A square buckskin purse with small rounded flap, short strap handle. Short fringe around bottom, and large canvas panel covered with beadwork set into front. Beadwork white background with black stepped X at the centre and triangular space at either side filled in with yellow beads. A red diamond o…
A square buckskin purse with small rounded flap, short strap handle. Short fringe around bottom, and large canvas panel covered with beadwork set into front. Beadwork white background with black stepped X at the centre and triangular space at either side filled in with yellow beads. A red diamond on either side, outlined with blue squares, then black ones, are adjacent to the yellow triangles. Left side of beaded panel has red border, right side has blue border. Flap has notched edge at its rounded bottom, and slit buttonhole at centre to fasten purse (button missing) strap handle seamed at middle where two pieces were joined.
A simple necklace, strung on a buckskin thong are brass beads and cowrie shells, the shells having been bored through. Sequence of three beads then shell, three beads, shell and so on.
A simple necklace, strung on a buckskin thong are brass beads and cowrie shells, the shells having been bored through. Sequence of three beads then shell, three beads, shell and so on.
Metal wall-mounted matchbox holder with an opening at the top and another that curves up from the bottom so that boxes can be filled from the top and funnel through to the lower opening. Printed on the front in blue inside a zig-zag border is “CASH OR CREDIT AT MURDOCH’S Staple and Fancy GROCERIES …
Metal wall-mounted matchbox holder with an opening at the top and another that curves up from the bottom so that boxes can be filled from the top and funnel through to the lower opening. Printed on the front in blue inside a zig-zag border is “CASH OR CREDIT AT MURDOCH’S Staple and Fancy GROCERIES and PRODUCE Telephone 129 BANFF, ALBERTA.”
Small, gold coloured needle, 1.8 x .1 diam, held by red card, and a second card without a needle. Card is metallic red with silver printing on front, covered with a wrapping envelope of transparent cellophane. Tiny cylindrical needle with candle like flame tip is held in slot cut through card, wit…
Small, gold coloured needle, 1.8 x .1 diam, held by red card, and a second card without a needle. Card is metallic red with silver printing on front, covered with a wrapping envelope of transparent cellophane. Tiny cylindrical needle with candle like flame tip is held in slot cut through card, with hole cut through around the tip with silver rays emanating from it representing a halo of light. Card contains such information as "RCA Victor Fidelitone deluxe Up to 5,000 plays one dollar floating point" and the RCA logo, lightening bolt from the A, and trademark, dog looking into phonograph horn. Printing covering back contains the product blurb, instructions for use, and manufacturer. Cellophane wrapping on (b), the empty one, has been broken where needle was removed.
A comb of a flat piece of hardwood with hand carved, parallel, long, 10 cm. tines, and an "arrowhead" decoration at the end of the shaft. The comb is quite comfortable to hold when it is held flat.
A comb of a flat piece of hardwood with hand carved, parallel, long, 10 cm. tines, and an "arrowhead" decoration at the end of the shaft. The comb is quite comfortable to hold when it is held flat.
A small, delicate gold wristwatch with black cord band. Gold casing frames square dial with high, rounded, thick crystal. Stem at right side pulls to set time, gold numerals in circle inside small dots at edge which mark the minutes, straight gold hands. Finial at top and bottom of case form brack…
A small, delicate gold wristwatch with black cord band. Gold casing frames square dial with high, rounded, thick crystal. Stem at right side pulls to set time, gold numerals in circle inside small dots at edge which mark the minutes, straight gold hands. Finial at top and bottom of case form bracket which holds heavy black cord watchband. Cord is doubled through bracket and held together with small gold clip. Ends are clamped with gold accordion folding clasp which snaps closed and has small lever at one end with small sliding bar for finer adjustment to size. Marks: on dial, "Elgin De Luxe" on back of case, "Elgin, hallmark, 10 K gold filled. On back of clasp, "G.F. Sterling base , hallmark," and patent number.