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Ellenor Murray's brother
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription80585
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Collection/Fonds
- Murray family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia (cabinet card) ; 9 x 6 cm, mounted on card 10 x 6 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a family of three taken at a photographic studio in Newcastle-On-Tyne. Either the man or the child in the photograph has been identified as Ellenor Murray's brother.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Collection/Fonds
- Murray family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia (cabinet card) ; 9 x 6 cm, mounted on card 10 x 6 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 548-002
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2012-31
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a family of three taken at a photographic studio in Newcastle-On-Tyne. Either the man or the child in the photograph has been identified as Ellenor Murray's brother.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Dickson, Jas.
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note in pencil on verso of photograph reads: "Mother's Brother"
- Photographer's studio markings on recto of cabinet card read: "Jas. Dickinson / Newcastle-On-Tyne"
- Photographers studio markings on verso of cabinet card read: "The Portrait / City Gallery / Photographic Artist / Jas Dickinson / Grainger Street Newcastle-On-Tyne / Negatives Kept / Additional Copies Can Always Be Obtained / Portraits of Every Description Enlarged / Portrait Clubs."
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phonograph
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact726
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV971.17.2
- Description
- The cabinet phonograph is made by the Phonola Co. of Canada Ltd., in Kitchener, Ontario. The model name is Organola.
- Object History
- The "Lewis Piano & Phonograph House" "HOME OF THE PHONOLA" "ARTHUR SMITH, Proprietor" "615 Robson Street Vancouver, B.C." "Phone Seymour 4304", was the Vancouver distributor for the Phonola Company of Canada.
- Country Made
- Canada
- Province Made
- Ontario
- Site/City Made
- Kitchener
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cabinet
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact1022
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV971.24.13
- Description
- Cabinet; metal frame, glass on sides; similar in style to a tea cart
- Category
- 02. Furnishings
- Classification
- Furniture - - Storage & Display Furniture
- Object Term
- Cabinet
- Subjects
- Furniture
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phonograph
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact5045
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV987.10.1
- Description
- Cabinet style cylinder record player, "Ambrola" Model 75, circa 1914. Grillwork panel, 3 drawers and crank handle. The drawers contain cylinder records.
- Object History
- "Ambrola" is a reference to a type of plastic called Blue Amberol that was used to make cylinder records.
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phonograph
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact6829
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV985.228.1
- Description
- Cabinet phonograph made by the "Victor Talking Machine Co./ of Canada Limited". It is the Credenza model with a serial number of C 2886. The cabinet has side doors at the front with four slots to accomodate record binders.
- Country Made
- Canada
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radio
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact7102
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV985.399.1
- Description
- Cabinet style radio is a Stromberg - Carlson, Model No. 972, produced ca. 1940. It can receive standard broadcast and shortwave transmissions. It is also possible to plug in an electronic phonograph to have it play through the radio. There are six push buttons on the front that allow the user to preset stations for quick tuning. . Two of the stations, KOMO and KIRO, broadcast from Seattle, Washington and stations CJOR, CKWX, CKMO broadcast from Vancouver. There is also a CBR station which is the Citizens Band radio. Glued inside the radio cabinet is an envelope that contains a manual, "INSTALLATION AND OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS / FOR STROMBERG-CARLSON NO. 972 RADIO RECEIVERS" and a warranty card "Stromberg-Carlson / Stromberg-Carlson Telephone Mfg. Co. of Canada Limited/ 211-219 Geary Ave. / Warranty Registry Department Toronto 4, Canada". There is also an envelope with three cards stapled together that have punch out radio station call letters. one for "CANADIAN STATIONS" and two for "AMERICAN STATIONS".
- Object History
- Originally founded in 1894 to manufacture telephones, the Stromberg-Carlson company also produced radio components, and began selling their own complete sets during the early 1920s. By that time, the radio craze had fully absorbed the American public, and radio pioneer RCA was cornering the market after scooping up over 2,000 broadcasting-related patents. Stromberg-Carlson entered the field by making smaller parts for tube radios. Eventually, the company applied its telephone-audio expertise to develop a successful line of radio headsets. In 1923, the company was licensed to produce the “Neutodyne” radio circuit designed by Dr. L. A. Hazeltine. Stromberg-Carlson’s first set came out in early 1924, and the company steadily grew its radio production, eventually requiring RCA licenses for several products. In 1926, Stromberg-Carlson became the first manufacturer to merge phonograph and radio technology by incorporating a phonograph jack into its radio chassis. By the end of the decade, Stromberg-Carlson sold sets with fully integrated radio and turntable technologies, and the company’s radio sales surpassed that of its telephones... The 1930s represented boom years for Stromberg-Carlson’s radio development, as it introduced new modifications like automatic volume control, improved amplifying methods, and an early push-button tuning mechanism. Ads from the late '30s emphasize other innovations, like the unique Stromberg-Carlson “acoustical labyrinth,” a complex baffle design which improved sound quality by guiding audio waves through a series of interlocking chambers, and its “Te-Lek-Tor” series, which included remote-control capabilities. “Let your dealer arrange an audition,” was the brand’s cheeky slogan, emphasizing its reputation for superior sound quality. Over the next 20 years, Stromberg-Carlson created an array of gorgeous Art Deco-inspired radios, from the sleek, ivory-colored 140-K console to the tabletop 225-H with its floral-patterned speaker grill and octagonal dial. After the company’s merger with General Dynamics in 1955, the business was restructured to focus production on telephone products, and its radios were discontinued.
- Reference
- http://www.collectorsweekly.com/radios/stromberg
- Country Made
- United States of America
- Canada
- Province Made
- Ontario
- Site/City Made
- Toronto
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cabinet scraper
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact14646
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV984.32.10
- Description
- A rectangular polished steel scraper blade. One edge is bevelled. Markings stamped on one side: "STANLEY" within a rectangular border and underneath within a hear shape border is "S.W.". Beneath this is "MADE IN CAN."
- Measurements
- Overall measurements: Length: 10.7 cm Width: 7.5 cm Thickness: 1 mm
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medical cabinet
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact17225
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV979.13.2
- Description
- Dentist's cabinet; with drawers, glass plates, handle
- Object History
- Albert Joseph Samual Prothero was born June 6 1920 in Wales to Albert and Gertrude Prothero. Albert and Gertrude moved to Canada in the late 1920s with their children Albert, Sidney and Violet and settled in Delta. The family later relocated to Vancouver in the mid/late 1930s on West 7th Street. Albert Joseph Samual Prothero attended Delta Central School and later married Helen Slark. He worked as a dentist. The family lived at 5615 Carson Street in Burnaby. He died in 1995 in Vancouver.
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retail display cabinet
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact22777
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV976.148.38
- Description
- retail display cabinet or dispensing cabinet; wood slat construction (1/4 in. or 063 cm) with paper product labeling over top. Paper product labelling is in colour. Six drawers with small metal pull-rings. Original labeling appears to be for "Bauer & Black" brands of plasters and dressings, but other labels have been placed over the orginal markings in some places.
- Object History
- This item originates from the National Drug Company.
- Classification
- Advertising Media
- Marks/Labels
- Original labeling appears to be for "Bauer & Black" brands of plasters and dressings. These include: "King's Kidney Plasters", "B & B / Belladonna / Plasters", and "REX / Porous / Plasters". Other labels have been placed over the orginal markings in some places. These include: "RUSSIAN-TYPE / MINERAL OIL / (HEAVY LIQUID PETROLATUM), "STANDARD / (REGISTERED) / FORMALDEHYDE / GUARANTEED 37% / POISON", "FRENCH CHALK / B.C. DRUGS LIMITED / VANCOUVER, B.C.", and "PURE GREEN SOAP / For Shampooing / ... / B.C. DRUGS LIMITED, LABORATORY / VANCOUVER, CANADA".
- Measurements
- 87.6 cm x 86.4 cm x 54.6 cm
- Maker
- Bauer & Black
- Country Made
- United States of America
- Province Made
- Illinois
- Site/City Made
- Chicago
- Subjects
- Advertising Medium
- Names
- National Drug Company
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safe
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact23244
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV976.216.1
- Description
- Safe, Diebold Safe + Lock Co.; with four wooden drawers and a key. The safe has double outer doors with a combination lock. Inside there is an upper cabinet for storing ledgers and registers, this is secured with a key lock. On the bottom is a separate cabinet with a pair of combinaton locks and a reinforced bar to secure valuables. The doors of the safe are decorated with painted landscape scenes on the outside and on the doors to the upper cabinet. The body of the safe is highlighted with gold pin stripping. The name of the maker is stenciled on the inside of the main doors. There are paper inspection labels on the right side of the upper cabinet doors. The last time lock inspection was 7/28/49 (July 28, 1949)
- Object History
- Diebold Safe and Lock Co.. has been in business since 1859 and is still producing safes and security systems today (see reference for business web site)
- Reference
- http://www.diebold.com/150/featurestories_earlydays.htm
- Marks/Labels
- "48 / 129889" stamped in the two main door handles "DIEBOLD LOCK & SAFE CO. / CANTON OH / PATENTED / MAY 23 1871" stamped on the two main door handles.
- Country Made
- United States of America
- Province Made
- Ohio
- Site/City Made
- Canton
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cabinet
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact23663
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV975.5.1
- Description
- Cabinet, for display and storage, Rosewood or Mahogany, with gold decoration; top section and two sections with glass doors, bottom, and two drawers. Matches HV975.5.2
- Object History
- Contents of Chinese Herbalist Store "Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co.", Victoria, B.C.
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cabinet
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact23664
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV975.5.2
- Description
- Cabinet (apothecary drawers), for display and storage, Western Red cedar, with gold decororation; top shelf, middle section and drawers. Matches HV975.5.1
- Object History
- Contents of Chinese Herbalist Store "Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co.", Victoria, B.C. Legend for the order of drawers is also in the collection HV975.5.1006.
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cabinet
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact24621
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV975.5.1117
- Description
- Wooden wall cabinet
- Object History
- Contents of Chinese Herbalist Store "Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co.", Victoria B.C.
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purse
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact28867
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV973.38.165
- Description
- Purse, brown leather; silver metal frame; short black rigid leather handle; outside flap fastens with metal clasps.
- Object History
- Florena (or Floriana) Bird was born in Toronto in 1882 to Joseph Bird and Alice Pill. She married Orval Elsworth Butler, a cabinet maker and carpenter in 1928. She worked as a clerk until her marriage at age 44. The couple moved to Burnaby in the 1930s. Orval died at age 79 in 1941. Florena died in 1973 at age 90. The Orval Butler and his first wife, Catherine, likely built the house at 8006 Government Rd. Catherine (spelling unknown) died and left Orval a widower before his marriage to Florena. Florena later lived in the house. The contents of the house were donated to the Burnaby Village Museum upon her death as part of her estate.
- Subjects
- Personal Gear - Purses
- Personal Gear
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purse
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact28885
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV973.38.183
- Description
- Purse, metal beaded, bronze irridescent; drawstring; loops for cord also beaded.
- Object History
- Florena (or Floriana) Bird was born in Toronto in 1882 to Joseph Bird and Alice Pill. She married Orval Elsworth Butler, a cabinet maker and carpenter in 1928. She worked as a clerk until her marriage at age 44. The couple moved to Burnaby in the 1930s. Orval died at age 79 in 1941. Florena died in 1973 at age 90. The Orval Butler and his first wife, Catherine, likely built the house at 8006 Government Rd. Catherine (spelling unknown) died and left Orval a widower before his marriage to Florena. Florena later lived in the house. The contents of the house were donated to the Burnaby Village Museum upon her death as part of her estate.
- Colour
- Brown
- Subjects
- Personal Gear - Purses
- Personal Gear
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portable desk
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact29471
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV973.56.21
- Description
- Walnut chest, lap desk, portable writing cabinet and desk; sides are plain; sloping lid has brass cut-out designs at corners and centre, each with a marble set in the centre; centre design is large petal either side, smaller up and down, with four smallest between; stemmed flower inside larger petals, smallest have leaf; corner designs are one large petal and two half-petals, each with stemmed flower, small flower between petals; brass settings for inkwell, square, one either side of flat part of lid; between these is box with curved lid, plain sides and back, front has brass cut-out designs; at centre, with keyhole, is petal either side, stemmed flower inside; either side is flower in triangle, with marble; lid has similar brass and marble designs to desk lid, but smaller; writing surface of desk is purple fuzzy fabric with border and flourishes; leather-lined compartment under upper part of writing surface, extends under inkwell part with shelves; upper box has vertical compartments, two larger, three smaller, lined with white fabric; pen compartment either side of smaller ones with purple velvet lids and brass knobs; desk and upper box have locks; with key
- Object History
- The donor's family were early settlers to Burnaby, and he worked for the BCER as an electrician. Donor was the original owner of the property that the Burnaby Village Museum now occupies. The writing slope was used widely in the 1800s. It was mainly used in the late 1700s during colonial expeditions, and military travel. It became very popular in Victorian times for lay people and used in many homes. It provided a portable desk, complete with a soft writing surface (felt or leather), compartments for ink, pens, and paper. It was considered to be a personal item, rather than a household one.
- Classification
- Written Communication T&E
- Measurements
- height: 27 cm width: 36 cm depth: 26 cm
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purse
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact46257
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV973.38.209
- Description
- Purse; brown leather stamped to look like alligator skin; soft leather strap; silver coloured metal frame also with texture of reptile.
- Object History
- Florena (or Floriana) Bird was born in Toronto in 1882 to Joseph Bird and Alice Pill. She married Orval Elsworth Butler, a cabinet maker and carpenter in 1928. She worked as a clerk until her marriage at age 44. The couple moved to Burnaby in the 1930s. Orval died at age 79 in 1941. Florena died in 1973 at age 90. The Orval Butler and his first wife, Catherine, likely built the house at 8006 Government Rd. Catherine (spelling unknown) died and left Orval a widower before his marriage to Florena. Florena later lived in the house. The contents of the house were donated to the Burnaby Village Museum upon her death as part of her estate.
- Subjects
- Personal Gear - Purses
- Personal Gear
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sewing machine
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact79915
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- X3042
- Description
- Sewing machine built into cabinet with sewing accessories and instruction manual. The model name is "Beaver". The sewing machine folds up from the cabinet and the treadle is attached inside. The machine serial number is: "4987 A".
- Patent Date
- 1909
- Subjects
- Textileworking Tools and Equipment
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Cabinet
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact90896
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV021.3.1
- Description
- Worn wooden cabinet made from Douglas Fir and cedar. The interior of the cabinet is painted a pale yellow. One third of the cabinet closest to the ground houses a large open shevling area with the back paneling visible. The middle of the cabinet has 5 slots for drawers with metal handles. One drawer is missing. The top third of the cabinet is split into 2 shelves with a yellow board bisecting the top shelf. Chinese characters are painted in black on the back of the shelving unit.
- Object History
- The cabinet was found in the Thrussell farmhouse on Marine Drive in Burnaby in the 1999.The Thrussell's land had been leased to Chinese tenant farmers by the Thrussell family and also previous owners. The City demolished the house, but they salvaged many items in the house before doing so. Of note are the Chinese characters and the joinery and construction of the cabinet. Chinese characters are painted in black on the back of the shelving unit The first two characters refer to pine wood and the last character is stem or branch.
- Category
- 02. Furnishings
- Classification
- Household Accessories - - Storage & Display Accessories
- Object Term
- Cabinet
- Colour
- Brown
- Yellow
- Measurements
- 42” high x 42” wide x 14” width
- Geographic Access
- Marine Drive
- Nelson Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Fraser Arm (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Big Bend Area
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record player
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact91557
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV022.11.1
- Description
- Fleetwood brand radio and record player cabinet. The wooden cabinet has a cabinet door on one side and a control panel and speaker on the other.
- Inside the cabinet is a shelf that holds the record turntable. The turntable has a plastic arm. The shelf below the turntable would be suitable for storing records.
- The control panel includes four knobs for Off-Tone, Volume, Phono-Radio, and Tuning. The panel also includes a dial for AM radio tuning.
- The speaker below has a four paned panel with speaker fabric in a brown tone.
- The back of the cabinet is open on one side to reveal the radio mechanism and speaker.
- The radio has a product stamp from Electrical Products Manufacturing of Montreal, Quebec.
- Vols 115, Model 43-52, Amps 0.45, Cycle 6.0, Serial 31-1
- Object History
- The record player belonged to Adell Philips and was in her Spruce Street home in Burnaby for more than 50 years.
- Classification
- Sound Communication T&E - - Sound Communication Devices
- Object Term
- Player, Record
- Measurements
- Height: 76.5 cm Width: 76.5 cm Depth: 39.5 cm
- Names
- Philips, Adell Greenwood
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