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- Adminstrative Groups - Committees 4
- Adornment 14
- Adornment - Jewelry 1
- Adornment - Lapel Pins 15
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- Advertising Medium - Business Cards 17
- Advertising Medium - Flyer 38
- Advertising Medium - Poster 18
- Advertising Medium - Signs and Signboards 262
- Aerial Photographs 1
- Agricultural Tools and Equipment
- Agricultural Tools and Equipment - Gardening Equipment 1
interurban transfer
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact28401
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV973.29.27
- Description
- B.C. Electric Railway - Transfer . The transfer is on buff paper with black and red print. The transfer is for the B.C. Electric Railway from Interurban Line. Junction point 84975, punched to "VANC'R CITY", a.m., on the Westminster Branch. The ticket is punched '9' in first row of numbers below. The ticket also has space for 'EMERGENCY' and 'CHILD' punches. On the reverse side is an advertisement for the Tram News Stands. There is an illustration of wide-eyed policeman waving and shivering.
- Category
- 08. Communication Artifacts
- Classification
- Exchange Media
- Object Term
- Ticket
- Subjects
- Transportation
- Transportation - Electric Railroads
- Exchange Medium
- Exchange Medium - Tickets
- Advertising Medium
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brush hook
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact91750
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV023.14.6
- Description
- Tool with a hooked blade attached to a long wooden handle used for land clearing - cut heavy brush, shrubs, or small trees.
- The blade is made of iron and is heavily rusted. The handle is damaged in several spots and cracked where the blade is attached.
- Object History
- These items belonged to the Hong family - who founded Hop On Farms in Burnaby. Heritage Burnaby has a number of photos and an oral history about the family.
- Classification
- Maintenance T&E - - Groundskeeping Equipment
- Object Term
- Hook, Brush
- Measurements
- Length: 92 cm
- Subjects
- Persons - Chinese Canadians
- Agricultural Tools and Equipment
- Gardens
- Gardens - Market Gardens
- Names
- Hop on Farms
Images
raffia bundle
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact91753
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV023.14.9
- Description
- Bundle of raffia strands twisted into a bundle. The bundle is held together at the top by a strip of raffia and is knotted around itself at the bottom.
- Object History
- These items belonged to the Hong family - who founded Hop On Farms in Burnaby. Heritage Burnaby has a number of photos and an oral history about the family.
- Raffia bundle, used for tying vegetables in the fields. *We have a photo of raffia ties in use at Hop On Farm: BV017.36.7
- Measurements
- Length: 138 cm
- Subjects
- Persons - Chinese Canadians
- Agricultural Tools and Equipment
- Gardens
- Gardens - Market Gardens
- Names
- Hop on Farms
Images
seed drying tray
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact91757
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV023.14.12
- Description
- Large wooden hoop frame with thin slats of wood woven across it. This creates a shallow tray on one side of the hoop. The hoop is held together by ties around the hoop itself. Some of the ties have broken causing the hoop to come apart.
- The hoop and weave are very brittle.
- Object History
- These items belonged to the Hong family - who founded Hop On Farms in Burnaby. Heritage Burnaby has a number of photos and an oral history about the family.
- Seed drying tray, used when the family saved their own seed. They saved their seed to have a reliable supply of vegetable seeds difficult to find through the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s: choi sum, gai lan, bok choi. The seed heads were clipped and placed on the tray, and stored in the greenhouses to dry down. A finer sieve would have been used to separate the seeds from the chaff.
- Category
- 04.Tools & Equipment for Materials
- Classification
- Agricultural T&E
- Measurements
- Diameter: 86 cm
- Subjects
- Persons - Chinese Canadians
- Agricultural Tools and Equipment
- Gardens
- Gardens - Market Gardens
- Names
- Hop on Farms
Images
The A&W Bear with unidentified woman playing golf
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription58942
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- ca.1983
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 25.5 x 18 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the A&W Bear mascot helping an unidentified woman to line up her shot on a putting green. The photograph is taken in the Simon Fraser University Convocation Mall.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- ca.1983
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 25.5 x 18 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 480-1389
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2009-01
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the A&W Bear mascot helping an unidentified woman to line up her shot on a putting green. The photograph is taken in the Simon Fraser University Convocation Mall.
- Names
- Simon Fraser University
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- King, Basil
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Photographer's stamp on verso
- Note on verso reads: "Burnaby Today / A-1 / 136% / keep that"
- Geographic Access
- Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Mountain Area
Images
booklet
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact17053
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV980.36.7
- Description
- The Call of the Coast - Booklet -- [1927]. Booklet created by the British Columbia Advertisers in Vancouver called The Call of the Coast of British Columbia. The booklet features information on communities along the coast of BC. For each community listed in the book there are advertisements pertaining to the area. The front cover of the booklet has a drawing of a coastal community coloured mainly in green and orange.
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booklet
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact19297
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV977.29.55
- Description
- Frigidaire Automatic Refrigeration - Booklet -- [1929]. "FRIGIDAIRE AUTOMATIC REFRIGERATION". The cover is brightly coloured with illustrations of food and ice. The booklet describes the benefits of having a Frigidaire refrigerator and outlines the different models that it carries. The back cover lists the different places in the world that carries Frigidaire products.
- Subjects
- Advertising Medium
- Documentary Artifacts
- Documentary Artifacts - Booklets
- Food Processing Tools and Equipment
Images
bookmark
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact91062
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV020.5.1786
- Description
- Bookmark; red ink on grey cardstock; image of butterfly at top; text below reads: "Multicultural / Festival / (decorative motif of leaf) / Embrace / our / differences / while / celebrating / our / similarities / (decorative motif of leaf) / BURNABY VILLAGE MUSEUM".
- Object History
- Item was found in the Burnaby Post printshop along with other Heritage Village / Burnaby Villagee Museum ephemera that was created between 1971 and [2020]. Bookmark was printed on the Platen Press in the Burnaby Post print shop inside Burnaby Village
- Classification
- Written Communication T&E - - Writing Accessories
- Object Term
- bookmark
- Measurements
- 15 x 5 cm
- Maker
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Country Made
- Canada
- Province Made
- British Columbia
- Site/City Made
- Burnaby
- Publication Date
- [198-]
- Subjects
- Advertising Medium
- Documentary Artifacts
- Names
- Burnaby Village Museum
Images
bookmark advertisement
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact91067
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV020.5.1791
- Description
- Bookmark advertisement; red ink on white cardstock; text top to bottom reads: "RHODODENDRON / FESTIVAL / AS WELCOME / AS FLOWERS / IN MAY / Burnaby Village / Museum / 6501 Deer Lake Avenue / Burnaby, B.C. Canada"; includes an illustration of a rhododendron flower printed in the centre of bookmark.
- Object History
- Item was found in the Burnaby Post printshop along with other Heritage Village / Burnaby Villagee Museum ephemera that was created between 1971 and [2020]. Bookmark was printed on the Platen Press in the Burnaby Post print shop inside Burnaby Village
- Classification
- Written Communication T&E - - Writing Accessories
- Object Term
- bookmark
- Measurements
- 15 x 5 cm
- Maker
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Country Made
- Canada
- Province Made
- British Columbia
- Site/City Made
- Burnaby
- Publication Date
- [198-]
- Subjects
- Advertising Medium
- Documentary Artifacts
- Names
- Burnaby Village Museum
Images
bookmark advertisement
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact91068
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV020.5.1792
- Description
- Bookmark advertisement; black ink on light orange cardstock; text top to bottom reads: "BURNABY / VILLAGE / MUSEUM / Celebrates / the / European / Festival / Phone 293-6500"; llustration printed in centre of bookmark of group of people seated with one person waving a flag.
- Object History
- Item was found in the Burnaby Post printshop along with other Heritage Village / Burnaby Villagee Museum ephemera that was created between 1971 and [2020]. Bookmark was printed on the Platen Press in the Burnaby Post print shop inside Burnaby Village
- Classification
- Written Communication T&E - - Writing Accessories
- Object Term
- bookmark
- Measurements
- 15 x 5 cm
- Maker
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Country Made
- Canada
- Province Made
- British Columbia
- Site/City Made
- Burnaby
- Publication Date
- [198-]
- Subjects
- Advertising Medium
- Documentary Artifacts
- Names
- Burnaby Village Museum
Images
bookmark advertisement
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact91069
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV020.5.1793
- Description
- Bookmark advertisement; green ink on light blue cardstock; text top to bottom reads: image at top of woman dressed in fur collar, hat and coat with hands on hips; text below reads "HATS / OFF / DAY / Burnaby Village / Museum / 6501 Deer Lake Avenue / Burnaby, B.C. Canada"
- Object History
- Item was found in the Burnaby Post printshop along with other Heritage Village / Burnaby Villagee Museum ephemera that was created between 1971 and [2020]. Bookmark was printed on the Platen Press in the Burnaby Post print shop inside Burnaby Village. The very first "Hats Off Day" event was celebrated in Burnaby Heights on June 25, 1983.
- Reference
- See Burnaby Now newspaper, 1983-Jun-20 pages A5-A9 (BV018.29.8)
- Classification
- Written Communication T&E - - Writing Accessories
- Object Term
- bookmark
- Measurements
- 15 x 5 cm
- Maker
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Country Made
- Canada
- Province Made
- British Columbia
- Site/City Made
- Burnaby
- Publication Date
- [198-]
- Subjects
- Advertising Medium
- Documentary Artifacts
- Names
- Burnaby Village Museum
Images
Bottle
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact90814
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV020.40.5
- Description
- A matte black 250ml smooth glass bottle of Coca-cola. The liquid is still inside. The Coca-cola logo is in red, and "ZERO" is in white. There is a yellow and orange flame on the bottle neck. The lid is aluminum and still sealed.
- Object History
- This was a free giveaway from Coca-cola during the 2010 Olympic Torch Relay held in Burnaby's Cultural Complex.
- Classification
- Advertising Media
- Object Term
- Bottle, Sample
- Marks/Labels
- Coca-cola
- Colour
- Black
- White
- Red
- Yellow
- Measurements
- 8 inches high
- Maker
- Coca-cola
- Subjects
- Advertising Medium
- Beverages
- Events
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Douglas-Gilpin Area
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Burnaby British Columbia : reference and year book 1931
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary4882
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Textual Record
- Accession Code
- HV978.48.11
- Call Number
- 317.133 BUR Copy 1
- Place of Publication
- Vancouver
- Publisher
- Burnaby Broadcast
- Publication Date
- 1931
- Physical Description
- 42 p. : ill. : 31 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Burnaby (B.C.)--Statistics
- Burnaby (B.C.)--History
- Subjects
- Documentary Artifacts
- Documentary Artifacts - Booklets
- Advertising Medium
- Government
- Government - Local Government
- Organizations
- Organizations - Girls' Societies and Clubs
- Notes
- Copy 1 of 2
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button pin
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact25560
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV975.61.194
- Description
- Lapel pin, button type, round. White ground with blue border and blue "SUBSCRIBER" at top, "1918 / VICTORY LOAN" at bottom. Red-bordered flag is at centre of image, flying from pole, rope visible. Five blue diagonal stripes are at upper left of flag, blue-bordered shield is at lower right, divided into three columns by thin blue lines. Shield also has horizontal red and yellow marks. Flag is shaded and edges curved to suggest movement. "TRADE MARK REG." in white in blue border at bottom. Pin front is formed over a metal back and held by pressure. Spring clasp back doesn't lock closed as pin extends .6 cm beyond edge of button and there is no clasp. Reverse of pin is silver-coloured metal with stamping, "B CO / UNION / -H N Y" ?, symbols ? in circle. Metal of back is tarnished, white on front is yellowing. Image is poorly stamped, making border wider at right and colours in shield are blurred and extend outside its border.
- Category
- 08. Communication Artifacts
- Classification
- Advertising Media
- Object Term
- Button, Promotional
- Marks/Labels
- "SUBSCRIBER / 1918 / VICTORY LOAN", in blue paint "TRADE MARK REG", in smaller white paint on bottom edge
- Measurements
- Dia: 2.1 cm
- Subjects
- Adornment
- Adornment - Lapel Pins
- Advertising Medium
- Wars
- Wars - World War, 1914-1918
- Occupations - War Worker
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calendar card
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact36390
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV983.9.51
- Description
- Calendar card for July 1925. It features an image of a mountain and a lake with a small white steamer in the foreground. The calendar advertises the Commercial Drive Garage Limited, in Vancouver. The card is copyright 1923 by Louis F. Dow Company of St. Paul, USA. It does say finished in Canada. The card is printed on blue stock, very faded on front face. Markings: GOING -TO-THE-SUN MOUNTAIN Regardless of when or where a car was bought or how much it cost it deserves understanding care at regular intervals. Consult us regularly and prolong the life of your car Commercial Drive Garage Ltd. VENABLES AND COMMERCIAL DRIVE Phone High 2179 Vancouver, B.C. 1925 JULY 1925
- Object History
- Object inherited by donor from the estate of his parents, Albert Vincent Scott and Myrtle Edna (Broderick) Scott.
- Measurements
- The measurements are: 10.2 cm by 23.6 cm.
- Maker
- Louis F. Dow Company
- Country Made
- United States of America
- Province Made
- Minnesota
- Site/City Made
- St. Paul
- Patent Date
- Copyright 1923
- Subjects
- Documentary Artifacts
- Advertising Medium
Images
calendar card
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact36393
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV983.9.54
- Description
- Calendar card for October 1925. It features an image of a wide valley with a stream meandering through it. The calendar advertises the Commercial Drive Garage Limited, in Vancouver. The card is copyright 1923 by Louis F. Dow Company of St. Paul, USA. It does say finished in Canada. The card is printed on blue stock, very faded on front face. Markings: CONNECTICUT VALLEY Our storage space is large and is well heated during the winter months. Storage cost is small - rates by the day, week or month. Call us for further information Commercial Drive Garage Ltd. VENABLES AND COMMERCIAL DRIVE Phone High 2179 Vancouver, B.C. 1925 OCTOBER 1925
- Object History
- Object inherited by donor from the estate of his parents, Albert Vincent Scott and Myrtle Edna (Broderick) Scott.
- Measurements
- The measurements are: 10.2 cm by 23.6 cm.
- Maker
- Louis F. Dow Company
- Country Made
- United States of America
- Province Made
- Minnesota
- Site/City Made
- St. Paul
- Patent Date
- Copyright 1923
- Subjects
- Documentary Artifacts
- Advertising Medium
Images
catalogue
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact91626
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV022.31.1
- Description
- Brandon Woollen Products - Catalogue -- [1964]. Product catalogue for Brandon Woolen Products on 6364 Kingsway, Burnaby.
- There is an illustration of a lamb on the top half of the front cover of the booklet with an orange and yellow band of colour mid booklet.
- The booklet contains information about the various products including blankets, socks, and shirts, and the pricing for each. The product pricing were effective as of September 1, 1964.
- The booklet catalogue was mailed Mrs. F.J. Roder. of West Vancouver, and has a torn postage stamp along the edge.
- Measurements
- Height: 22.5 cm
- Width: 15.5 cm
- Subjects
- Advertising Medium
Images
, copied 1978 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/1977/197800140001.jpg?width=280)
Davidson Spark Arrester
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription465
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [190-](date of original), copied 1978
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.2 x 25.3 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph documents an advertisement for the Davidson Spark Arrester. On the left side of the advertisement spot is a diagram of the water flow in the arrester. The right side has explanation of the arrester as "the first Arrester to be approved by the Provincial Government authorities." The adve…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.2 x 25.3 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph documents an advertisement for the Davidson Spark Arrester. On the left side of the advertisement spot is a diagram of the water flow in the arrester. The right side has explanation of the arrester as "the first Arrester to be approved by the Provincial Government authorities." The advertisement further reads, "It is guaranteed to be 100 PER CENT EFFICIENT as an arrester and does not impede the draught. Water level is maintained automatically and supplied from the injector. NO WIRE SCREENS TO GET GUMMED UP. This arrester is patented, made and guaranteed by VANCOUVER ENGINEERING WORKS Ltd." An annotation on the back of the photograph reads: "Davidson Spark Arrester."
- Subjects
- Advertising Medium
- Accession Code
- HV978.14.1
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [190-](date of original), copied 1978
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2023-08-01
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
, copied 1978 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/1977/197800140001.jpg)
First Airship at New Westminster
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription39566
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1909
- Collection/Fonds
- Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 6.3 x 7.7 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album)
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of an airship flying above New Westminster. The craft bears a banner reading "Motor Boats Built by Hinton Electric Ltd. At Victoria." The airship was piloted by Harry Ginter and made twice daily flights over the 1909 exhibition.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1909
- Collection/Fonds
- Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 6.3 x 7.7 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album)
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 477-885
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2007-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of an airship flying above New Westminster. The craft bears a banner reading "Motor Boats Built by Hinton Electric Ltd. At Victoria." The airship was piloted by Harry Ginter and made twice daily flights over the 1909 exhibition.
- Subjects
- Transportation - Air
- Advertising Medium
- Names
- Ginter, Harry
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on caption accompanying photograph
Images
game
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact14439
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV984.21.50
- Description
- Nugget Shoe Polish - Game Board -- [192-?]. Advertising game board for the Nugget Shoe Polish Company. On the outside of the board has an illustration of a container of Nugget Shoe Polish and the rules to the game. The board flips open to the playing surface which is a circus theme. The board was printed in England and designed Basil Reynolds.
- Object History
- Objects in this accession were inherited by donor from the estate of her parents, Leslie and Ina Morrow of Vancouver.
- Subjects
- Advertising Medium
- Games
Images
