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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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Date
1970 – 1990
Material
metal
Catalogue Number
102.04.1046
Description
Copper coloured ashtray with circular picture in the bottom of an RCMP member on horseback, “Royal Canadian Mounted Police” printed above image, and label which reads: “Miette Hot Springs”.
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Title
Ashtray
Date
1970 – 1990
Material
metal
Description
Copper coloured ashtray with circular picture in the bottom of an RCMP member on horseback, “Royal Canadian Mounted Police” printed above image, and label which reads: “Miette Hot Springs”.
Subject
households
smoking
souvenirs
Credit
Purchased from Rundle Memorial United Church, Banff, 1988
Catalogue Number
102.04.1046
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Date
1940 – 1970
Material
metal
Catalogue Number
102.04.1073 a,b
Description
Two ashtrays: a) square black with red lettering: “Carling’s. Lager. Red Cap Ale. Stout”; b) circular, brass with ornate design.
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Title
Ashtray
Date
1940 – 1970
Material
metal
Description
Two ashtrays: a) square black with red lettering: “Carling’s. Lager. Red Cap Ale. Stout”; b) circular, brass with ornate design.
Subject
households
smoking
Credit
Purchased from Phyllis Cain, Banff, 1988
Catalogue Number
102.04.1073 a,b
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Date
1930 – 1975
Material
stone
Catalogue Number
109.02.0021
Description
An L-shaped pipe bowl of green-grey stone with long squared cylindrical base and squat squared fire-bowl rising at right angles to base; fire bowl has conical hole cut through to join smoke hole drilled in base at right angle; front ends of stone slightly tapered; has not been smoked. Tag attached …
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Title
Calumet Bowl
Date
1930 – 1975
Material
stone
Dimensions
4.4 x 2.5 x 11.7 cm
Description
An L-shaped pipe bowl of green-grey stone with long squared cylindrical base and squat squared fire-bowl rising at right angles to base; fire bowl has conical hole cut through to join smoke hole drilled in base at right angle; front ends of stone slightly tapered; has not been smoked. Tag attached in Catharine Whyte’s handwriting: “Beckie Beaver/ Mar. 24, 1975 - made by Dan Wildman - but never used - gray peace pipe, wants it back.”
Subject
Indigenous
ceremonial
smoking
Stoney
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
109.02.0021
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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.”
Subject
Indigenous
Stoney
Joe Abraham
Laurier Hunter
ceremonial
religious
crafts
carving
smoking
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
109.02.3047
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Date
1930 – 1950
Material
wood, cedar; metal; paper
Catalogue Number
110.01.0028
Description
A rectangular cigar box of natural cedar with dovetailed corner joints. The lid closes with a metal latch. The front is stamped with “Panatella, aged in Canada.” The lid has a red shield-shaped label reading “Pandora Cigars.” The interior of the box is divided into two compartments with advert…
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Title
Cigar Box
Date
1930 – 1950
Material
wood, cedar; metal; paper
Dimensions
6.6 x 12.6 x 27.8 cm
Description
A rectangular cigar box of natural cedar with dovetailed corner joints. The lid closes with a metal latch. The front is stamped with “Panatella, aged in Canada.” The lid has a red shield-shaped label reading “Pandora Cigars.” The interior of the box is divided into two compartments with advertising copy and a price ticket (ten cents). The base bears warning regarding the use of the box.
Subject
households
smoking
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
110.01.0028
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Date
1930 – 1950
Material
wood, cedar; paper
Catalogue Number
110.01.0029
Description
A cedar cigar box covered with white paper on each side with “El Presidente” in gold script on the hinged cedar lid. The left side of the box is girded by a blue paper Canadian Excise stamp, and the right side of the box has a coloured label, with a shield, stuck over the top and down the side, and…
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Title
Cigar Box
Date
1930 – 1950
Material
wood, cedar; paper
Dimensions
3.5 x 13.5 x 21.2 cm
Description
A cedar cigar box covered with white paper on each side with “El Presidente” in gold script on the hinged cedar lid. The left side of the box is girded by a blue paper Canadian Excise stamp, and the right side of the box has a coloured label, with a shield, stuck over the top and down the side, and the front has a large sticker bearing the “El Presidente” crest over the front of the lid and down the sides. All the seals have been broken by the opening of the lid. The base bears a warning regarding the use of the box.
Subject
households
smoking
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
110.01.0029
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Date
1930 – 1950
Material
paper
Catalogue Number
110.01.0030 a-c
Description
Three “Tueros” cigar boxes of cardboard covered with paper. The lid of each box lid closes with a paper hinge. The boxes are reddish brown and the sides have black lettering and “Tueros” repeated over and over in small red rectangles. Each lid has a crest of red and gold that reads “Tueros Cigars…
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Title
Cigar Box
Date
1930 – 1950
Material
paper
Dimensions
7.0 x 15.5 x 19.8 cm
Description
Three “Tueros” cigar boxes of cardboard covered with paper. The lid of each box lid closes with a paper hinge. The boxes are reddish brown and the sides have black lettering and “Tueros” repeated over and over in small red rectangles. Each lid has a crest of red and gold that reads “Tueros Cigars, de Tuero y Hermanos.” The inside of each box is white with a coloured Cuban scene on the lid.
Subject
households
smoking
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
110.01.0030 a-c
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Date
1940 – 1960
Material
metal; paper
Catalogue Number
103.08.0184
Description
A rectangular gold metal cigarette case with a commercial photograph of a woman in a nurse's uniform inside the lid. The case is plain on the outside, and has a textured bottom inside. The inside of the case also has a hinged filigreed bracket for holding the cigarettes in place.
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Title
Cigarette Case
Date
1940 – 1960
Material
metal; paper
Dimensions
9.0 x 7.7 x 10.0 cm
Description
A rectangular gold metal cigarette case with a commercial photograph of a woman in a nurse's uniform inside the lid. The case is plain on the outside, and has a textured bottom inside. The inside of the case also has a hinged filigreed bracket for holding the cigarettes in place.
Subject
smoking
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.08.0184
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Date
1945 – 1950
Material
wood
Catalogue Number
103.08.0187
Description
A wooden cigarette case with a sliding lid. The lid is fitted into grooves on top of the case. The case has drilled holes, under the lid opening, to hold individual cigarettes. One side of the case has a decal banner that reads “Souvenir of Pasadena, Calif.”. The bottom of the case is marked wi…
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Title
Cigarette Case
Date
1945 – 1950
Material
wood
Dimensions
8.0 x 1.5 x 11.5 cm
Description
A wooden cigarette case with a sliding lid. The lid is fitted into grooves on top of the case. The case has drilled holes, under the lid opening, to hold individual cigarettes. One side of the case has a decal banner that reads “Souvenir of Pasadena, Calif.”. The bottom of the case is marked with “Made in Japan”.
Subject
tourism
souvenirs
smoking
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.08.0187
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