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Scope and Content: Subseries consists of photographs depicting Edmonds School, including its students, staff, and surrounding area, as well as a collection of records related to a research project in which students interviewed former Edmonds School students.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1916] (date of origial)-1979

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Edmonds School subseries

Physical Description: Textual records and other materials

Description Level: Subseries

Accession Number: BHS1988-07

Scope and Content: Subseries consists of photographs depicting Edmonds School, including its students, staff, and surrounding area, as well as a collection of records related to a research project in which students interviewed former Edmonds School students.

History: Edmonds School traces its history back to the opening of the first school in Burnaby in 1894. The "Burnaby school" was a typical one-room school house constructed on a small site on the opposite side of Canada Way (then named Douglas Road) and 18th Avenue. In 1896, when West Burnaby School, was built the school was renamed the "East Burnaby School." By 1908, the original small school house and its little playground became too small to contain the growing number of school-aged children living in the area. That year the Municipality of Burnaby and the Burnaby School Board funded a new four room school to house 75 students on the present site facing Edmonds Street. This building was known for many years as the old "gray school" because of its drab paint colour. In 1913, a four-room addition completed this school which was then renamed the "Edmonds Street School." In 1922, the school was was expanded with a new four-room "bungalow" building on the Douglas Road side of the property. By 1925, four more rooms were added to house the student population of this rapidly growing district, which peaked at 580 by 1930. After World War II, the old school was designated as a junior high school and in 1949, the present building was opened on an expanded site. By 1953 and 1955 the school received more additions to accommodate a student enrolment that had expanded to thirteen hundred students. The original gray building was demolished in 1956 and the bungalow building, which had served for many years as the elementary school, was destroyed by fire in 1989. The school was later rebuilt as Edmonds Community School.

Media Type: Textual Record; Photograph; Sound Recording

Creator: Edmonds Community School

Notes: Title based on contents of subseries; PC207, MSS036

Famous old cars

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Bowman, Hank Wieand

Publication Date: c1957

Call Number: 629.2 BOW

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

Call Number: 629.2 BOW

Author: Bowman, Hank Wieand

Place of Publication: Greenwich, Conn.

Publisher: Fawcett

Publication Date: c1957

Series: A Fawcett Book ; no. 359

Physical Description: 96 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Inscription: "J.H. ROBINS / 3525 DOVER ST. / BURNABY BC.", handwritten in ink on front cover.

Library Subject (LOC): Automobiles--History

Farmer in the dell

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Publication Date: c1951

Call Number: 810 MAT

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: BV004.20.25

Call Number: 810 MAT

Contributor: Routledge, Bob; Duncan, Ted, 1902-1976

Place of Publication: Los Angeles

Publisher: Mattel Inc.

Publication Date: c1951

Physical Description: 1 vol. (unpaged) : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 18 cm.

Inscription: Farmer in the Dell A Mattel Music Maker Book Susan Huffman; pencil and crayon scribbles on back cover

Library Subject (LOC): Juvenile literature

Notes: music and lyrics with music box-style crank to play tune (music no longer works); "turn the crank and sing each page"--title page; "Pictured by Bob Routledge"; "Music arranged by Ted Duncan"

Fill 'er up! : the story of fifty years of motoring

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Partridge, Bellamy, 1877-1960

Publication Date: c1952

Call Number: 388.4 PAR

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

Call Number: 388.4 PAR

Author: Partridge, Bellamy, 1877-1960

Place of Publication: New York

Publisher: McGraw-Hill

Publication Date: c1952

Physical Description: x, 235 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Inscription: "Sheridan and Ernest Street / 3049 Walter Ave, / South Burnaby, B.C. / from / Uncle Will Pound / Christmas 1954", handwritten in ink on inside of front cover.

Library Subject (LOC): Automobiles--History; Automobile driving

Notes: Includes index.

Fitting : buttonholes and pockets : no. 3, lesson 4

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Singer Manufacturing Company, Ltd.

Publication Date: c1957

Call Number: 646.2 SIN v.3

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: BV014.38.8

Call Number: 646.2 SIN v.3

Author: Singer Manufacturing Company, Ltd.

Publisher: Singer Manufacturing Company

Publication Date: c1957

Series: No. 3 Lesson 4

Physical Description: 12 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Dressmaking

Notes: Part 3 of 7

Five hundred years of printing

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Steinberg, S. H. (Sigfrid Henry), 1899-1969

Publication Date: 1955

Call Number: 686.2 STE

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: BV999.40.1

Call Number: 686.2 STE

Author: Steinberg, S. H. (Sigfrid Henry), 1899-1969

Place of Publication: Edinburgh, Scotland

Publisher: Penguin Books

Publication Date: 1955

Physical Description: 277 p., 32 plates

Library Subject (LOC): Printing--History; Printing

Notes: Includes index.; "With a foreword by Beatrice Warde" Tp.; Author's given name and dates: Steinberg, S. H. (Sigfrid Henry), 1899-1969

Fleck bros. limited industrial supplies : catalog no. 57

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Publication Date: 1959

Call Number: 381 FLE

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: BV991.45.148

Call Number: 381 FLE

Place of Publication: Vancouver

Publisher: Fleck Bros. Ltd.

Publication Date: 1959

Physical Description: 1 vol. ; ill. (some col.) ; 30 cm.

Inscription: "Foreman of Works" [handwritten on first divider in pencil]

Library Subject (LOC): Industrial equipment; Catalogs

Names: Oakalla Prison Farm

Object History: Salvaged from Oakalla Prison site in October 1991

Fundamentals for Brown Owls and Tawny Owls

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Girl Guides of Canada

Publication Date: 1958

Call Number: 369.4 GIR

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: BV015.35.69

Call Number: 369.4 GIR

Author: Girl Guides of Canada

Place of Publication: Toronto

Publisher: Girl Guides of Canada

Publication Date: 1958

Physical Description: 130 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Inscription: "Louise Esplen" [handwritten on cover in black ink]

Library Subject (LOC): Girls--Societies and clubs

Subjects: Organizations - Girls' Societies and Clubs

Names: Girl Guides of Canada

Notes: Includes index

Gay Adventurers : book 5

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Publication Date: 1953

Call Number: 428.4 DIC v.5

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: BV009.4.5

Call Number: 428.4 DIC v.5

Contributor: Dickie, D. J., 1883-1972; Kerr, Illingworth H.

Place of Publication: [Vancouver, B.C.]

Publisher: J. M. Dent and Sons (Canada) Limited

Publication Date: 1953

Series: Canadian parade readers

Physical Description: x, 438 p. : ill.(some col.) ; 21 cm.

Inscription: "GAY / ADVENTURERS" on cover. "CANADIAN PARADE READERS" on bottom of cover. "BOOK FIVE" on back of cover at bottom. "SUNCREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL / 4511 RUMBLE STREET / SOUTH BURNABY, B.C." stamped on endpaper (front). "SEP 8 1953" stamped on endpaper (front). Handwritten names in ink and pencil: "Knud Andrson" [sic], "Knud", "Douglas Anderson", "Grant Didmon", "Kenny Leo".; "PRINTED AND BOUND IN CANADA / WRIGLEY PRINTING CO. LTD., VANCOUVER" on copyright page.

Library Subject (LOC): Readers (Elementary)

Subjects: Documentary Artifacts; Documentary Artifacts - Books

Object History: The artifacts are from the Robins family of Burnaby 1930's 1940'd

Notes: includes bibliographical references and index.; Author's given name and dates: Dickie, D. J. (Donalda James), 1883-1972.

General catalog index of Marshall-Wells company, limited

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Marshall-Wells Company Limited

Publication Date: 1950

Call Number: 621.9 MAR

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: HV978.50.45

Call Number: 621.9 MAR

Author: Marshall-Wells Company Limited

Place of Publication: Winnipeg

Publisher: Marshall-Wells Co. Ltd.

Publication Date: 1950

Physical Description: xlv, 1858 p. : ill. ; 32 cm.

Inscription: "Form 48 1M 2-49 Marshall-Wells British Columbia Sectional Catalogue DATE ISSUED October 2, 1950 ON LOAN TO Lakeview Lumber Co. ADDRESS Powell River, B. C. TO BE USED BY LOCATION PLEASE NOTE:-- This new Sectional Catalogue is entered in our Catalogue Records as shown above. we ask you to notify us promptly of any change of name or location, in order that new sections or revised sections may be sent to you correctly addressed as they are compiled in the future. "WE CARRY THE STOCKS" COMPLIMENTS OF: MARSHALL-WELLS B. C. LIMITEDXXX549 CARRALL STREET - - VANCOUVER, B. C." [Typed and glued to front endpaper]

Library Subject (LOC): Tools; Mills and mill-work; Catalogs

Subjects: Industries - Forestry

Growing up in Burnaby subseries

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 1930-1960 (interview content), interviewed May 2005

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Description Level: Subseries

Physical Description: 36 sound recordings (mp3)

Scope and Content: Subseries consists of six oral history interviews that were conducted in May of 2005 by Burnaby Village Museum's Assistant Curator, Tom Gooden. Tom interviewed various members of the community as they reflected on their experiences about what it was like to grow up in Burnaby. This information beca…

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Series: Museum Oral Histories series

Subseries: Growing Up in Burnaby subseries

Description Level: Subseries

Physical Description: 36 sound recordings (mp3)

Scope and Content: Subseries consists of six oral history interviews that were conducted in May of 2005 by Burnaby Village Museum's Assistant Curator, Tom Gooden. Tom interviewed various members of the community as they reflected on their experiences about what it was like to grow up in Burnaby. This information became part of Burnaby Village Museum's Summer 2005- Stride Studios Exhibition entitled: "My Name: Growing Up in Burnaby". Persons interviewed included Burnaby Retired Teachers Association Heritage Committee members- Janet White and Ken and Gail Yip as well as Burnaby residents, Ella Beatty; Robert Lowe, Cice Brown and Maureen Sawshe.

Accession Code: BV017.45

Access Restriction: Restricted access

Date: 1930-1960 (interview content), interviewed May 2005

Media Type: Sound Recording

Notes: Title based on contents of subseries; Most of the interviews have been divided into Tracks and described accordingly; Interview with Maureen Sawshe is Closed due to access and reproduction restrictions

Guess who

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Gray, William S. (William Scott), 1885-1960; Artley, A. Sterl; Arbuthnot, May Hill, 1884-1969

Publication Date: c1951

Call Number: 428.6 GRA

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: X3234

Call Number: 428.6 GRA

Author: Gray, William S. (William Scott), 1885-1960; Artley, A. Sterl; Arbuthnot, May Hill, 1884-1969

Contributor: Dillon, Corinne Boyd

Place of Publication: Chicago, Ill.

Publisher: Scott, Foresman and Company

Publication Date: c1951

Series: Curriculum foundation series

Physical Description: 95 p. : ill. (col.) ; 22 cm.

Inscription: "Galder School" -- stamped multiple times through signature.

Library Subject (LOC): Children's literature; Reading (Preschool)

Notes: "The new basic readers."; Includes index.; "Illustrated by Corinne Boyd Dillon".; Author's given name and dates: Gray, William S. (William Scott), 1885-1960

Hems, belts and finishes : no. 7, lesson 8

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Singer Manufacturing Company, Ltd.

Publication Date: c1957

Call Number: 646.2 SIN v.7

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: BV014.38.12

Call Number: 646.2 SIN v.7

Author: Singer Manufacturing Company, Ltd.

Publisher: Singer Manufacturing Company

Publication Date: c1957

Series: No. 7 Lesson 8

Physical Description: 12 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Dressmaking

Notes: Part 7 of 7

Henry's wonderful Model T, 1908-1927

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Clymer, Floyd, 1895-1970

Publication Date: c1955

Call Number: 629.2 CLY COPY 1

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

Call Number: 629.2 CLY COPY 1

Author: Clymer, Floyd, 1895-1970

Place of Publication: New York

Publisher: Bonanza Books

Publication Date: c1955

Physical Description: 219 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.

Inscription: "Donated by / Don L. Lamb / June 18, 2004 / XBV", handwritten in pencil on cover page.

Library Subject (LOC): Ford Model T automobile

Notes: 3 copies held : copy 1.

Hipman "Jimmy" Chow and Donna Polos fonds

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 1950-2022

Collection/Fonds: Hipman "Jimmy" Chow and Donna Polos fonds

Description Level: Fonds

Physical Description: 3 sound recordings (wav) + 1 sound recording (mp3) + 65 photographs + 26 photographs (jpg) + 1 portfolio (15 col. photographs + 12 col. laser prints) + 1 col. laser print + 6 business cards + 1 identification card + 1 booklet

Scope and Content: Fonds consists of an oral history interview with Jimmy Chow and his wife, Donna Polos; photographs of Jimmy Chow and his family soon after they immigrated to Canada in the 1950s as well as a sampling of photographs and records documenting Jimmy Chow's career in the film industry. Fonds is arranged…

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Hipman "Jimmy" Chow and Donna Polos fonds

Description Level: Fonds

Physical Description: 3 sound recordings (wav) + 1 sound recording (mp3) + 65 photographs + 26 photographs (jpg) + 1 portfolio (15 col. photographs + 12 col. laser prints) + 1 col. laser print + 6 business cards + 1 identification card + 1 booklet

Scope and Content: Fonds consists of an oral history interview with Jimmy Chow and his wife, Donna Polos; photographs of Jimmy Chow and his family soon after they immigrated to Canada in the 1950s as well as a sampling of photographs and records documenting Jimmy Chow's career in the film industry. Fonds is arranged into series: 1) Jimmy Chow and Donna Polos interviews series 2) Jimmy Chow family photographs series 3) Property master photographs series 4) Property master records series

History: Hipman "Jimmy" Chow was born in Lin Pong Lee, Hoiping, China in 1948. In 1950, Jimmy Chow and his mother, Gim Gee Chow (1913-1991) fled China to escape the Communist Revolution and to be reunited with his father, Robin Chung Dip Chow (1906-1990) who’d immigrated to Canada many years earlier. Jimmy’s elder sister Shao-Lin Chow stayed behind in China. Jimmy’s father, Robin Chung Dip Chow immigrated to Canada in 1921 at 14 years of age and was forced to pay the Chinese head tax of $500. In 1950, Jimmy and his mother first fled to Hong Kong before immigrating to Canada and arriving in Vancouver. Jimmy Chow’s birth name is Hipman Chow but when he arrived in Canada, his father indicated that he needed an English name and he was given the name “Jimmy” but retained his birth name “Hipman Chow”. Over the years, Jimmy has also used the name “James H. Chow” and is often credited by this name in the film industry. For the first four years after immigrating, Jimmy and his parents lived in Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Quebec where his father had work in hotels and restaurants. While living in Asquith, Saskatchewan Jimmy attended school and began to learn English. In 1954, Jimmy and his parents returned to Vancouver, first living in the area of Strathcona before settling in the neighbourhood of Mount Pleasant where they purchased a house located on 15th Avenue east of Main Street. While living in Mount Pleasant, Jimmy attended both elementary and high school. While attending high school, Jimmy began working at the local grocery store where he worked for many years living at home and saving his money. In 1970 while attending Vancouver City College, Jimmy met his future wife Donna Polos. Two years later, they moved in together, married in 1981 and started a family. Jimmy and Donna first lived in North Burnaby before purchasing a house on Victory Street in Burnaby where they raised their three children. Growing up in a traditional Chinese Canadian family, Jimmy was always one who went against the grain. Although his father wanted him to get a business degree, Jimmy had aspirations for a different career path. Through the referral of a friend, he entered the film industry in 1973 working for CBC Vancouver. While working at the CBC, Jimmy gained valuable experience working on the set of the television series The Beachcombers, which launched his career in the film industry. Over a 45 year career, Jimmy worked on over 50 blockbuster movies, historical period films, science fiction films and fantasy films, where he honed in on his expertise as a set decorator, art director and property master. He built an international reputation through working with production companies, prop makers and antique sellers across the globe. As a property master in the film industry, Jimmy Chow has been responsible for designing, managing, and sourcing props for films such as: The BFG, Warcraft: The Beginning, X-Men 2, Fantastic Four, Watchman, Tron: Legacy, Little Women, Seven Years in Tibet, Shanghai Noon, The Shipping News, Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer, The Changeling, Man of Steel (Superman), Snow Falling on Cedars, Legends of the Fall, And the Sea Will Tell, Once a Thief and many more. With Jimmy's many years of professional experience in the film industry, he has been a union member of IATSE (International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, Moving Picture Technicians...) from July 1979, a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science from 2018 and has worked as a guest lecturer in film production at Capilano University and Langara University. He was also a key contributor to the Burnaby Village Museum’s 2014 temporary exhibition Burnaby Makes Movies. Donna Polos was born in Vancouver in 1949 to parents Mayme "May" Helen Tillikana Polos (1931-1977) and Donald James Polos (1926-2017). Donna’s maternal grandparents, Elvi Tienhara and Toiva Tillikana immigrated to Canada from Helsinki, Finland. Donna’s paternal grandmother, Pauline Chimiki Polos emigrated from Ukraine to Argentina and then to Winnipeg. Donna’s paternal grandfather, James "Jimmy" Kostopolus emigrated as an orphan from Sparta Greece at the age of 12 years. In 1908, he first immigrated to the United States where he was denied entry so immigrated to Canada, entering through Halifax at Pier 17. When immigrating, James changed his last name to "Polos". Jimmy Polos arrived in Halifax with only five dollars in his pocket. He lived in Halifax for many years before making his way to Vancouver where he established three restaurants and raised his family. James was the proprietor of three restaurants in Burnaby including; the Home Apple Pie Café (1941-1944) located on East Hastings near Princess Avenue; Jimmy’s Café (1945-1955) located on East Hastings near Hawks Avenue and another restaurant located near 10th Avenue and Alma Street. Donna grew up with her family in Vancouver, first living in the downtown eastside before moving to a home near Joyce Station. Donna attended elementary school and high school while growing up in the neighbourhood of Joyce Station. Donna moved out of her family home at 21 years of age and lived with roommates before moving in with Jimmy Chow in 1972. Donna attended Vancouver City College and the University of British Columbia where she obtained her teaching degree in 1974. Donna first taught at Gilmore Elementary School before being hired to teach at Clinton Elementary School where she taught for nine years. While raising their three children, Donna worked part time teaching in schools in Burnaby. In 1991, after a near death experience, Donna became interested in fine art and took drawing and watercolour painting classes. This experience led her to experimenting with different painting techniques on paper and fabric. In 2008, Donna retired from teaching but continued her art career often working as an Artist in Residence at various schools and exhibiting her work. While living in Burnaby Donna has been politically active with a particular passion for heritage, housing and preserving the natural environment. Donna was instrumental in advocating and petitioning for the establishment of a tree bylaw in Burnaby which was eventually adopted by the City.

Creator: Chow, Hipman "Jimmy"; Polos, Donna

Accession Code: BV022.21; BV023.11

Date: 1950-2022

Media Type: Sound Recording; Photograph; Textual Record; Graphic Material

Notes: Title based on contents of fonds; Hipman "Jimmy" Chow's name in Cantonese is Chow Hipman and in Mandarin is Zhou Xiamin.

Historical prints of American cities

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Freeman, Larry, 1904-1995

Publication Date: c1952

Call Number: 973 FRE

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

Call Number: 973 FRE

Author: Freeman, Larry, 1904-1995

Place of Publication: Watkins Glen, N.Y.

Publisher: Century House

Publication Date: c1952

Physical Description: 100 p. : ill. ; 27 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Engraving, American; United States--Pictorial works; United States--Description and travel

History and technique of lettering

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Nesbitt, Alexander, 1901-1995

Publication Date: c1957; c1950

Call Number: 745.6 NES

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

Call Number: 745.6 NES

Author: Nesbitt, Alexander, 1901-1995

Place of Publication: New York

Publisher: Dover

Publication Date: c1957; c1950

Physical Description: xvii, 300 p. ; ill. ; 24 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Lettering; Type and type-founding

Notes: Includes bibliography and index

Illustrated parts list for obsolete saw sharpeners

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Hanchett Manufacturing Company

Publication Date: [1950]

Call Number: 621.9 HAN

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: BV018.11.21

Call Number: 621.9 HAN

Author: Hanchett Manufacturing Company

Place of Publication: Big Rapids, Mich.; Portland, Or.

Publisher: Hanchett Manufacturing Company

Publication Date: [1950]

Physical Description: 95 p. : ill ; 29 cm.

Inscription: "R. Buntain" [handwritten in blue ink on top left corner of cover]

Library Subject (LOC): Saws; Saw filing; Saw industry; Catalogs

Object History: R. (Bob) Buntain worked at the Pacific Vocational Institute (became B.C.I.T.). He retired in 1991. It is unknown how this book came to be at BVM.