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- Adornment 4
- Adornment - Jewelry 2
- Adornment - Lapel Pins 3
- Advertising Medium
- Advertising Medium - Business Cards 7
- Advertising Medium - Flyer
- Advertising Medium - Poster 2
- Advertising Medium - Signs and Signboards 7
- Aerial Photographs 7
- Agricultural Tools and Equipment 1
- Agriculture - Crops 2
- Agriculture - Farms 2
button pin
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact25560
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV975.61.194
- Description
- Lapel pin, button type, round. White ground with blue border and blue "SUBSCRIBER" at top, "1918 / VICTORY LOAN" at bottom. Red-bordered flag is at centre of image, flying from pole, rope visible. Five blue diagonal stripes are at upper left of flag, blue-bordered shield is at lower right, divided into three columns by thin blue lines. Shield also has horizontal red and yellow marks. Flag is shaded and edges curved to suggest movement. "TRADE MARK REG." in white in blue border at bottom. Pin front is formed over a metal back and held by pressure. Spring clasp back doesn't lock closed as pin extends .6 cm beyond edge of button and there is no clasp. Reverse of pin is silver-coloured metal with stamping, "B CO / UNION / -H N Y" ?, symbols ? in circle. Metal of back is tarnished, white on front is yellowing. Image is poorly stamped, making border wider at right and colours in shield are blurred and extend outside its border.
- Category
- 08. Communication Artifacts
- Classification
- Advertising Media
- Object Term
- Button, Promotional
- Marks/Labels
- "SUBSCRIBER / 1918 / VICTORY LOAN", in blue paint "TRADE MARK REG", in smaller white paint on bottom edge
- Measurements
- Dia: 2.1 cm
- Subjects
- Adornment
- Adornment - Lapel Pins
- Advertising Medium
- Wars
- Wars - World War, 1914-1918
- Occupations - War Worker
Images
lapel pin
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact81441
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV985.4745.2
- Description
- Pin, round, enamelled metal, suspended from enamelled bar. Upper part of bar is blue, lower part red, all bordered with brass. Large brass "1914". Loop attached to bar at bottom of centre back. Single link attaches loop at top of pendant to loop of bar. Pendant part of pin is octagonal, with coloured square Union Flag at centre, no white. Flag is centred over white 7-pointed star on blue ground whose points are tipped with gold balls which extend beyond the outer border. White border around edge of pendant has gold print "IMPERIAL ORDER DAUGHTERS OF THE EMPIRE", edges, and buckle ? at bottom. Four of star's points go over border, three under. Crown at top of pendant is red and blue with gold border and details. Back of pin is brass. Locking pin back on bar has pivoting lock. Wire across lower part of bar has back of loop for link attached. Back of pendant is lighter than bar, has stamped "RYPIE / REGD 1916". Metal has scratches, corrosion. Metal of bar is discoloured. Enamel is worn.
- Object History
- This pin's bar commemorates the work of the wearer during World War I. The Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire (I.O.D.E.) is a woman's charitable organization based in Canada. The first chapter "Federation of the Daughters of the Empire" was formed in Fredericton, New Brunswick in 1900 and the Federation was incorporated as "Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire and and Children of the Junior Branch" in 1901. The IODE was incorporated as Canadian women's organization by a special act of parliament of Canada in 1917. The IODE actively promoted military training in schools.
- Category
- 08. Communication Artifacts
- Classification
- Personal Symbols
- Object Term
- Insignia
- Subjects
- Adornment
- Adornment - Lapel Pins
- Advertising Medium
- Organizations - Women's Societies and Clubs
- Wars - World War, 1914-1918
Images
leaflet
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact18096
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV978.48.12
- Description
- Buy Burnaby Reverted Lands - Leaflet -- [192-]. Advertising leaflet for Burnaby Reverted Lands produced by the Corporation of the District of Burnaby B.C.. The leaflet explains the attraction to Burnaby and the good investment opportunity that it provides. It provides statistics from 1925 as to the financial position and property taxes. There is also a map outlining the land available for purchase.
- Subjects
- Documentary Artifacts
- Documentary Artifacts - Leaflets
- Documentary Artifacts - Maps
- Advertising Medium
- Advertising Medium - Flyer
Images
advertisement
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact6658
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV985.99.3
- Description
- Advertising Card -- [195-?]. Card for H.B. MacLean displaying his qualifications as a Handwriting Expert. The card states that H.B. MacLean was the Author of The MacLean Method of Writing. On the left side of the card is a photograph of H.B. MacLean.
- Subjects
- Documentary Artifacts
- Documentary Artifacts - Cards
- Advertising Medium
- Advertising Medium - Business Cards
- Education
Images
advertisement
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact38639
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV997.47.5
- Description
- Robertson's Chocolates - Advertising Card. Advertising card for Robertson's Chocolates. Black and white photograph of two children at a small table sampling chocolates. There is a small dog standing on the table. There is a caption at the bottom of the photograph "Where Do I Come In?". The clothing of the children has been colour tinted with a light blue. On the back of the card is "Rotary Photo. England" and pencilled in is "$3.00 FC Mar 7391". The card measures 8.5cm x 13.5cm.
- Object History
- Donor purchased objects from various collectors and antique retailers between 1993 and 1997.
- Subjects
- Documentary Artifacts
- Documentary Artifacts - Labels
- Advertising Medium
- Advertising Medium - Signs and Signboards
Images
booklet
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact17053
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV980.36.7
- Description
- The Call of the Coast - Booklet -- [1927]. Booklet created by the British Columbia Advertisers in Vancouver called The Call of the Coast of British Columbia. The booklet features information on communities along the coast of BC. For each community listed in the book there are advertisements pertaining to the area. The front cover of the booklet has a drawing of a coastal community coloured mainly in green and orange.
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booklet
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact19297
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV977.29.55
- Description
- Frigidaire Automatic Refrigeration - Booklet -- [1929]. "FRIGIDAIRE AUTOMATIC REFRIGERATION". The cover is brightly coloured with illustrations of food and ice. The booklet describes the benefits of having a Frigidaire refrigerator and outlines the different models that it carries. The back cover lists the different places in the world that carries Frigidaire products.
- Subjects
- Advertising Medium
- Documentary Artifacts
- Documentary Artifacts - Booklets
- Food Processing Tools and Equipment
Images
Burnaby British Columbia : reference and year book 1931
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary4882
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Textual Record
- Accession Code
- HV978.48.11
- Call Number
- 317.133 BUR Copy 1
- Place of Publication
- Vancouver
- Publisher
- Burnaby Broadcast
- Publication Date
- 1931
- Physical Description
- 42 p. : ill. : 31 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Burnaby (B.C.)--Statistics
- Burnaby (B.C.)--History
- Subjects
- Documentary Artifacts
- Documentary Artifacts - Booklets
- Advertising Medium
- Government
- Government - Local Government
- Organizations
- Organizations - Girls' Societies and Clubs
- Notes
- Copy 1 of 2
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business card
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact36974
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV988.44.200
- Description
- David Ross - Business Card. Small business card for David Ross, Solo Baritone. The card advertises Vocal Tuition. The card provides two addresses for David Ross in Vancouver, one at a Studio on Pender Street and Residence on 45th Avenue. On the back of the card is a handwritten message from David Ross. The card measures 10.5cm x 6.5cm.
- Colour
- White
- Subjects
- Documentary Artifacts
- Documentary Artifacts - Cards
- Advertising Medium
- Advertising Medium - Business Cards
Images
calendar card
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact36390
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV983.9.51
- Description
- Calendar card for July 1925. It features an image of a mountain and a lake with a small white steamer in the foreground. The calendar advertises the Commercial Drive Garage Limited, in Vancouver. The card is copyright 1923 by Louis F. Dow Company of St. Paul, USA. It does say finished in Canada. The card is printed on blue stock, very faded on front face. Markings: GOING -TO-THE-SUN MOUNTAIN Regardless of when or where a car was bought or how much it cost it deserves understanding care at regular intervals. Consult us regularly and prolong the life of your car Commercial Drive Garage Ltd. VENABLES AND COMMERCIAL DRIVE Phone High 2179 Vancouver, B.C. 1925 JULY 1925
- Object History
- Object inherited by donor from the estate of his parents, Albert Vincent Scott and Myrtle Edna (Broderick) Scott.
- Measurements
- The measurements are: 10.2 cm by 23.6 cm.
- Maker
- Louis F. Dow Company
- Country Made
- United States of America
- Province Made
- Minnesota
- Site/City Made
- St. Paul
- Patent Date
- Copyright 1923
- Subjects
- Documentary Artifacts
- Advertising Medium
Images
calendar card
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact36393
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV983.9.54
- Description
- Calendar card for October 1925. It features an image of a wide valley with a stream meandering through it. The calendar advertises the Commercial Drive Garage Limited, in Vancouver. The card is copyright 1923 by Louis F. Dow Company of St. Paul, USA. It does say finished in Canada. The card is printed on blue stock, very faded on front face. Markings: CONNECTICUT VALLEY Our storage space is large and is well heated during the winter months. Storage cost is small - rates by the day, week or month. Call us for further information Commercial Drive Garage Ltd. VENABLES AND COMMERCIAL DRIVE Phone High 2179 Vancouver, B.C. 1925 OCTOBER 1925
- Object History
- Object inherited by donor from the estate of his parents, Albert Vincent Scott and Myrtle Edna (Broderick) Scott.
- Measurements
- The measurements are: 10.2 cm by 23.6 cm.
- Maker
- Louis F. Dow Company
- Country Made
- United States of America
- Province Made
- Minnesota
- Site/City Made
- St. Paul
- Patent Date
- Copyright 1923
- Subjects
- Documentary Artifacts
- Advertising Medium
Images
invitation
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact91070
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV020.5.1794
- Description
- Invitation; red ink on light orange card stock; text reads top to bottom: "BURNABY VILLAGE MUSEUM / presents / Heritage Walking Tour of Deer Lake / Sunday, September 23rd., 1990 / with / JIM WOLF / $15 (Lunch and Museum Admission Included) / Meet 10:30 A.M. at Museum Adminstration Building"; small illustrations printed on either side of text with silhoettes of people on a beach and standing near a building. Card includes hand written annotations in pencil regarding print settings read: "All / Handset / (NOT STANDING) / 14 pt. PONTIAC / 18 pt. / 12 pt. / 18 pt. BERNHARD / BOOKLET / 14 Pt. / 12 Pt."
- Object History
- Item was found in Burnaby Villagee Museum printshop along with other Heritage Village / Burnaby Villagee Museum ephemera created between 1971 and 1990. Item was printed on printing press in Burnaby Villagee Museum printshop.
- Category
- 08. Communication Artifacts
- Classification
- Documentary Artifacts - - Other Documents
- Object Term
- Request, Invitation
- Measurements
- 7.5 x 12 cm
- Maker
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Country Made
- Canada
- Province Made
- British Columbia
- Site/City Made
- Burnaby
- Publication Date
- 1990
Images
invitation
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact91071
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV020.5.1797
- Description
- Invitation; blue ink on yellow card stock; text reads: "welcome to- / Burnaby Village Museum / "Complimentary Lunch" / Septembeer 18, 1985 / Served from ...11:00 A.M. till 1:00 P.M. / at the / "BOB - INN - CAFE"; decorative rectangular frame in blue ink around text
- Object History
- Item was found in Burnaby Villagee Museum printshop along with other Heritage Village / Burnaby Villagee Museum ephemera created between 1971 and 1990. Item was printed on printing press in Burnaby Villagee Museum printshop.
- Category
- 08. Communication Artifacts
- Classification
- Documentary Artifacts - - Other Documents
- Object Term
- Request, Invitation
- Measurements
- 10 x 12 cm
- Maker
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Country Made
- Canada
- Province Made
- British Columbia
- Site/City Made
- Burnaby
- Publication Date
- 1985
- Names
- Burnaby Village Museum
Images
map
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact91126
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV011.44.10
- Description
- map brochure; cover on one side reads "VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA / CANADA / VISITORS / GUIDE / AND MAP" and the other side reads: "GREATER VANCOUVER / CANADA / MOTEL / HOTEL / GUIDE / TRAVEL BY THE DOGOOD'" and includes the logo for "British Columbia / Motels & Resorts / Trailer Parks / Association" with dogwood in centre. One side of fold-out includes map titled "Guide Map of Greater Vancouver / Woodwards" and includes inset map of Downtown Vancouver and Stanley Park and inset map of Lower Mainland and Fraser Valley Vancouver and Vicinity along with a list of Greater Vanouver Area Motels and Hotels. The other side of the fold-out includes colour adds for tourist sites and amenities in Greater Vancouver including Capilano Suspension bridge; Heritage Village, Burnaby, B.C.; MacMillan Planetarium; Bloedel Conservatory; Grouse Mountain; Gastown; The Ship of the Seven Seas restaurant and Woodwards stores and shopping centres. Map was published in the public interest by Woodward's (Lower Mainland) department stores; B.C. Motels and Resorts Association Branch "C" whose members appear on the map inside.
- Category
- 08. Communication Artifacts
- Classification
- Documentary Artifacts - - Graphic Documents
- Object Term
- Cartograph, Map
- Measurements
- 45.5 x 70 cm folded to 22.5 x 10 cm
- Country Made
- Canada
- Geographic Access
- Vancouver
Images
promotional leaflets
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact2465
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV971.148.60
- Description
- "DIRECTIONS FOR Beriaults HAIR'BITTERS'" - Leaflets --[192-]. Two promotional leaflets for Hair Bitters, a remedy for dandruff.
Images
bookmark
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact91062
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV020.5.1786
- Description
- Bookmark; red ink on grey cardstock; image of butterfly at top; text below reads: "Multicultural / Festival / (decorative motif of leaf) / Embrace / our / differences / while / celebrating / our / similarities / (decorative motif of leaf) / BURNABY VILLAGE MUSEUM".
- Object History
- Item was found in the Burnaby Post printshop along with other Heritage Village / Burnaby Villagee Museum ephemera that was created between 1971 and [2020]. Bookmark was printed on the Platen Press in the Burnaby Post print shop inside Burnaby Village
- Classification
- Written Communication T&E - - Writing Accessories
- Object Term
- bookmark
- Measurements
- 15 x 5 cm
- Maker
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Country Made
- Canada
- Province Made
- British Columbia
- Site/City Made
- Burnaby
- Publication Date
- [198-]
- Subjects
- Advertising Medium
- Documentary Artifacts
- Names
- Burnaby Village Museum
Images
bookmark
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact91063
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV020.5.1787
- Description
- Bookmark; blue ink on white cardstock; illustration at top of automobile on road with view of water, sailboat and coast; text below reads: "GRAVITY / GRAND PRIX / COME / AND / VISIT / BURNABY VILLAGE MUSEUM / Phone 293-6500 ".
- Object History
- Item was found in the Burnaby Post printshop along with other Heritage Village / Burnaby Villagee Museum ephemera that was created between 1971 and [2020]. Bookmark was printed on the Platen Press in the Burnaby Post print shop inside Burnaby Village
- Classification
- Written Communication T&E - - Writing Accessories
- Object Term
- bookmark
- Measurements
- 15 x 5 cm
- Maker
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Country Made
- Canada
- Province Made
- British Columbia
- Site/City Made
- Burnaby
- Publication Date
- [198-]
- Names
- Burnaby Village Museum
Images
bookmark
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact91064
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV020.5.1788
- Description
- Bookmark; red ink on white cardstock; image at top of west coast with water and mountains inside circle; text below reads: "British Columbia / B.C. / Day / Burnaby Village Museum".
- Object History
- Item was found in the Burnaby Post printshop along with other Heritage Village / Burnaby Villagee Museum ephemera that was created between 1971 and [2020]. Bookmark was printed on the Platen Press in the Burnaby Post print shop inside Burnaby Village
- Classification
- Written Communication T&E - - Writing Accessories
- Object Term
- bookmark
- Measurements
- 15 x 5 cm
- Maker
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Country Made
- Canada
- Province Made
- British Columbia
- Site/City Made
- Burnaby
- Publication Date
- [198-]
- Names
- Burnaby Village Museum
Images
bookmark; advertisement
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact46352
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV985.6076.1
- Description
- The Mutual Life - Advertisement Bookmark. Created by The Mutual Life Assurance Company of Canada for L.F. Harrop Mutual Life Insurance Company in Vancouver. On one side of the bookmark is information about The Mutual Life Assurance and the dividends it has paid. The other side has an illustration of the Birthplace of Robert Burns and information about home insurance. The bookmark measures 8.5cm x 25.5cm.
Images
bookmark advertisement
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact91065
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV020.5.1789
- Description
- Bookmark advertisement; blue ink on white glossy cardstock; image at top of "URBY", a caricature of a streetcar; text below reads: "FRIENDS OF / INTERURBAN / 1223 / Invite you To Support / The Restoration of / Interurban 1223 - / A Symbol Of / Burnaby's History / TAX RECIEPT FOR / DONATIONS OVER $15.00 / INFORMATION: / Phone 604-433-6243 / BACK ON TRACK" (underlined)
- Object History
- Item was found in the Burnaby Post printshop along with other Heritage Village / Burnaby Villagee Museum ephemera that was created between 1971 and [2020]. Bookmark was printed on the Platen Press in the Burnaby Post print shop inside Burnaby Village
- Classification
- Written Communication T&E - - Writing Accessories
- Object Term
- bookmark
- Measurements
- 15 x 5 cm
- Maker
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Country Made
- Canada
- Province Made
- British Columbia
- Site/City Made
- Burnaby
- Publication Date
- [1999]
- Names
- Burnaby Village Museum