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postcard; advertisement
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact44812
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV002.48.4
- Description
- Postcard: colour photo; horizontal; hotel lobby interior; shows reception area, stairs, lobby with television, lighted events board; inset photo at lower left, bordered with white line at top and right, shows dining room interior, chef at stainless steel serving station; on reverse in black, "ASTOR MOTOR HOTEL" "Ideally located... All 66 guest rooms have cable T.V.... 4561 Kingsway, Burnaby, B.C. Ph. 433-0551." "FC 219"; line down centre; outline of rectangle at upper right, "PUT STAMP HERE"; at bottom centre, "MADE IN CANADA BY EVERGREEN PRESS LIMITED" "FIDELITY COLOUR" and logo; some fingerprint smudges, wear on corners; unused
- Classification
- Written Communication T&E - - Writing Media
- Object Term
- Postcard
- Maker
- Evergreen Press Limited
- Country Made
- Canada
- Title
- Astor Motor Hotel FC 219
- Subjects
- Documentary Artifacts
- Documentary Artifacts - Postcards
- Documentary Artifacts - Photographs
- Buildings
- Buildings - Commercial
- Buildings - Commercial - Hotels and Motels
Images
postcard; advertisement
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact44815
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV002.48.7
- Description
- Postcard: colour photo, glossy; horizontal; shows row of single-storey white bungalows, cars parked on drive, "OFFICE" at left foreground, shrubs, lawn, bedding plants; on reverse in green "BLUE HAVEN MOTEL" "2018 Kingsway, South Burnaby, B.C., Canada" "Mgrs.: Mr. and Mrs. A. Pearson" "22 Units..." "...Telephone LA 1-9942"; address has been overstamped with purple "7026 Kingsway"; up centre, "MADE IN CANADA BY GRANT-MANN LITHOGRAPHERS LTD. "COLOR CARD" DIVISION, VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA."; at bottom, "C-48"; at upper right, "POST CARD" "ADDRESS", outline of rectangle, "STAMP"; lightly soiled, slightly darkened around edges; corners worn; c. 1950s; unused
- Classification
- Written Communication T&E - - Writing Media
- Object Term
- Postcard
- Country Made
- Canada
- Province Made
- British Columbia
- Site/City Made
- Vancouver
- Title
- Blue Haven Motel C-48
- Subjects
- Documentary Artifacts
- Documentary Artifacts - Postcards
- Documentary Artifacts - Photographs
- Buildings
- Buildings - Commercial
- Buildings - Commercial - Hotels and Motels
Images
postcard; advertisement
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact44816
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV002.48.8
- Description
- Postcard, colour photo of single-storey building, brick and plaster, with projecting two-storey entrance, balcony over door, empty parking lot in foreground; red "SAMBO'S" on roof at left; blue sky with clouds; white border at top with black "SAMBO'S PANCAKE HOUSE"; scalloped edges; on reverse in blue up centre, "Pub. by Living Colour Advertising Agencies, 809 21st St., New West'r, B.C. - 526-6612; at bottom, maple leaf logo, "Made in Canada" "DEXTER COLOR, CANADA LTD." "CORNWALL, ONTARIO"; at left is preprinted handwritten message "Please surrender this card for 10% Discount on your next Visit to Sambo's 5550 Kingsway Burnaby Offer good until Sept 1st 1968 Your host Sambo's"; pencilled "READ" with arrow at top; pencilled "9-"; dotted outline of rectangle at upper right; glossy; unused
- Classification
- Written Communication T&E - - Writing Media
- Object Term
- Postcard
- Country Made
- Canada
- Province Made
- Ontario
- Site/City Made
- Cornwall
- Title
- Sambo's Pancake House
- Publication Date
- 1968.
- Subjects
- Documentary Artifacts
- Documentary Artifacts - Postcards
- Documentary Artifacts - Photographs
- Buildings
- Buildings - Commercial
- Buildings - Commercial - Restaurants
Images
postcard; advertisement
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact44817
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV002.48.9
- Description
- Postcard: colour photos; horizontal; two; larger photo, at right, shows restaurant interior with palm trees; smaller photo at lower left of Stephen Yan wearing "COME WOK WITH YAN" apron; at upper left of card on yellow ground is red "COME WOK WITH YAN" "FOR RESERVATIONS PHONE: 937-7111"; on reverse in black at left is "9948 LOUGHEED HWY. BURNABY, B.C. CANADA V3J 1N3" "PHOTO BY COQUITLAM PHOTO", black line below, then simple map showing location of "YAN'S"; black line border at right [Yan owned two restaurants in the Vancouver area and his hit show, "Wok With Yan" was on the air from 1980-1995]; card appears to be c.1985; unused
- Classification
- Written Communication T&E - - Writing Media
- Object Term
- Postcard
- Title
- Come Wok With Yan
- Subjects
- Documentary Artifacts
- Documentary Artifacts - Postcards
- Documentary Artifacts - Photographs
- Buildings
- Buildings - Commercial
- Buildings - Commercial - Restaurants
Images
postcard; advertisement
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact44822
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV002.50.1
- Description
- Postcard: black and white photo; horizontal; silver border; shows row of single-storey bungalows, sign "UNITED AUTO COURTS", "VACANCIES"; wooden fence, sign "DRIVE IN"; smaller round sign "MAIN ENTRANCE"? at edge of road; black "Steam Heat" hand-printed over image on gravel? driveway; in bottom border in black, "DEVALL'S AUTO VILLAS ON KINGSWAY, VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA"; at bottom right, "E-1105"; on reverse in black, "Post Card"; at left, "CLEAR VIEW"; double line across card, at right, "PLACE STAMP HERE"; below lines at left "FOR CORRESPONDENCE"; up centre, "MFD. BY WAYNE PAPER BOX & PRTG. CORP,, FORT WAYNE, IND."; lightly soiled, creased, worn corners; c. 194-?; unused
- Classification
- Written Communication T&E - - Writing Media
- Object Term
- Postcard
- Colour
- Black
- White
- Country Made
- United States of America
- Province Made
- Indiana
- Site/City Made
- Fort Wayne
- Title
- DeVall's Auto Villas E-1105
- Subjects
- Documentary Artifacts
- Documentary Artifacts - Postcards
- Documentary Artifacts - Photographs
- Buildings
- Buildings - Commercial
- Buildings - Commercial - Hotels and Motels
Images
postcard; advertisement
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact44823
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV002.50.2
- Description
- Postcard: colour photo; horizontal; hotel lobby; white border with black print at bottom "ASTOR HOTEL. 3985 KINGSWAY, VANCOUVER, B.C."; lobby has c. 1950s furnishings, people seated and standing; image is blurred; on reverse in black, "LOBBY" "Actual photograph of the comfortable lobby of the Astor Hotel", aboriginal animal logo, "POST CARD"; line down centre; at left, "CORRESPONDENCE", at right, "ADDRESS"; outline of rectangle at upper right with "Stamp Here"; soiled; surface tears from adhesive? contact; "4.00"? erased at upper left; some wear on corners; unused
- Classification
- Written Communication T&E - - Writing Media
- Object Term
- Postcard
- Title
- Astor Hotel . 3985 Kingsway, Vancouver, B.C.
- Subjects
- Documentary Artifacts
- Documentary Artifacts - Postcards
- Documentary Artifacts - Photographs
- Buildings
- Buildings - Commercial
- Buildings - Commercial - Hotels and Motels
Images
postcard; advertisement
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact44824
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV002.50.3
- Description
- Postcard, black and white photo of entrance to "CENTRAL PARK AUTO CAMP", sign between two stone pillars; black line border; horizontal; printed on buff card, plain border all around, wider at sides; black print at top "FULLY MODERN"; below photo, "VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA"; at left, "RIGHT ON THE HIGHWAY" "15 MINUTES DRIVE TO THE CENTRE OP THE CITY"; at right, "THE FINEST NATURAL AUTO CAMP ON THE PACIFIC COAST"; pencilled at upper left, "Knight", at right,"Taft"; on reverse, black "POST CARD" at top centre, dotted outline of rectangle at upper right; darkened around edges; black marks; print transferred from something else at top, reversed "--ODER"; unused; card really does have "OP" instead of "OF"
- Classification
- Written Communication T&E - - Writing Media
- Object Term
- Postcard
- Colour
- Black
- White
- Title
- Central Park Auto Camp
- Subjects
- Documentary Artifacts
- Documentary Artifacts - Postcards
- Documentary Artifacts - Photographs
- Buildings
- Buildings - Commercial
- Buildings - Commercial - Hotels and Motels
- Names
- Central Park Auto Camp
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faience
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact90820
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV020.40.11
- Description
- This is a fragment of brick or stone that was part of a fireplace hearth. A green waxy covering is present on the surfaces visible when the hearth was intact. It was three ledges or steps on one corner of the piece. There are several white markings like plaster all over the piece.
- Object History
- This is a piece of rookwood faience tile from the main floor Ceperley Mansion's fireplace before it was removed.
- Category
- 01. Built Environment Objects
- Classification
- Building Components - - Surface Elements
- Object Term
- Fireplace
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Douglas-Gilpin Area
Images
Light Fixture
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact90872
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV020.40.23
- Description
- White glass light fixture with rounded bulb shape. The lamp and the base of the fixture hae a thick green line with two thin lines on either side. There are two holes in the base on opposite sides of each other. There is some tan/beige paint strokes around the base. An additional part is required to actually afix the lamp to the ceiling.
- Object History
- This is an original light fixture for the Eagles House. This house is located on Sperling Avenue and is under the care of the City of Burnaby Planning Department.
- Category
- 02. Furnishings
- Classification
- Lighting Equipment - - Lighting Devices
- Object Term
- Fixture, Lighting
- Colour
- White
- Green
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Morley-Buckingham Area
Images
postcard
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact50025
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV006.3.31
- Description
- Postcard: colour photo; horizontal; building, showroom for lighting, large windows, lights are on; sloping shingled roof with dormer display windows, large lantern sign on corner, "NORBURN LIGHTING CENTRE"; inset photo at upper left is interior photo of showroom; on reverse, in blue at upper left, "Norburn Lighting Centre" with logo of lantern and "4600 E. HASTINGS ST., BURNABY, 299-0666"; up centre of card, "LITHOGRAPHED BY LAWSON GRAPHICS PACIFIC LIMITED, VANCOUVER, CANADA"; maple leaf at top, "MADE IN CANADA"; at bottom, "Traveltime PRODUCT" "C-2943"; at upper right, "POST CARD" "ADDRESS"; rectangle with "USE CANADIAN POSTAGE"; addressed in blue pen to "Ray-Bilt Contractors 6930 MacPherson Burnaby"; message "Dear Sir: May we assist you with your lighting needs. Phone, write or visit our showroom Catalogues available Thank you. Gloria"; pink postmark "BURNABY B.C." "25 11 '75", metered "CANADA POSTAGE POSTES 08" "METER COMPTEUR" "351575"; pencilled "2-" at lower right; pencilled at top but erased, "75c"; some wear on lower corners
- Classification
- Written Communication T&E - - Writing Media
- Object Term
- Postcard
- Country Made
- Canada
- Province Made
- British Columbia
- Site/City Made
- Vancouver
- Title
- Norburn Lighting Centre C-2943
- Publication Date
- November 11 1975
Images
postcard; advertisement
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact44813
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV002.48.5
- Description
- Postcard: colour photo; horizontal; building, showroom for lighting, large windows, lights are on; sloping shingled roof with dormer display windows, large lantern sign on corner, "NORBURN LIGHTING CENTRE"; inset photo at upper left is interior photo of showroom; on reverse, in blue at upper left, "Norburn Lighting Centre" with logo of lantern and "4600 E. HASTINGS ST., BURNABY, 299-0666"; up centre of card, "LITHOGRAPHED BY LAWSON GRAPHICS PACIFIC LIMITED, VANCOUVER, CANADA"; maple leaf at top, "MADE IN CANADA"; at bottom, "Traveltime PRODUCT" "C-2943"; at upper right, "POST CARD" "ADDRESS"; rectangle with "USE CANADIAN POSTAGE"; brownish stain, black marks; creases; wear at corners; unused
- Classification
- Written Communication T&E - - Writing Media
- Object Term
- Postcard
- Country Made
- Canada
- Province Made
- British Columbia
- Site/City Made
- Vancouver
- Title
- Norburn Lighting Centre C-2943
- Subjects
- Documentary Artifacts
- Documentary Artifacts - Postcards
- Documentary Artifacts - Photographs
- Buildings
- Buildings - Commercial
Images
postcard; advertisement
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact44814
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV002.48.6
- Description
- Postcard: black and white photo, horizontal; row of six single-storey houses, grass, gravel road, telephone pole; along bottom in white, "NEW VISTA SOCIETY BUNGALOW COURT" "BURNABY, B.C. 1951"; white border; on reverse in grey, "POST CARD" "MADE IN CANADA" "CORRESPONDENCE" "ADDRESS"; rectangle at upper right, dashed outline with curved corners, "CKC"? logo at top centre; inside, "PLACE STAMP HERE"; deep scratch on back at top; crease; some worn corners; darkening in sky from developing or printing of photo?; unused
- Classification
- Written Communication T&E - - Writing Media
- Object Term
- Postcard
- Colour
- Black
- White
- Country Made
- Canada
- Title
- New Vista Society Bungalow Court Burnaby, B.C.
- Publication Date
- 1951.
- Subjects
- Documentary Artifacts
- Documentary Artifacts - Postcards
- Documentary Artifacts - Photographs
- Buildings
- Buildings - Residential
Images
booklet
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact90323
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV020.8.11
- Description
- Booklet; school handbook; red paper cover folded around 17 typewritten pages of cartridge paper with 5 metal staples; front cover reads "Alpha / burnaby bc". Second page inside reads: "Alpha / Junior Secondary / School / Handbook". Includes index on page 5; pages numbered 5 to 29; pull out floor plan of "Alpha Junior Secondary School" on blue paper in back of booklet. Handwritten annotations on first page
- Object History
- Donor attended Alpha Junior Secondary School.
- Category
- 08. Communication Artifacts
- Classification
- Documentary Artifacts - - Other Documents
- Object Term
- Book, Instruction
- Marks/Labels
- Alpha Junior Secondary School
- Measurements
- 23 x 15 cm
- Country Made
- Canada
- Province Made
- British Columbia
- Site/City Made
- Burnaby
- Title
- Alpha burnaby bc
- Publication Date
- [c. 1956]
- Names
- Alpha Secondary School
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Heights Area
Images
building
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact3846
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV988.33.1
- Description
- The core of the Jessie Love farm house is a 1893 two story, pioneer tent style building. The home was added to over the years and became a large Craftsmen style farm house.
- Object History
- Built on Cumberland Road in Burnaby in 1893. Music Room/Parlour/Living Room and bedrooms above added c.1898. Kitchen added c.1908. The home of Jesse and Martha Love and their eleven children. One of Burnaby's oldest structures. The home was moved to Burnaby Village Museum in the late 1980s and has been partially restored to its 1920s appearance.
- Category
- 01. Built Environment Objects
- Classification
- Structures - - Dwellings
- Object Term
- House
- Colour
- Brown
- Culture
- Canadian
- Geographic Access
- Cumberland Street
- Street Address
- 6501 Deer Lake Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Cariboo-Armstrong Area
Images
Building Letters
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact90803
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV020.40.1
- Description
- Eight bronze capital letters: "OURT ROOM" Each letter has small protrusions on the backside where they were afixed to the exterior wall of Burnaby's Provincial courtroom.
- Object History
- The Court Room letters came from the 1965 Provincial Courthouse built adjacent to City Hall at 4949 Canada Way. This courtroom closed down in 2002.
- Object Term
- Sign, Identification
- Marks/Labels
- "OUR ROOM" is missing the C and the "T" to finish spelling courtroom.
- Colour
- Bronze
- Measurements
- 6" in height
- Subjects
- Building Components
- Buildings - Judicial - Courthouses
- Government - Provincial Government
- Officials - Judges
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Douglas-Gilpin Area
Images
bumper
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact89937
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV019.4.1
- Description
- Replica Wagner bumper made by blacksmiths at BVM
- Object History
- This is a replica of a Wagner bumper. Frank 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.
- Classification
- Land Transportation T&E - - Land Transportation Accessories
- Object Term
- Fender, Vehicle
- Names
- Wagner, Frank
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Maywood Area
Images
Calendar
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact90316
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV020.8.14
- Description
- A Childhood Safety Calendar from Helen's Children's Wear from 1966. The front page of the calendar has a airbrushed image of a small girl smiling with blue eyes. She has a headband with silver pom-poms. She is holding a doll with a red hat and braids. The first two pages of the calendar are entitled "Children's Safety Diary. Each month of the calendar has a different image of a child. The back page has a reading entitled "Safety: Your Child's Most Important Lesson!"
- Object History
- Helen's Children's Wear was a popular and well known shop in Burnaby
- Helen's Children's Wear was located at 4142 Hastings Street. Owner Helen Arnold opened the store on East Hastings Street in 1948. She moved to the 4142 Hastings Street location in 1955, and added a landmark neon sign to the building in 1956. The sign featured a girl on a swing, and served as an important landmark in the neighbourhood. The store closed in 2007.
- Category
- 08. Communication Artifacts
- Classification
- Documentary Artifacts - - Other Documents
- Object Term
- Calendar
- Marks/Labels
- Helen's Children's Wear Specializing in Brand Name Merchandise 4142 E Hastings Street, North Burnaby, BC
- Measurements
- 21 cm l x 17cm h
- Country Made
- United States of America
- Title
- Childhood Safety Calendar
- Publication Date
- 1966
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Heights Area
Images
card
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact84654
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV011.50.15
- Description
- card; textured white paper with black ink; front of card with illustration of log cabin inside Heritage Village; illustration by Bob Sheridan c. 1976; inside of card includes handwritten thankyou note to Reg Millway for receipt of membership fees for Century Park Museum Association from "Ethel", April 16, 1982; verso of card reads "THE LOG CABIN / HERITAGE VILLAGE - BURNABY B.C. / The Log Cabin illustrates the earliest form of housing used by settlers in this area. A single room provided living, cooking an sleeping accommodation for the residents."
- Object History
- The log cabin building was built on the site of Heritage Village (Burnaby Village Museum) in 1973 by craftsman Earl Carter along with volunteers.
- Category
- 08. Communication Artifacts
- Classification
- Documentary Artifacts - - Other Documents
- Object Term
- Correspondence
- Measurements
- w: 16 cm h: 12.5 cm
- Maker
- Freeman Printing Limited
- Country Made
- Canada
- Province Made
- British Columbia
- Site/City Made
- Burnaby
Images
doorknob and door plate
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact84042
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV014.34.1
- Description
- Doorknob and door plate from Edmonds School.
- Object History
- Doorknob and door plate were found in the fire remains of Edmonds School in 1989.
- Category
- 01. Built Environment Objects
- Classification
- Building Components - - Finish Hardware
- Object Term
- Doorknob
- Subjects
- Building Components
- Buildings - Schools
- Names
- Edmonds Community School
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Edmonds Area
Images
funnel
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact89581
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV018.31.12
- Description
- funnel; metal funnel; conical bowl, with narrow neck.
- Object History
- Object was used by donor at Valley Bakery. Currently located at 4058 East Hastings Street, Valley Bakery opened in Burnaby in 1957 and is still owned and operated by the same family as of 2019.
- Category
- 04.Tools & Equipment for Materials
- Object Term
- Funnel
- Measurements
- L: 21.0 cm Dia.: 18.8 cm
- Names
- Valley Bakery
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Heights Area
Images
