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- Advertising Medium 1
- Advertising Medium - Flyer 1
- Advertising Medium - Signs and Signboards 3
- Container 5
- Documentary Artifacts 1
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- Documentary Artifacts - Leaflets 1
- Games 1
- Industries - Forestry 1
- Industries - Logging/lumber 1
- Persons - Chinese Canadians 12
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20th century typewriting : complete course
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5012
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV007.2.1
- Call Number
- 652.3 LES
- Edition
- 6th ed.
- Place of Publication
- Cincinnati
- Publisher
- South-Western Publishing Co.
- Publication Date
- c1952
- Physical Description
- 340 p. : ill. : 20 x 28 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Typewriting
- Subjects
- Documentary Artifacts - Books
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Kingsway-Beresford Area
- Douglas-Gilpin Area
- Geographic Access
- Canada Way
- Southoaks Crescent
- Street Address
- 4939 Canada Way
- 6650 Southoaks Crescent
- Object History
- Was used by Burnaby resident Barbara Copan when she taught typing at Burnaby Central circa 1963-65. It may have originally belonged to Barbara's mother who also taught typing at Burnaby South High School circa 1957 to 1965. She mainly taught typing in night school.
- Notes
- Authors' given name and date as follows: Lessenberry, D.D. (David Daniel), 1896- Crawford, T. James (Thomas James)
Images
bulletin
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact91859
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV023.25.3
- Description
- Fraser Merchants' Association - Bulletin -- [1982]. Legal sized, 15 page bulletin produced by the Fraser Merchants' Association and Fraser Merchants' Co-Operative. The bulletin is volume 10, number 65 from 1982. The document is printed in red text in both English and Chinese. The cover page has three postage stamps and the address for the Canada Way Fruit [Food] Market.
- Object History
- Item was owned by Harry Toy, proprietor of Canada Way Food market and member of the Fraser Merchants' Association. See BV023.16.19 for full biography.
- Category
- 08. Communication Artifacts
- Classification
- Documentary Artifacts - - Other Documents
- Object Term
- Serial
- Measurements
- Height: 36 cm
- Width: 22 cm
- Subjects
- Documentary Artifacts - Leaflets
- Geographic Access
- Canada Way
Images
calendar
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact91860
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV023.25.6
- Description
- Fraser Merchants' Association - Calendar -- [2001]. Calendar for 2001 circulated by the Fraser Merchants Association. The front cover of the calendar has a photograph of a lake and mountains covered in snow at Banff National Park.
- There is a page attached at the back of the calendar with the Fraser Merchants Association address, which is the same as the Canada Way Food Market.
- Object History
- Item was owned by Harry Toy, proprietor of Canada Way Food market and member of the Fraser Merchants' Association. See BV023.16.19 for full biography.
- Category
- 08. Communication Artifacts
- Classification
- Documentary Artifacts - - Other Documents
- Object Term
- Calendar
- Measurements
- Height: 22.5 cm
- Width: 21.5 cm
- Subjects
- Documentary Artifacts
- Geographic Access
- Canada Way
Images
cart
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact91781
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV023.17.1
- Description
- Small grocery or shopping cart. The cart was produced by Folding Carrier Corporation of Oklahoma. This cart is called the Nest Baskart which features a levered back panel to easily nest multiple carts together when not in use.
- The body of the cart is formed by metal spokes welded together to form a cage like pattern.
- The top of the cart has a large basket like area for holding items. The bottom of the cart has a sloped shelf that could have held another removable basket.
- The handle of the cart is covered in a hard black material, possibly hardened rubber or plastic.
- The cart features curved corners along the top and bottom of the basket area.
- The cart has four wheels, the back two are fixed and the front two are
- Object History
- Item was used in the Canada Way Food Market owned by Harry Toy between 1975 and the late 2000s. the building sat vacant until sold in 2023.
- Cart was used by donor to restock shelves when not in use by customers.
- Classification
- Merchandising T&E
- Object Term
- Cart, Shopping
- Marks/Labels
- "FOLDING CARRIER CORP. OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA., U.S.A. / NEST BASKART, MODEL WK 1200 / PATENT NO. 2,479,530"
- Subjects
- Persons - Chinese Canadians
- Names
- Canada Way Food Market
- Geographic Access
- Canada Way
- Street Address
- 4692 Canada Way
Images
cash register
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact91785
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV023.17.5
- Description
- Cash register, cash drawer, adding machine made by Remington Sperry Rand.
- It has four columns of keys for dollars and cents, three additional columns of digit keys, and three columns of keys with various functions on them. An addition bar and cancel button are across the base, and a paper tape at the top.
- Sales are not displayed visually by any indicator.
- There is a metal cash drawer that has plastic divisions for change and cash.
- There is a key that slots into a lock on the left side that controls the machine with a lever.
- The register is made of metal and plastic components.
- Object History
- Item was used in the Canada Way Food Market owned by Harry Toy between 1975 and the late 2000s. the building sat vacant until sold in 2023.
- Cash register was used daily in the Canada Way Food Market.
- Classification
- Merchandising T&E
- Object Term
- Register, Cash
- Maker
- Remington
- Subjects
- Persons - Chinese Canadians
- Names
- Canada Way Food Market
- Geographic Access
- Canada Way
- Street Address
- 4692 Canada Way
Images
container
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact91787
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV023.17.7
- Description
- Clear plastic containers used for selling 5 cent candy. The containers are rectangular in shape with a lid designed to look like a glass jar lid but actually opens much further down than expected.
- Inside the container was a product label advertising the type of bubble gum the container held.
- Object History
- Item was used in the Canada Way Food Market owned by Harry Toy between 1975 and the late 2000s. the building sat vacant until sold in 2023.
- Classification
- Container
- Object Term
- Canister, Food Storage
- Subjects
- Persons - Chinese Canadians
- Container
- Names
- Canada Way Food Market
- Geographic Access
- Canada Way
- Street Address
- 4692 Canada Way
Images
container
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact91788
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV023.17.8
- Description
- Clear plastic containers used for selling 5 cent candy. The containers are rectangular in shape with a lid designed to look like a glass jar lid but actually opens much further down than expected.
- Inside the container was a product label advertising the type of bubble gum the container held.
- Object History
- Item was used in the Canada Way Food Market owned by Harry Toy between 1975 and the late 2000s. the building sat vacant until sold in 2023.
- Classification
- Container
- Object Term
- Canister, Food Storage
- Subjects
- Persons - Chinese Canadians
- Container
- Names
- Canada Way Food Market
- Geographic Access
- Canada Way
- Street Address
- 4692 Canada Way
Images
container
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact91789
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV023.17.9
- Description
- Clear plastic containers used for selling 5 cent candy. The containers are rectangular in shape with a lid designed to look like a glass jar lid but actually opens much further down than expected.
- Inside the container was a product label advertising the type of bubble gum the container held.
- Object History
- Item was used in the Canada Way Food Market owned by Harry Toy between 1975 and the late 2000s. the building sat vacant until sold in 2023.
- Classification
- Container
- Object Term
- Canister, Food Storage
- Subjects
- Persons - Chinese Canadians
- Container
- Names
- Canada Way Food Market
- Geographic Access
- Canada Way
- Street Address
- 4692 Canada Way
Images
container
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact91790
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV023.17.10
- Description
- Clear plastic containers used for selling 5 cent candy. The containers are rectangular in shape with a lid designed to look like a glass jar lid but actually opens much further down than expected.
- Inside the container was a product label advertising the type of bubble gum the container held.
- Object History
- Item was used in the Canada Way Food Market owned by Harry Toy between 1975 and the late 2000s. the building sat vacant until sold in 2023.
- Classification
- Container
- Object Term
- Canister, Food Storage
- Subjects
- Persons - Chinese Canadians
- Container
- Names
- Canada Way Food Market
- Geographic Access
- Canada Way
- Street Address
- 4692 Canada Way
Images
double bit axe head
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact45469
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV003.28.3
- Description
- This split, double bitted, utility axe head was found on Burnaby Mountain by Alfred Bingham in 1920. Mr Bingham bought property on the West side of the mountain in 1920. The axe head is double bladed. The head is very rusty and has been cracked across one side. The remains of the handle are still in the axe eye.
- Object History
- The axe head was found on the site of Simon Fraser University (SFU), an area logged in the early years of the 20th Century by Gilley Logging. The axe may have been broken by one of their loggers.
- Reference
- Note from Alfred Bingham, original in accession file. "THIS AXE HEAD WAS FOUND IN 1920 / BY ALFRED BINGHAM ON THE PRESENT SITE / OF THE SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY. IT PROBABLY / WAS USED BY AN EARLY LOGGER. WHO CUT DOWN / SOME OF THE GREAT TREES THAT GREW ON / BURNABY MOUNTAIN. HUNDREDS OF YEARS AGO. MANY OF THESE TREES WERE OVER 800 YEARS OLD / Alfred Bingham " hand written in ink on one face of note. "I bought 5 acres of stump land on the / corner of Sherlock, Duthie, & Kitchener Streets in / 1920. & cleared 2 acres & bilt small home, (store?) / my wife and I have lived in Burnaby continually since then / AB" hand written in ink on the reverse face of the note.
- Marks/Labels
- "1920 FOUND ON BURNABY MTN SITE S.F.U.", written in yellow chalk on one face of the axe head
- Geographic Access
- Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Mountain Area
Images
flyer
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact91861
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV023.25.7
- Description
- H.Y. Louie's Cash & Carry - Flyer -- [1980]. Flyer or flier printed on blue legal sized paper for H.Y. Louie's Cash and Carry business. The flyer advertised different products that could be purchased and the sale price for the time period of November 10 to 14, 1980.
- The flyer was folded into four panels horizontally and stapled closed for mailing. On the back of the paper is the address for the Canada Way Market.
- Object History
- Item was owned by Harry Toy, proprietor of Canada Way Food market and member of the Fraser Merchants' Association. See BV023.16.19 for full biography.
- Category
- 08. Communication Artifacts
- Classification
- Advertising Media
- Object Term
- Flier
- Measurements
- Height: 36 cm
- Width: 22 cm
- Geographic Access
- Canada Way
Images
In the shadow by the sea : recollections of Burnaby's Barnet Village
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5173
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Digital Reference Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 0969282885
- Call Number
- 971.133 PRI Copy 2
- Contributor
- Wolf, Jim
- Pride, Harry, 1925-
- Place of Publication
- Burnaby, B.C.
- Publisher
- City of Burnaby
- Publication Date
- c2004
- Physical Description
- 246 p. : ill., maps, ports. ; 28 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Burnaby (B.C.)--History
- Industries--British Columbia--Burnaby--History
- Barnet Marine Park--Burnaby, B.C.
- Geographic Access
- Barnet Road
- Burrard Inlet
- Notes
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 246) and index.
- "edited by Harry Pride and Jim Wolf"
- Copy 2 of 2
Digital Books
milk crate
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact91786
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV023.17.6
- Description
- Light grey plastic milk crate produced for Silverwood's Dairy of Ontario.
- The plastic is formed in a diamond cut out pattern and has handles on two sides.
- There are various imprinted texts throughout.
- The top of the crate is scuffed an dirty
- Object History
- Item was used in the Canada Way Food Market owned by Harry Toy between 1975 and the late 2000s. the building sat vacant until sold in 2023.
- Classification
- Container
- Object Term
- Crate
- Marks/Labels
- "PROPERTY OF / SILVERWOOD'S"
- "MISUSER OF / THIS CASE / IS LIABLE TO / PROSECUTION"
- "G H J INDUSTRIES LTD / MADE IN CANADA BY GHJ IND / PATEND PENDING"
- "WARNING / USE BY OTHER THAN REGISTERED OWNER PROHIBITED BY LAW"
- Measurements
- Height: 27.5 cm
- Width: 33 cm
- Depth: 33 cm
- Subjects
- Persons - Chinese Canadians
- Container
- Names
- Canada Way Food Market
- Geographic Access
- Canada Way
- Street Address
- 4692 Canada Way
Images
paddle ball replacement
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact91791
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV023.17.11
- Description
- Paddle ball replacement kit including product packaging.
- The product is produced by Parker Brothers under the Bo-Lo trademark brand.
- The package is cardboard with a plastic shell containing a rubber ball and elastic band.
- The cardboard has a thick band of yellow above a gradient blue background. There is an illustration of a red Bo-Lo paddle ball.
- The back side of the package includes instructions for installing the new ball onto a paddle.
- The package is slightly damaged with creases along the cardboard and brown spotting on the back.
- Object History
- Item was used in the Canada Way Food Market owned by Harry Toy between 1975 and the late 2000s. the building sat vacant until sold in 2023.
- Category
- 09. Recreational Artifacts
- Classification
- Game Equipment
- Object Term
- Game
- Marks/Labels
- "BO-LO / BAT / RAQUETTE / REPLACEMENT KIT"
- Measurements
- Height: 14.5 cm
- Width: 10.5 cm
- Subjects
- Persons - Chinese Canadians
- Games
- Names
- Canada Way Food Market
- Geographic Access
- Canada Way
- Street Address
- 4692 Canada Way
Images
sign
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact91782
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV023.17.2
- Description
- Green store sign from Canada Way Food Market. Plasticized green sign with white lettering.
- There is a 2.5 cm band of residue running the length of the sign at the top and bottom.
- Object History
- Item was used in the Canada Way Food Market owned by Harry Toy between 1975 and the late 2000s. the building sat vacant until sold in 2023.
- Category
- 08. Communication Artifacts
- Classification
- Advertising Media
- Object Term
- Sign, Advertising
- Marks/Labels
- "CANADA WAY FOOD MARKET / OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK / GROCERIES CONFECTIONARY TOBACCO PRODUCTS"
- Measurements
- Height: 49.5 cm
- Width: 176.5
- Names
- Canada Way Food Market
- Geographic Access
- Canada Way
- Street Address
- 4692 Canada Way
Images
sign
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact91783
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV023.17.3
- Description
- Large plastic sign with internal backlighting for advertising. The sign has two sections for ad inserts and one section for price display.
- The price display is currently set up advertising the price of packs and cartons of cigarettes
- The first bank of prices are 3 digit with small windows that reveal the number on a roller behind. The second bank of prices are 4 digits.
- The sign was made by CDA Industries in Scarborough, Ontario and is stamped with "JULY 1986"
- There are three labels at the top of the sign including information about how to replace the lamps or reinsert unrolled numbers.
- There is a hole at the top of the sign for the electrical cord to come out.
- There are two white metal brackets attached to the ends of the sign and there is a rusted chain hanging from each bracket.
- The plastic at the bottom right corner on the back is broken and damaged.
- Object History
- Item was used in the Canada Way Food Market owned by Harry Toy between 1975 and the late 2000s. the building sat vacant until sold in 2023.
- See BV023.25.1 for photograph of sign in situ.
- Category
- 08. Communication Artifacts
- Classification
- Advertising Media
- Object Term
- Sign, Advertising
- Marks/Labels
- "PACKS / 20's Reg. & K. Size 5.58 / 25's Reg. & K.S. 5.58 / 30's Reg. 5.58 / 30's K. Size 5.58"
- "CARTONS / 200 Reg. & K.Size 11.11 / 180 Ctn. K. Size 11.11 / 240 Ctn. Reg. 11.11"
- Measurements
- Height: 57.5 cm
- Width: 133.5 cm
- Depth: 13 cm
- Names
- Canada Way Food Market
- Geographic Access
- Canada Way
- Street Address
- 4692 Canada Way
Images
sign
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact91784
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV023.17.4
- Description
- Wooden sandwich board advertising Dairyland products. The board consists of two wooden panels that were attached at the top with a piano hinge. The hinge is currently only attached to one panel. The wooden panels are painted white. The paint is chipping in many areas.
- Both panels feature the same information and have an large illustration of a cow's head an front body on the bottom left.
- The two panels are held together on the back with a rusty metal chain.
- Handwritten on the back of one of the panels is "Canada Way Food Market"
- Object History
- Item was used in the Canada Way Food Market owned by Harry Toy between 1975 and the late 2000s. the building sat vacant until sold in 2023.
- Category
- 08. Communication Artifacts
- Classification
- Advertising Media
- Object Term
- Sign, Advertising
- Marks/Labels
- "OPEN / Dairyland / Your / Fresh / Ideas / Dairy"
- Measurements
- Height: 74.5 cm
- Width: 49 cm
- Names
- Canada Way Food Market
- Geographic Access
- Canada Way
- Street Address
- 4692 Canada Way
Images
sign
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact91793
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV023.17.13
- Description
- Green plastic price sign with slots for numbers to be placed. There are four sets of slots with three currently being used: "FOR" / "2" / "9".
- The numbers 2 and 9 are bright orange in colour.
- There are two metal hooks on the back of the sign.
- Object History
- Item was used in the Canada Way Food Market owned by Harry Toy between 1975 and the late 2000s. the building sat vacant until sold in 2023.
- Category
- 08. Communication Artifacts
- Classification
- Advertising Media
- Object Term
- Sign
- Measurements
- Height: 9 cm
- Width: 15 cm
- Subjects
- Persons - Chinese Canadians
- Names
- Canada Way Food Market
- Geographic Access
- Canada Way
- Street Address
- 4692 Canada Way