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4/5 Quart Wine Bottle
- Material
- GLASS
- Description
- Green glass wine bottle with 4/5 Quart repeated four times around the base.
- Category
- FURNISHINGS
- Sub-Category
- HOUSEHOLD ACCESSORY
- Description
- Green glass wine bottle with 4/5 Quart repeated four times around the base.
- Material
- GLASS
- Accession No.
- 1982.27.25
- Type of Record
- Museum Artifact
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7 inch Pyrex Radio Strain Insulator
- Description
- Glass insulator, with what we believe is the patent number embossed on it. Has Pyrex Made in the USA embossed on the other side. Has two bulbous ends and a ridged middle section.
Radio strain insulators are used to insulate either end of a wire antenna from the tower or other mounting hardware.
- Category
- TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT FOR COMMUNICATION
- Sub-Category
- OTHER TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT FOR COMMUNICATION
- Description
- Glass insulator, with what we believe is the patent number embossed on it. Has Pyrex Made in the USA embossed on the other side. Has two bulbous ends and a ridged middle section.
Radio strain insulators are used to insulate either end of a wire antenna from the tower or other mounting hardware.
- Accession No.
- 2013.27.2
- Type of Record
- Museum Artifact
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35mm Camera
- Description
- Spotmatic Asahi Pentex camera. A lens is screwed on to the front of the camera. Three dials for adustments on top and a hole with threads to attach it to a tripod or another surface on the bottom. Silver and Black. Two hooks to attach a strap to the Camera.
- Category
- TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT FOR COMMUNICATION
- Sub-Category
- PHOTOGRAPHIC TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT
- Place Of Manufacture
- Japan
- Description
- Spotmatic Asahi Pentex camera. A lens is screwed on to the front of the camera. Three dials for adustments on top and a hole with threads to attach it to a tripod or another surface on the bottom. Silver and Black. Two hooks to attach a strap to the Camera.
- History Of Use
- Cameras and equipment from donor's private collection.
- Height
- 8
- Width
- 15
- Units Of Measurement
- Centimeters
- Accession No.
- 2009.17.3
- Type of Record
- Museum Artifact
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35mm Camera
- Description
- Spotmatic Asahi Pentex camera with a black carrying strap. Camera has a removable lens attached and three dials on the top for adustment. Black and Silver.
- Category
- TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT FOR COMMUNICATION
- Sub-Category
- PHOTOGRAPHIC TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT
- Place Of Manufacture
- Japan
- Description
- Spotmatic Asahi Pentex camera with a black carrying strap. Camera has a removable lens attached and three dials on the top for adustment. Black and Silver.
- History Of Use
- Cameras and equipment from donor's private collection.
- Height
- 8
- Width
- 15
- Units Of Measurement
- Centimeters
- Accession No.
- 2009.17.4
- Type of Record
- Museum Artifact
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35 mm Camera
- Description
- Spotmatic Soligor camera with a cap covering the opening with threads for a lens to be attached. The camera has some scratches on it and a rubbed off sticker mark. It has three adustble dials and a spot on the bottom to open for the battery. A hole with threads on the bottom to attach it to a tripo…
- Category
- TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT FOR COMMUNICATION
- Sub-Category
- PHOTOGRAPHIC TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT
- Place Of Manufacture
- Japan
- Description
- Spotmatic Soligor camera with a cap covering the opening with threads for a lens to be attached. The camera has some scratches on it and a rubbed off sticker mark. It has three adustble dials and a spot on the bottom to open for the battery. A hole with threads on the bottom to attach it to a tripod or another surface.
- History Of Use
- Cameras and equipment from donor's private collection.
- Height
- 8
- Width
- 15
- Units Of Measurement
- Centimeters
- Accession No.
- 2009.17.5
- Type of Record
- Museum Artifact
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35mm Camera and Case
- Description
- Agfa Flex Colour Solinar camera, Lens can be removed with hand grips to adjust the focus. Camera is in a brown leather case, fastened with snaps and flaps. Case has a long brown adjustable leather strapwith brown leather case attached
- Sub-Category
- PHOTOGRAPHIC TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT
- Place Of Manufacture
- Germany
- Description
- Agfa Flex Colour Solinar camera, Lens can be removed with hand grips to adjust the focus. Camera is in a brown leather case, fastened with snaps and flaps. Case has a long brown adjustable leather strapwith brown leather case attached
- History Of Use
- Cameras and equipment from donor's private collection.
- Height
- 11
- Width
- 15
- Units Of Measurement
- Centimeters
- Dimension Notes
- Measurements are approximate.
- Accession No.
- 2009.17.8
- Type of Record
- Museum Artifact
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35mm Camera and Case
- Description
- a) Brown leather case for Yashica camera. Leather is worn around the edges. Bottom piece of the case has a screw to attach the camera onto it. case is lined with red velvet. b)Yashica K1030968 (Japan) camera. Two dials on the top of the camera for adustments. Removable lens attached. Black and Silv…
- Category
- TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT FOR COMMUNICATION
- Sub-Category
- PHOTOGRAPHIC TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT
- Place Of Manufacture
- Japan
- Description
- a) Brown leather case for Yashica camera. Leather is worn around the edges. Bottom piece of the case has a screw to attach the camera onto it. case is lined with red velvet. b)Yashica K1030968 (Japan) camera. Two dials on the top of the camera for adustments. Removable lens attached. Black and Silver.
- History Of Use
- Cameras and equipment from donor's private collection.
- Height
- 10
- Width
- 15
- Units Of Measurement
- Centimeters
- Accession No.
- 2009.17.6 a-b
- Type of Record
- Museum Artifact
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75 Yard Blue Cotton Spool
- Material
- FABRIC-COTTON; PAPER-CARDBOARD;
- Description
- One cardboard spool with light blue cotton thread. Writing and designs on both top and bottom of spool. Damaged picture of elephant on bottom design. See inscriptions.
- Manufacturer
- The Canadian Spool Cotton Co.
- Category
- TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT FOR MATERIALS
- Sub-Category
- TEXTILEWORKING TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT
- Description
- One cardboard spool with light blue cotton thread. Writing and designs on both top and bottom of spool. Damaged picture of elephant on bottom design. See inscriptions.
- Material
- FABRIC-COTTON; PAPER-CARDBOARD;
- Inscriptions
- Top: The Canadian / Spool Cotton Co Succrs // Mile End / Color 4 // Brilliant
Bottom: Clark's Brilliant Crochet / 75 Yards
- Accession No.
- 1990.163.1
- Type of Record
- Museum Artifact
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1964 Little League Champs Badge
- Description
- White felt badge with "Smithers Little League Champs 1964" written in blue letters. The back has an ink drawing.
- Category
- COMMUNICATION OBJECTS
- Sub-Category
- DOCUMENTARY OBJECT
- Description
- White felt badge with "Smithers Little League Champs 1964" written in blue letters. The back has an ink drawing.
- Accession No.
- 1990.167.1
- Type of Record
- Museum Artifact
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Account Book
- Description
- Blank Bank of Montreal Farm Account Book with pages to record inventories of machinery, live stock, crops, etc.
- Title
- Bank of Montreal Farm Account Book
- Manufacturer
- Bank of Montreal
- Category
- COMMUNICATION OBJECTS
- Sub-Category
- DOCUMENTARY OBJECT
- Start Date
- 1967
- Period or Date Notes
- Booklet has "150th Anniversary 1817 to 1967" on front cover
- Description
- Blank Bank of Montreal Farm Account Book with pages to record inventories of machinery, live stock, crops, etc.
- Accession No.
- 2018.74.1
- Type of Record
- Museum Artifact
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Activity book
- Description
- Black, three hole-punched activity book titled "The Brownie Program." Drawing of girl, dog, owl, elf, and mushroom under a night sky on the cover. Contains information and activities related to the Brownie program. Some activities have been filled in by the original owner. Also includes "Friendship…
- Title
- The Brownie Program
- Artist or Maker
- Margaret A. Close
- John Bianchi
- Manufacturer
- Girl Guides of Canada
- Original Owner
- Daughter of Elaine Kennedy (wished to remain anonymous)
- Category
- COMMUNICATION OBJECTS
- Sub-Category
- DOCUMENTARY OBJECT
- Place Of Manufacture
- Canada
- Start Date
- 1990
- Period or Date Notes
- Copyright 1981. Note on inside cover: "revised edition, 1990."
- Description
- Black, three hole-punched activity book titled "The Brownie Program." Drawing of girl, dog, owl, elf, and mushroom under a night sky on the cover. Contains information and activities related to the Brownie program. Some activities have been filled in by the original owner. Also includes "Friendship Flyer" leaflet from the Canadian World Friendship Fund.
- History Of Use
- Used by donor's daughter in Smithers in the early 1990s.
- Cultural Context
- Brownies are the section of the Girl Guides organization for girls aged about 7-10 years old. The Brownie organization was founded in 1914, and a chapter has been present in Smithers since at least 1924 (first mention in the Interior News is from December of that year)
- Accession No.
- 2022.8.3
- Type of Record
- Museum Artifact
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Adding Machine
- Material
- METAL/ALLOY-UNKNOWN; PLASTIC; WOOD-UNKNOWN; PAPER-TISSUE;
- Description
- a) The adding machine is a rectangular shape which is thicker on one side. On the top there are 27 white buttons in rows of three each row is numbered 1-9. On the left there is a black row of buttons marked 1-9 and on the right there are two rows of black buttons marked 1-9 also. On the left ther…
- Category
- TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT FOR COMMUNICATION
- Sub-Category
- DATA PROCESSING TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT
- Description
- a) The adding machine is a rectangular shape which is thicker on one side. On the top there are 27 white buttons in rows of three each row is numbered 1-9. On the left there is a black row of buttons marked 1-9 and on the right there are two rows of black buttons marked 1-9 also. On the left there is an orange button marked 'Total' and a blue button marked 'Sub Total'. On the right is an orange button marked 'Repeat'. There is a lever on the right hand side of the machine. On the top there is a roll of paper attached to metal so it can be fed through to be used as receipts.
b) The roll of brown paper for printing receipts.
- History Of Use
- This adding machine was originally owned by Tom McMartin, a bookkeeper who worked at the Watson's store. When this adding machine was in use, the employees were paid in a lump sum at the end of the month, so the adding machine was very valuable! Tom McMartin took the machine with him when he started working in the C.N.R. building. Mr. Joe McDonald took over Toms's job and his machine. When more updated machines came out, Joe took the machine home with him, and later donated it to the B.V. Museum.
- Material
- METAL/ALLOY-UNKNOWN; PLASTIC; WOOD-UNKNOWN; PAPER-TISSUE;
- Height
- 14.3
- Width
- 22
- Length
- 45
- Units Of Measurement
- Centimeters
- Accession No.
- 1981.60.1 a-b
- Type of Record
- Museum Artifact
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Adding Machine
- Material
- METAL / ALLOY - UNKNOWN
- PLASTIC;
- PAPER;
- Description
- A grey cash register with a 140 inch grey cord attached to it. There are grey, red, and cream coloured keys on the front of the machine and a roll of reciept paper still on a roller on the top of the register. A small label reading "Addo - X" in gold lettering is on the front of the register.
- Other Names
- cash register
- Category
- TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
- Sub-Category
- MERCHANDISING TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT
- Description
- A grey cash register with a 140 inch grey cord attached to it. There are grey, red, and cream coloured keys on the front of the machine and a roll of reciept paper still on a roller on the top of the register. A small label reading "Addo - X" in gold lettering is on the front of the register.
- History Of Use
- Donor does not know history, has had it for 20 years.
- Material
- METAL / ALLOY - UNKNOWN
- PLASTIC;
- PAPER;
- Inscriptions
- A small label reading "Addo - X" in gold lettering is on the front of the register. On the back of the register is a red and gold label that says "VICTORIA B.C. BEACON 3812 FRANK L. BOTT & CO. VANCOUVER B.C. PACIFIC 2423".
- Height
- 20
- Width
- 21
- Length
- 37.5
- Units Of Measurement
- Centimeters
- Dimension Notes
- The height measurements are for the machine's highest point.
- Accession No.
- 2000.63.1
- Type of Record
- Museum Artifact
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Adding Machine
- Material
- METAL / ALLOY - UNKNOWN
- PLASTIC;
- Description
- Adding machine marked with 'Dalton Cincinnati Ohio U.S.A.' on a metal plate on the front. It has 10 white number keys from 0 to 9 and 8 brown function keys. There is a black and red ink ribbon still in the machine. The large handle on the righthand side is metal and has a red plastic cover.
- Manufacturer
- Dalton
- Category
- TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT FOR COMMUNICATION
- Sub-Category
- DATA PROCESSING TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT
- Place Of Manufacture
- United States: Cincinnati, Ohio.
- Description
- Adding machine marked with 'Dalton Cincinnati Ohio U.S.A.' on a metal plate on the front. It has 10 white number keys from 0 to 9 and 8 brown function keys. There is a black and red ink ribbon still in the machine. The large handle on the righthand side is metal and has a red plastic cover.
- Material
- METAL / ALLOY - UNKNOWN
- PLASTIC;
- Height
- 33
- Width
- 20.5
- Length
- 47
- Units Of Measurement
- Centimeters
- Accession No.
- 1974.101.1
- Type of Record
- Museum Artifact
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Adding Machine
- Material
- METAL / ALLOY - UNKNOWN
- PLASTIC;
- Description
- a) A black rectangular metal Burroughs adding machine with plastic keys. The keypad has a green background. Keys are black, white and orange. On the back is a label that says "Burroughs This Machine Protected by U.S. and Foreign Patents".
b) A removable metal handle that can be attached to the side…
- Manufacturer
- Burroughs Adding Machine Company
- Category
- TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
- Sub-Category
- DATA PROCESSING TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT
- Start Date
- 1922
- Period or Date Notes
- See http://www.burroughsinfo.com/low-keyboard-machines.html for a chart listing the Class 3 serial numbers with their dates of manufacture.
- Description
- a) A black rectangular metal Burroughs adding machine with plastic keys. The keypad has a green background. Keys are black, white and orange. On the back is a label that says "Burroughs This Machine Protected by U.S. and Foreign Patents".
b) A removable metal handle that can be attached to the side of the machine.
c) The roll of brown paper for printing receipts that can be placed on a metal rod at the top of the machine.
d) A small metal ring that also goes on the metal rod at the top of the machine.
- History Of Use
- ORIGINAL INDEX CARD MADE UP FROM ACCESSION REGISTER INFORMATION.
- Material
- METAL / ALLOY - UNKNOWN
- PLASTIC;
- Height
- a) 23
- Width
- a) 27.5
b) 11.5
- Length
- a) 48
b) 20
c) 5.7
- Diameter
- c) 5
d) 2.2
- Number Of Parts
- 4
- Accession No.
- 1977.121.2 a-d
- Type of Record
- Museum Artifact
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Address Book
- Description
- Brown plastic address book. On the top is a slider that makes the book open to a specific section. Book is opened by pushing down the button along the bottom. Index cards inside detail former BV Museum contacts
- Category
- COMMUNICATION OBJECTS
- Sub-Category
- DOCUMENTARY OBJECT
- Place Of Manufacture
- Japan
- Description
- Brown plastic address book. On the top is a slider that makes the book open to a specific section. Book is opened by pushing down the button along the bottom. Index cards inside detail former BV Museum contacts
- Narrative
- This item was retained both as an example of an address book (which are becoming obsolete with the use of cell phones) and because of its relationship to the history of the Museum (past Museum contacts)
- Accession No.
- 2018.18.1
- Type of Record
- Museum Artifact
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Addressing machine
- Description
- Addressing machine, made of heavy gray-brown metal.
- Manufacturer
- Addressograph-Multigraph Limited
- Other Names
- Addressograph
- Category
- TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT FOR COMMUNICATION
- Sub-Category
- PRINTING TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT
- Place Of Manufacture
- Great Britain: Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire
- Start Date
- [1930s?]
- End Date
- [1950s?]
- Period or Date Notes
- Date range estimated in artifact assessment report.
- Description
- Addressing machine, made of heavy gray-brown metal.
- Narrative
- Worked together with a graphotype to create a mechanized mass-mailing system. The graphotype embossed metal plates with addresses, which the addressograph then stamped onto envelopes via a heavy-duty ink ribbon.
- History Of Use
- Possible that this was used by postmaster Norm Kilpatrick, but not verified.
- Height
- 27
- Width
- 32
- Length
- 42
- Units Of Measurement
- Centimeters
- Accession No.
- 2021.18.4
- Type of Record
- Museum Artifact
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Adult Size Mouth Retractor
- Material
- METAL-STEEL; RUBBER
- Description
- Adult size metal mouth retractor with a screw in the middle and yellowish-brown rubber coverings on the ends.
- Category
- TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
- Sub-Category
- MEDICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT
- Description
- Adult size metal mouth retractor with a screw in the middle and yellowish-brown rubber coverings on the ends.
- Narrative
- Adult size metal mouth retractor. Used for mouth procedures in the office of a dentist, doctor, or in a hospital setting.
- Material
- METAL-STEEL; RUBBER
- Length
- 18
- Diameter
- Top: 7.5 Base: 10
- Units Of Measurement
- Centimeters
- Accession No.
- 1990.166.2
- Type of Record
- Museum Artifact
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Advertisement Poster
- Material
- PAPER-CARDBOARD;
- Description
- A small poster advertising a Burroughs typewriter and bookkeeping machine. The back is solid red and the front has a red border and a picture of the machine.
- Category
- COMMUNICATION OBJECTS
- Sub-Category
- DOCUMENTARY OBJECT
- Place Of Manufacture
- United States: Detroit, Michigan
- Description
- A small poster advertising a Burroughs typewriter and bookkeeping machine. The back is solid red and the front has a red border and a picture of the machine.
- Material
- PAPER-CARDBOARD;
- Width
- 24.5
- Length
- 31.8
- Units Of Measurement
- Centimeters
- Accession No.
- 2017.50.1
- Type of Record
- Museum Artifact
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Advertising Display
- Description
- A thin wood particle backing with 25 different fishing lures glued onto it. At the top and centre of this backing is the block letters that read "Rapala".
- Title
- Rapala Fishing Lure Display Plaque
- Category
- TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT FOR MATERIALS
- Sub-Category
- FISHING AND TRAPPING TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT
- Description
- A thin wood particle backing with 25 different fishing lures glued onto it. At the top and centre of this backing is the block letters that read "Rapala".
- History Of Use
- This item was used by Steve Hidber in Oscar's Source for Sports - as of 2017 this had become Dan's Source for Sports. These plaques would be provided by lure manufactures and brought out during fishing season. The same one would be used "over a few years as they did not offer new colours that often back then." Nowadays, Steve says, manufacturers continually renew their stock with new colour variety. Therefore, this plaque and others have declined as manufacturers use colour catalogues and only make smaller cardboard displays that are less involved. This plaque was used in the 1980s.
- Width
- 19
- Length
- 17
- Units Of Measurement
- Inches
- Dimension Notes
- Only had the imperial measuring tape during time of accessioning.
- Accession No.
- 2017.30.1
- Type of Record
- Museum Artifact
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