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display fixture
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact34655
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV992.17.1
- Description
- display fixture; advertising display fixture; hollow, cast plaster model of a man's sock with a smiling face on the sole; sock is painted brown, black and white; base is painted black, with raised text in red and brown reading: "McGregor / HAPPY FOOT".
- Object History
- Object was a fixture used in the Jubilee Dry Goods store at 6763 Jubilee Avenue. Jubilee Dry Goods was owned by the Ernest and Jean Pitman family. McGregor Socks is a Canadian hosiery brand founded in 1928. The cushioned sole line of "Happy Foot" socks was introduced in the late 1930's.
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program
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact91396
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV020.5.2121
- Description
- Program; mimeographed copy; four pages stapled together at left edge; cover with yellow cardstock. Title on front cover reads: "South Burnaby Garden Club / BURNABY / CENTENNIAL / FALLSHOW" with illustration of BC Centennial logo; text beneath reads: "SPONSORED BY / THE BURNABY CENTENNIAL COMMITTEE / Sunday, September 12th, 1971, - 2:00p.m. to 6.00 p.m. / Jubilee Labour Hall _ 6884 Jubilee Avenue, / South Burnaby / Tea, served during the afternoon - 25[cents]". Content within on white pages includes a Foreword from the South Burnaby Garden Club and a list of items on display numbered 1 through 51 with titles "FRUIT"; "VEGETABLES"; "POT PLANTS"; "HORTICULTURE"; "DECORATIVE ARRANGEMENTS"; "MEN".
- Object History
- Program from South Burnaby Garden Club, Burnaby Centennial Fall show at Jubilee Labour Hall. This event was part of the Burnaby festivities in recognition of the B.C. Centennial in 1971. Events like this were sponsored by the Burnaby Centennial '71 Committee.
- Category
- 08. Communication Artifacts
- Classification
- Documentary Artifacts - - Other Documents
- Object Term
- Program
- Colour
- Yellow
- White
- Measurements
- Length:28 cm x Width: 21.5 cm
- Country Made
- Canada
- Province Made
- British Columbia
- Site/City Made
- Burnaby
- Publication Date
- 1971
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trophy
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact81997
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV011.29.1
- Description
- Trophy with a turned wood base. The trophy is electro-plated britannia metal, style number 3406 (?), made by the W. M. A. Rogers Co., as marked on the underside of the trophy. The cup is engraved: ANNUAL CHALLENGE CUP PRESENTED TO THE SOUTH BURNABY HORTICULTURAL ASSOCIATION CHRYSANTHEMUM BRANCH BY THE JAPANESE & CANADIAN CHRYSANTHEMUM SOCIETY 1940 The wood base has a dark brown finish and has two shields mounted on it, engraved: J.A. SIGGERS 1940 and H. L. KAY 1941
- Object History
- The 1940 winner was John Arthur Siggers (1905-1968). He was married to Nancy Evelyn (Duckett) (Smith) Siggers (1912-2006) in Burnaby in 1938. The couple resided at 6890 Gray Avenue, Burnaby (formerly 2343 Gray Avenue). John's death certificate lists his occupation as "Gardner - Nursery Man". Nancy also worked in the gardening business and the couple were frequent entrants and winners in flower shows around the Lower Mainland. The 1941 winner was likely Herman Ludwig Kay (1890-1967). He was married to Dorothy Harriet Mary (Jackson) Kay (1890-1965). An H.L. Kay was appointed Burnaby's municipal assessor 1946 and Herman's death certificate lists his occupation as "Retired Assessor - Municipal Employee". The 1955 B.C. Directory gives the couple's address as 2067 Jubilee Avenue, Burnaby (later 7267 Jubilee Avenue). In addition to flowers, Herman also cultivated award winning raspberries, apples, scarlet runner beans, and other vegetables.
- Marks/Labels
- "ANNUAL CHALLENGE CUP / PRESENTED TO THE / SOUTH BURNABY / HORTICULTURAL ASSOCIATION / CHRYSANTHEMUM / BRANCH / BY THE / JAPANESE / & CANADIAN / CHRYSANTHEMUM / SOCIETY / 1940" engraved on side of cup "W M A ROGERS / EPBM / 3406" stamped on the underside of the cup "J.A. SIGGERS / 1940" engraved on one shield mounted on wood base "H. L. KAY / 1941" engraved on other shield mounted on wood base
- Maker
- W. A. Rogers Company
- Country Made
- Canada
- Subjects
- Persons - Japanese Canadians
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