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Date
1800 – 1825
Material
wood; metal
Catalogue Number
104.49.0006 a-q
Description
Set of 17 wooden carpenter's planes, includes bench planes, block planes and moulding planes. 7 bench planes, heavy bodies made of blocks of wood, some with simple totes (handles) curved to fit the shape of the hand, some with double totes shaped like a saw handle. (a) trying plane , double tote…
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Title
Carpentry Plane Set
Date
1800 – 1825
Material
wood; metal
Description
Set of 17 wooden carpenter's planes, includes bench planes, block planes and moulding planes. 7 bench planes, heavy bodies made of blocks of wood, some with simple totes (handles) curved to fit the shape of the hand, some with double totes shaped like a saw handle. (a) trying plane , double tote (b) trying plane (c) jack ? plane (d) jack ? plane (e) jack ? plane (f) smoothing plane (g) compass plane, 4 rabbet type planes (h) crosscut, banding dado (i) rabbet (j) plow plane (k) tongue and groove. 6 moulding planes (l) double dado (m) hollow (n) quarter round (o) bead moulding (p) sash (?) moulding (q) side (?) moulding See extra pages re: tools in the catalogue book pk
Subject
Banff Springs Hotel
Sam Ward
Homestead Restaurant
industry
carpentry
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.49.0006 a-q
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Date
1950 – 1960
Material
metal; plastic; paper
Catalogue Number
103.08.1093
Description
Typical cigarette lighter. Body has picture of Banff Springs Hotel and Golf Course one side with Mount Rundle and Vermilion Lake the other. Made in Japan.
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Title
Cigarette Lighter
Date
1950 – 1960
Material
metal; plastic; paper
Dimensions
5.0 x 4.3 cm
Description
Typical cigarette lighter. Body has picture of Banff Springs Hotel and Golf Course one side with Mount Rundle and Vermilion Lake the other. Made in Japan.
Subject
households
souvenir
Banff Springs Hotel
Mount Rundle
Canadian Rockies
George Shandruk
Credit
Gift of Helen Shandruk, Banff, 1995
Catalogue Number
103.08.1093
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Date
1940 – 1950
Material
fibre; paper; metal
Catalogue Number
105.06.0024
Description
Green canvas covered clipboard with a soft top flap that folds down to cover the central panel. Stiff side panels also fold in to cover the central panel. The side panels has a canvas loop for a pencil (contains one pencil sharpened both ends) and a long (10.0 cm) spring clip to hold papers (righ…
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Title
Clipboard
Date
1940 – 1950
Material
fibre; paper; metal
Dimensions
3.5 x 17.0 x 23.3 cm
Description
Green canvas covered clipboard with a soft top flap that folds down to cover the central panel. Stiff side panels also fold in to cover the central panel. The side panels has a canvas loop for a pencil (contains one pencil sharpened both ends) and a long (10.0 cm) spring clip to hold papers (right panel contains sheets of yellow writing paper from Mt. Royal Hotel, Banff with letterhead of ram's head inside circle). There are two military pads with carbon paper for “Messages and signals ‘A’ Form'”, “Army Form C.2121,” on metal hooks in the centre panel covered by a piece of pink felt with rusty pinholes. The right panel, when folded, forms a cover and has a canvas pocket with a snapping flap. There are grey canvas strap buckles attached around the clipboard to secure it. The inside is marked: “P.A. Moore” with an army stamp and “Brigade Major, 6th Canadian Infantry Brigade” plus a list of other brigades.
Subject
military
Philip Moore
correspondence
Mount Royal Hotel
office
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
105.06.0024
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Date
1980 – 1990
Material
ceramic
Catalogue Number
104.20.1081 a,b
Description
Typical ceramic coffee mug with handle. White with picture of hotel in colour with black printing "Banff Springs Hotel, Canada". Mugs are identical. On bottom is embossed "England" and stamped "Hand Decorated in Canada Canadian Souvenir Sales Radium Hot Springs V0A 1M0"
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Title
Coffee Mug
Date
1980 – 1990
Material
ceramic
Dimensions
9.5 cm
Description
Typical ceramic coffee mug with handle. White with picture of hotel in colour with black printing "Banff Springs Hotel, Canada". Mugs are identical. On bottom is embossed "England" and stamped "Hand Decorated in Canada Canadian Souvenir Sales Radium Hot Springs V0A 1M0"
Subject
households
souvenir
Banff Springs Hotel
Credit
Gift of Phyllis H. Horpenuk, Banff, 1996
Catalogue Number
104.20.1081 a,b
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Date
1930
Material
fibre
Catalogue Number
105.02.1104
Description
Ribbon with tam, Banff Highland Gathering, green plaid tam from which hangs a white ribbon with gold lettering: "Banff Highland Gathering and Scottish Music Festival Banff Springs Hotel 1930" gold coloured safety pin sewn on back.
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Title
Commemorative Ribbon
Date
1930
Material
fibre
Dimensions
20.6 x 3.6 cm
Description
Ribbon with tam, Banff Highland Gathering, green plaid tam from which hangs a white ribbon with gold lettering: "Banff Highland Gathering and Scottish Music Festival Banff Springs Hotel 1930" gold coloured safety pin sewn on back.
Subject
events
Banff Highland Gathering
institution
Banff Springs Hotel
Credit
Purchased from Aquila Books, Calgary, 1987
Catalogue Number
105.02.1104
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Date
1973 – 1995
Material
ceramic
Catalogue Number
104.20.1069 a-u
Description
Banff Springs Hotel dining room place settings for two, includes dinner plate, cup and saucer, soup bowl, dessert bowl, bread and butter plate, cream and sugar, tea pot with lid, salt and pepper and rectangular dish for packaged sugars. Wheatsheaf pattern, white with border .08 wide of yellow whea…
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Title
Commercial Tableware Set
Date
1973 – 1995
Material
ceramic
Description
Banff Springs Hotel dining room place settings for two, includes dinner plate, cup and saucer, soup bowl, dessert bowl, bread and butter plate, cream and sugar, tea pot with lid, salt and pepper and rectangular dish for packaged sugars. Wheatsheaf pattern, white with border .08 wide of yellow wheat sheaf on brown pattern with Canadian Pacific logo, plates have 3 logos, smaller items have 2 logos. This pattern was replaced in the summer of 1995.
Subject
Banff Springs Hotel
CPR
Canadian Pacific Railway
Credit
Gift of Fairmont Banff Springs, Banff, 1995
Catalogue Number
104.20.1069 a-u
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Date
1984
Material
paper
Catalogue Number
105.02.1069 a,b
Description
Banff Springs Hotel and Luxton Museum souvenir decals. (a) "Banff Springs Hotel" written in blue on white at the bottom (10.0 x9.0) a picture of the hotel with the green, treed slope of Sulphur Mountain behind. Below the picture is "Canadian Rockies" on the left written in small black print and …
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Title
Decal
Date
1984
Material
paper
Description
Banff Springs Hotel and Luxton Museum souvenir decals. (a) "Banff Springs Hotel" written in blue on white at the bottom (10.0 x9.0) a picture of the hotel with the green, treed slope of Sulphur Mountain behind. Below the picture is "Canadian Rockies" on the left written in small black print and a small red Canadian flag on the right (b) "Luxton Museum Banff Canada" in red print on the top of decal (9.0 x 6.4) above a red Canadian flag.
Subject
souvenirs
Banff Springs Hotel
Luxton Museum
Credit
Purchased from Luxton Museum, Banff, 1984
Catalogue Number
105.02.1069 a,b
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Date
prior to 1984
Material
plastic; wood
Catalogue Number
107.01.1006
Description
Round (14.0 dia) plastic picture of part of the Banff Springs Hotel in Banff, and printed around the rim is "The Wild Rose Country Banff Springs Hotel ". This is on a dark purple background in a brown wood frame.
Title
Decorative Plaque
Date
prior to 1984
Material
plastic; wood
Dimensions
19.0 x 19.0 cm
Description
Round (14.0 dia) plastic picture of part of the Banff Springs Hotel in Banff, and printed around the rim is "The Wild Rose Country Banff Springs Hotel ". This is on a dark purple background in a brown wood frame.
Subject
Banff Springs Hotel
CPR
Canadian Pacific Railway
souvenir
Credit
Gift of Charles B. Cox, Canmore, 1984
Catalogue Number
107.01.1006
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Date
1950 – 1970
Material
ceramic
Catalogue Number
102.04.1041 a,b
Description
Two decorative plates. (a) Round with fine painting of Banff Springs Hotel, mountains in background, yellow field and brush in foreground. (b) Small square plate with 2 holes near top for hanging. River in foreground, stylized Mount Rundle in centre.
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Title
Decorative Plate
Date
1950 – 1970
Material
ceramic
Description
Two decorative plates. (a) Round with fine painting of Banff Springs Hotel, mountains in background, yellow field and brush in foreground. (b) Small square plate with 2 holes near top for hanging. River in foreground, stylized Mount Rundle in centre.
Subject
households
souvenir
Banff Springs Hotel
Mount Rundle
Credit
Purchased from Alan McClelland, Banff, 1986
Catalogue Number
102.04.1041 a,b
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Date
1904 – 1950
Material
ceramic
Catalogue Number
104.20.1038
Description
A white ceramic fruit dish with red lines and decoration around the edge. A red horseshoe with white lettering "Calgary".
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Title
Desert Dish
Date
1904 – 1950
Material
ceramic
Description
A white ceramic fruit dish with red lines and decoration around the edge. A red horseshoe with white lettering "Calgary".
Subject
institutions
King Edward Hotel
Calgary
Credit
Gift of A. Beattie, Banff, 1978
Catalogue Number
104.20.1038
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