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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
- 1965 – 1975
- Material
- stone; wood; buckskin
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.0020
- Description
- A calumet with heavy squared grey stone (steatite?) bowl and wooden stem made from tree branch; bowl is carved from stone in L-shape with conical shaped fire-bowl cut into top leg of "L" and narrow fringed buckskin band fastened around at end; fringed buckskin band sewn to fit around joint of stem …
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- Title
- Calumet
- Date
- 1965 – 1975
- Material
- stone; wood; buckskin
- Dimensions
- 4.9 x 2.8 x 29.9 cm
- Description
- A calumet with heavy squared grey stone (steatite?) bowl and wooden stem made from tree branch; bowl is carved from stone in L-shape with conical shaped fire-bowl cut into top leg of "L" and narrow fringed buckskin band fastened around at end; fringed buckskin band sewn to fit around joint of stem and bowl is painted with a black dot on each face covering square bowl end; pipe stem is branch with bark removed, carved flat at mouthpiece, with small hole drilled through its length; stem painted with green band near bowl, and green and black bands in middle to emphasize a natural knuckle where twigs have been carved off, black arrows along length pointing toward mouthpiece, and four black symbols representing tomahawks, with green dots.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- ceremonial
- smoking
- Stoney
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.0020
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- Date
- 1965
- Material
- metal; paint; paper
- Catalogue Number
- 110.01.1065
- Description
- A hinged flat Player’s cigarette box made out of metal. It was commonly known as a Players Flat 50. The box is light blue with gold and red edging. The Players logo (a white life preserver with red lettering “PLAYERS NAVY CUT” with a seaman in the centre, and the sea and two sailing ships beyond, i…
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- Title
- Cigarette Box
- Date
- 1965
- Material
- metal; paint; paper
- Dimensions
- 15.0 x 10.10 cm
- Description
- A hinged flat Player’s cigarette box made out of metal. It was commonly known as a Players Flat 50. The box is light blue with gold and red edging. The Players logo (a white life preserver with red lettering “PLAYERS NAVY CUT” with a seaman in the centre, and the sea and two sailing ships beyond, is in the left corner, “Players” in black and red script, and “NAVY CUT CIGARETTES “MEDIUM” “ in the right hand corner. There is a remnant of the paper excise tax stamp in black and white. On the top part of the gold-coloured bottom in black writing “OPENING RIBBON” and then an arrow pointing right followed by “PAT’D 1934-35” and on the bottom “MANUFACTURED BY IMPERIAL TOBACCO CO. OF CANADA, LIMITED, MONTREAL, CANADA SUCCESSOR TO JOHN PLAYER 7 SONS, ENGLAND. The inside top cover has the Players logo (a life preserver with black lettering “PLAYERS NAVY CUT” with a seaman in the centre, the sea and two sailing ships beyond, is in the left corner, “Players” in black script, and “NAVY CUT CIGARETTES “MEDIUM” ”. There are two pieces of silver paper with white backing inside the cigarette box.
- Subject
- pastime
- habit
- smoking
- Bill Peyto
- Credit
- Gift of Robert Peyto, Shawnigan Lake, 1967
- Catalogue Number
- 110.01.1065
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Cigarette Case
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.08.0184
- 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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Cigarette Case
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.08.0187
- 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”.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0187
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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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Cigarette Package
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- Date
- prior to 1965
- Material
- paper; grass
- Catalogue Number
- 110.01.1003
- Description
- A package of "Sweet Caporal " cigarettes. Buff coloured package with red writing, 7 cigarettes inside.
- Title
- Cigarette Package
- Date
- prior to 1965
- Material
- paper; grass
- Dimensions
- 7.2. x 9.0 cm
- Description
- A package of "Sweet Caporal " cigarettes. Buff coloured package with red writing, 7 cigarettes inside.
- Credit
- Gift of Peter Whyte, 1966
- Catalogue Number
- 110.01.1003
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- Date
- 1945 – 1955
- Material
- metal; paper
- Catalogue Number
- 110.01.0024
- Description
- A rectangular yellow “Millbank Straight Cut” cigarette tin with lid. The tin has black lettering and a border design, with a red stripe in the centre with “100 CIGARETTES 100.” A torn paper excise stamp is attached to the front right corner. The base bears a warning concerning the use of tin, an…
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- Title
- Cigarette Tin
- Date
- 1945 – 1955
- Material
- metal; paper
- Dimensions
- 4.3 x 7.8 x 16.8 cm
- Description
- A rectangular yellow “Millbank Straight Cut” cigarette tin with lid. The tin has black lettering and a border design, with a red stripe in the centre with “100 CIGARETTES 100.” A torn paper excise stamp is attached to the front right corner. The base bears a warning concerning the use of tin, and there is illegible, faded handwriting on the lid.
- Subject
- households
- smoking
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 110.01.0024
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- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 110.01.0026
- Description
- Red “Rothman's Pall Mall” cigarette tin with a hinged lid. The tin lid has gold borders along the edges, black and white lettering, and a picture of two men in frock coats standing before a tall column. There is advertising copy inside the tin.
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- Title
- Cigarette Tin
- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 1.7 x 11.0 x 14.5 cm
- Description
- Red “Rothman's Pall Mall” cigarette tin with a hinged lid. The tin lid has gold borders along the edges, black and white lettering, and a picture of two men in frock coats standing before a tall column. There is advertising copy inside the tin.
- Subject
- households
- smoking
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 110.01.0026
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- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Material
- metal; paper; leaf, tobacco
- Catalogue Number
- 110.01.0027
- Description
- A “Capt Wright's” cigarette tin with a hinged lid that is white with a gold border along the edges. The lid has black lettering, and a blue U.S. excise stamp. The inside surface of the lid bears an advertising image and a distributor's label “A thinker's choice, S.S. Pierce Co. Boston” and the ba…
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- Title
- Cigarette Tin
- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Material
- metal; paper; leaf, tobacco
- Dimensions
- 3.6 x 11.0 x 14.2 cm
- Description
- A “Capt Wright's” cigarette tin with a hinged lid that is white with a gold border along the edges. The lid has black lettering, and a blue U.S. excise stamp. The inside surface of the lid bears an advertising image and a distributor's label “A thinker's choice, S.S. Pierce Co. Boston” and the base has a warning regarding the use of tin. The tin is filled with original cigarettes wrapped with silver foil lining.
- Subject
- households
- smoking
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 110.01.0027
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