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- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- bone; skin; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 112.01.3007
- Description
- Small rectangular bone with hide wrapped wire looped through the middle.
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- Title
- Bone
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- bone; skin; metal
- Dimensions
- 3.2 x 4.0 x 6.5 cm
- Description
- Small rectangular bone with hide wrapped wire looped through the middle.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- animals
- tools
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 112.01.3007
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- Date
- 1940 – 1970
- Material
- metal; wood; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 104.50.1017
- Description
- Wooden handled knife in a black leather sheath. The knife is one piece of metal forming the blade and the centre of the handle. Two pieces of wood are attached with rivets to form the handle. The blade is short and wide with a straight cutting edge and a serrated back edge. One side of the blad…
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- Title
- Utility Knife
- Date
- 1940 – 1970
- Material
- metal; wood; skin
- Dimensions
- 4.0 x 4.0 x 22.2 cm
- Description
- Wooden handled knife in a black leather sheath. The knife is one piece of metal forming the blade and the centre of the handle. Two pieces of wood are attached with rivets to form the handle. The blade is short and wide with a straight cutting edge and a serrated back edge. One side of the blade is marked “the Brewster STUBBY KNIFE MADE IN GERMANY.” The case is stamped “Made in Germany.”
- Credit
- Gift of Ted J. Hart, Banff, 2002
- Catalogue Number
- 104.50.1017
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Untitled [Wood Sculpture]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactunk.16.05
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- n.d.
- Medium
- wood, oil paint
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.16.05
- Description
- Flat wood, bark on each side. At the top on the carved side of the wood is the head of an Indigenous man. Below is a drum. Behind are two crossed spears. Surrounding the drum and spears are various tools.
- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Untitled [Wood Sculpture]
- Date
- n.d.
- Medium
- wood, oil paint
- Dimensions
- 46.8 x 12.0 cm
- Description
- Flat wood, bark on each side. At the top on the carved side of the wood is the head of an Indigenous man. Below is a drum. Behind are two crossed spears. Surrounding the drum and spears are various tools.
- Subject
- culture
- Indigenous
- tools
- Credit
- Gift of Marnie Huckvale, Delta, 2003
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.16.05
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[Gardening implements against building in snow]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions51353
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of gardening implements - rakes, plough, shovels, basket - leaning against a woodpile against a building - snow falling
- Date Range
- [ca. 1910-1930]
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 3 / PA - 22
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- V683 / III / A / 3 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Various Views of Banff and Area
- Sous-Fonds
- V683
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 3 / PA - 22
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca. 1910-1930]
- Physical Description
- 1 Photograph: print ; b&w.
- Scope & Content
- Image of gardening implements - rakes, plough, shovels, basket - leaning against a woodpile against a building - snow falling
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on item
- Processing Status
- Processed
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- Date
- 1904 – 1915
- Material
- skin
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0114
- Description
- A small rectangular leather case with a flap and a snap.
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- Title
- Case
- Date
- 1904 – 1915
- Material
- skin
- Dimensions
- 4.5 x 11.0 cm
- Description
- A small rectangular leather case with a flap and a snap.
- Subject
- households
- tools
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0114
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- Date
- 1920 – 1930
- Material
- metal, steel; shell, tortoise
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0169
- Description
- A very small knife with a two-piece tortoise shell handle that is hinged with a rivet at either side of the blade. The blade fits between the handle pieces when not in use. The pressure of the user’s hand on the handle holds the blade in place when using the knife. The blade is sharpened on one …
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- Title
- Pocket Knife
- Date
- 1920 – 1930
- Material
- metal, steel; shell, tortoise
- Dimensions
- 0.3 x 1.0 x 5.6 (closed); 9.1 (open) cm
- Description
- A very small knife with a two-piece tortoise shell handle that is hinged with a rivet at either side of the blade. The blade fits between the handle pieces when not in use. The pressure of the user’s hand on the handle holds the blade in place when using the knife. The blade is sharpened on one side and pointed at the end. The blade is marked with “INNON LIFFE”.
- Subject
- households
- Edmee Moore
- art
- tools
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0169
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- Date
- 1950 – 1970
- Material
- metal, steel; plastic
- Catalogue Number
- 104.17.0001 a,b
- Description
- Two magnets:a) A magnet with a molded blue plastic open handled frame. There is a magnetic bar across the bottom held with a bolt through the plastic frame. The plastic is marked with “MAGNET” and a lightning bolt on each side of the bolt on the bottom of the plastic frame. b) A horseshoe shaped …
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- Title
- Magnet
- Date
- 1950 – 1970
- Material
- metal, steel; plastic
- Dimensions
- 9.1 (a); 5.2 (b) x 1.3 (a); 0.6 (b) x 5.0 (a); 2.5 (b) cm
- Description
- Two magnets:a) A magnet with a molded blue plastic open handled frame. There is a magnetic bar across the bottom held with a bolt through the plastic frame. The plastic is marked with “MAGNET” and a lightning bolt on each side of the bolt on the bottom of the plastic frame. b) A horseshoe shaped metal magnet painted orange at the top two-thirds. The ends of the magnet are almost touching each other and are concavely curved. One end of the magnet has a horizontal line scored on one side near the bottom.
- Subject
- science
- experiments
- tools
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.17.0001 a,b
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- Date
- 1900 – 1940
- Material
- metal; shell; ivory
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0395 a,b
- Description
- Two, small, pocket jackknives, each with two blades of steel. Sides riveted to body of knives with three brass rivets. (a) ivory, shaped with slight curve to fit hand, steel caps at each end, two blade fold out at same end from double compartments with brass dividers, one smaller, 4.4, and one la…
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- Title
- Pocket Knife
- Date
- 1900 – 1940
- Material
- metal; shell; ivory
- Dimensions
- 1.1 x 1.2 x 8.5 cm
- Description
- Two, small, pocket jackknives, each with two blades of steel. Sides riveted to body of knives with three brass rivets. (a) ivory, shaped with slight curve to fit hand, steel caps at each end, two blade fold out at same end from double compartments with brass dividers, one smaller, 4.4, and one large, 6.0, blade with finger nicks in opposite sides. (b) mother of pearl, thinner knife with blades folding out from opposite ends. Brass caps at each end, and single compartment in body for blades is lined with brass. Small blade, 3.8, and long blade, 4.8 have finger nicks.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- tools
- travel
- sport
- households
- hunting
- camping
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0395 a,b
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- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- metal; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 102.05.0096
- Description
- Candlesnuffer with long wooden handle, thicker at one end with a ball on that end, and a cone snapped snuffer. Stamped with “D&F” and other symbols.
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- Title
- Candlesnuffer
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- metal; wood
- Dimensions
- 7.3 x 35.3 cm
- Description
- Candlesnuffer with long wooden handle, thicker at one end with a ball on that end, and a cone snapped snuffer. Stamped with “D&F” and other symbols.
- Subject
- Moore
- household tools
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.05.0096
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- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- metal; bone
- Catalogue Number
- 104.50.0009
- Description
- Knife with a long, flat metal blade that curves into a sharp point. The blade has a stamped hallmark that reads “Meridian Cutlery Co USA” with the image of an anvil. The blade is wedged into a piece of white-grey antler. The antler is held shut with two silver nails.
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- Title
- Utility Knife
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- metal; bone
- Dimensions
- 2.4 x 3.2 x 32.0 cm
- Description
- Knife with a long, flat metal blade that curves into a sharp point. The blade has a stamped hallmark that reads “Meridian Cutlery Co USA” with the image of an anvil. The blade is wedged into a piece of white-grey antler. The antler is held shut with two silver nails.
- Subject
- Moore home
- tools
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.50.0009
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