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Date
1920 – 1930
Material
wood; metal; skin
Catalogue Number
108.04.0020 a,b
Description
A pair of very long, brown varnished wood, jumping skis with metal bindings. Skis are thicker at the centre, tapering toward the tail and the tip which curves upward slightly and is carved into a lancet arch with a small protrusion at the point. Bottom of each ski has three tracking grooves, top ha…
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Title
Jumping Skis
Date
1920 – 1930
Material
wood; metal; skin
Dimensions
10.0 x 11.4 x 237.0 cm
Description
A pair of very long, brown varnished wood, jumping skis with metal bindings. Skis are thicker at the centre, tapering toward the tail and the tip which curves upward slightly and is carved into a lancet arch with a small protrusion at the point. Bottom of each ski has three tracking grooves, top has faint incised lines following the edges of the ski and forming an arch within the arch of the tip. Metal bindings consist of a large metal plate with toe brackets which secure boot by means of a thick leather strap which buckles over boot. A.L.&W. Mikro Skirite, Toronto , a small metal bracket with four slots for adjusting ski cable in front if large plate. "Kandahar" Made in Switzerland), a small bracket on either side of the middle edge of the ski with two hooks for the cable. Two large round holes joined by a slot which pass through the ski from one side to the other just beneath the large metal plate, have been plugged with wood and mastic of some sort. Note: a series of drilled holes approximately 12 cm. long are in front of the small cable adjusting bracket.
Subject
Whyte home
sports
skiing
ski jumping
winter
Peter Whyte
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
108.04.0020 a,b
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Date
1920 – 1921
Material
wood; metal
Catalogue Number
103.09.0088
Description
Double handled trophy cup on circular, lathed, brown wooden base. Plated, metal cup is deep and slightly bells at rim. Cup engraved "Pete White, Banff Ski Club Class A junior 1921". Cup unscrews from base and reveals its manufacture stamp "Standard S' Company Limited, Toronto, Canada, A100" wooden…
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Title
Loving Cup
Date
1920 – 1921
Material
wood; metal
Dimensions
19.0 x 9.0 x 10.8 cm
Description
Double handled trophy cup on circular, lathed, brown wooden base. Plated, metal cup is deep and slightly bells at rim. Cup engraved "Pete White, Banff Ski Club Class A junior 1921". Cup unscrews from base and reveals its manufacture stamp "Standard S' Company Limited, Toronto, Canada, A100" wooden base stamped "A96".
Subject
sports
winter
ski jumping
Peter Whyte
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.09.0088
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Date
1920 – 1950
Material
wood; metal; skin
Catalogue Number
108.04.0025 a,b
Description
Wooden skis with screwed on metal edging, metal toe, beautifully carved point, cable binding is gone. Skis have "MODL" imprinted on them just above the toe plate which is metal and has "UNITAS" printed on leather toe strap. Under the ski tip on both skis is carved "PW Banff Canada"
Title
Touring Skis
Date
1920 – 1950
Material
wood; metal; skin
Dimensions
7.5 x 214.0 cm
Description
Wooden skis with screwed on metal edging, metal toe, beautifully carved point, cable binding is gone. Skis have "MODL" imprinted on them just above the toe plate which is metal and has "UNITAS" printed on leather toe strap. Under the ski tip on both skis is carved "PW Banff Canada"
Subject
activities
sports
winter
skiing
Peter Whyte
PW
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
108.04.0025 a,b
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