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tape recorder with time code generator

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact84330
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV014.18.1
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV014.18.1
Description
Portable audio tape recorder with a time code generator attached underneath the recorder. The tape recorder is a "NAGRA IV - S" model with serical number "0604219", marked as made by "NAGRA KUDELSKI Made in Switzerland 1033 Chessaux Switzerland". Originally intended for use with 5 inch spools, this machine has been adapted to accomodate 7 inch spools. The clear plastic lid is moulded to allow 7 inch spools and wings have been added to the sides to support the larger spools. Toogle switches are recessed and setting switches are flat and notched both to prevent accidental changes while recording. There is no power pack with the machine. There is a battery compartment for 12, "D" size batteries located on the underside of the machine.. The tape machine has a sticker at the centre top reading: "AUDIO CINE SERVICES Inc. [address line struck out] 416-461-5015 FEB 9/99 468 71/2 99068" This may indicate the company and date of the addaptation to the larger spools The attached time code reader is marked "Tape Recorder Module TC 200A" "COHERENT COMMUNICATIONS INC." There are two male, seven pin DIN connectors extending from each side of the time code reader on short 4 to 5 inch blue cables. There are two female RG59 BNC connectors on the back of the module and a female 15 pin digial cable socket. There is a socket for plugging in a time code reader.
Object History
This machine was used by the donor to record sound on TV and movie location shoots in Burnaby and the Lower Mainland. The Nagra IV was preceeded by the Nagra III, which revolutionized the recording of sound for film in the early 1960's. The IV was introduced in 1971 and used until the 1990's.
Reference
http://www.adventuresinhifiaudio.com/22/07/2011/the-nagra-iv-s-two-track-magic-in-a-portable-tape-machine/
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/01/business/stefan-kuldelski-inventor-of-the-nagra-dies-at-83.html?_r=0 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kudelski_Group
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nagra
Category
05.Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology
Classification
Sound Communication T&E - - Sound Communication Devices
Object Term
Recorder, Audio
Maker
Nagra Kudelski Company
Coherent Communications Incorporated
Country Made
Switzerland
United States of America
Patent Date
1971
Subjects
Data Processing Tools and Equipment
Sound Communication Tools and Equipment
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headphones

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact79910
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
X3036
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
X3036
Description
headphones made by the Hamburg Brothers. The speakers are mainly metal with hard plastic around where the ear would rest. There is cloth around the metal that attaches the speakers together. On the back of both speaker is "PENNSYLVANIA/ TYPE/ E-25/ HAMBURG BROTHERS/ PITTSBURG/ U.S.A."
Subjects
Sound Communication Tools and Equipment
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phonograph

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact79897
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
X3035
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
X3035
Description
Hand cranked Edison "Triumph" Phonograph that plays cylinder records. The player comes with the sound horn and separate stand, along with additional Model-H 4 minute reproducer and a Model-C reproducer (attached to the player). The serial number on the machine is "32372".
Object History
Edison “Triumph” cylinder player. Edison began manufacturing phonographs for the home market in c. 1896. Edison introduced the “Blue Amberol cylinder c 1913 as an attempt to compete with the dominant disk record on the market. Edison had started to manufacture disk records in 1913 but continued to produce Amberol cylinders until 1929 when Edison stopped making both cylinder and disk records. These Triumph machines were designed to play the “4 minute cylinders which were the same playing time as disk records.
Maker
Thomas A. Edison, Incorporated
Country Made
United States of America
Province Made
New Jersey
Site/City Made
Orange
Subjects
Sound Communication Tools and Equipment
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record player

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact91557
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV022.11.1
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV022.11.1
Description
Fleetwood brand radio and record player cabinet. The wooden cabinet has a cabinet door on one side and a control panel and speaker on the other.
Inside the cabinet is a shelf that holds the record turntable. The turntable has a plastic arm. The shelf below the turntable would be suitable for storing records.
The control panel includes four knobs for Off-Tone, Volume, Phono-Radio, and Tuning. The panel also includes a dial for AM radio tuning.
The speaker below has a four paned panel with speaker fabric in a brown tone.
The back of the cabinet is open on one side to reveal the radio mechanism and speaker.
The radio has a product stamp from Electrical Products Manufacturing of Montreal, Quebec.
Vols 115, Model 43-52, Amps 0.45, Cycle 6.0, Serial 31-1
Object History
The record player belonged to Adell Philips and was in her Spruce Street home in Burnaby for more than 50 years.
Category
06.Tools & Equipment for Communication
Classification
Sound Communication T&E - - Sound Communication Devices
Object Term
Player, Record
Measurements
Height: 76.5 cm Width: 76.5 cm Depth: 39.5 cm
Subjects
Sound Communication Tools and Equipment
Names
Philips, Adell Greenwood
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whistle

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact39911
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV999.24.21
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV999.24.21
Description
Whistle. Metal, World War 1 military, whistle on cord. Cord is attached to whistle's ring by metal clip.
Object History
Whistle belonged to Frederick Homer Cassels who was a World War I Veterinary Service Army veteran. Frederick immigrated to Burnaby from England in 1919.
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.
Category
06.Tools & Equipment for Communication
Classification
Sound Communication T&E - - Sound Communication Devices
Object Term
Whistle
Marks/Labels
"Patent 57208" "PATENT"
Subjects
Sound Communication Tools and Equipment
Wars
Wars - World War, 1914-1918
Clothing
Clothing - Military Uniforms
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advertisement; blotter

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact40410
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV985.5851.1
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV985.5851.1
Description
Mission Garage - Advertisement Blotter. Advertisment card for the Mission Garage at 3959 Hastings Street Vancouver, run by E. Furer. (Although the address on the card says Vancouver, it is actually in Burnaby, part of the Vancouver Heights community.) The front of the card has an illustration of an automobile accident. There is a caption at the top of the card "You're Under Arrest!" and another caption on the side of the card "Don't Face Arrest Because of Faulty Brakes...". The reverse side of the card has pink construction paper which has been used as an ink blotter.
Subjects
Written Communication Tools and Equipment
Written Communication Tools and Equipment - Blotter
Advertising Medium
Advertising Medium - Business Cards
Historic Neighbourhood
Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
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advertisement; blotter

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact40411
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV985.5852.1
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV985.5852.1
Description
A.D. Hewitt Company - Advertisment Blotter. Advertisement card for A.D.Hewitt Company, a decal company in Vancouver BC. The card promotes Name Plates, Truck Lettering, Window and Door Lettering among other serives. The back of the card has been used as an ink blotter.
Subjects
Written Communication Tools and Equipment
Written Communication Tools and Equipment - Blotter
Advertising Medium
Advertising Medium - Business Cards
Historic Neighbourhood
Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
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advertisement; blotter

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact40412
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV985.5853.1
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV985.5853.1
Description
Hobson, Christie & Company - Advertisement Blotter. Advertisement card for Hobson, Christie & Company Limited Insurance at 163 W.Hastings Street Vancouver. The company supplies insurance for fire, automobile, casualty and inland marine. The back side of the card has been used as an ink blotter.
Subjects
Written Communication Tools and Equipment
Written Communication Tools and Equipment - Blotter
Advertising Medium
Advertising Medium - Business Cards
Historic Neighbourhood
Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
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advertisement; blotter

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact40416
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV985.5857.1
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV985.5857.1
Description
The Dominion Fire Insurance - Advertisement Blotter. Advertising card for The Dominion Fire Insurance Company. The card has the Dominion of Canada coat of arms on the front, flanked by two flags: the Union Jack and what appears to be the Canadian Red Ensign Flag. The front of the card has been stamped with "Alex. Inch Real Estate Agency" and below that is "Phone GL en. 0881 -- 3870 E. Hastings St." The back of the card has been slightly used as an ink blotter but is in very good condition.
Subjects
Written Communication Tools and Equipment
Written Communication Tools and Equipment - Blotter
Advertising Medium
Advertising Medium - Business Cards
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advertisement; blotter

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact40417
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV985.5858.1
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV985.5858.1
Description
Marpole Coal Company - Advertisement Blotter. Advertisement card for the Marpole Coal Company Limited at 1001 Main Street Vancouver B.C. The card also lists other locations in Nanaimo-Wellington, Comox, Stoker, Canmore Briquettes, McLeod River and Midland. There is a small illustration of an Aboriginal man on the front. The back of the card has been used as an ink blotter.
Subjects
Written Communication Tools and Equipment
Written Communication Tools and Equipment - Blotter
Advertising Medium
Advertising Medium - Business Cards
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advertisement; blotter

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact40418
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV985.5859.1
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV985.5859.1
Description
New Books for the New Year - Advertisement Blotter. Advertising card for The Clarke & Stuart Company Limited on Seymour Street, Vancouver B.C. The card advertises day books, journals, ledgers, record columnar books, and trial balance books. At the top of the card is "This Blots Both Sides". The card was intended as an ink blotter but is in good condition with no ink.
Subjects
Written Communication Tools and Equipment
Written Communication Tools and Equipment - Blotter
Advertising Medium
Advertising Medium - Business Cards
Images
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blotter

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact14984
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
HV984.51.70
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
HV984.51.70
Description
May Your Troubles be Ink Bubbles - Ink Blotter. Circular blotter pad with three pages. The blotter is held together with a yellow ribbon through each page. The front page has an illustration of a house window with green shutters and pink curtains, and two blue birds on a tree branch. There is a poem on the front cover "May your troubles be ink bubbles, / That this blotter whisks away / And may bluebirds of happiness / Sing in your heart / each day."
Subjects
Written Communication Tools and Equipment
Written Communication Tools and Equipment - Blotter
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blotter

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact34774
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV992.45.23
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV992.45.23
Description
Wagner Bumper & Spring Works - Advertisement Blotter -- [192-?]. Promotional blotter for Wagner Bumper & Spring Works at 4236 Kingsway, Central Park. At the top of the blotter is an illustration of a Wagner Bumper. The blotter measures 14cm x 7.5cm.
Object History
Mr. Wagner patented his Triple Spring Bumper for automobiles and attempted to interest one of the major automobile manufacturers in purchasing his patent. He manufactured some bumpers and sold them locally.
Colour
White
Subjects
Written Communication Tools and Equipment
Written Communication Tools and Equipment - Blotter
Advertising Medium
Advertising Medium - Business Cards
Names
Wagner, Frank
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booklet

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact36396
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
HV983.9.57
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
HV983.9.57
Description
Beach Foundry Limited - Booklet -- [1923]. Christmas advertising gift from the Beach Foundry Limited in Ottawa. The cover of the booklet is possibly made of cellulose with an illistration of a village at winter time and a series of poinsettia and holly. There is a small calendar for the year of 1924 on the right hand side. The booklet is held together with a brad that has "Best Wishes" written on top. The pages in the booklet are a thick cardstock and could be used as an ink blotter. The booklet was produced by The Whitehead & Hoag Co and copyrighted in 1922.
Object History
Object inherited by donor from the estate of his parents, Albert Vincent Scott and Myrtle Edna (Broderick) Scott.
Subjects
Documentary Artifacts
Documentary Artifacts - Booklets
Written Communication Tools and Equipment
Written Communication Tools and Equipment - Blotter
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ink blotter advertisement

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact40598
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV985.5916.1
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV985.5916.1
Description
Anaconda Brass Pipe - Advertisement Ink Blotter. Advertisment card for Anaconda Brass Pipe and P.D. Pugh on 16 W. 4 Ave, Vancouver B.C. The front of the card has photograph of a woman and child with a man in a bathroom looking at pipes. There is a caption at the top of the card "Avoid This with Water Pipes of Rustless Brass". The card provides a product description below the caption. The reverse side of the card has blue construction paper which has been used as an ink blotter. The card was printed in Canada and measures 15cm x 8.5cm.
Subjects
Advertising Medium
Advertising Medium - Business Cards
Written Communication Tools and Equipment
Written Communication Tools and Equipment - Blotter
Geographic Access
Vancouver
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typewriter

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact83395
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV007.30.1
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
Maker
Smith Premier Typewriter Company
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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sign

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact1217
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
HV971.33.1
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
HV971.33.1
Description
Weathered wood sign in two parts; informs readers of the penalty for attaching any raft, vessel, boat, etc., to wooden bridges in the province of British Columbia in 1902.
Category
06.Tools & Equipment for Communication
Classification
Written Communication T&E
Object Term
Sign
Marks/Labels
"The attention of Steamers and of any person in charge of any vessel, barge, boat, raft, or any floating body is directed to Clause 12 "Chapter 25" Bridges Act of the Revised Statutes of British Columbia. Any person that shall moor, make or last or in any other way "Attach" any raft, vessel, boat, barge or any other floating body to any wooden or other bridge... shall be.. not exceeding fifty dollars. Department of Land and Works, Victoria, BC 23rd June 1902.
Subjects
Recreational Activities - Boating
Regulative and Protective Tools and Equipment
Transportation - Boats
Written Communication Tools and Equipment
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blackboard compasses

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact1167
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
HV971.26.2
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
HV971.26.2
Description
Blackboard compasses, large, wooden.
Object History
This item is on display at the Seaforth School in the Burnaby Village Museum.
Category
06.Tools & Equipment for Communication
Classification
Drafting T&E
Object Term
Compass
Subjects
Education
Written Communication Tools and Equipment
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bookmark

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact87530
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV015.35.120
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV015.35.120
Description
bookmark, Girl Guides; blue leather rectangle, cut into fringe at bottom; world trefoil logo at top; commemorating "OLAVE / BADEN-POWELL / 1889-1977 / WORLD / CHIEF GUIDE".
Category
06.Tools & Equipment for Communication
Classification
Written Communication T&E - - Writing Accessories
Subjects
Organizations - Girls' Societies and Clubs
Written Communication Tools and Equipment
Names
Girl Guides of Canada
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catalogue

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact39332
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV998.60.4
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV998.60.4
Description
Printing Machines - Catalogue -- [1952]. Catalogue of Printing Machines, Reliefite Heaters & Compounds, Type, Accessories, Tools produced in October 1952. The catalogue was created by Adana Limited of Canada, Head Office at 1508 West 4th Avenue, Vancouver 9, B.C. Stamped in blue ink on the front is "NEW/ADDRESS/ 54 LOMBARD ST. TORONTO". The catalogue measures 14cm x 22cm.
Object History
Donor was given the accessioned objects by Mr. Bob Hopson, ca. 1990.
Colour
Beige
Title
Catalogue of Printing Machines Reliefite Heaters & Compounds Type, Accessories, Tools
Publication Date
October, 1952
Subjects
Documentary Artifacts
Documentary Artifacts - Booklets
Written Communication Tools and Equipment
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