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https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact105.02.0044
- Date
- 1965 – 1975
- Material
- skin
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.0044
- Description
- An irregularly shaped leather tag with a hole punched in the upper left corner. The tag is marked “FM Ski Patrol, John G. Digney, CHFM-FM Calgary, 249-7772.”
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- Title
- Identification Tag
- Date
- 1965 – 1975
- Material
- skin
- Description
- An irregularly shaped leather tag with a hole punched in the upper left corner. The tag is marked “FM Ski Patrol, John G. Digney, CHFM-FM Calgary, 249-7772.”
- Subject
- sports, skiing
- John G. Digney
- radio
- CHFM-FM
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.0044
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Portable; Mantle Radio
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact105.04.1017
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- plastic, fabric, wood, metal
- Catalogue Number
- 105.04.1017
- Description
- A Lafayette household radio with a cream-coloured plastic shell casing. Generally shaped like a box with rounded corners and edges.The front side has a 4 knobs located in the lower right side. Above these knobs is the radio dial face, which is enclosed in a clear plastic cover. The dial face is met…
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- Title
- Portable; Mantle Radio
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- plastic, fabric, wood, metal
- Dimensions
- 23.3 x 16.7 x 36.0 cm
- Description
- A Lafayette household radio with a cream-coloured plastic shell casing. Generally shaped like a box with rounded corners and edges.The front side has a 4 knobs located in the lower right side. Above these knobs is the radio dial face, which is enclosed in a clear plastic cover. The dial face is metallic gold and black with white text and a geometric checkerboard graphic . The needle appears to be a bronze coloured metal. There are two rings on the dial face. The outer ring has numbers ranging from 55 to 160 on the top half, and 8.0 to 22 on the bottom half. The inside ring is only numbered on the bottom half and ranges from 2.5 to 6.0 with text at specific increments: POLICE (2.5); AVIATION (3.0); AMATEUR (4.0); AVIATION (5.0); FOREIGN (6.0). To the left of the dial face is the speaker, which is a woven, cream-coloured material set behind bars of plastic that make 90 degree angles.“Lafayette” appears in italic text within a square cartouche left, below the speaker.The back is made of wood and screwed on in the 4 corners. On the back, there are 4 rounded triangle-shaped cutouts, a large central hole, and 5 smaller holes that surround it.The radio stands on 4 black circular feet. A label on the underside reads: Lafayette SUPER HET radio receiver; SERIAL NO. 91367; MODEL NO. JS182There is a small fixed plastic handle 10 cm in length on the top.Electrical cord is black.
- Subject
- households
- furniture
- entertainment
- radio
- Credit
- Gift of Robert Crosby Family, Banff, 1998
- Catalogue Number
- 105.04.1017
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Portable Radiophone
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact105.04.0009
- Date
- 1960 – 1975
- Material
- metal; plastic; fabric
- Catalogue Number
- 105.04.0009
- Description
- Portable “HANDIE-TALKIE FM RADIOPHONE” made by Motorola and used by Canadian Pacific Railway. The main body is made up of two parts that latch together at both ends - the bottom part contains the batteries. Above the latches are loops where the carry strap clip in - the strap is also tied to the ha…
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- Title
- Portable Radiophone
- Date
- 1960 – 1975
- Material
- metal; plastic; fabric
- Dimensions
- 59.5 x 8.7 x 28.9 cm
- Description
- Portable “HANDIE-TALKIE FM RADIOPHONE” made by Motorola and used by Canadian Pacific Railway. The main body is made up of two parts that latch together at both ends - the bottom part contains the batteries. Above the latches are loops where the carry strap clip in - the strap is also tied to the handle of the radio by a length of string. The body of the radio is painted with horizontal black and yellow stripes and there are white windows with the “CP Rail” logo - on one side is a red and white sticker that reads “Chan 1 - 161.475 TX & RX - A.” The antenna is capped with a red plastic knob.The top of the box has a grille under the handle - possibly a vent - the handle itself has a metal inlay with the manufacturer details. Also on the top is the bracket mount for the hand-held radio mouthpiece, the mouthpiece and spiral cord, the plug for the mouthpiece cord, two dials, the radio antenna, and yellow labels that read “RADIO SHOP LOANER.”
- Credit
- Gift of Nicholas Morant, Banff, 2006
- Catalogue Number
- 105.04.0009
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- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- meta;l; plastic;
- Catalogue Number
- 105.04.0005
- Description
- A rectangular clock radio with a silver metal front and a yellow plastic body. Plastic windows in the front show a flip-style cloak and a radio tuning bar. Two metal dials on the front control the time. Two metal switches and two plastic switches on the front and two metal dials on the side control…
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- Title
- Table Radio
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- meta;l; plastic;
- Dimensions
- 9.5 x 12.5 x 30.0 cm
- Description
- A rectangular clock radio with a silver metal front and a yellow plastic body. Plastic windows in the front show a flip-style cloak and a radio tuning bar. Two metal dials on the front control the time. Two metal switches and two plastic switches on the front and two metal dials on the side control the radio and power. One dial is printed with “AM FM AFC”. Radio plugs into the wall with a black power cord with two-pronged plug. The radio is printed with the brand name “SOUNDESIGN” on the front and has regulatory labels and instructions underneath.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- radio
- sound
- home accessories
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 105.04.0005
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- Date
- 1941 – 1970
- Material
- metal; fabric; paper
- Catalogue Number
- 105.04.0008 a,b
- Description
- Two metal boxes with hinged lids and fabric handles held to the lid with metal brackets. Stencilled on the front of both boxes is “WIRELESS SET NO 19 CASE SPARE VALVES” in white. Online searches show that these boxes were originally used to house spare parts for Wireless Set No. 19 transmitters use…
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- Title
- Wireless Boxes
- Date
- 1941 – 1970
- Material
- metal; fabric; paper
- Dimensions
- 18.4 x 14.8 x 15.5 cm
- Description
- Two metal boxes with hinged lids and fabric handles held to the lid with metal brackets. Stencilled on the front of both boxes is “WIRELESS SET NO 19 CASE SPARE VALVES” in white. Online searches show that these boxes were originally used to house spare parts for Wireless Set No. 19 transmitters used by the British Army during World War II. Adhered to the lid of one box is a piece of white paper with a typed list of parts glued to a larger tan-coloured tag with writing obscured by the white paper - the lager tag is held to the lid with tape. A similar tag with list is inside the second box - both boxes are otherwise empty.
- Credit
- Gift of Nicholas Morant, Banff, 2006
- Catalogue Number
- 105.04.0008 a,b
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