autograph book
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact7129
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV985.407.6
- Description
- Autograph Book - Booklet -- [1915]. Autograph book produced by Rose & Co at 44 Above Bar, Southhampton. The book was a gift to Mrs. Orman from the Teachers and Children of All Saints Sunday School, Eastleigh, Southhampton, upon her departure to Canada. The first four pages lists all the teachers and children's names. The front cover of the book is green with two painted purple flowers and "Autographs" embossed in white on the bottom right.
- Object History
- This accession appears to be connected to the Orman family. Ada Leila Orman was born June 2, 1901 in Eastleigh, Hampshire, England. According to the 1915 Census, the Orman family came to Canada in 1911 and settled in Calgary. Father Willoughby Henry Orman is listed there as working as a C.P.R. foreman, while mother Daisy Marie (Harklett) Orman worked at home. Older sister Daisy Hilda (Targett) Orman, worked as a stenographer. At five years old Leila began a long fight with a crippling type of rheumatoid arthritis. By the time she was thirteen, she experienced completely ankylosed joints. Her family travelled all over hoping to find a cure, but to no avail. While living in Calgary, Leila developed an interest in painting, knitting, and composing her own poems. She began writing news articles for the Calgary Daily Herald in the 1930s, and her first sonnet published was in that paper on August 28, 1934. She had a strong interest in the arts, often writing about music and the visual arts. While living in Calgary, she became a member of the Business and Professional Women’s Club as well as a member of the Canadian Author’s Association. Three members of the family moved to B.C. when Willoughby retired, ca. 1938. In the 1940 BC Directory, the family are listed as living at 407 Campbell Street, Burnaby. Willoughby died in Burnaby in 1945. Daisy Marie died in 1955 after living 15 years in Burnaby. Her address at the time of her death is listed as 407 Rosewood Avenue, Burnaby. Leila was living with her at that time. Older sister Daisy Hilda married Edgar Harold Targett in 1922. They moved to B.C. from Alberta some years after the other three members of the family (ca. 1962). Daisy Hilda died in 1972. Her address at the time of her death was 7969 Rosewood Avenue, Burnaby. Leila wrote on a typewriter with two sticks to type out the letters. She was an avid reader and was able to turn the pages with a special stick with elastic bands wound around the ends. Canadian novelist Maida Parlow French became her lifelong friend and encouraged her to write her own autobiography - unfortunately it was never finished. Leila wrote “The Giving Heart” in October of 1948. By 1952, she was writing a column for the British Columbia Saturday Magazine entitled “Across the Board” with the intention of inspiring other “incapacitated folk” to live up to their full potential, “If [she] could reach a few people, and encourage them to reach up and out, [she] should feel the effort well worthwhile.” A member of the St. Alban’s Prayer Healing Fellowship group, Leila wrote the “Christian Manifesto for World Peace” in 1963. The Prayer Group met twice monthly at one of the members’ homes and undertook to pray daily for the sick and for world peace. After Leila’s mother died in 1955, Leila’s friend Jeanie Brown kept house for her and was her constant companion. Jeanie Brown and Leila lived together for over thirteen years until an accident sent Leila to hospital and later to nursing home where she died on February 16, 1976.
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certificate
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact34753
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV992.45.1
- Description
- Dissolution of Partnership - Certificate -- [1926]. Certificate, four typed pages in blue paper cover, folded twice; typed on cover to show when folded, "FRANK WAGNER," "-and-" "THEOPHILUS COCHRANE." "DISSOLUTION OF PARTNERSHIP."; preprinted with borders top and bottom; above upper border, "Dated" and dotted line, "19" at right, has been typed in as May, 1926; two borders at middle, title has been typed between; below bottom border, "WHITESIDE, EDMONDS & WHITESIDE" "Barristers, Solicitors, Etc." "NEW WESTMINSTER, - - B.C."; 2nd 'Whiteside' is 'X'ed out by typewriter, "SELKIRL"? typed above it; form begins "THIS INDENTURE made the", then handwritten "Tenth", then typed "day of May,..."; signed by both parties, red seals; witnessed by John Murray, broker, 4009 Kingsway, Burnaby; paper is very thin, blue margin at left, watermark "MAPLE LEAF" and U and T
- Category
- 08. Communication Artifacts
- Classification
- Documentary Artifacts - - Legal Documents
- Colour
- Blue
- Names
- Wagner, Frank
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typewriter
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact83395
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV007.30.1
- Description
- Full-keyboard upstrike Smith Premier No. 2 typewriter made by Smith Premier Typewriter Company, 1904. It features a double keyboard, with rows of lowercase letters at the bottom and uppercase letters at the top. It includes typewriter, carrying lid, wooden platform, two typewriter ribbon spools, and an unrelated box that holds the spools.
- Object History
- Donor found object in an old building in Vancouver, ca. late 1950's - early 1960's. Smith Premier manufactured double keyboards until 1921, long after their competitors had introduced the "Shift" key which allowed each key to type both an upper and lowercase letter.
- Reference
- http://www.typewritermuseum.org/collection/index.php3?machine=smithpr1&cat=ku
- Country Made
- United States of America
- Province Made
- New York
- Site/City Made
- Syracuse
- Subjects
- Written Communication Tools and Equipment
- Written Communication Tools and Equipment - Typewriters
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typewriter
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact85679
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV016.5.1
- Description
- Blickensderfer No. 7 portable typewriter in a wooden case, 1897.
- Object History
- The Model 7, offered in 1897, became the deluxe version of the basic design. Blickensderfer typewriters feature a keyboard with a "DHIATENSOR" layout (the sequence of letters on the bottomr row), even though the QWERTY keyboard was becoming the standard keyboard layout. Instead of typebars, they had a type cylinder which allowed an operator to change the typeface by replacing the cylinder.
- Reference
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blickensderfer_typewriter
- http://www.typewritermuseum.org/collection/index.php3?machine=blick7&cat=ks
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typing test
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact40792
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV985.5957.1
- Description
- Underwood Expert-Typing Tests - Pamphlet -- [1922]. Underwood typing test for July 1922 part of the Underwood Expert-Typing program. The pamphlet consists of a short story that the student is given 15 minutes to type out. The test is only to be completed on an Underwood Typewriter. The back of the pamphlet gives instructions on how to enroll and certification. Made in U.S.A. The pamphlet measures 15.5cm x 23cm.
- Subjects
- Documentary Artifacts
- Documentary Artifacts - Pamphlets
- Written Communication Tools and Equipment
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typing test
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact40793
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV985.5957.2
- Description
- Underwood Expert-Typing Tests - Pamphlet -- [1922]. Underwood typing test for July 1922 part of the Underwood Expert-Typing program. The pamphlet consists of a short story that the student is given 15 minutes to type out. The test is only to be completed on an Underwood Typewriter. The back of the pamphlet gives instructions on how to enroll and certification. Made in U.S.A. The pamphlet measures 15.5cm x 23cm.
- Subjects
- Documentary Artifacts
- Documentary Artifacts - Pamphlets
- Written Communication Tools and Equipment
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typing test
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact40794
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV985.5957.3
- Description
- Underwood Expert-Typing Tests - Pamphlet -- [1922]. Underwood typing test for March 1922 part of the Underwood Expert-Typing program. The pamphlet consists of a short story that the student is given 15 minutes to type out. The test is only to be completed on an Underwood Typewriter. The back of the pamphlet gives instructions on how to enroll and certification. Made in U.S.A. The pamphlet measures 15.5cm x 23cm.
- Subjects
- Documentary Artifacts
- Documentary Artifacts - Pamphlets
- Written Communication Tools and Equipment
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typing test
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact81141
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV985.5957.7
- Description
- Underwood Expert-Typing Tests - Pamphlet -- [1923]. Underwood typing test for April, 1923 part of the Underwood Expert-Typing program. The pamphlet consists of a short story that the student is given 15 minutes to type out. The pamphlet is four pages. The test is only to be completed on an Underwood Typewriter. The back of the pamphlet gives instructions on how to enroll and certification. Made in U.S.A. The pamphlet measures 15.5cm x 23cm.
- Subjects
- Documentary Artifacts
- Documentary Artifacts - Pamphlets
- Written Communication Tools and Equipment
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typing test
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact81142
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV985.5957.8
- Description
- Underwood Expert-Typing Tests - Pamphlet -- [1923]. Underwood typing test for October, 1923 part of the Underwood Expert-Typing program. The pamphlet consists of a short story that the student is given 15 minutes to type out. The pamphlet is four pages. The test is only to be completed on an Underwood Typewriter. The back of the pamphlet gives instructions on how to enroll and certification. Made in U.S.A. The pamphlet measures 15.5cm x 23cm.
- Subjects
- Documentary Artifacts
- Documentary Artifacts - Pamphlets
- Written Communication Tools and Equipment
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typing test
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact86831
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV985.5957.9
- Description
- Underwood Expert-Typing Tests - Pamphlet -- [1923]. Underwood typing test for October, 1923 part of the Underwood Expert-Typing program. The pamphlet consists of a short story that the student is given 15 minutes to type out. The pamphlet is four pages. The test is only to be completed on an Underwood Typewriter. The back of the pamphlet has an advertisement for the Underwood Prtable typewriter. Printed in U.S.A. The pamphlet measures 15.5cm x 23cm.
- Country Made
- United States of America
- Subjects
- Documentary Artifacts
- Documentary Artifacts - Pamphlets
- Written Communication Tools and Equipment
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