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- Date
- 1930 – 1930
- Material
- metal, silver; wood, balsa; paper
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0164
- Description
- A sterling silver match box with an inside drawer constructed of balsa wood and paper. The holder comes complete with green matches with yellow heads. The exterior of the box is engraved “P.A.M.” (Philip Augustus Moore), and “1.15.30”.
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- Title
- Match Holder
- Date
- 1930 – 1930
- Material
- metal, silver; wood, balsa; paper
- Dimensions
- 1.1 x 2.8 x 4.2 cm
- Description
- A sterling silver match box with an inside drawer constructed of balsa wood and paper. The holder comes complete with green matches with yellow heads. The exterior of the box is engraved “P.A.M.” (Philip Augustus Moore), and “1.15.30”.
- Subject
- households
- smoking
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0164
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- Date
- 1938 – 1938
- Material
- plaster
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0158
- Description
- An ashtray in the shape of a wagon wheel and decorated with a three dimensional bison skull and highlighted with brown paint. The ashtray is scorched from use, and the bison’s left horn broken and missing. The words “J Fuller ‘38’” are on one side of the ashtray, and “Made in Banff Can” is on the…
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- Title
- Ashtray
- Date
- 1938 – 1938
- Material
- plaster
- Dimensions
- 5.0 x 13.5 x 14.3 cm
- Description
- An ashtray in the shape of a wagon wheel and decorated with a three dimensional bison skull and highlighted with brown paint. The ashtray is scorched from use, and the bison’s left horn broken and missing. The words “J Fuller ‘38’” are on one side of the ashtray, and “Made in Banff Can” is on the base.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- smoking
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0158
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Cigarette Holder
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.08.1151%20a-d
- Date
- 1943
- Material
- soapstone
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1151 a-d
- Description
- Four hand-carved soapstone cigarette holders:a) A very short (4.0 long x1.2cm diameter on the end) cigarette holder with a round mouthpiece;b) A short cigarette holder (5.7 long x 0.60cm diameter on the end) with a round mouthpiece and two indented lines for decoration; c) A short, white alabaster…
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- Title
- Cigarette Holder
- Date
- 1943
- Material
- soapstone
- Description
- Four hand-carved soapstone cigarette holders:a) A very short (4.0 long x1.2cm diameter on the end) cigarette holder with a round mouthpiece;b) A short cigarette holder (5.7 long x 0.60cm diameter on the end) with a round mouthpiece and two indented lines for decoration; c) A short, white alabaster (5.4 long x1.5cm diameter on the end) cigarette holder with a round mouthpiece; d) A longer, wider, cigarette holder (6.3 long x1.8cm diameter on the end) most likely for a cigarello. It has a large round mouthpiece and two indented lines for decoration.
- Credit
- Gift of Robert Peyto, Shawnigan Lake, 1967
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1151 a-d
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Calumet Fragment
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact109.02.3047
- Date
- 1972
- Material
- stone
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.3047
- Description
- Brown and black carved pipe bowl. There are two notes that accompany this object, both with CRW writing. One note on a brown envelope: “Doug Light These belong to Joe Abraham of Big Horn. They are very old - perhaps before real pipes - belonged to his great grandmother - the face in the rock is…
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- Title
- Calumet Fragment
- Date
- 1972
- Material
- stone
- Dimensions
- 5.5 x 3.0 x 7.0 cm
- Description
- Brown and black carved pipe bowl. There are two notes that accompany this object, both with CRW writing. One note on a brown envelope: “Doug Light These belong to Joe Abraham of Big Horn. They are very old - perhaps before real pipes - belonged to his great grandmother - the face in the rock is also unusual - the nose fell off & they tried to glue it on - Joe would like to know the value of it. Catharine Whyte Banff.” Inside this evelope are some other slips of paper: a blue “Glenbow-Alberta Institute Routing Slip” to “JOHN HELLSON CARDSTON, ALTA 252-1946”, and two yellow “Alberta Stoney Indian Hand Crafts” tags with “Joe Abraham very old - pipe - very old - when no pipes at all - Laurier Hunter” and “Joe Abraham June 26 ‘72 very old don’t know history nose fell off tried to glue it.”
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.3047
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- Date
- 1935 – 1950
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 110.01.1020 a-d
- Description
- Three metal cannisters with lids. Three tins have yellow labels and “VOGUE CIGARETTE TOBACCO MILD” in blue with a woman in orange. Fourth tin has a red and white label with a woman in Scottish dress and “MacDonald’s BRITISH CONSULS.”
- Title
- Tin
- Date
- 1935 – 1950
- Material
- metal
- Description
- Three metal cannisters with lids. Three tins have yellow labels and “VOGUE CIGARETTE TOBACCO MILD” in blue with a woman in orange. Fourth tin has a red and white label with a woman in Scottish dress and “MacDonald’s BRITISH CONSULS.”
- Subject
- smoking
- Credit
- Gift of Ron Langevin, Banff, 1987
- Catalogue Number
- 110.01.1020 a-d
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- Date
- 1930 – 1955
- Material
- skin; leaf, tobacco
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0087
- Description
- A light brown leather tobacco pouch with stitching along the edges and a diagonal flap top opening. Inside the pouch is a label that reads “Buxton tobacco trainer”.
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- Title
- Tobacco Pouch
- Date
- 1930 – 1955
- Material
- skin; leaf, tobacco
- Dimensions
- 9.5 x 12.5 cm
- Description
- A light brown leather tobacco pouch with stitching along the edges and a diagonal flap top opening. Inside the pouch is a label that reads “Buxton tobacco trainer”.
- Subject
- households
- smoking
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0087
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- Date
- 1945 – 1955
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0089
- Description
- A smooth, straight sided pipe bowl with the shank at a right angle to the bowl. The shank joins a separate black stem. The bowl is marked “Made in England” and with “inner tube 170” and “Patent 17365/20”.
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- Title
- Pipe
- Date
- 1945 – 1955
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 3.8 x 2.8 x 16.0 cm
- Description
- A smooth, straight sided pipe bowl with the shank at a right angle to the bowl. The shank joins a separate black stem. The bowl is marked “Made in England” and with “inner tube 170” and “Patent 17365/20”.
- Subject
- households
- smoking
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0089
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- Date
- 1945 – 1955
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0090
- Description
- A rough wooden straight sided bowl joined at a right angle to a smooth stem. The bowl is marked “Dunhill’s Shell” and “Made in England”.
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- Title
- Pipe
- Date
- 1945 – 1955
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 4.2 x 2.8 x 16.0 cm
- Description
- A rough wooden straight sided bowl joined at a right angle to a smooth stem. The bowl is marked “Dunhill’s Shell” and “Made in England”.
- Subject
- smoking
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0090
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- Date
- 1935 – 1950
- Material
- wood; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0091
- Description
- A rough wooden pipe bowl with straight sides and a sharply curved shank. The shank is capped with silver where a stem would join. The silver cap is marked with “K & P Peterson’s” and hallmarks.
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- Title
- Pipe
- Date
- 1935 – 1950
- Material
- wood; metal
- Dimensions
- 4.7 x 6.0 cm
- Description
- A rough wooden pipe bowl with straight sides and a sharply curved shank. The shank is capped with silver where a stem would join. The silver cap is marked with “K & P Peterson’s” and hallmarks.
- Subject
- smoking
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0091
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- Date
- 1945 – 1955
- Material
- fibre; plastic
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0095
- Description
- A tobacco pouch made from striped black and faded red fabric. The pouch has a flap that is lined with clear plastic.
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- Title
- Tobacco Pouch
- Date
- 1945 – 1955
- Material
- fibre; plastic
- Dimensions
- 15.5 x 30.0 cm
- Description
- A tobacco pouch made from striped black and faded red fabric. The pouch has a flap that is lined with clear plastic.
- Subject
- smoking
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0095
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