOUTS CANADA in yellow thread.…
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- Title
- Boy Scouts Canada Cap
- Date
- 1947 – 1968
- Material
- felt; leather
- Dimensions
- 5.0 cm
- Description
- A forest-green felt Boys Scouts Canada beret. There is a diamond-shaped badge on the front of the beret. The badge is made of green felt with a yellow thread stitched as a border. Inside the border is a fleur de lis stitched from red thread, followed by the words BOY SCOUTS CANADA in yellow thread. A leather band forms bottom of the beret, where the beret fits most snugly. At the back of the beret, above the fitted leather band are two pairs of holes for laces, secured with black laces. The inside of the beret is lined with shiny black fabric. Stamped in white, in the centre of this lining is a double ring with the following printed inside: OFFICIAL/ BERET/ BOY SCOUTS OF/ CANADA/ BY/ FASHION HAT & CAP/ TORONTO/ CANADAOutside and below of the double ring is: NAME and a white space for a name to be printed. The printing of the name has mostly been rubbed off; only a B at the beginning is clear.There is a cloth tag tucked above the leather band on the inside. This tag bears a tiny central emblem that reads in a circle: UNITED HATTERS CAP AND MILLINERY WKRS INT UNION.On the left side of this emblem is ONION LABEL, written vertically.On the right side of this emblem is ETIQUETTE SYNDICATEBelow the emblem is CANADA/ AFL CIO CLC/ MEDIUM
- Credit
- Gift of Brian Wing, Calgary, 2015
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.1089
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- Date
- 1940
- Material
- metal; paper
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1225 a,b
- Description
- (a) A dark gold-coloured pin contained in its original paper jeweller’s box (b). The round pin has with an outer rim with lettering and an inner circle which is divided into four segments by a pair of crossed skis and an ice axe with a trailing cord. The top section, clockwise, features the embosse…
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- Title
- Membership Pin
- Date
- 1940
- Material
- metal; paper
- Dimensions
- 2.5 x 2.8 cm
- Description
- (a) A dark gold-coloured pin contained in its original paper jeweller’s box (b). The round pin has with an outer rim with lettering and an inner circle which is divided into four segments by a pair of crossed skis and an ice axe with a trailing cord. The top section, clockwise, features the embossed head of a moose whose horns extend to the rim of the pin face; a maple leaf, a blue and red enamelled Union Jack; and a bear’s head. The outer rim has a dot on the middle bottom followed by: clockwise, “THE SKI CLUB OF THE”, 3 dots between moose’s horns, “CANADIAN ROCKIES”. A scrolled rim extending from the bottom of the circular pin face about one-third of the circumference has these words in Latin: “PER ARDUA AD MONTES”, roughly translated ‘through difficulties to the mountains’. The back of the pin has a pin set soldered on one-third from the top; one horizontal long-hinged pin rivetted at one end and fastened at the other by a swivel-locking safety clasp. (b) A square (3.8x3.8) red paper box filled with cotton batting. The top of the box has, in gold-coloured engraved script, “Cartier Ltd.” and printed underneath “LONDON”.
- Credit
- Gift of Peggy Leighton, London, 2007
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1225 a,b
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Scouts Canada Scarf
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.07.1101
- Date
- 1947 – 1968
- Material
- fabric
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.1101
- Description
- Light mustard-yellow triangular scarf used in Scouts Canada uniform
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- Title
- Scouts Canada Scarf
- Date
- 1947 – 1968
- Material
- fabric
- Dimensions
- 48.5 x 98.5 cm
- Description
- Light mustard-yellow triangular scarf used in Scouts Canada uniform
- Subject
- organization
- Scouts Canada
- Brian Wing
- scarf
- Credit
- Gift of Brian Wing, Calgary, 2015
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.1101
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- Date
- prior to 1960
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1108
- Description
- A ski patch with a black, white and orange puffin holding yellow skis against a blue background. "Puffin" is written in black on the white chest and "Ski Club" in black on the bottom of the blue background.
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- Title
- Ski Patch
- Date
- prior to 1960
- Material
- fibre
- Dimensions
- 11.2 x 14.3 cm
- Description
- A ski patch with a black, white and orange puffin holding yellow skis against a blue background. "Puffin" is written in black on the white chest and "Ski Club" in black on the bottom of the blue background.
- Subject
- organization
- Puffin Ski Club
- sports
- winter
- skiing
- Credit
- Gift of Unknown, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1108
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