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leaflet
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact28716
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV973.38.14
- Description
- How To Open A New Book - Leaflet. From 'Modern Bookbinding Practically Considered', By Wm. Matthews.". Provides detailed instructions on how to properly open a book. The leaflet is produced by The Colliery Engineering Co. in Scranton Pa.
- Maker
- Colliery Engineering Co
- Country Made
- United States of America
- Province Made
- Pennsylvania
- Site/City Made
- Scranton
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notebook
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact4113
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV988.44.7
- Description
- Hercules Logging Jack - Notebook -- [1941]. Notebook produced by Gilchrist Engineering Company Limited on 135 West 2nd Avenue, Vancouver B.C. The front cover of the notebook advertises the Gilchrist "Hercules" Logging Jack, with an illustration of the jack. Inside the notebook is a price list for repair parts as of June 1st 1941. The back of the cover advertises the other services that Gilchrist Engineering provides. The notebook measures 8cm x 14.5cm.
- Subjects
- Documentary Artifacts
- Advertising Medium
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dog tag
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact91530
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV022.5.1
- Description
- A small dog tag in the shape of a cartoon dog house. There is a sketch of a cartoon dog sitting in the entrance of the house, and the tag details are etched into the "roof" and "side" of the dog house.
- Object History
- The owner of the dog who wore this tag is Bernice Bell (nee Cashato) who lived in Burnaby with her parents. Her father, Joe Cashato, worked for the Engineering department of the City of Burnaby.
- Category
- 08. Communication Artifacts
- Classification
- Documentary Artifacts - - Other Documents
- Object Term
- Animal License
- Marks/Labels
- The label etched into the tag reads: "D.T.P 1962 Burnaby" followed by the number 2115
- Colour
- Bronze
- Measurements
- height: 3.5 cm width: 3.2 cm
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Capitol Hill (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Capitol Hill Area
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memorandum
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact39834
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV999.17.9
- Description
- Memorandum from "Office of the A.R.P. Controller" "re: First Aid in Brief"; this was sent "to the Warden, Auxiliary Fire, Engineering and Messenger Services"; c. 1940s; authored by "J. Albuary Clou, Controller"; tyewritten in black ink; paper is yellowed
- Object History
- Item was used by Harry Charles Cutress who was an active member of the Burnaby Air Raid Precautions (A.R.P.) in South Burnaby.
- Category
- 08. Communication Artifacts
- Classification
- Documentary Artifacts - - Other Documents
- Object Term
- Serial
- Title
- First Aid Brief
- Publication Date
- [194-]
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Toolbox
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact89169
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV018.23.2
- Description
- toolbox; hand-made toolbox with pull-out interior drawer; wood with 3/4 fold-down lid, metal carry handle and lock hasp; steel hinges and two metal corners at top of box; white and black paint; unpainted wood interior drawer with small pull handle.
- Object History
- This tool box was made by donor's father David, who worked as a machinest at Heaps Engineering in New Westminster. David was born in Scotland in 1882 and immigrated to Canada. He lived in Spruce Street and Telford Street in Burnaby. His children atteneded Kingsway West Elementary School, South Burnaby and King Edward High School.
- Category
- 04.Tools & Equipment for Materials
- Classification
- Multiple Use T&E for Materials
- Object Term
- Container, Tool
- Measurements
- L: 71.2 cm W: 20.0 H: 25.0 cm
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Maywood Area
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locomotive
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact6255
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV985.16.1
- Description
- The locomotive known as, "Old Curly", is a small construction or logging engine fitted with a saddle tank for water and with two sand domes on top. The engine has a 0-4-4 wheel layout, that is no front truck, 4 driving wheels and a 4 wheel truck under the cab. There is no tender wood or coal was stacked at the rear of the cab. This engine has been altered several times in its career. There is a layer of insulation (asbestos?) between the saddle tank and the boiler. Round pane of clear "headlight glass" located at AB106-GS-6 in June 2019
- Object History
- This locomotive is also known as 'Emory'. The locomotive was nicknamed 'Curly', an expression used to describe the devil. The engine was built in San Francisco in the 1879 and was used during the building of the harbour sea wall. It was likley built by Marshutz & Cantrell. It was acquired by Andrew Onderdonk in 1881 to use during construction of the Fraser Canyon section of the Canadian Pacific Railroad (CPR). The locomotive was the first logging locomotive in this area. It was later used on the section from Savona Ferry to Kamloops. The locomotive was layed up in 1887 and not used for several years until it was purchased by the British Columbia Timber and Trading Company (BCTTC) for use on their logging railway in Surrey. In the early 1900s the engine was shifted from Surrey to the company operations north of Powell River. Its history of use is not known while it was in this area. It was brought back to Vancouver, in a damaged condition and stored on BCTTC property. It was acquired by the CPR and restored as a 50th Anniversary Project in 1930. It was displayed at the Pacific National Exhibition grounds until the 1973 when it was brought to Heritage Village (later BVM) and restored again.
- Marks/Labels
- "213D / No. 104 / T.P. 240 / W.P. 150 / T.P.T. / 1900" stamped into a smooth area above the fire door in the cab. "3" brass number riveted to the front of the boiler and painted into the side of the front lantern.
- Colour
- Black
- Measurements
- The locomotive is 26 feet 2 inches (793cm) long by 9 feet (374.3cm) wide and 12 feet (366cm) to the top of the smoke stack. The locomotive sits on 30 feet of track under a roofed shelter.
- The cab is 10 feet 3 inches (315cm) long by 7 feet 6 inches (228.6 cm) wide and 9 feet 3 inches (284.5cm) high
- Country Made
- United States of America
- Province Made
- California
- Site/City Made
- San Francisco
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motorcycle
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact16269
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV982.7.1
- Description
- Motorcycle, made by the Canadian Cycle and Motor Co. (CCM). It was manufactured ca 1911, and it is identified as a Model 10. The serial number on engine is, M.T. 11098. The motorcycle has a bicycle style tubular, metal frame. The engine and fuel tank are mounted inside the frame. A leather link chain runs from the engine pulley to a large drive pulley on the rear wheel. The motorcycle is equipped with bicycle style pedals as well as the engine.
- Object History
- Original owner's name found on bicycle by CCI staff in Ottawa. Last licenced 1923. That owner died in a car accident in 1924.
- Country Made
- Canada
- Province Made
- Ontario
- Site/City Made
- Weston
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pamphlet
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact84653
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV011.50.14
- Description
- pamphlet; light green paper; printed on two sides with brown ink; front includes title "BURNABY / CENTRAL / RAILWAY" with photograph of model steam engine above and information on the railway operation with fares; verso of pahmplet includes map with location of Burnaby Central Railway and contact information.
- Object History
- Burnaby Central Railway Project was constructed on the site of Heritage Village and was financed by the British Columbia Society of Model Engineers; Century Park Museum Association (via Burnaby Parks); Federal Government New Horizons Program and B.C. Goverment Recreation Facilities fund. British Columbia Society of Model Engineers (B.C.M.E.) operated the Burnaby Central Railway inside Heritage Village (Burnaby Village Museum) between 1975 and 1991.
- Measurements
- w: 10 cm h: 20 cm.
- Subjects
- Transportation - Rail
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carousel
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact71793
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV993.50.1
- Description
- C.W. Parker Carousel. Hand-carved wooden carousel built in Leavenworth, Kansas in 1912.
- There are 36 wooden horses and 1 chariot plus 4 cast aluminum ponies. The Carousel has 500 major parts, including 14 rounding boards, 14 shields, 52 scenery panels, 140 mirrors, 28 stationary brass poles and 858 11-watt lights.
- Originally the carousel was powered by a steam engine but is now powered by a three-phase electrical motor capable of 5 horsepower. The speed of the carousel is approximately 5 revolutions per minute.
- The carousel is housed in the Don Wrigely Pavilion at the Burnaby Village Museum and is in operation during the museum's open hours.
- Object History
- This carousel was built in 1912 at Leavenworth Kansas by C.W. Parker and was the 119th one made by them.
- It was originally sold in 1913 to Mr. F.K. Leggett of Houston Texas for $5,886.00 and was originally equipped with a steam engine and "wishbones/grass-hopper/jumping horse" mechanisms. It toured Texas for two years with the Lone Star Circus then in 1915 the machine was shipped back to the factory.
- It is believed that the machine was rebuilt by the factory, had some fancier horses and heavier rounding boards added. The jumping mechanism may have been changed then as well.
- Some of the horses are c.1917 and some 1920-22.
- The factory records consulted do not tell for certain where the machine went between 1915 and 1936, possibly to San Jose, CA from 1918 until 1922 and then to San Francisco California, or in Tacoma, Washington.
- In 1936 it was purchased, and was in operation at Happlyland in Vancouver by May 1936. The Parker #119 was put into a pavilion which had been built in 1928 by a rival company (Philadelphia Toboggan Company - P.T.C.) and was located next to the "Shoot the Chutes" ride. Here it remained until Happyland was demolished in 1957. Parker #119 was moved to the new small pavillion in Playland until that too was demolished in 1972.
- From 1972 to 1989, Parker #119 was operated outdoors, and was put away each winter. In 1989 it was announced that the carousel would be sold off horse by horse at an auction in New York. Ms. Venus Solano and Mr. Doug McCalum and other local people came together to "Save the Carousel" and formed the "Friends of the Vancouver Carousel Society".
- In May 1989, Burnaby Village Museum agreed to provide a home for the carousel and the "Friends", led by President Don Wrigley, set about raising the $330,000 to purchase the machine. Keith Jamieson, a carousel expert, was brought in to coordinate the rebuilding project. With a lot of hard work, the help of the Government of British Columbia and the support of the Municipality of Burnaby, the carousel was purchased. Funds were also raised to pay for the restoration, and Burnaby agreed to build a new pavilion for it as a Centennial project.
- Measurements
- Diameter: 2.19 metres (40 feet) at the platform
- Outer circumference: 38.1 metres (125 feet)
- Inner circumference: 23.34 metres
- Height: 8.84 metres (29 feet) at the centre
- Weight: 16 metric tons or 16,000kg empty (14 ½ tons) and 19 metric tons loaded (17 tons). Each horse weighs between 28-37 kg (75-100 pounds).
- Maker
- C. W. Parker Company
- Country Made
- United States of America
- Province Made
- Kansas
- Site/City Made
- Leavenworth
- Subjects
- Recreational Devices - Carousels
- Names
- Pacific National Exhibition (PNE)
- Lower Mainland Association of the Friends of the Vancouver Carousel
- C.W. Parker Company
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flyer
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact84655
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV011.50.16
- Description
- Flyer; single white sheet with black text; title "BURNABY CENTRAL RAILWAY / "Community Participation in Action". Flyer promoting the Burnaby Central Railway construction and maintenance, and asking for community support. The flyer lists a number of community parters that were already involved in the project.
- Object History
- Burnaby Central Railway Project was constructed on the site of Heritage Village and was financed by the British Columbia Society of Model Engineers; Century Park Museum Association (via Burnaby Parks); Federal Government New Horizons Program and B.C. Goverment Recreation Facilities fund. British Columbia Society of Model Engineers (B.C.M.E.) operated the Burnaby Central Railway inside Heritage Village (Burnaby Village Museum) between 1975 and 1991.
- Category
- 08. Communication Artifacts
- Classification
- Advertising Media
- Object Term
- Flier
- Measurements
- w: 14 cm h: 16.5 cm
- Country Made
- Canada
- Province Made
- British Columbia
- Site/City Made
- Burnaby
- Publication Date
- [1976]
- Subjects
- Advertising Medium - Flyer
- Names
- Burnaby Village Museum
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pamphlet
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact91155
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV011.44.18
- Description
- brown ink on beige cardstock; printed on both sides; one side includes photograph of a model steam engine with title below "BURNABY / CENTRAL / RAILWAY" and information regarding the hours of operation and admission rates; other side includes logo for Burnaby Central Railway with mapleleaf behind text box reading: "BURNABY / CENTRAL / RAILWAY", text below about Burnaby Central Railway and an inset map showing the location.
- Object History
- Advertising media was created as promotional material for the British Columbia Society of Model Engineers.
- Category
- 08. Communication Artifacts
- Classification
- Advertising Media
- Object Term
- Pamphlet
- Colour
- Brown
- Beige
- Measurements
- 21.3 x 10.3 cm
- Maker
- Agency Press
- Country Made
- Canada
- Province Made
- British Columbia
- Title
- Heritage Village Museum
- Publication Date
- [1980]
- Names
- Burnaby Village Museum
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autograph book
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact18282
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV978.57.26
- Description
- Autographs - Booklet -- [1915]. Small blue book for autographs that belonged to Norah Byrne. There are signatures dating from 1915 to 1932.
- Object History
- From the estate of Norah Byrne, daughter of Peter Byrne and Priscilla Amelia Rowling Rowling. She married William Napoleon Descoteau on May 28th 1924 in New Westminster. William worked as a steam engineer on the railroad.
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automobile
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact35075
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV993.19.1
- Description
- 1929 Nash Roadster, two door convertible with rumble seat. Body colour is two-tone, tan and brown. Wheels are wire spoke, mounting 29 in. X 5.5 in. tube tires. There are spare tires mounted on rims. These are located forward of the side doors. All the wheels have hubcaps. There are no side curtains. The engine is six cylinder with a "Twin Ignition" system. There are two sparkplugs per cylinder.
- Object History
- The Nash roadster was purchased by a private owner in British Columbia after it came out in 1929. In the late 1950s or 1960s the car was purchased from the first owner by William "Graham" Kidd (1922-1984) of Burnaby. The well loved vehicle was nicknamed "Agnes" by it's second owner Graham Kidd. Graham Kidd was the son of William Kidd Sr. (1882-1970) and Helen Kelly Kidd (1894-1977). Graham Kidd was born in Burnaby in 1922 and lived in Burnaby his whole life. Graham's father William Kidd and his mother Helen White Kelly married in North Burnaby in 1917 and moved into a home on Oxford Street. William Kidd opened a hardware store on East Hastings Street Burnaby in 1913 and operated it for twenty years before working for Burrard Brokerage in the 1930s. William and Helen had three children; William Graham Kidd, Margaret Graham "Peggy" (McLaughlin) and Ann (Mercier). In the late 1940s, Graham joined his father William Kidd working for Burrard Brokerage eventually becoming the proprietor of the business in the 1950s. Graham Kidd married Gweneth "Gwen" Anderson and lived in North Burnaby with their three children until he died in 1984. Graham Kidd loved his Nash automobile often going for Sunday drives with the convertible top down with children riding in the rumble seat. Parts for the automobile were hard to come by and the family recalls a neighbour Oscar Johnson helped to keep it in good condition. In the 1970s the Nash roadster was also refurbished and repainted with help from Graham Kidd's neighbour John Prestas. In 1984, after William Kidd died, Gwen Kidd donated the automobile to the Transportation Museum of British Columbia, Cloverdale who in turn donated it to Burnaby Village Museum in 1993.
- Classification
- Land Transportation T&E - - Motor Vehicles
- Object Term
- Automobile
- Marks/Labels
- "B33452", serial number
- "436", model number
- "80981", body number
- Maker
- Nash Motor Company
- Country Made
- United States of America
- Province Made
- Wisconsin
- Site/City Made
- Kenosha
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automobile
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact78603
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV002.85.1
- Description
- This Tudhope Everitt 30 automobile has been fully restored in the past. The open, touring body is blue with white trim. The head lamps are brass are gas flame lights. The gas generator is mounted on the right running board. There are two carriage style lamps mounted on the dash to supplement the headlights. The windshield is braced by rods running from the front fenders. The top is fabric and folds at the back when it is down. The wheels are wood spoked with steel rims. The steering wheel is mounted on the right hand side of the vehicle. The engine has four cylinders.
- Object History
- Donor's family is second to own this car. Used in North Vancouver area. 1911 Tudehope Everitt Touring Car Manufactured by The Tudhope Motor Co., Orillia, Ontario from parts supplied by Metzger Motor Co., Detroit, Michigan, U.S. A.
- Marks/Labels
- "VIN SN 0801435", vehicle number or serial number "4130", vintage license plate
- Maker
- Tudehope Company
- Country Made
- Canada
- Province Made
- Ontario
- Site/City Made
- Tudehope
- Patent Date
- 2011
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B C driver's licence
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact18261
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV978.57.5
- Description
- British Columbia Driver's Licence -(License) -- [1927]. Driver's Licence issued to Norah Irene Descoteau in 1927. The front cover has the Provincial Coat of Arms and the issue number for the licence "No. 118183". It states that "The Licence Must Be Carried With You At All Times When Driving". Inside provides detailed infromation about Norah and rules and regulations to driving. The license has been stamped by the Provincial Police in New Westminster, B.C.
- Object History
- From the estate of Norah Byrne, daughter of Peter Byrne and Priscilla Amelia Rowling Rowling. She married William Napoleon Descoteau on May 28th 1924 in New Westminster. William worked as a steam engineer on the railroad.
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booklet
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact18283
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV978.57.27
- Description
- What is Correct in Dress? - Booklet -- [1920]. Small yellow booklet advertising Spring and Summer fashions for The House of Hobberlin Limited. The booklet provides information on the Psychology of Clothes and the Correct Dress for All Occasions.
- Object History
- From the estate of Norah Byrne, daughter of Peter Byrne and Priscilla Amelia Rowling Rowling. She married William Napoleon Descoteau on May 28th 1924 in New Westminster. William worked as a steam engineer on the railroad.
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card
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact18276
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV978.57.20
- Description
- Virgin Mary and Jesus - Card. Cut-out paper coloured and embossed of Virgin Mary and Jesus with three children. Handwritten on the back is "Miss Norah Byrne"
- Object History
- From the estate of Norah Byrne, daughter of Peter Byrne and Priscilla Amelia Rowling Rowling. She married William Napoleon Descoteau on May 28th 1924 in New Westminster. William worked as a steam engineer on the railroad.
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card
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact18278
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV978.57.22
- Description
- Infant Jesus - Card. Religious card of an infant Jesus and flowers. Above the image is "Infant Jesus salvation of children!" written in script.
- Object History
- From the estate of Norah Byrne, daughter of Peter Byrne and Priscilla Amelia Rowling Rowling. She married William Napoleon Descoteau on May 28th 1924 in New Westminster. William worked as a steam engineer on the railroad.
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card
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact18281
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV978.57.25
- Description
- Blessed are all - Card. St. Joseph prayer card with an image of St. Joseph with a child Jesus on the front and "Blessed are all they that fear the Lord: that walk in his ways" written below. On the reverse is a passage from Psalms.
- Object History
- From the estate of Norah Byrne, daughter of Peter Byrne and Priscilla Amelia Rowling Rowling. She married William Napoleon Descoteau on May 28th 1924 in New Westminster. William worked as a steam engineer on the railroad.
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Certificate
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact90569
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV019.37.7
- Description
- A brown wooden frame around a Royal Canadian Air Force certification. The backing of the frame is covered over in paper, and there is a wire hanging wire. The certificate reads: This is to certify that Wing Commander CAN C522 MARTIN Elmer Wilson served on active service with the Royal Canadian Air Force from 6 September 1939 and was honourably released and transferred to the RCAF (Reserve) General Section, Class "E" on the 28th day of November 1945.
- Object History
- Elmer Wilson Martin was a professional engineer who lived much of his life in Burnaby. He married Ellen Renetta "Reta" (Boyd) Martin in approx. 1930 and the couple moved to Burnaby in 1931 for him to attend UBC. He later enlisted in the RCAF during WWII where he served as a pilot and wing commander. Elmer ran Martin's Auto Villa at 6604 East Hastings Street (later 6574 East Hastings Street) and was heavily involved in local Burnaby politics and with the North Burnaby Board of Trade. The donor states that he ran for Burnaby mayor in 1959 and also donated land to S.F.U. in the late 1960's. He had many businesses throughout his life including Paneloc Buildings, a pre-fab building manufacturing company. His last position was as Director with the construction company Webb & Knapp Canada Ltd.
- Category
- 08. Communication Artifacts
- Classification
- Documentary Artifacts - - Declaratory Documents
- Object Term
- Certificate
- Subjects
- Wars - World War, 1939-1945
- Names
- Martin, Elmer Wilson
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