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Pollard family subseries
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription103
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1914-1920 (date of originals), copied 1998
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Subseries
- Physical Description
- 3 photographs
- Scope and Content
- Subseries consists of Pollard family photographs.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1914-1920 (date of originals), copied 1998
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Pollard family subseries
- Physical Description
- 3 photographs
- Description Level
- Subseries
- Accession Number
- BHS1998-09
- Scope and Content
- Subseries consists of Pollard family photographs.
- History
- Joseph Pollard was born in Boston, Lancashire and moved to Preston, Lancashire where he apprenticed as a butcher and worked as an attendant at Rainhill Mental Hospital. In 1909 he immigrated to Canada; first to London Ontario, then to Brandon, Manitoba where he met his future wife, Agnes Colvin. Agnes Jane Colvin grew up on a farm in Northern Ireland near Bushmills, county Antrim. She, her sister Mary and brother James emigrated to Toronto, Canada in 1910. Agnes was hospitalized wtih scarlet fever. As soon as she was well enough, she moved to her cousin’s farm in Moosomin, Saskatchewan and began nursing at a mental hospital in Brandon. Joseph and Agnes were married on September 13, 1912. After traveling to England for their honeymoon, they settled in Port Coquitlam, BC in 1913 where their first child, May Elizabeth was born. Shortly after, they bought their first home in East Burnaby at 332 17th Avenue where their second and third children, Joe and Sidney, were born. The Pollards second home was at 1095 16th Avenue in the Edmonds district of Burnaby. Twins Peggy and Claire were born in this house. In 1916, Joseph enlisted in the Canadian Expeditionary Force and was sent overseas to England where he remained for the duration of the WWI. In May of 1919, he returned home and opened J. Pollard Meat Market in South Burnaby. He operated this business until 1936 when he and Agnes bought Lily Auto Court on Kingsway in Burnaby. They managed this business for about seven years, then sold the hotel and retired to Vancouver. Joseph and Agnes's eldest child May graduated from Burnaby South High School in 1930 and the Provincial Normal School in Vancouver in 1931. She worked as a substitute teacher for four years before getting her first teaching assignment at Armstrong Avenue School in 1935 where she taught grades one to five. After two years, she was promoted to Nelson Avenue School where she taught grade one for two years. She married in April of 1939 and her two daughters, Diane and Marilyn, were born in 1948 and 1952 respectively.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Creator
- Pollard, Joseph
- Pollard, Agnes Colvin
- Notes
- PC359
- Title based on contents of subseries
![Portrait of Mrs. William Holmes, [between 1841 and 1860] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/1971/1971_0046_0002_002.jpg?width=280)
Portrait of Mrs. William Holmes
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3962
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [between 1841 and 1860]
- Collection/Fonds
- William Holmes fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (calotype) : b&w ; 49.5 x 39.5 cm (sight) in frame 75 x 65.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph portrait of Mrs. William Holmes. Portrait could be of either, Mary (Richardson) Holmes who married William Holmes in 1841 or Charlotte (McCullough) Holmes who married William Holmes between 1848 and 1854. Both marriages took place in Huron County, Ontario.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- William Holmes fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (calotype) : b&w ; 49.5 x 39.5 cm (sight) in frame 75 x 65.5 cm
- Material Details
- The photograph is a calotype print, which has been enhanced using charcoal and paint.
- Scope and Content
- Photograph portrait of Mrs. William Holmes. Portrait could be of either, Mary (Richardson) Holmes who married William Holmes in 1841 or Charlotte (McCullough) Holmes who married William Holmes between 1848 and 1854. Both marriages took place in Huron County, Ontario.
- History
- Mary (Richardson) Holmes was the first wife of William Holmes and Charlotte (McCullough) Holmes was the second wife of William Holmes of Huron County, Ontario . William Holmes was the first non-Indigenous resident of Burnaby in 1860.
- Accession Code
- HV971.46.2
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [between 1841 and 1860]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Related Material
- Portrait of William Holmes, HV971.46.1
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
![Portrait of Mrs. William Holmes, [between 1841 and 1860] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/1971/1971_0046_0002_002.jpg)
postcard
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact45030
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV002.61.3
- Description
- Postcard: colour photo, glossy; horizontal; row of single-storey white bungalows with red trim, cars, people sitting in folding chairs, driveway, stone wall and coloured flower planters mounted on wall with metal supports; on reverse in blue "Open all Year" "De VALL'S AUTO VILLAS & MOTEL" "4361, Kingsway, S.B.1" "VANCOUVER, B.C., CANADA" "Phone HE-3-0033" and promotional copy; at bottom left, "Photo Stamp Distributors, 809 21st. St. New Westminster, B.C."; up centre is "Published by Alex Wilson Publications Ltd., Dryden, Ontario"; at bottom, "Spectrome COLOR" "WILSON DRYDEN ONT." "MADE IN CANADA", lion logo, 'Spectrome' has 'R' in circle beside it; at upper right, "POST CARD" "ADDRESS ONLY", outline of rectangle with "This Card is a 100% Canadian Product"; at bottom right, "3421R"; pencilled at top centre, "2-"; slight peeling of upper left corner; unused
- Classification
- Written Communication T&E - - Writing Media
- Object Term
- Postcard
- Country Made
- Canada
- Province Made
- Ontario
- Site/City Made
- Dryden
- Title
- De Vall's Auto Villas & Motel 3421R
- Subjects
- Documentary Artifacts
- Documentary Artifacts - Postcards
- Documentary Artifacts - Photographs
- Buildings
- Buildings - Commercial
- Buildings - Commercial - Hotels and Motels
Images
postcard
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact48612
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV005.41.6
- Description
- Postcard: colour photo, glossy; horizontal; shows two-storey building, brick and plaster; "SWEDISH CANADIAN REST HOME" in red above entrance, three flags; driveway visible, lawn in foreground, shrubs; on reverse in blue "SWEDISH CANADIAN REST HOME" "1800 Duthie Avenue -- Burnaby, B.C,." "INCORPORATED 1947," "Dedicated To Man And Woman Who In Twilight Of Life, Seek Comfort, Rest And Contentment."; at lower left, "Photo by Burnaby Photographers" "45243-C"; up centre, "Pub. by Colour Deluxe Photographers, 1353 East 41st Ave., Vancouver, B.C."; at bottom, maple leaf logo "Made in Canada" "DEXTER COLOR, CANADA, LTD." "CORNWALL, ONTARIO"; at right, "Post Card", and dotted outline of stamp at upper right, "PLACE STAMP HERE"; pencilled "$2" at upper left; lightly soiled, slight wear on corners; unused
- Classification
- Written Communication T&E - - Writing Media
- Object Term
- Postcard
- Marks/Labels
- Swedish Canadian Rest Home / 1800 Duthie Avenue - Burnaby, B.C. / Incorporated 1947 / Dedicated to Man and Woman.. / ..Seek Comfort, Rest, and Contentment
- Maker
- Dexter Color
- Country Made
- Canada
- Province Made
- Ontario
- Site/City Made
- Cornwall
- Title
- Swedish Canadian Rest Home 45243-C
- Subjects
- Documentary Artifacts
- Documentary Artifacts - Postcards
- Documentary Artifacts - Photographs
- Buildings
- Buildings - Residential
- Buildings - Residential - Apartments
Images
postcard
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact90262
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV020.4.13
- Description
- postcard; colour photograph of 1912 Parker Carousel horse No. 11 "Vivian", "Lillie Belle"; text on front in red and yellow reads: "Burnaby's / HERITAGE / VILLAGE / & Carousel"; text in brown on back reads: "Burnaby Village Museum / 6501 Deer Lake Avenue, Burnaby, / British Columbia, Canada, V5G 3T6" and "Home of the BURNABY CENTENNIAL PARKER CAROUSEL / Lovingly restored by The Friends of the Carousel.".
- Object History
- Item was found in 2020 in the BVM Marketing Office on site at Burnaby Village Museum.
- Classification
- Written Communication T&E - - Writing Media
- Object Term
- Postcard
- Measurements
- 12 cm x 17 cm
- Maker
- Postcard Factory
- Country Made
- Canada
- Province Made
- Ontario
- Site/City Made
- Markham
- Subjects
- Documentary Artifacts - Postcards
- Names
- Burnaby Village Museum
Images
postcard; advertisement
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact44816
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV002.48.8
- Description
- Postcard, colour photo of single-storey building, brick and plaster, with projecting two-storey entrance, balcony over door, empty parking lot in foreground; red "SAMBO'S" on roof at left; blue sky with clouds; white border at top with black "SAMBO'S PANCAKE HOUSE"; scalloped edges; on reverse in blue up centre, "Pub. by Living Colour Advertising Agencies, 809 21st St., New West'r, B.C. - 526-6612; at bottom, maple leaf logo, "Made in Canada" "DEXTER COLOR, CANADA LTD." "CORNWALL, ONTARIO"; at left is preprinted handwritten message "Please surrender this card for 10% Discount on your next Visit to Sambo's 5550 Kingsway Burnaby Offer good until Sept 1st 1968 Your host Sambo's"; pencilled "READ" with arrow at top; pencilled "9-"; dotted outline of rectangle at upper right; glossy; unused
- Classification
- Written Communication T&E - - Writing Media
- Object Term
- Postcard
- Country Made
- Canada
- Province Made
- Ontario
- Site/City Made
- Cornwall
- Title
- Sambo's Pancake House
- Publication Date
- 1968.
- Subjects
- Documentary Artifacts
- Documentary Artifacts - Postcards
- Documentary Artifacts - Photographs
- Buildings
- Buildings - Commercial
- Buildings - Commercial - Restaurants
Images
Postcards from afar
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription98024
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1971-1972
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 12 postcards : col. ; 10.5 cm x 15 cm and smaller
- Scope and Content
- Postcards sent to the Burnaby Region Boy Scouts of Canada by Scout staff during their travels abroad. Photographs on recto of postcards depict various local and international locations including: Ontario, New Brunswick, and Alberta, Canada; France; Gilwell Park and London, England; Alaska, USA; Ca…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1971-1972
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Burnaby Scouts subseries
- Physical Description
- 12 postcards : col. ; 10.5 cm x 15 cm and smaller
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- 631-021
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- BHS1994-05
- Scope and Content
- Postcards sent to the Burnaby Region Boy Scouts of Canada by Scout staff during their travels abroad. Photographs on recto of postcards depict various local and international locations including: Ontario, New Brunswick, and Alberta, Canada; France; Gilwell Park and London, England; Alaska, USA; Casablanca, Morocco; Mt. Fuji, Japan; Perthshire, Scotland; and Nairobi, Kenya.
- Subjects
- Geographic Features
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Transcribed title
- Title transcribed from label on original envelope
Images
The practical home physician and encyclopedia of medicine : a guide for the household management of disease, giving the history, cause, means of prevention, and symptoms of all diseases of men, women and children and most approved methods of treatment, with plain instructions for the care of the sick ; full and accurate directions for treating wounds, injuries, poisons, free from technical terms and phrases ...
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary2847
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Lyman, Henry M. (Henry Munson), 1835-1904
- Fenger, Christian, 1840-1902
- Belfield, W. T. (William T.)
- Publication Date
- 1884
- Call Number
- 610.03 LYM
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV973.106.10
- Call Number
- 610.03 LYM
- Author
- Lyman, Henry M. (Henry Munson), 1835-1904
- Fenger, Christian, 1840-1902
- Belfield, W. T. (William T.)
- Place of Publication
- Guelph
- Publisher
- The World Publishing Co.
- Publication Date
- 1884
- Physical Description
- ix-xx, 1142 p. : ill. , col. plates ; 25 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Medicine
- Health
- Hygiene
- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
- Notes
- Includes index.
- Some illustrations are in pop-up form.
- "...and written in plain English, by men who have had great experience, and are acknowledged authorities in their various Departments."
- "Also a concise account of the human body, hygiene and rules of health."
- "Embellished and illustrated by numerous plates of a superb character, coloured after nature, and other fine engravings."
- "With valuable information on draining, drowning emergencies, etc., as furnished by the Ontario Board of Health (copied with permission)." Authors' given name and dates (if available) : Lyman, Henry M. (Henry Munson), 1835-1904. Belfield, W. T. (William T.)
Proceedings of the 2008 conference and annual meeting, Ottawa, Ontario, June 22-26, 2008
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary6680
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 0148-8031
- Call Number
- 631.074 ALH v. xxxi
- Contributor
- Gallinger, Diane L.
- Reid, Debra Ann, 1960-
- Place of Publication
- North Bloomfield, Ohio
- Publisher
- Association for Living History, Farm and Agricultural Museums
- Publication Date
- 2009
- Physical Description
- v, 118 p. ; 28 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Historic sites
- Agricultural museums
- Historic farms
- Subjects
- Agriculture
product packaging
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact2433
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV971.148.27
- Description
- Product packaging; rubber nipples for use with glass baby bottles; short, rectangular cardboard box, with top and bottom flap closures. Box is faded blue, with brown and yellow labelling, commerically printed on all six sides of the object. The box is empty. There is wear along the top and bottom edges.
- Category
- 04.Tools & Equipment for Materials
- Classification
- Food Processing & Preparation T&E
- Marks/Labels
- "2 'Rigo' / IMPROVED / NIPPLES / THE RICHARDS GLASS CO., Limited / TORONTO - MONTREAL" printed in yellow and brown on front label, partially on a diagonal. Front label has handwritten "OX / 30" printed in black at top left corner. "2 'Rigo' / IMPROVED NIPPLES" printed in yellow and brown on right side of back label, on a diagonal. Left side features image of product, rubber nipple with text " 'Rigo' IMP." printed along the bottom. Left and right sides of the box describe the directions for use in French (left side) and English (right side). "THE GENUINE / NIPPLE / IS STAMPED / 'Rigo' IMP." printed in brown on top and bottom flap labels.
- Measurements
- 4.2 cm height x 5.8 cm width x 6.8 cm length
- Country Made
- Canada
- Province Made
- Ontario
- Site/City Made
- Toronto
- Subjects
- Food Processing Tools and Equipment
product packaging
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact2434
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV971.148.28
- Description
- Product packaging; rubber nipples for use with glass baby bottles; short, rectangular cardboard box, light blue and brown in colour, with a flap closure on top and bottom. The box is empty. Labelled in discoloured, yellow and brown text, commerically printed on all six sides. Some wear on top and bottom edges.
- Category
- 04.Tools & Equipment for Materials
- Classification
- Food Processing & Preparation T&E
- Marks/Labels
- "2 'Rigo' / IMPROVED / NIPPLES / THE RICHARDS GLASS CO., Limited / TORONTO - MONTREAL" printed in yellow and brown on front label, partially on a diagonal. Front label has handwritten "OX / 30" printed in black at centre right of label. "2 'Rigo' / IMPROVED NIPPLES" printed in yellow and brown on right side of back label, on a diagonal. Left side features image of product, rubber nipple with text " 'Rigo' IMP." printed along the bottom. Left and right sides of the box describe the directions for use in French (left side) and English (right side). "THE GENUINE / NIPPLE / IS STAMPED / 'Rigo' IMP." printed in brown on top and bottom flap labels.
- Measurements
- 4.2 cm height 5.7 cm width x 6.5 cm length
- Country Made
- Canada
- Province Made
- Ontario
- Site/City Made
- Toronto
- Subjects
- Food Processing Tools and Equipment
Public school arithmetic and measurement
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1530
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV985.3827.1
- Call Number
- 510.76 GLA
- Edition
- Enl. ed.
- Place of Publication
- Toronto, Ont.
- Publisher
- Canada Publishing Company, Limited.
- Publication Date
- 1894
- Physical Description
- vi, 210 p. ; 19 cm.
- Inscription
- "W_ _ Wilson / S. S. no. 11 P? ?Ship Ontario County Ont. / Green River, Ont." -- handwritten in pen on title page. "Maggie S. Wilson Green River, Ont." -- handwritten in pencil on endpaper (back). "Mrs. A. Gertrude Hopkins / -- N. River Ontario" -- handwritten in pencil on flyleaf.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Arithmetic--Study and teaching
- Notes
- "Authorized for use in the Public Schools of Ontario by the Minister of Education." -- title page.
Public school physiology and temperance
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary609
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Nattress, William
- Edition
- 27th ed.
- Publication Date
- 1893
- Call Number
- 612 NAT
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV985.351.1
- Call Number
- 612 NAT
- Edition
- 27th ed.
- Author
- Nattress, William
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Publisher
- William Briggs
- Publication Date
- 1893
- Physical Description
- iv, 196 p. : ill. ; 18 cm.
- Inscription
- "James Fleishman", "TCE", "10".
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Physiology
- Calisthenics
- Health--Popular works
- Notes
- "Authorized by the Education Department (Ontario.)"
- Edition statement taken from cover.
pump organ
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact91558
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV022.14.1
- Description
- Pump organ, also known as a reed organ made by the Thomas Organ and Piano Company of Woodstock, Ontario.
- The organ is similar in style to an upright piano. It is a ten (10) stop organ with 73 keys. The stops would have been labeled but only three stops retained the labels: Forte, Echo, and Melodia.
- The top front panel has three ornamental panels with cut out filigree, backed with red fabric. The same style of cut out and fabric appears below the keyboard. There is a key cover that pulls out from the top panel and the two move in conjunction with each other.
- The organ includes two knee levers below the keyboard and two foot pedals. The foot pedals are stamped "Thomas Organ Co" at the bottom. The pedals appear to have been recovered with a rubber material with vertical grooves, potentially a floor mat.
- There are carved details in various locations on the organ, and the wood is stained a dark brown.
- The back panel of the organ is a different wood and colour than the rest. It could be a replacement panel. The panel is easily removed.
- Stamped in ink inside the organ is a model number "A 20404". Stamped into the wood on the back left side is "11/20"
- Classification
- Musical T&E - - Musical Instruments
- Object Term
- Organ, Reed
- Measurements
- Height: 142 cm Width: 142.5 cm Depth: 59.5 cm
- Country Made
- Canada
- Province Made
- Ontario
- Site/City Made
- Woodstock
- Subjects
- Musical Instruments
Images
Purchase of a Complete Set of Ontario Weekly Notes and a Complete Set of Canadian Criminal Cases for the Legal Department
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport44130
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 41220
- Meeting Date
- 27-Feb-1956
- Format
- Council - Committee Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 41220
- Meeting Date
- 27-Feb-1956
- Format
- Council - Committee Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
purse
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact11526
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV985.3440.1
- Description
- Purse; grey suede with leather trim and double strap; gold coloured metal frame; clasps are two flowers.
- Marks/Labels
- "A National Product / The National Line / Toronto"
- Country Made
- Canada
- Province Made
- Ontario
- Site/City Made
- Toronto
- Subjects
- Personal Gear - Purses
- Personal Gear
Images
purse
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact44574
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV002.40.2
- Description
- Handbag, white, beaded; beads are glass; on silver metal frame; c.late 1800s.
- Object History
- This item was made by a relative of the donor, in Ontario in the late 1800s.
- Subjects
- Personal Gear - Purses
- Personal Gear
Images
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
Images
radio
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact34238
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV991.45.125
- Description
- Radio, Walkie-talkie, "CANADIAN MOTOROLA", "TORONTO CANADA", "MODEL CH23DEN-1104 A/W" "SERIAL 44580", patented 1952-1964 with a rechargeable cadmium battery dated Nov. 4, 1976. The radio has a greenish brown plastic housing with a silver face plate on one side. The plate has a textured area in square and 'M' logo and a section for model and serial number. The cover for the battery pack is missing. There is a red dymo type tape label with "2719" on front. The speaker switch is on one side. There is a second brown dymo type tabe label with "2719" on the top of the radio. Dials for "SQUELCH", "SPKR", hole for "ANT", "VOL-OFF" are also on the top The battery is held in the bottom of the radio by a spring It is marked "NICKEL-CADMIUM BATTERY / RECHARGEABLE / DO NOT THROW AWAY". There is also an indistinct stamp with the date "Nov 24 1976" This radio is missing an antenna and the separate hand held microphone. The screw mount for the microphone is damaged. The On/Off switch has been removed. All of these items would be on the top of the radio. From internet: HT 200 Series Portable, VHF "Handi-Talkie" Portable, 150-174 Mhz, 2W Model: CH23DEN Series..Manual # 68P81058A40
- Object History
- Salvaged from Oakalla Prison site in October 1991
- Reference
- http://home.cogeco.ca/~rodemi/Service%20Manuals/Manual%20Motorola.html
- Country Made
- Canada
- Province Made
- Ontario
- Site/City Made
- Toronto
- Names
- Oakalla Prison Farm
Images
![Rebuilding the Kapoor Sawmills Limited, [1947] (date of original), copied 2004 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2019/2019_0032_0012_001.jpg?width=280)
Rebuilding the Kapoor Sawmills Limited
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- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1947] (date of original), copied 2004
- Collection/Fonds
- In the Shadow by the Sea collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : 300 dpi
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the reconstruction of the Kapoor Sawmills Limited following the fire in January 1947. Sawmill owner, Mr. Kapoor Singh Siddoo is visible standing on the roof.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- In the Shadow by the Sea collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : 300 dpi
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the reconstruction of the Kapoor Sawmills Limited following the fire in January 1947. Sawmill owner, Mr. Kapoor Singh Siddoo is visible standing on the roof.
- History
- Kapoor Singh Siddoo was born in 1885 in the Punjab village of Kharaudi, India. Kapoor was one of the pioneer South Asian Canadian Sikhs who immigrated to America in 1906 and onto Canada in 1912. Kapoor first arrived in San Francisco in 1906, along with twenty uneducated men from the Province of Punjab, India. Kapoor was the only one among these men who was educated so acted as their interpreter, manager and accountant. They worked along the Southern Pacific Railway line near Marysville, California, toward Reno and Nevada. Kapoor heard about the beauty of British Columbia and decided to travel to the west coast but times were tough with discrimination against all South Asians in British Columbia. With this information, Kapoor traveled east to Northern Ontario where he tried homesteading for a year but the extreme winter conditions didn’t appeal to him. Kapoor returned to British Columbia after receiving word from South Asian Canadians that they were in need of an educated accountant/manager for a sawmill. In 1923, with the change in immigration laws, Kapoor arranged for his wife, Besant Kaur to emigrate from India. Besant came to Canada accompanied by Kapoor’s older brother. Kapoor and Besant had two daughters, both born in Duncan B.C. Jagdis Kaur Siddoo was born in 1925 and Sarjit Kaur Siddoo was born in 1926. Both of their daughters graduated as doctors from University of Toronto medical school. His career in B.C. began as a lumberman for a large lumber mill on Vancouver Island until 1935. Following this, Kapoor established the Kapoor Lumber Company Limited and operated a mill at Shawnigan Lake before eventually purchasing 45 acres in 1939 of the eastern section of the former Barnet Mill site in Burnaby. He purchased the site from the Municipality of Burnaby under the name of Modern Sawmills Limited since there was a restriction on selling this piece of a property to a non-white person. Eventually the name was changed to Kapoor Sawmills Limited. Kapoor’s company was a financial success but was tragically razed on January 14, 1947 due to a devastating fire. A smaller mill was rebuilt on the site and Kapoor maintained a successful financial operation until 1959. In 1959, Kapoor Siddoo was considered one of Vancouver’s most influential men in the South Asian Community. In this same year, the family set up the Kapoor Singh Siddoo Foundation and with help from his wife and daughters opened a hospital in the Punjab village of Aur. In 1964, Kapoor died in India at the age of 79 years. Kapoor’s younger brother, Tara Singh Siddoo came to Canada from India in 1906 but after suffering discrimination, he returned to India in 1912. Several years later Tara returned to Canada joining Kapoor at a logging mill on Vancouver Island. Lesser shares of the mill were held by Tara and other family members. Tara and his wife, Beant Siddoo lived at Barnet between 1943 and 1945, with their family of five sons, Lakhbeer, Gurdeb, Gurcharn, Baldev, Hardev and three daughters, Harjeet (Sangha), Runjeet (Basi) and Buckshish (Sarai). One of Tara’s responsibilities was to oversee the logging camp and ensure that the logs arrived regularly from Cowichan Bay near Duncan to the Barnet logging mill.
- Geographic Access
- Burrard Inlet
- Barnet Marine Park
- Accession Code
- BV019.32.12
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- [1947] (date of original), copied 2004
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Barnet (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Mountain Area
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
![Rebuilding the Kapoor Sawmills Limited, [1947] (date of original), copied 2004 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2019/2019_0032_0012_001.jpg)