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candleholder

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV993.9.3
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.
Names
Sample, Elizabeth “Minnie”
Sample, Roderick "Rodney"
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inkwell

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact34865
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV993.9.1
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.
Subjects
Written Communication Tools and Equipment
Names
Sample, Elizabeth “Minnie”
Sample, Roderick "Rodney"
Images
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inkwell

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact34866
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV993.9.2
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.
Subjects
Written Communication Tools and Equipment
Names
Sample, Elizabeth “Minnie”
Sample, Roderick "Rodney"
Images
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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.
Names
Sample, Elizabeth “Minnie”
Sample, Roderick "Rodney"
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."
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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
Series
Community Archives Collection series
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.
Names
Sample, Genevieve
Sample, Elizabeth "Minnie"
Sample, Roderick "Rodney"
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
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tray

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact34868
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV993.9.4
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
Names
Sample, Elizabeth “Minnie”
Sample, Roderick "Rodney"
Images
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