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armband
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact47615
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV004.95.24
- Description
- Armband, felt, red. Stamped "Royal Visit Official Victoria, B.C .1939" in black.
- Object History
- 1939 was the first tour of Canada by a reigning monarch. King George VI and his consort, Queen Elizabeth, travelled across the country from coast-to-coast.
- Marks/Labels
- "Royal Visit, Official, Victoria, B.C., 1939" stamped in black on the red felt.
- Colour
- Red
Images
Album page
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact90675
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV005.54.740
- Description
- Album page with type written letter on Burnaby Centennial "71 Committee stationery addressed to "Pioneer" re: an invitation to attend the Pioneer Medallion Presentation on May 9, 1971. ; signed by Mrs. Mary Trainer, Centennial Co-ordinator; regarding
- Object History
- Album page 212 from Don Copan album/scrapbook for Burnaby Centennial '71 celebrations
- Don Copan was an active member of the Burnaby Centennial ’71 Committee and later became the founding President of the Century Park Museum Association. While a member of the Burnaby Centennial ’71 Committee, Don created a scrapbook album of photographs and ephemera documenting the Burnaby Centennial ’71 Committee’s involvement in celebrating British Columbia’s Centenary of Confederation between January and December 1971 including Burnaby’s Commemorative Project – Heritage Village (Burnaby Village Museum).
- Reference
- Photographs from the Don Copan scrapbook/album are described as part of the Donald Copan collection - Copan Album series
- Category
- 08. Communication Artifacts
- Classification
- Documentary Artifacts - - Other Documents
- Object Term
- Correspondence
Images
flag; pennant
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact44836
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV002.52.2
- Description
- Flag, paper, stapled to white stick. Flag commemorates the Golden Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II, 1952 - 2002. Flag has white background, crown above semi-circle of maple leaves below in red, brown, and green. Both sides are the same.
- Marks/Labels
- "E II R" "50" in leaves
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signal flag
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact29040
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV973.41.116
- Description
- B.C.E.R. white signal flag on wooden pole. The flag is discoloured and torn. The pole is tapered at the bottom end. The flag is attached to the pole via a vertical slit in the pole. Four screws pass through the pole, flag and slit. Pole: Length: 63 cm Diameter: 2.5 cm Flag: Length: 43.5 cm Width: 33 cm
- Object History
- Flags or signal lamps on the front of the tram communicated information about the train to passengers and workers. Two white flags (or white lights at night) on the front indicated that the tram was a “special” (not a regularly scheduled train).
- Marks/Labels
- "1207" Collectors previous number "BCER 1207-B39".
- Subjects
- Transportation
- Transportation - Public Transit
- Transportation - Electric Railroads
- Symbols
- Symbols - Flags
Images
signal flag
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact86596
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV016.44.1
- Description
- signal flag; BCER tram "special" running flag. White signal flag on short wooden pole. The pole is tapered at the bottom end. The flag is attached to the pole via a vertical slit in the pole. Four screws pass through the pole, flag and slit. The pole fits in a socket on the front of the tram car. Used to indicate an unscheduled, special run, usually a lacrosse game or race track run. Flag is very discoloured/stained. Pole: Length: 62.5 cm Diameter: 2.5 cm Flag: Length: 41.0 cm Width: 40.5 cm
- Object History
- Donor purchased these items at an antique fair. The dealer had acquired them from the family of a BCER employee who was part of the crew that destroyed the trams when they were decommissioned.
- Subjects
- Transportation
- Transportation - Public Transit
- Transportation - Electric Railroads
- Symbols
- Symbols - Flags
Images
postcard
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact84668
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV007.43.1
- Description
- postcard; black and white photograph of entrance arches to Central Park in Burnaby - [192-]. The postcard was published by the Gowen Sutton Company Limited of Vancouver, BC. Stamp in black ink on verso of postcard reads "PUBLISHED BY THE GOWEN SUTTON CO. LTD. VANCOUVER, B.C. / POSTCARD / CORRESPONDENCE_ADDRESS"
- Object History
- Souvenir postcard of Burnaby Central Park entrance arch.
- Classification
- Written Communication T&E - - Writing Media
- Object Term
- Postcard
- Colour
- Brown
- White
- Measurements
- w: 14 cm h: 9 cm
- Country Made
- Canada
- Province Made
- British Columbia
- Site/City Made
- Vancouver
- Subjects
- Structures - Arches
- Documentary Artifacts
- Documentary Artifacts - Postcards
- Geographic Features - Parks
- Geographic Access
- Central Park
- Imperial Street
- Street Address
- 3883 Imperial Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Maywood Area
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Pennant flag
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact90935
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV021.4.8
- Description
- White B.C. Games Pennant hand flag on black plastic stick. "BRITISH COLUMBIA" in red followed by "Games" in green with green games logo with torch and dogwood flower. Attached to stick with 2 metal staples.
- Object History
- Item pertaining to BC Summer Games which took place in Burnaby July 19-22, 1984.
- Category
- 08. Communication Artifacts
- Classification
- Ceremonial Artifacts - - Organizational Objects
- Object Term
- Flag, Pennant
- Colour
- White
- Green
- Red
- Black
- Measurements
- 30 cm high x 17 cm wide
- Subjects
- Sports
- Recreational Activities
- Symbols - Flags
Images
lapel pin
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact47239
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV004.50.45
- Description
- Pin, vertical rectangle, grey metal with raised lettering and borders. At top, "B.C. SUMMER", then vertically arranged "GAMES" in wide letters in alternately positive and negative print, then "1997" at bottom in raised bar. "BURNABY" up left side, "VOLUNTEER" up right side, both perpendicular to other print. Back of pin is textured grey metal with post and butterfly clutch fastener. Post is set in round base with stop. Near edge of pin is "R" in circle, "ARTISS / REGINA / CANADA". Clutch is shiny silver metal with stamped "BALLOU REG'D / 130 YEARS".
- Object History
- The B.C. Games were established in 1977, and the first summer games were held in 1978. Commemorative pin for the 1997 B.C. Summer Games held in Burnaby [for volunteers].
- Category
- 08. Communication Artifacts
- Classification
- Documentary Artifacts - - Memorabilia
- Object Term
- Commemorative
- Marks/Labels
- Burnaby / B.C. Summer Games / Volunteer / 1997
- Colour
- Silver
- Measurements
- L: 2.2 cm x W: 1.8 cm
- Subjects
- Adornment
- Adornment - Lapel Pins
- Events - Competitions
- Personal Symbols - Pins
- Sports
- Persons - Volunteers
Images
lapel pin
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact47240
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV004.50.46
- Description
- Pin, vertical rectangle, grey metal with raised lettering and borders. At top, "B.C. SUMMER", then vertically arranged "GAMES" in wide letters in alternately positive and negative print, then "1997" at bottom in raised bar. "BURNABY" up left side, "VOLUNTEER" up right side, both perpendicular to other print. Back of pin is textured grey metal with post and butterfly clutch fastener. Post is set in round base with stop. Near edge of pin is "R" in circle, "ARTISS / REGINA / CANADA". Clutch is shiny silver metal with stamped "BALLOU REG'D / 130 YEARS".
- Object History
- The B.C. Games were established in 1977, and the first summer games were held in 1978. Commemorative pin for the 1997 B.C. Summer Games held in Burnaby [for volunteers].
- Category
- 08. Communication Artifacts
- Classification
- Documentary Artifacts - - Memorabilia
- Object Term
- Commemorative
- Marks/Labels
- Burnaby / B.C. Summer Games / Volunteer / 1997
- Colour
- Silver
- Measurements
- L: 2L: 2.2 cm x W: 1.8 cm
- Subjects
- Adornment
- Adornment - Lapel Pins
- Events - Competitions
- Personal Symbols - Pins
- Sports
- Persons - Volunteers
Images
medal
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact39914
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV999.24.24
- Description
- Medal, silver-coloured; Queen Victoria Jubilee 1897; front -design of Queen Victoria showing head, shoulders and two laurel sprigs; centre - coat-of-arms, surrounded by 5 circles, each with symbol at centre; hangs from decorative brass bar with blue grosgrain ribbon connecting it to similar bar at top; partial fastener on back; ribbon is hand-sewn on to the brass bars.
- Object History
- Part of a donation pertaining to Frederick Homer Cassels, a WWI Veterinary service army veteran.
- Frederick Homer Cassels was born June 25th 1870 or 1872 in Paisley, Ontario. He moved to BC in 1914 and settled in Vancouver. Cassels was a veterinary surgeon in the 103rd Battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force during World War I.
- Prior to that, Cassels worked in Washington State. He married Emily Frances McMullen in England in 1919. They came back to Canada and settled in Burnaby the same year.
- He later worked as a marble worker, sticker and polisher at Continental Marble Works until 1932. The family settled in Burnaby's "Skunk Hollow" area, an area off Boundary Road at 13th Avenue and Clydesdale. Their children attended Schou St. School.
- He passed away July 31 1948.
- Marks/Labels
- "VICTORIA REGINA" around image; on reverse, around edge, is stamped "VICTORIA, QUEEN AND EMPRESS, 1837 - 1897, THE LONGEST AND MOST ILLUSTRIOUS REIGN ON RECORD"; hand sewn to the front of the ribbon are gold metal initials "VR" and leaf motif
- Names
- Cassels, Frederick Homer
Images
lapel pin
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact47237
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV004.50.43
- Description
- Pin, vertical rectangle, enamelled brass, white ground. At top in gold, "B.C. SUMMER", then vertical "GAMES" in wide lettering in gold, black, and shades of grey in rectangles of contrasting shades of same colours, then "1997" in white on gold bar, "PARTICIPANT" in gold at bottom. Up left side perpendicular to other print is "BURNABY" in same colours as 'Games'. Gold border around outside edge, gold outlines on 'Games' and 'Burnaby'. Clear coating. Reverse is shiny brass with some scratches, post and butterfly clutch fastener. Post is set on round base with stop. Clutch is brass, tarnished. Clear coat on front has some wear.
- Object History
- The B.C. Games were established in 1977, and the first summer games were held in 1978. Commemorative pin for the 1997 B.C. Summer Games held in Burnaby [for participants].
- Category
- 08. Communication Artifacts
- Classification
- Documentary Artifacts - - Memorabilia
- Object Term
- Commemorative
- Marks/Labels
- Burnaby / B.C. Summer Games / 1997 / Participant
- Measurements
- L: 2.5 cm x W: 1.7 cm
Images
lapel pin
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact47238
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV004.50.44
- Description
- Pin, vertical rectangle, enamelled brass, white ground. At top in gold, "B.C. SUMMER", then vertical "GAMES" in wide lettering in gold, black, and shades of grey in rectangles of contrasting shades of same colours, then "1997" in white on gold bar, "PARTICIPANT" in gold at bottom. Up left side perpendicular to other print is "BURNABY" in same colours as 'Games'. Gold border around outside edge, gold outlines on 'Games' and 'Burnaby'. Clear coating. Reverse is shiny brass with some scratches, post and butterfly clutch fastener. Post is set on round base with stop. Clutch is brass, tarnished. Clear coat on front has some wear.
- Object History
- The B.C. Games were established in 1977, and the first summer games were held in 1978. Commemorative pin for the 1997 B.C. Summer Games held in Burnaby [for participants].
- Category
- 08. Communication Artifacts
- Classification
- Documentary Artifacts - - Memorabilia
- Object Term
- Commemorative
- Marks/Labels
- Burnaby / B.C. Summer Games / 1997 / Participant
Images
badge
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact91810
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV020.31.49
- Description
- Pin or badge for Royal Canadian Air Force - Operations Badge. the badge is gold in colour in the shape of a set of feathered wings with an "O" in the middle.
- The back has two threaded posts and a back plate.
- Object History
- Item belonged to Joseph “Joe” Hardcastle Cumberland Corsbie who served as a Navigator for the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) between 1942 and 1945. He went on to be a BC Provincial MLA and later a Burnaby Municipal Council Member along with various other pursuits. See Joseph H.C. Corsbie fonds for full biography.
- Category
- 08. Communication Artifacts
- Classification
- Personal Symbols - - Status Symbols
- Object Term
- Insignia
Images
award
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact87430
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV015.35.50
- Description
- award, Girl Guides; All Round Cord; blue and white twisted silken cord with blue tassels at either end. Worn threaded through the right tab epaulet of the uniform dress and then hooked behind the button of the right breast pocket flap.
- Reference
- http://www.girlguides.ca/WEB/Documents/ON/Archives/Guide%20Badges%20A%20to%20G%20v3.pdf
- Category
- 03. Personal Artifacts
- Subjects
- Organizations - Girls' Societies and Clubs
- Clothing - Uniforms
- Personal Symbols
- Personal Symbols - Ribbons
- Names
- Girl Guides of Canada
Images
award
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact87431
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV015.35.51
- Description
- award, Pathfinders; Canda Cord; red and white twisted silken cord with red tassels at either end. Worn threaded through the right tab epaulet of the uniform dress and then hooked behind the button of the right breast pocket flap.
- Reference
- http://www.girlguides.ca/WEB/Documents/ON/Archives/pdf_archives_badges_pathfinders.pdf
- Category
- 03. Personal Artifacts
- Subjects
- Organizations - Girls' Societies and Clubs
- Clothing - Uniforms
- Personal Symbols
- Personal Symbols - Ribbons
Images
badge
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact44066
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV001.21.18
- Description
- Badge, round; yellow, green, black; yellow background with black edging, six black circles each with green stiched design, clockwise from top: sun and sunbeams, whale, E=mc2, dog, moon, centre: log and axe with lettering
- Marks/Labels
- "GILLWELL 1990", stitched, green in centre of badge "BURNABY REGION", stitched, green in centre of badge "E=mc2", stiched, green in one of the circles
Images
badge
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact44491
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV002.32.1
- Description
- Badge, round; brown, yellow, green, off-white; machine-embroidered; picture in centre of sailing ship with scout logo on sail.
- Marks/Labels
- "FIRST BURNABY JAMBOREE", stitched, green at top "CAMP BYNG", stitched, green at bottom "1970", stitched, brown at bottom "DISCOVERY", stitched, white on boat
- Subjects
- Personal Symbols
- Personal Symbols - Badges
- Organizations
- Organizations - Boys' Societies and Clubs
- Names
- Boy Scouts of Canada
Images
badge
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact48258
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV005.13.41
- Description
- Badge, cloth, circular; yellow, green, white, red, blue; scene of mountains, river and field with a yellow bar across bottom with red lettering.
- Object History
- Scouts Canada
- Marks/Labels
- "BURNABY LAKE (smaller) DISTRICT", stitching, red
- Subjects
- Organizations
- Organizations - Boys' Societies and Clubs
- Personal Symbols
- Personal Symbols - Badges
- Geographic Access
- Burnaby Lake
Images
badge
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact48259
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV005.13.42
- Description
- Badge, cloth; orange and black; in the shape of a football with a helmet in the centre.
- Marks/Labels
- "SOUTH BURNABY / FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION", printed "1971", printed, bold
Images
badge
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact48261
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV005.13.43
- Description
- Badge, cloth; white and green; in centre is logo with two baseball bats crossing with two baseballs on right and left and dogwood flower at top.
- Marks/Labels
- "BURNABY AMATEUR SOFTBALL LEAGUE", in green printing along edge "CHAMPIONS", in green printing at bottom "1965", outlined in green in centre
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