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![Interior of surveyor's office, [198_] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2020/2020_0005_0838_002.jpg?width=280)
Interior of surveyor's office
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription13495
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [198_]
- Collection/Fonds
- Century Park Museum Association fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. negative ; 5.5 x 5.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the interior of the Land Surveyor's office "Hill & Burnett" inside of Burnaby Village Museum. The exhibit includes a roll top desk, a pendulum wall clock as well as land surveying equipment.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Century Park Museum Association fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. negative ; 5.5 x 5.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the interior of the Land Surveyor's office "Hill & Burnett" inside of Burnaby Village Museum. The exhibit includes a roll top desk, a pendulum wall clock as well as land surveying equipment.
- Subjects
- Occupations - Land Surveyors
- Surveying and Navigational Tools and Equipment
- Timekeeping Tools and Equipment
- Names
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV020.5.838
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [198_]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 1200
- Scan Date
- 25-Aug-2020
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- 1 col. print; 8.5 x 9 cm accompanying negative (negative no.4)
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![Interior of surveyor's office, [198_] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2020/2020_0005_0838_002.jpg)
Antique clocks and flatware
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription70349
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1978
- Collection/Fonds
- Bill Jeffries fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w negative ; 35 mm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a table of antique clocks and flatware at the Lougheed Drive-in swap meet in the summer of 1978. An unidentified vendor is standing behind the table with her hands behind her back.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1978
- Collection/Fonds
- Bill Jeffries fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w negative ; 35 mm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 528-045
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2011-01
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a table of antique clocks and flatware at the Lougheed Drive-in swap meet in the summer of 1978. An unidentified vendor is standing behind the table with her hands behind her back.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Jeffries, Bill
- Notes
- Title based on contents of item
- Geographic Access
- Lougheed Highway
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Broadview (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- West Central Valley Area
Images
Antique clocks and flatware
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription70423
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1978
- Collection/Fonds
- Bill Jeffries fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w negative ; 35 mm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a table of antique clocks and flatware at the Lougheed Drive-in swap meet in the summer of 1978. An unidentified vendor is standing behind the table, smiling at a potential customer.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1978
- Collection/Fonds
- Bill Jeffries fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w negative ; 35 mm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 528-119
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2011-01
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a table of antique clocks and flatware at the Lougheed Drive-in swap meet in the summer of 1978. An unidentified vendor is standing behind the table, smiling at a potential customer.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Jeffries, Bill
- Notes
- Title based on contents of item
- Geographic Access
- Lougheed Highway
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Broadview (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- West Central Valley Area
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wall clock
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact81748
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV011.20.1
- Description
- Clock - wall clock in a wood case with a pendulum enclosed by a lower extension of the case. The case face is octagonal with a round clock dial. The clock is made by the "New Haven" clock company of the USA. and is marked as a "REGULATOR"
- There is a paper label glued to the back of the clock : "8 Day ERIE REGULATOR / TIME PIECE / MADE BY / THE NEW HAVEN CLOCK CO. / NEW HAVEN CONN. / U.S.A. / DIRECTIONS FOR REGULATING THE CLOCK / If the clock should go too fast, lower the ball; if too / slow, raise it." printed on label.
- There is a pendulum with the clock
- There is a key to wind the clock
- Object History
- The donor was a janitor working for the Burnaby School Board durring most of his career. The clock was donated is from the Riverway East School. This school was built in 1906 and torn down after the Second World War, ca 1948, and replaced with a new school called Glenwood.
- Riverway East School was very similar to the Seaforth School now located at the Burnaby Village Museum.
- Classification
- Timekeeping T&E
- Object Term
- Clock
- Subjects
- Timekeeping Tools and Equipment
- Names
- Riverway East School
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watch
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact16260
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV982.6.10
- Description
- Pocket watch; silver, cream, black; outside of watch is silver metal with floral engraving; inside of watch has cream face with two gold flower sprays embossed on right and left; watch face is in the top part of face; bottom part of face has metal circle with metal bar running over it
- Object History
- C. 1900; rare; made in Switzerland
- Marks/Labels
- "8 JOURS" (French), painted on left bottom of face, under flowers "8 DIAS" (Spanish), painted on centre of watch face "8 DAYS", painted on right bottom of face, under flowers "SWISS", painted on centre of watch face, above '6' "R S", painted on left of face, under '7' "A F", painted on right of face, under '5'
- Country Made
- Switzerland
- Subjects
- Timekeeping Tools and Equipment
Images
watch
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact16261
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV982.6.11
- Description
- Pocket watch with chain; gold coloured cover with white watch face and black numbers; has small second face for seconds at bottom; back has metal cover with engraving on inside
- Object History
- 9 carat; made in Switzerland; made in Birmingham according to accession register
- Marks/Labels
- "VERTEX", painted in centre of watch face "SWISS MADE", painted along bottom of watch face "For good service / presented to / James Murray (larger) / by / Ogston & Tennant Ltd.", engraved inside, on watch "679142" engraved inside, on cover
- Country Made
- Switzerland
- Subjects
- Timekeeping Tools and Equipment
Images
![Watch repairer, [1999] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-3288-1.jpg?width=280)
Watch repairer
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription98210
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1999]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs (tiff) : col.
- Scope and Content
- File contains photographs of an unidentified watch repairer inspecting some clock gears and the repairer's tools.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1999]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- 535-3288
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- File contains photographs of an unidentified watch repairer inspecting some clock gears and the repairer's tools.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of file
- Collected by editorial for use in an August 1999 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Images
![Watch repairer, [1999] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-3288-1.jpg)
Three men near audio equipment
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription59065
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- ca.1983
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 18.5 x 25.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of three unidentified men in suits standing by audiovisual equipment and servers. A TV screen is in the foreground.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- ca.1983
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 18.5 x 25.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 480-1471
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Accession Number
- 2009-01
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of three unidentified men in suits standing by audiovisual equipment and servers. A TV screen is in the foreground.
- Subjects
- Telecommunication Tools and Equipment
- Telecommunication Tools and Equipment - Televisions
- Sound Communication Tools and Equipment
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Battistoni, Peter
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Photographer's stamp on verso
- Note on verso reads: "page 5 / Burnaby / Today / PMT 100%"
Images
![Wally Westerman, [194-] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2020/2020_0017_0010_001.jpg?width=280)
Wally Westerman
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription13686
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [194-]
- Collection/Fonds
- Westerman family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.2 x 11 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Walter "Wally" Westerman posing on a piece of farming equipment on an unidentified farm. Another piece of farming equipment is visible behind him.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Westerman family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.2 x 11 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Walter "Wally" Westerman posing on a piece of farming equipment on an unidentified farm. Another piece of farming equipment is visible behind him.
- Subjects
- Agricultural Tools and Equipment
- Agricultural Tools and Equipment - Cultivators
- Agricultural Tools and Equipment - Tractors
- Accession Code
- BV020.17.10
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [194-]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 22-Sep-2020
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Stamp on verso of photograph reads: "587"
Images
![Wally Westerman, [194-] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2020/2020_0017_0010_001.jpg)
"The Weed Man"
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription58936
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- ca.1983
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 14 x 20.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a man posing with his pick-up truck containing lawn and landscaping equipment. His truck, hat, and shirt all read "The Weed Man."
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- ca.1983
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 14 x 20.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 480-1385
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Accession Number
- 2009-01
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a man posing with his pick-up truck containing lawn and landscaping equipment. His truck, hat, and shirt all read "The Weed Man."
- Subjects
- Agricultural Tools and Equipment - Gardening Equipment
- Maintenance Tools and Equipment
- Occupations
- Transportation - Trucks
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Hodge, Craig
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Photographer's stamp on verso
- Note on verso reads: "Burnaby Today / A-8 / 47% PMT"
Images
advertisement; blotter
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact40410
- 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)
Images
advertisement; blotter
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact40411
- 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)
Images
advertisement; blotter
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact40412
- 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)
Images
advertisement; blotter
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact40416
- 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
Images
advertisement; blotter
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact40417
- 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
Images
advertisement; blotter
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact40418
- 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
blotter
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact14984
- 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
Images
blotter
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact34774
- 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
Images
booklet
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact36396
- 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
Images
booklet
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact39415
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV998.61.60
- Description
- Bear Brand Blue Book - Booklet -- [1918]. Instructional booklet from Bear Brand Blue Book and Yarn Kraft for Women's Sweaters Volume 19. The front cover has a photograph of a woman in a knitted sweater in an oval frame. The cost of the booklet was 15 cents. The booklet contains many designs for different sweaters and knitting projects. The booklet measures 15.5cm x 24cm.
- Object History
- Object from the estate of Burnaby pioneer Elsie Wilson.
- Colour
- Blue
- Title
- Bear Brand Blue Book Volume 19 Women's Sweaters
- Publication Date
- 1918
- Subjects
- Documentary Artifacts
- Documentary Artifacts - Booklets
- Textileworking Tools and Equipment
- Textileworking Tools and Equipment - Patterns
Images
