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candleholder
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact34867
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV993.9.3
- Description
- The candleholder is made of brass. The base is square and two of the corners have been slightly dented. The candlestick has several turnings with the upper portion changing to a hexagonal cross section.
- Object History
- Owned by the Sample family and used at their boarding house in South Burnaby. The boarding house was used as the first meeting place for Burnaby Municipal Council in 1892. The candle holder may have been used along with the inkwells and tray during meetings of the early council.
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inkwell
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact34865
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV993.9.1
- Description
- The inkwell is made of brass sheet in a pyramid form with the hinged lid forming a flat top. The inside of the lid is stained with old ink. There is a removable, white glass liner for holding the ink. The liner is slightly chipped at the edge. This is one of a pair used to hold red and blue ink.
- Object History
- Owned by the Sample family and used at their boarding house in South Burnaby. The boarding house was used as the first meeting place for Burnaby Municipal Council in 1892. The inkwells may have been used along with the candle holder and tray during meetings of the early council.
Images
inkwell
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact34866
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV993.9.2
- Description
- The inkwell is made of brass sheet in a pyramid form with the hinged lid forming a flat top. The inside of the lid is stained with old ink. There is a removable, white glass liner for holding the ink. This is one of a pair used to hold red and blue ink
- Object History
- Owned by the Sample family and used at their boarding house in South Burnaby. The boarding house was used as the first meeting place for Burnaby Municipal Council in 1892. The inkwells may have been used along with the candle holder and tray during meetings of the early council.
Images
Mr. Sample's three daughters
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1640
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [189-]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b& w 10 x 14 cm, mounted on card 17 x 21.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Marietta (later Cutler), Barbara and Bessie Sample, daughters of Roderick and Elizabeth (Minnie) Sample. The young women are dressed in dark coloured dresses with high necks and leg-o-mutton sleeves. Photograph is taken in the Wadds Brothers photographic studio in Vancouver.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b& w 10 x 14 cm, mounted on card 17 x 21.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Marietta (later Cutler), Barbara and Bessie Sample, daughters of Roderick and Elizabeth (Minnie) Sample. The young women are dressed in dark coloured dresses with high necks and leg-o-mutton sleeves. Photograph is taken in the Wadds Brothers photographic studio in Vancouver.
- Accession Code
- BV002.43.2
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Date
- [189-]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 09-Jun-09
- Scale
- 100
- Photographer
- Wadds Brothers
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Photographer's signature embossed on recto of card mount reads: "Wadds Bros/ VANCOUVER, B.C."
Images
Sample family
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35423
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1910 (date of original), copied 1986
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of (from left) Roderick Sample, Minnie Sample, Genevieve Sample (the Sample's granddaughter), and an unidentified woman in Long Beach, California. Roderick Sample was a prominent figure in the early history of Burnaby, acting as road foreman during the construction of the Central Park in…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1910 (date of original), copied 1986
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Pioneer Tales subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 204-281
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1988-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of (from left) Roderick Sample, Minnie Sample, Genevieve Sample (the Sample's granddaughter), and an unidentified woman in Long Beach, California. Roderick Sample was a prominent figure in the early history of Burnaby, acting as road foreman during the construction of the Central Park interurban and building a 15-room boarding house beside the Westminster & Vancouver Tramway Co.'s steam powerhouse on Griffiths Avenue near Kingsway. The Sample's Boarding House was a well-known social and business centre during Burnaby's earliest days.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
tray
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact34868
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV993.9.4
- Description
- The tray is stamped out of sheet brass. The edges have a scalloped border design. There is a scratch on bottom.
- Object History
- Owned by the Sample family and used at their boarding house in South Burnaby. The boarding house was used as the first meeting place for Burnaby Municipal Council in 1892. The tray may have been used along with the inkwells and candle holder during meetings of the early council.
- Subjects
- Household Accessory