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chair
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact91628
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV022.21.102
- Description
- Director's chair made of wood with canvas seat and back rest. The canvas is a dark maroon colour. The back of the back rest has an illustration of Roald Dahl's Big Friendly Giant
- The chair is foldable with hinges on each side of the seat.
- On the bottom of each leg is a white plastic floor glide.
- Object History
- Director's chair custom made for Jimmy by a colleague on the set of the BFG. A similar one was made for Steven Spielberg by the same colleague.
- Jimmy Chow worked in TV and film as a property master for more than 42 years. A property master is responsible for building and procuring props that actors handle and use. This sometimes means making replica items that are lighter, false or make filming easier on the actor. This differs from set decoration, which uses props to create a backdrop and is less central to the action on set.
- Jimmy Chow was responsible for designing, managing, and sourcing props for films such as: BFG, Warcraft: The Beginning, X-Men 2, Fantastic Four, Watchman, Tron: Legacy, Little Women, Seven Years in Tibet, Shanghai Noon, The Shipping News, Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer, The Changeling, Man of Steel (Superman), Snow Falling on Cedars, Legends of the Fall, And the Sea Will Tell, and Once a Thief.
- He entered the film industry in 1973 working for CBC Vancouver and gained valuable experience working on the set of the television series The Beachcombers, which launched his career.
- Category
- 02. Furnishings
- Classification
- Furniture - - Seating Furniture
- Object Term
- Chair, Director's
- Marks/Labels
- Front of backrest: JIMMY CHOW / Property Master Back of backrest: The BFG
- Measurements
- Height: 86 cm
- Width: 61 cm
- Depth: 44 cm
- Subjects
- Persons - Chinese Canadians
- Furniture
- Names
- Chow, Hipman "Jimmy"
Images
clipboard
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact24489
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV975.5.984
- Description
- File board, "The Ottawa"; and cardboard for top of board, "The Ottawa File", "The Eclipse Manufacturing Co., Limited Ottawa, Canada" with metal clips.
- Object History
- This item originates from the Chinese Herbalist Store "Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co.", Victoria B.C. Industrial 2-Ring Metal Ledger Clipboard Binder by the Steel Equipment Company of Ottawa and manufactured in Pembroke, Ontario. The original patent date is stamped 1911, however this item was likley used in the 1940s-50s. The original cardboard backing piece with the manufacturer information is still intact.
- Classification
- Chemical T&E
- Marks/Labels
- Sign reads " THE OTTAWA FILE/ The Eclipse Manufacturing Co./LIMITED/OTTAWA CAN." Chinese characters on label, which literally translate to "good smell or fragrant"; "harbour"; "Hong Kong"; "come"; "products or good"; "incoming products or goods"; "bill or list"; "tax"; "foot"; "bill or list". When adjusted for comprehension product is a packing list from Hong Kong.
- Measurements
- 34 cm height x 20 cm width
Images
lard tin
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact41438
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV001.1.212
- Description
- Lard tin of Burns and Co., White Carnation Brand, lard. The container is cylindrical, metal with a lid; It is red with green writing and white accents. The image of a caranation flower is on the side of the tin. It has a wire, bail style, handle. The lid is stuck fast. It has slight rust and the writing is faded
- Object History
- P Burns and Company was a successful western Canada industrial and retail company. Patrick Burns was born in Ontario, and spent his early years driving cattle and ranching in Winnipeg. The expansion of the railway drew him further west and in 1890 he established an abbatoir in Calgary and further expanded into BC in 1895. The P.Burns and Company Butcher Shop still exists today as a heritage site in Port Moody. (From City of Port Moody website; more information available.)
- Marks/Labels
- "Burns White Carnation Brand Lard Compound" "P. Burns & Co. Limited" "Calgary Vancouver Edmonton"
- Country Made
- Canada
- Subjects
- Product Packaging
- Container
- Geographic Access
- Vancouver
Images
magazine
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact46334
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV985.5158.73
- Description
- Physical Culture - Magazine -- [1920]. Issue of Physical Culture Magazine from February 1920. The front cover has an illustration of a runner with an industrial cityscape in the background. The runner also appears to be holding an angel. The front cover advertises articles on Life Insurance for the "Rejected", How to Save Your Kidneys, My Mental System of Keeping Fit, What Your Child Should Eat. The magazine includes articles on physical health as well as numerous advertisements for health related products. The magazine is 29.5cm x 22cm.
- Reference
- Ball State University Library – Archives and Special Collections: Physical Culture Magazine Collection. Accessed September 14, 2009 http://www.bsu.edu/libraries/collections/archives/findingaids/physicalculture.pdf
- Christy, Jim, (2008), Scalawags: Rogues, Roustabouts, Wags & Scamps – Brazen Ne’er-Do-Wells Through the Ages. Vancouver: Anvil Press. Bernarr Macfadden (1868 – 1955), p. 153-158
- Title
- Physical Culture
- Publication Date
- February 1920
Images
poster
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact91034
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV020.5.1683
- Description
- Poster; brown ink printed on beige paper; printed text reads, from top to bottom: "PROGRAMME / A Burnaby celebration marking the official opening of / BRITISH COLUMBIA SPRING FESTIVAL '75, / a programme of the Community Recreation Branch, Department of Travel Industry / CENTURY PARK / Thursday, May 15, 11 am - 4 pm / Hosted by His Worship, Mayor Tom Constable and the Corporation of the District of Burnaby / Organized by the Burnaby Arts Council, the Burnaby Art Gallery, Heritage Village Directorate, Burnaby Parks and Recreation / Department and their affiliate member organizations in conjunction with the British Columbia Festival..."; text below lists events taking place at various locations including: Heritage Village, James Cowan Theatre, Burnaby Art Gallery, Outdoor Stage, Sports Demonstrations, Deer Lake and Upper Field Near Art Gallery; a series of ten rectangular icons along the bottom edge of the Poster depict: sporting events, singing, music and crafts; text underneath reads: "printed at Heritage Village"; image of Heritage Village bandstand in top left corner.
- Object History
- Part of the Century Park Museum Association and Heritage Village (Burnaby Village Museum) ephemera collection. Heritage Village/Burnaby Village Museum was under the governance of CPMA from 1971 to 1989. Printed in Heritage Village print shop.
- Category
- 08. Communication Artifacts
- Classification
- Advertising Media
- Object Term
- Poster
- Colour
- Brown
- Beige
- Measurements
- 43.5 cm x 28 cm
- Maker
- Heritage Village
- Country Made
- Canada
- Province Made
- British Columbia
- Site/City Made
- Burnaby
- Subjects
- Documentary Artifacts - Posters
Images
programme poster
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact90083
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV976.232.28
- Description
- programme poster; rectangular, tan, textured paper; text in dark brown reads: "PROGRAMME / A Burnaby celebration marking the official opening of / BRITISH COLUMBIA SPRING FESTIVAL '75"; "a progrmme of the Community Recreation Branch, Department of Travel Industry". Program poster provides a comprehensive listing of the planned events at seven different locations around Deer Lake on May 15, 1975; printed at the Heritage Village in 1975. The festivities were "organized by the Burnaby Arts Council, the Burnaby Art Gallery, Heritage Village Directorate, Burnaby Parks and Recreation Department and their affiliate member organizations with the British Columbia Festival."
- Object History
- Printed in Heritage Village Print shop. Object belonged to Mary D. Trainer, as a member of the Burnaby Centennial '71 Committee and the Centennial Co-ordinator hired to help organize a variety of community events to commemorate the 100th anniversary of British Columbia's entry into Confederation.
- Category
- 08. Communication Artifacts
- Classification
- Documentary Artifacts - - Other Documents
- Object Term
- Program
- Colour
- Beige
- Brown
- Measurements
- Length: 44.0 cm x Width: 28.5 cm
- Maker
- Heritage Village
- Country Made
- Canada
- Province Made
- British Columbia
- Site/City Made
- Burnaby
- Publication Date
- 1975
Images
sign
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact91627
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV022.21.101
- Description
- Sign designed to look like a menu board for a movie prop. The board is printed on an aluminum frame dry erase board.
- The front of the board is white and has Chinese characters printed in red and green text with an illustration of a person in a chef's hat on the right side.
- The english translation is provided on the back of the board in the technical specifications.
- The technical specifications on the back include information about the scale, text colours, and movie information like director, production design, set number.
- Object History
- "Jimmy's Dumplings" prop created as part of a street scene in movie Fantastic Four 2.
- Jimmy Chow worked in TV and film as a property master for more than 42 years. A property master is responsible for building and procuring props that actors handle and use. This sometimes means making replica items that are lighter, false or make filming easier on the actor. This differs from set decoration, which uses props to create a backdrop and is less central to the action on set.
- Jimmy Chow was responsible for designing, managing, and sourcing props for films such as: BFG, Warcraft: The Beginning, X-Men 2, Fantastic Four, Watchman, Tron: Legacy, Little Women, Seven Years in Tibet, Shanghai Noon, The Shipping News, Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer, The Changeling, Man of Steel (Superman), Snow Falling on Cedars, Legends of the Fall, And the Sea Will Tell, and Once a Thief.
- He entered the film industry in 1973 working for CBC Vancouver and gained valuable experience working on the set of the television series The Beachcombers, which launched his career.
- Category
- 08. Communication Artifacts
- Classification
- Advertising Media
- Object Term
- Sign, Advertising
- Marks/Labels
- English Translation: Best Selection / Sun-Thurs 12pm-12am / Fri-Sat 12pm-2am / Daily Specials From 10 Yuan / Shanghai Noodle Soup / Green Onion with Braised Noodles / Souple Noodles with Shredded Chicken / Fried Rice Noodles with Beef / Diced Chicken with Sauce / Jimmy Dumpling
- Names
- Chow, Hipman "Jimmy"
Images
sign
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact91632
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV022.21.106
- Description
- Sign created to be a prop in a movie. The sign is made of wood and has text painted on both sides. The frame of the sign is painted black and distressed in areas revealing the natural wood.
- The sign itself has a red background with black text in English and Chinese characters in gold.
- There are two cup hooks at the top of the sign, each is a different size. The smaller cup hook has some wire strung through it.
- Object History
- Jimmy Chow worked in TV and film as a property master for more than 42 years. A property master is responsible for building and procuring props that actors handle and use. This sometimes means making replica items that are lighter, false or make filming easier on the actor. This differs from set decoration, which uses props to create a backdrop and is less central to the action on set.
- Jimmy Chow was responsible for designing, managing, and sourcing props for films such as: BFG, Warcraft: The Beginning, X-Men 2, Fantastic Four, Watchman, Tron: Legacy, Little Women, Seven Years in Tibet, Shanghai Noon, The Shipping News, Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer, The Changeling, Man of Steel (Superman), Snow Falling on Cedars, Legends of the Fall, And the Sea Will Tell, and Once a Thief.
- He entered the film industry in 1973 working for CBC Vancouver and gained valuable experience working on the set of the television series The Beachcombers, which launched his career.
- Reference
- "HIPMAN CHOW / AND SON / TRADING CO. / 239-0621"
- Category
- 08. Communication Artifacts
- Classification
- Advertising Media
- Object Term
- Sign, Advertising
- Measurements
- Height: 76.5 cm
- Width: 122.5 cm
- Depth: 6.5 cm
- Names
- Chow, Hipman "Jimmy"
Images
t-shirt
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact79036
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV007.3.1
- Description
- White t-shirt with "the BRIDGE/STUDIOS" stitched on the shirt in red and blue. The inner tag says "GILDAN/ ACTIVEWEAR/ ULTRA/ COTTONTM/ HEAVYWEIGHT"
- Object History
- Obtained from the Bridge Studio Burnaby circa 2006. The Bridge Studios was built in 1987 on 15 acres of land that was formerly part of the Dominion Bridge bridge-building plant. From 1930 until the mid 1970s, Dominion Bridge constructed steel structures ranging from portions of the Golden Gate and Lions Gate Bridges to holding tanks for pulp mills. Several of the Dominion Bridge buildings were re-used by the studio, including the Cafeteria Building, the Boiler House, and the Compressor Building. In the mid-1970s filming began on a temporary basis in unused portions of the plant. In 1987, after lobby efforts by local film industry unions, guilds, and suppliers, the Government of British Columbia agreed to invest in renovating the site to create a permanent studio facility in order to ensure that BC had a stable base of operations for film production. The Bridge Studios, the first dedicated studio facility in Vancouver, opened for business in 1987 with television series "MacGyver" and the feature film "Stakeout" among the first productions to have used the facility.
- Subjects
- Clothing
- Clothing - Outerwear
Images
