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- Date
- 1930 – 1935
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1077
- Description
- Attached hood, windproof khaki explorers cloth, hood and shoulder area waxed to make it waterproof, straps with metal buckles at wrists, 20.0 cm zipper at neckline with windguard inside, drawstring around face of hood, zippered slanting pockets on each side of chest, front has double material excep…
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- Title
- Hooded Parka
- Date
- 1930 – 1935
- Material
- fibre
- Dimensions
- 64.0 x 185.0 cm
- Description
- Attached hood, windproof khaki explorers cloth, hood and shoulder area waxed to make it waterproof, straps with metal buckles at wrists, 20.0 cm zipper at neckline with windguard inside, drawstring around face of hood, zippered slanting pockets on each side of chest, front has double material except for bottom 10.0 cm, double material forms kangaroo pocket opening inside. Label reads: "Explorer's Cloth J. Mandleberg & Co. Ltd. London & Manchester England for The Woods Manufacturing Co. Ltd. Ottawa Canada"
- Credit
- Gift of Bob and Marjory Hind, Calgary, 1990
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1077
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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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- 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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