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- Date
- 1940 – 1970
- Material
- wood; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 110.01.1052
- Description
- A lidded wooden box with brass hinges and closure. The box top is marked “BENSON & HEDGES B&H London - Montreal - New York” and “Beware of imitations” along with a coat of arms and “BY APPOINTMENT TO HIS MAJESTY THE KING.” The front of the box is marked “Invincibles de B. & H.” below the fro…
- Title
- Cigar Box
- Date
- 1940 – 1970
- Material
- wood; metal
- Description
- A lidded wooden box with brass hinges and closure. The box top is marked “BENSON & HEDGES B&H London - Montreal - New York” and “Beware of imitations” along with a coat of arms and “BY APPOINTMENT TO HIS MAJESTY THE KING.” The front of the box is marked “Invincibles de B. & H.” below the front closure. The inside of the lid is marked similar to the outside, but also has a flower sticker and some crayon scribbling.
- Subject
- households
- hobbies
- crafts
- sewing
- Credit
- Purchased from Phyllis Cain, Banff, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- 110.01.1052
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Miniature Scissors
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- Date
- 1945 – 1970
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.0035 a,b
- Description
- Two pairs of miniature, Japanese, tong like scissors. Blades joined together in long U-shape, are activated by pressing together with fingertips. At ends of arms blades are flattened and sharply pointed, with inside edges carefully sharpened. Heels of blades touch each other when open, and act as g…
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- Title
- Miniature Scissors
- Date
- 1945 – 1970
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 0.2 x 0.6 x 2.6 cm
- Description
- Two pairs of miniature, Japanese, tong like scissors. Blades joined together in long U-shape, are activated by pressing together with fingertips. At ends of arms blades are flattened and sharply pointed, with inside edges carefully sharpened. Heels of blades touch each other when open, and act as guide for blades against each other when pressed together.
- Subject
- households
- hobbies
- sewing
- travel
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.0035 a,b
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- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Material
- fibre; paper
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.0012 a,b
- Description
- A sewing basket or bag hand sewn from yellow print cotton. (a) the bag is print of floral bouquets on the outside, plain yellow cotton inside, a disc of card provides a bottom for the basket, and in the middle of it is an attached pin cushion corded to the card. Inside the bag are pockets which la…
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- Title
- Sewing Basket
- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Material
- fibre; paper
- Dimensions
- 15.0 x 6.2 cm
- Description
- A sewing basket or bag hand sewn from yellow print cotton. (a) the bag is print of floral bouquets on the outside, plain yellow cotton inside, a disc of card provides a bottom for the basket, and in the middle of it is an attached pin cushion corded to the card. Inside the bag are pockets which lap from the walls of the bag into which tape, buttons, etc., could be placed. Double draw strings can gather the bag to close it. (b) is a needle book of card covered with the same yellow floral print cotton and lined with plain yellow cotton, a cord holding in a piece of flannel into which needles can be placed. Never used, but there are a few pins in the built in pincushion, and a length of white satin ribbon in one of the pockets.
- Subject
- households
- hobbies
- sewing
- Edith Morse Robb
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.0012 a,b
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- Date
- 1940
- Material
- paper
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.0110
- Description
- A red, cardboard covered book, "simplicity Sewing Book 25 cents" with design on cover depicting dress form with drawing of white scissors, needles and thread swirling around it. Contains "88 pages fully illustrated 600 pictures 600 details on sewing & dressmaking 62 chapters for beginning.. and …
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- Title
- Sewing Book
- Date
- 1940
- Material
- paper
- Dimensions
- 0.6 x 20.1 x 28.5 cm
- Description
- A red, cardboard covered book, "simplicity Sewing Book 25 cents" with design on cover depicting dress form with drawing of white scissors, needles and thread swirling around it. Contains "88 pages fully illustrated 600 pictures 600 details on sewing & dressmaking 62 chapters for beginning.. and experts". Pages inside are illustrated with pink tinted drawings showing different sewing techniques, back cover plain white, black binding tape along spine.
- Subject
- households
- hobbies
- sewing
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.0110
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