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- Date
- 1930 – 1960
- Material
- fibre; ivory; paper
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0371 a,b
- Description
- Contained in wooden box (a), rectangular, bright vermilion red purse with silk embroidered flap depicting blue bridge passing over gold stream embroidered on back. Front full pocket expands by folded gussets at the sides, is lined with aqua fabric, and covered with full flap which fastens by means …
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- Title
- Change Purse
- Date
- 1930 – 1960
- Material
- fibre; ivory; paper
- Dimensions
- 2.2 x 6.8 x 10.4 cm
- Description
- Contained in wooden box (a), rectangular, bright vermilion red purse with silk embroidered flap depicting blue bridge passing over gold stream embroidered on back. Front full pocket expands by folded gussets at the sides, is lined with aqua fabric, and covered with full flap which fastens by means of red and gold enamelled ivory clip which hooks around thread loop on front of purse. Back compartment is laced with red thread at the sides to expand, and holds a pad of folded paper squares which is held together by two paper "staples", and fits the compartment very tightly. (b) wooden box, plain, rectangular, lightweight. Box lid fits over small lip on bottom. Red, round paper label at middle top of box with East-Asian writing, product label ? stamped on one side with round, purple stamp mark.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0371 a,b
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Commemorative Coin
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact105.02.0152
- Date
- 1937
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.0152
- Description
- A metal coin (possibly tin) with the relief of a roman figure in front of the British parliamentary building with “LNG MAY THEY REIGN” around edge. Obverse: Relief busts of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth with “GEORGE VI & QUEEN ELIZABETH CROWNED 1937” around edge. Small loop for hanging at top …
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- Title
- Commemorative Coin
- Date
- 1937
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 0.1 x 3.5 x 3.5 cm
- Description
- A metal coin (possibly tin) with the relief of a roman figure in front of the British parliamentary building with “LNG MAY THEY REIGN” around edge. Obverse: Relief busts of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth with “GEORGE VI & QUEEN ELIZABETH CROWNED 1937” around edge. Small loop for hanging at top of coin.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- souvenir
- events
- coronation
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.0152
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Commemorative Pin
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.09.1227
- Date
- 1939
- Material
- metal; plastic; paper; fabric
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1227
- Description
- A round metal button badge containing a sepia-coloured photograph on a white background, of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, covered with plastic. There is a small, gold-covered royal crown on the top and a royal blue ribbon hanging from below the badge. The gold lettering on the front of the ri…
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- Title
- Commemorative Pin
- Date
- 1939
- Material
- metal; plastic; paper; fabric
- Dimensions
- 10.5 x 3.8 cm
- Description
- A round metal button badge containing a sepia-coloured photograph on a white background, of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, covered with plastic. There is a small, gold-covered royal crown on the top and a royal blue ribbon hanging from below the badge. The gold lettering on the front of the ribbon reads “A Royal Welcome from BANFF”. The metal crown and the ribbon are inserted under the button top and safety back, secured by the piece of metal turned under the rim becoming the vertical straight pin to attach the badge onto fabric. On the inside back there is a circular piece of paper with blue background and white lettering: “TAG-DAY 7 SOCIETY GOODS. BADGE 7 SPECIALITY CO. LIMITED. P.O. BOX 456 MONTREAL”
- Credit
- Gift of Robert N. Smith, Canmore, 2006
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1227
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- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- metal; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0528 a-d
- Description
- (a-b) Mustard pot and very small spoon included in set. Back of spoon handle stamped EPNS. Spoon fits into notch in mustard pot lid. Mustard pot is cylindrical, flat-based with blue glass cylindrical removable container. Mustard pot handle has hinged lid and has diagonal open-slate design plus a fi…
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- Title
- Condiment Set
- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- metal; glass
- Dimensions
- 4.9 x 3.9 x 6.0 cm
- Description
- (a-b) Mustard pot and very small spoon included in set. Back of spoon handle stamped EPNS. Spoon fits into notch in mustard pot lid. Mustard pot is cylindrical, flat-based with blue glass cylindrical removable container. Mustard pot handle has hinged lid and has diagonal open-slate design plus a fixed crest, “SS Sailing Ship, Duchess of Bedford”. Base of mustard pot stamped ”EPNS Made in England”.(c-d) Salt and pepper similar frame design as mustard pot and contain blue glass cylindrical containers, dome flush fitted tops, same affixed crest, both stamped “EPNS” on base, note corrosion on pepper container.
- Subject
- households
- souvenir
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0528 a-d
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- Date
- 1936
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.0090
- Description
- A solid roughly cast ingot of copper, long and narrow with flat bottom and ends sloping inward slightly, top has two deep semi circular grooves across.
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- Title
- Copper Ingot
- Date
- 1936
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 1.8 x 1.5 x 4.9 cm
- Description
- A solid roughly cast ingot of copper, long and narrow with flat bottom and ends sloping inward slightly, top has two deep semi circular grooves across.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.0090
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- Date
- 1930 – 1935
- Material
- grass; paper; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.0063 a-d
- Description
- A Hawaiian hula dance outfit consisting of: a grass skirt (a) which ties around hips, a paper lei (b) of yellow flowers with red centres, and two grass cuffs (c,d) which tie around the ankle.
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- Title
- Dance Costume
- Date
- 1930 – 1935
- Material
- grass; paper; fibre
- Dimensions
- 74.0 (a); x 75.0 (a); 66.0 (b); 26.0 (c,d) cm
- Description
- A Hawaiian hula dance outfit consisting of: a grass skirt (a) which ties around hips, a paper lei (b) of yellow flowers with red centres, and two grass cuffs (c,d) which tie around the ankle.
- Subject
- Hawaii
- Edmee Moore
- souvenir
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.0063 a-d
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Decorative Plate
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact107.01.1012
- Date
- 1930 – 1960
- Material
- ceramic, bone china
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.1012
- Description
- A decorative dish made from a hand-coloured photograph. The scene is of the Bow Falls with the natural landscape, tinted slightly with green, pink and yellow, the river is grey and the falls white. A man on horseback stands in the river at the bottom right looking at the falls. On the back is th…
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- Title
- Decorative Plate
- Date
- 1930 – 1960
- Material
- ceramic, bone china
- Description
- A decorative dish made from a hand-coloured photograph. The scene is of the Bow Falls with the natural landscape, tinted slightly with green, pink and yellow, the river is grey and the falls white. A man on horseback stands in the river at the bottom right looking at the falls. On the back is the seal of Royal Doulton, made in England, below it: BOW FALLS BANFF NATIONAL PARK D6471.
- Credit
- Purchased from Midtowne Memorabilia, Wetaskiwin, 1994
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.1012
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- Date
- 1930 – 1931
- Material
- paper;
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0219 a,b
- Description
- Two paper folding envelopes for holding film and/or developed prints - one is Kodak and one is from Wallace Heaton Ltd., a developing studio in London England. Both wallets fold open to show two open-sided pouches where either films or prints could be slotted and have advertising for other services…
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- Title
- Film Wallet
- Date
- 1930 – 1931
- Material
- paper;
- Dimensions
- 0.3 x 11.3 x 16.7 cm
- Description
- Two paper folding envelopes for holding film and/or developed prints - one is Kodak and one is from Wallace Heaton Ltd., a developing studio in London England. Both wallets fold open to show two open-sided pouches where either films or prints could be slotted and have advertising for other services/products printed on them. The Kodak wallet is predominantly white and blue, has a small slip of paper that appears to have “13/5/30 [?] Winton” and several numbers written on it in pencil, several numbers written in pencil on the left-hand side inside, and “Scotland / Negatives of Pete’s Scotland” written in black ink by Catharine Whyte on the front cover. The Wallace Heaton wallet is predominantly grey and black with a picture of two women looking at a photo album on the front cover, a slip of paper that appears to be a receipt for the Browns Hotel made out to “Nice Esq” tucking inside, “Scotland / Nice Esq / egative Scotland 1930” written in different hands on the back [everything except “Nice Esq” written by Catharine Whyte].
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0219 a,b
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Glass Holder Set
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact104.20.0590%20a-f
- Date
- 1934 – 1936
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0590 a-f
- Description
- Cup shaped containers used as glass protectors, coasters. Cross weave using light and dark beige fibre, zig-zag rim edge.
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- Title
- Glass Holder Set
- Date
- 1934 – 1936
- Material
- fibre
- Dimensions
- 7.2 x 7.3 cm
- Description
- Cup shaped containers used as glass protectors, coasters. Cross weave using light and dark beige fibre, zig-zag rim edge.
- Subject
- households
- souvenir
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0590 a-f
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- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- paper; wood; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0249 a-c
- Description
- Three small souvenir paper fans with wooden handles. (a) a palmate fan postcard, brown handled, image of Japanese woman bearing umbrella on face, obverse has place for message and address and stamp, foil bordered. (b) a polygon fan postcard with natural wood handle, one side of which shows speckli…
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- Title
- Hand Fan
- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- paper; wood; metal
- Dimensions
- 11.7 x 18.7 cm
- Description
- Three small souvenir paper fans with wooden handles. (a) a palmate fan postcard, brown handled, image of Japanese woman bearing umbrella on face, obverse has place for message and address and stamp, foil bordered. (b) a polygon fan postcard with natural wood handle, one side of which shows speckling, image of elaborately coifed Japanese woman on face, inscription in calligraphy beside her combs. Obverse face provides space for address, message, and stamp. (c) a palmate fan, with black painted handle, image of two figures running from rainstorm on face, obverse with foil speckles. All three card fans have ribs scored in them.
- Subject
- households
- souvenir
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0249 a-c
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