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- Date
- 1875 – 1925
- Material
- metal; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 104.49.0009
- Description
- Long, black, cast iron body with breast rest on top, turning handle on large green wheel, holding handle on opposite side, and large chuck at bottom. Body cast as strong frame to hold gears and wheels. Breast rest is slightly cupped plate across top. Approximately half way down, through heavy tu…
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- Title
- Breast Drill
- Date
- 1875 – 1925
- Material
- metal; wood
- Dimensions
- 45.8 x 5.6 x 28.0 cm
- Description
- Long, black, cast iron body with breast rest on top, turning handle on large green wheel, holding handle on opposite side, and large chuck at bottom. Body cast as strong frame to hold gears and wheels. Breast rest is slightly cupped plate across top. Approximately half way down, through heavy tube cast into body is fastened large green wheel with rack gear on back, tying into pinion gear around the shaft of the body at the wheel's lower extreme. Large wooden handle fitted to wheel by metal arm which adjusts in length by large metal screw. Below pinion gear on opposite side from wheel is another fixed holding handle standing horizontally from the shaft. Bottom of shaft holds large chuck for bits. On side of shaft behind wheel is small spirit level. Marks on chuck "Millers Falls, Mass. USA Miller's Falls Tools 12A"
- Subject
- commercial
- carpentry
- woodworking
- Sam Ward
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.49.0009
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- Date
- 1920 – 1950
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.1014 a-c
- Description
- Three hand-carved busts of light polished wood on dark brown turned bases.a) Man with cowboy hat. Bright pink markings on the bottom are illegible.b) Woman with long braids wrapped around her head. Bright pink markings on the bottom are barely legible “Hand carved by Augustine...”c) Young woman wi…
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- Title
- Bust
- Date
- 1920 – 1950
- Material
- wood
- Description
- Three hand-carved busts of light polished wood on dark brown turned bases.a) Man with cowboy hat. Bright pink markings on the bottom are illegible.b) Woman with long braids wrapped around her head. Bright pink markings on the bottom are barely legible “Hand carved by Augustine...”c) Young woman with long hair and a demure smile. The bottom of this bust is marked “Hand Carved by Augustin Oberdmeryani” in bright pink.
- Subject
- crafts
- woodworking
- carving
- art
- artists
- Augustin Oberdmeryani
- Jimmy Simpson
- Billie Simpson
- Mary Simpson
- Credit
- Gift of James (Sr.) Simpson, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.1014 a-c
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- Date
- 1920 – 1980
- Material
- wood; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.1115
- Description
- Miscellaneous cutlery in a lidded wooden box.
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- Title
- Flatware Set
- Date
- 1920 – 1980
- Material
- wood; metal
- Description
- Miscellaneous cutlery in a lidded wooden box.
- Subject
- households
- Verkuil
- crafts
- woodworking
- Credit
- Gift of Bertha Verkuil Davis, Calgary, 1991
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.1115
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Ship-In-A-Bottle
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- Date
- 1920 – 1960
- Material
- glass; metal; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.1002
- Description
- An unfinished ship-in-a-bottle with 15 pieces. The scenery in the bottle is only half placed and the remainder of the houses and trees are finished an on blocks of wood. The ship is assembeled and sitting in a jig, also waiting to be placed in the bottle. Along with the decorations are the tools u…
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- Title
- Ship-In-A-Bottle
- Date
- 1920 – 1960
- Material
- glass; metal; wood
- Description
- An unfinished ship-in-a-bottle with 15 pieces. The scenery in the bottle is only half placed and the remainder of the houses and trees are finished an on blocks of wood. The ship is assembeled and sitting in a jig, also waiting to be placed in the bottle. Along with the decorations are the tools used to put the decorations in place.
- Credit
- Gift of Vern (Mrs) Castella, Banff, 1970
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.1002
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