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- Date
- 1975 – 1979
- Material
- fibre, synthetic
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0120 a,b
- Description
- A pair of very thick, heavy, tan coloured commercially made mittens. Very elastic short, 3.0 cm cuff. Knitted all around with a series of fake cables with threads carried across on the inside to add to the thickness and warmth. Plain stockinette stitch thumb.
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- Title
- Mittens
- Date
- 1975 – 1979
- Material
- fibre, synthetic
- Dimensions
- 9.0 x 24.0 cm
- Description
- A pair of very thick, heavy, tan coloured commercially made mittens. Very elastic short, 3.0 cm cuff. Knitted all around with a series of fake cables with threads carried across on the inside to add to the thickness and warmth. Plain stockinette stitch thumb.
- Subject
- households
- winter
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0120 a,b
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- Date
- 1950 – 1975
- Material
- hair
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0123 a,b
- Description
- One pair of knitted navy blue mittens with yellow, red and light blue pattern worked in. Hand knit, ladies size. Cuffs are very blue with a single row of small flower like figures around. Hands are evenly covered with the pattern which consists mainly of yellow diamond shapes on the back, and a twe…
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- Title
- Mittens
- Date
- 1950 – 1975
- Material
- hair
- Dimensions
- 9.0 x 22.5 cm
- Description
- One pair of knitted navy blue mittens with yellow, red and light blue pattern worked in. Hand knit, ladies size. Cuffs are very blue with a single row of small flower like figures around. Hands are evenly covered with the pattern which consists mainly of yellow diamond shapes on the back, and a tweed like pattern using all the colours on the palm. Tip of mittens and thumb is navy blue.
- Subject
- households
- winter
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0123 a,b
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- Date
- 1968 – 1975
- Material
- hair
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0128 a,b
- Description
- Two pairs of different types of Inuit mittens. (a) blue wool duffle cloth cut in three pieces to shape and contour of the hand, and seamed with a feather stitch around sides of hand, across palm, and along sides of thumb following the edges of the cut pieces. Cuff flares slightly, and is edged with…
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- Title
- Mittens
- Date
- 1968 – 1975
- Material
- hair
- Dimensions
- 10.5 x 24.0 cm
- Description
- Two pairs of different types of Inuit mittens. (a) blue wool duffle cloth cut in three pieces to shape and contour of the hand, and seamed with a feather stitch around sides of hand, across palm, and along sides of thumb following the edges of the cut pieces. Cuff flares slightly, and is edged with a thick band of decorative white stitching. Embroidered simple red flower with green leaves on front of wrist. (b) grey sealskin , very wide, unfitted mittens cut from three pieces of skin in the same manner as (a). Skin on palm turned so that fur is inside and hide outside. Small cuff of darker fur, thumb is very wide and triangular.
- Subject
- households
- winter
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0128 a,b
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- Date
- 1830 – 1880
- Material
- hair, sheep
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.1032 a,b
- Description
- A pair brown of wool mittens, large hand-knitted, has loops on inside to provide extra wool as insulation, knitted on 4 needles in continuous rounds.
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- Title
- Mittens
- Date
- 1830 – 1880
- Material
- hair, sheep
- Description
- A pair brown of wool mittens, large hand-knitted, has loops on inside to provide extra wool as insulation, knitted on 4 needles in continuous rounds.
- Subject
- households
- clothing
- winter
- Mary Schaffer Warren
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.1032 a,b
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- Date
- 1960 – 1979
- Material
- hair; plastic
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.0067 a-c
- Description
- A collection of three knitted ski toques which fold flat. (a) blue, handknitted of acrylic yarn with white band at cuff knitted to read "I am a Bugaboo helicopter skier" in navy blue. Top has four arms sewn together in cross shape. (b) light blue, handknitted with two narrow reddish stripes just ab…
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- Title
- Ski Toque
- Date
- 1960 – 1979
- Material
- hair; plastic
- Dimensions
- 24.0 x 24.0 cm
- Description
- A collection of three knitted ski toques which fold flat. (a) blue, handknitted of acrylic yarn with white band at cuff knitted to read "I am a Bugaboo helicopter skier" in navy blue. Top has four arms sewn together in cross shape. (b) light blue, handknitted with two narrow reddish stripes just above cuff, and cloth patch sewn on at front, "Canada Red Mt. Ski Area, logo of black and red stylized mountains ". Top of cap comes to triangular point. (c) red, white and blue, machine made, wide stripes with straight sides and triangular shaped top, seamed up back. Two thick strands of yarn attached to sides to form ties for securing under chin. Marks, labels inside, "Colin K Lax Ltd. Montreal, Canada", and, "Pure virgin wool, symbol, 302700 Dry clean recommended".
- Subject
- households
- sports
- winter
- skiing
- Bugaboos
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.0067 a-c
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- Date
- 1950 – 1979
- Material
- hair
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.0068 a-d
- Description
- A collection of four knitted caps with ties for under chin, and pompons at the top. (a) navy blue, 27.0 x 24.5, handknitted of heavy yarn with narrow, 3.5 cm ribbing at edge and sloping in shape to top with small red pompon. One red and two white lines knitted around above ribbing. Two knitted tie…
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- Title
- Ski Toque
- Date
- 1950 – 1979
- Material
- hair
- Description
- A collection of four knitted caps with ties for under chin, and pompons at the top. (a) navy blue, 27.0 x 24.5, handknitted of heavy yarn with narrow, 3.5 cm ribbing at edge and sloping in shape to top with small red pompon. One red and two white lines knitted around above ribbing. Two knitted ties of slightly different colour blue were added. (b) plain blue, texture of small squares knitted in wide band at bottom, with small ear flaps and ties of two different lengths, top is gathered with pompon of same material, 30.5 x 22.0), handknitted. (c) light blue Norwegian, 23.0 x 25.0, handknitted with rolled ribbing at edge and band of Norwegian pattern in dark blue and white just above, top of hat covered with navy blue "lice", and gathered into small light and dark blue pompon. Chin ties of light and dark blue yarn twisted into a cord are of two different lengths. (d) black, 27.0 x 27.5, handknitted black with small cuff at edge and multicoloured Nordic design around middle of grey green, red, and yellow on white, top is gathered together with large pompon of all colours. Knitted black ties at each side.
- Subject
- households
- sports
- winter
- skiing
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.0068 a-d
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- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- fibre; wool;
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.0126 a-d
- Description
- A collection of four ski toques laid flat. a) A handmade knit cream-coloured ski toque with a red and green strip near the top, and a red, green, and blue pom-pom. On the bottom edge in blue yarn reads “LABBAT SKI” along the edge around the toque. On one edge of the toque is a tag for the brand. On…
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- Title
- Ski Toque
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- fibre; wool;
- Dimensions
- 30.9 x 25.9 cm
- Description
- A collection of four ski toques laid flat. a) A handmade knit cream-coloured ski toque with a red and green strip near the top, and a red, green, and blue pom-pom. On the bottom edge in blue yarn reads “LABBAT SKI” along the edge around the toque. On one edge of the toque is a tag for the brand. On the inner tag it reads in blue text “handmade for fait à la main pour MURRAY MERKLEY SPORTSWEAR LTD.” and on the other side “DRY CLEAN NETTOYER À SEC PUR VIRGIN WOOL PUR LAINE VIERGE CA 3701 TORONTO”. b) A knit cream-coloured ski toque with green and gold design along the bottom edge and in a band around the top. The design features snowflake-like designs with dots in green underneath gold crosses on the bottom and the pattern flipped on the tope, with the gold band on the bottom. In the middle of the two stripes are text embroidered onto the toque and they read “LES CHAMPIONNATS DE SKI NATIONAUX” and “SKIIIIIIIII LES SERIES SERIES EXPORT “A””. The toque comes to a singular peak at the top with one seam running along the top. 28.4 x 23.1 cm.c) A knit cream-coloured ski toque with a red screen-printed logo for “ski Norquay”. On the back of the toque is a black tag with white text that reads “Jardi”. The toque comes to a singular peak at the top with one seam running along the top. On the front is a neon green sticker that reads “25 C (cents)” in handwriting. 25.1 x 25.1 cm.d) A knit dark blue-coloured ski toque with “HUSKY WORLD DOWNHILL” and logo, downhill skier from the front with maple leaf behind. On the opposite side of the logo, in the seam, is a tag with a power cord. The inner tag read “BLOCK-HEATER HEAD WEAR LTD. CA 04419” and red power cord and on the other side, “100% WOOL/LAINE DRY CLEANING RECOMMENDED NETTOYAGE A SEC SUGGERÉ FABRIQUE AU/MADE IN CANADA”. The inner edge brim is white yarn. The toque comes to a singular peak at the top with one seam running along the top. On the peak is a neon green sticker that read “25 C (cents)” in handwriting. 28.2 x 26.4 cm.
- Credit
- Purchased from Karen Percy, Banff, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.0126 a-d
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- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- hair, sheep; fibre;
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.1085
- Description
- A machine-knitted, wool ski toque that folds flat. The top comes to triangular point and the back of the toque is seamed. The colour is light blue with three horizontal royal blue strips. The letters “B.S.R.” are machine embroidered in royal blue thread.
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- Title
- Ski Toque
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- hair, sheep; fibre;
- Dimensions
- 25.5 x 23.0 cm
- Description
- A machine-knitted, wool ski toque that folds flat. The top comes to triangular point and the back of the toque is seamed. The colour is light blue with three horizontal royal blue strips. The letters “B.S.R.” are machine embroidered in royal blue thread.
- Subject
- sports
- winter
- skiing
- Eddie Hunter
- Credit
- Gift of Eddie Hunter, Banff, 1995
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.1085
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- Date
- 1930
- Material
- hair, sheep
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.0005
- Description
- A closely fitted knitted or crocheted wool cap with a small tassel at the top. The hat is basically red with a diamond shaped pattern in yellow and white forming bands. A band of tan outlined in white and diamond shapes in yellow is located near the top.
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- Title
- Toque
- Date
- 1930
- Material
- hair, sheep
- Dimensions
- 15.0 cm
- Description
- A closely fitted knitted or crocheted wool cap with a small tassel at the top. The hat is basically red with a diamond shaped pattern in yellow and white forming bands. A band of tan outlined in white and diamond shapes in yellow is located near the top.
- Subject
- winter
- sports
- crafts
- knitting
- crocheting
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.0005
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- Date
- 1930 – 1960
- Material
- hair, sheep
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.0009
- Description
- A slightly pointed hat, knitted of thick wool, that is open part way up the back. A stiff tube projects from the top, ending in a pink pompom of unspun wool. The hat is coloured variegated grey, with brown and pink mixed in.
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- Title
- Toque
- Date
- 1930 – 1960
- Material
- hair, sheep
- Dimensions
- 29.0 cm
- Description
- A slightly pointed hat, knitted of thick wool, that is open part way up the back. A stiff tube projects from the top, ending in a pink pompom of unspun wool. The hat is coloured variegated grey, with brown and pink mixed in.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.0009
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