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Saw jointer and gauge
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact244
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV971.5.82
- Description
- A cast iron gauge of the same design as the Atkins excelsior saw tool Co. It is approximately rectangular in shape with three horizontal bands and four vertical supporting pillars. On the top a set screw is present. A notch is present in the base plate held in place with two short slotted screws and with a smaller adjustment screw above. Markings cast into the saw gauge appear to be: On one side: "MORIN" "PAT/69" "JUNE" "S.J." "SEATTLE" On the other side: "SEATTLE" "1900"
- Object History
- George Jeffery served as a Constable on the Burnaby Police Force from 1912 - 1935. His patrolled the large Central Park District by foot, stretching from Boundary to Royal Oak and Marine Drive to Moscrop. Over the coarse of his duties, Constable Jeffery saw the need for recreational activities in the area. He founded the Burnaby Athletic Association which featured a competitive boxing ring and gym. In 1935, when the Burnaby Police became the British Columbia Provincial Police, rather than leave the community he chose to leave the force. George Jeffery then worked at the nearby Oakalla Prison Farm until retiring in 1945.
- Measurements
- Overall measurements: Length: 16.6 cm Width: 2.5 cm Height: 4.4 cm
- Names
- Oakalla Prison Farm
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tool
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact44871
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV002.57.22
- Description
- Chisel, adze or axe blade made of serpentine; rectangular shape.
- Object History
- The donor inherited this artifact from his mother, Katherine Maude (Kitty) Peers, who inherited them from her father, Louis Claude Hill. The artifacts were found on his farm, Brookfield Farm, at Douglas Road and Sperling Avenue (now site of Burnaby Village Museum).
- Culture Phase: Locarno Beach (3520-2200 Before Present) or Marpole (400BC - 400AD)
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
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tool or projectile point
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact44877
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV002.57.28
- Description
- Ground stone point; broken end
- Object History
- The donor inherited this artifact from his mother, Katherine Maude (Kitty) Peers, who inherited them from her father, Louis Claude Hill. The artifacts were found on his farm, Brookfield Farm, at Douglas Road and Sperling Avenue (now site of Burnaby Village Museum)..
- Culture Phase: Locarno Beach phase (3520-2200 Before Present)
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
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watchmakers bench lathe
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact89803
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV018.37.1
- Description
- watchmakers bench lathe; cantilever-bed "Webster-Whitcomb" lathe manufactured by the "American Watch Tool Co"; nickle-plated; appears to be missing the draw-in spindle wheel and the spindle button
- Measurements
- L: 28.2 cm W: 22.5 cm
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