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medallion

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: HV977.37.16

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: HV977.37.16

Description: Medallion, bronze, round. Double profile portraits of King Edward VII and Alexandra on one side; on reverse is coat-of-arms.

Object History: Edward VII was the eldest son of Queen Victoria and ascended the throne on January 22, 1901 upon Victoria's death. Born in 1841 he had to wait a long time to succeed to the throne. He married Princess Alexandra of Denmark in 1863 who bore him three sons and three daughters. The coronation was originally scheduled for June 26, 1902, but Edward had to undergo an emergency appendectomy operation, so the coronation was postponed until August 9, 1902.; From the family home of Thomas Seaborn McNair and Mary Vida (nee McMillan) McNair who lived on West 33rd Avenue in Vancouver. Thomas McNair ran Edwards, McNair and Russell, an established estate agent business.

Marks/Labels: Around portraits; "KING EDWARD VII" "EMPEROR OF INDIA" and "ALEXANDRA HIS QUEEN". On reverse, under the coat-of-arms "KYANNOORTYS CHEUSTHIE JEH KYANNOORTIES", and around edge; "DOUGLAS CELEBRATES THE CORONATION JUNE 26-1902".

Subjects: Persons - Royalty; Souvenirs; Souvenirs - Royalty

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medallion

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: HV977.37.20

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: HV977.37.20

Description: Medallion, metal, round; portrait of King Edward VII. On reverse is a coat-of-arms; the medallion hangs from bar featuring a crown with "E R" and three maple leaves under it.

Object History: Edward VII (succeeded January 22, 1901, crowned August 9, 1902; originally set for June 26, 1902, postponed due to King's illness).; From the family home of Thomas Seaborn McNair and Mary Vida (nee McMillan) McNair who lived on West 33rd Avenue in Vancouver. Thomas McNair ran Edwards, McNair and Russell, an established estate agent business.

Marks/Labels: "CORONATION CELEBRATION" "KING EDWARD VII" "JUNE 26TH" "1902" with portrait of King Edward. On reverse is a coat-of-arms "HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE", and "DIEU ET MON DROIT" under coat-of-arms. "SCHWAAB, MILWAUKEE" is under and around the coat-of-arms. The medallion hangs from bar featuring a crown with "E R" and three maple leaves under it.

Subjects: Persons - Royalty; Souvenirs; Souvenirs - Royalty

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button pin

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: HV977.37.21

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: HV977.37.21

Description: Badge, button, round, very small. Coloured portrait of King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra on gold background. Stamp on back reads "ALLIED PRINTING / NEWARK / UNION LABEL / TRADES COUNCIL / 3".

Object History: From the family home of Thomas Seaborn McNair and Mary Vida (nee McMillan) McNair who lived on West 33rd Avenue in Vancouver. Thomas McNair ran Edwards, McNair and Russell, an established estate agent business.

Marks/Labels: On reverse, "Buttons made by The Whitehead & Hoag Co. Newark, N.J., U.S.A." "Pat. April 14, 1896, July 21, 1896". Also on the back is a partial printing mark; "ALL'ED PRIN..." "TRADES UNION LABE... ....3" "NEW..."

Maker: Whitehead & Hoag Company

Country Made: United States of America

Province Made: New Jersey

Site/City Made: Newark

Patent Date: April 14, 1896, July 21, 1896

Subjects: Persons - Royalty; Souvenirs; Souvenirs - Royalty

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booklet

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: HV977.37.171

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: HV977.37.171

Description: Complete Course of Instruction in Arithmetic - Booklet -- [1908]. Work booklet from The Shaw Correspondence School in Toronto Canada. The booklet is for the third lesson in Arithmetic.

Object History: From the family home of Thomas Seaborn McNair and Mary Vida (nee McMillan) McNair who lived on West 33rd Avenue in Vancouver. Thomas McNair ran Edwards, McNair and Russell, an established estate agent business.

Subjects: Documentary Artifacts; Documentary Artifacts - Booklets; Education

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decoration

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact20271

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: HV977.109.1

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: HV977.109.1

Description: Angel - Decoration. Cardboard decoration, possibly for Christmas, of an angel playing the lyre. The bottom part of the angel's skirt is made of tissue paper.

Subjects: Arts; Arts - Christmas Ornaments

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decoration

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact20272

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: HV977.109.2

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: HV977.109.2

Description: Angel - Decoration. Cardboard decoration, possibly for Christmas, of an angel holding a horn of plenty. The bottom part of the angel's skirt is made of tissue paper and has traces of glitter.

Subjects: Arts; Arts - Christmas Ornaments

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christmas decoration

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact20273

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: HV977.109.3

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: HV977.109.3

Description: Snowball Girl - Decoration. Possibly a Christmas decoration of a girl holding a snow ball. The girl has a blue coat, pink tissue paper skirt, red boots, gloves and tam hat. There is a string at the top of the hat for hanging.

Subjects: Arts; Arts - Christmas Ornaments

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decoration

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact20274

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: HV977.109.4

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: HV977.109.4

Description: Crying Girl - Decoration. Possibly a Christmas decoration of a girl crying. The girl is in a yellow dress with white smock apron. The bottom of the skirt is made of tissue paper. She is also holding an apple.

Subjects: Arts; Arts - Christmas Ornaments

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decoration

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact20275

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: HV977.109.5

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: HV977.109.5

Description: "Eskimo" Girl - Decoration. Christmas decoration of a blonde girl in what looks like an "Eskimo" outfit. The bottom of the skrit is made of tissue paper. The girl holds a round yellow sign with "A Merry Xmas" written on it.

Subjects: Arts; Arts - Christmas Ornaments

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mancho suit

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact21316

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: HV976.49.1

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: HV976.49.1

Description: Mancho suit; kimono-style jacket and two wrap-around panel skirts. Blind embroidery on jacket.

Object History: Item dates from before the 1900s, possibly as early as the 1860s. Was likely made for a wealthy Chinese family, rather than being produced for the tourist market.

Subjects: Persons - Chinese Canadians; Clothing; Clothing - Costumes

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tin

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: HV976.72.4

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: HV976.72.4

Description: Tin. Commemorative, metal box with hinged lid. Lid has gold coat-of-arms. Front has portrait of King Edward VII. Back of tin has portrait of Queen Mother. Both sides of the tin are same, and include circle with "ER VII".

Object History: Edward VII (Albert Edward; 9 November 1841 – 6 May 1910) was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India from 22 January 1901 until his death on 6 May 1910.

Marks/Labels: On lid "DIEU ET MON DROIT". Under portraits "HIS LATE MAJESTY" "KING EDWARD VII, 1901-1910.", and "HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN MOTHER". Both sides of the tin feature "ER VII".

Subjects: Persons - Royalty; Souvenirs; Souvenirs - Royalty; Container; Product Packaging

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samovar

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: HV976.225.2

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: HV976.225.2

Description: Metal Chinese tea samovar consisting of base, reservoir with tap, and lid; 3 Chinese characters placed vertically on reservoir; metal handles on base and on side of reservoir.

Object History: Samovar from the Kwong Chai Tong Herbalist shop, located at 122 East Pender Street in Vancouver's Chinatown. The business was founded in ca. 1915 by Lim Butt. The business was later ran by his son, Lim Bong. The samovar was situated on the counter of the shop, filled with an herbal brew which customers could pour off and drink for a small sum of money. The top portion is the resevoir for the Herbal tea. The lower portion is where the fire was in order to keep the tea warm. Vessel was used to store herbal tea which was offered to visitors for maintaining the balance of their body. Shen Nong is a deity in Chinese religion, a mythical sage ruler of prehistoric China; he has been thought to have taught the ancient Chinese not only their practices of agriculture, but also use of herbal drugs. “Shennong” can also be taken to refer to his people, the Shennong-shi (Shennong Clan). According to legend, tea was first discovered by Shennong over two thousand years ago. It is written in Classic of Tea that, "The tea drinking tradition began with Shen Nong and actively developed by the Duke of Zhou." Tea was used in ancient China. It is said that Shen Nong, the God of Medicine who tasted all herbs was poisoned by 72 different plants everyday. He relied on tea to neutralise the toxins. As for how he discovered this plant which can treat all sorts of ailments, there are many different versions.

Category: 05.Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology

Classification: Chemical T&E

Marks/Labels: Label contains 3 Chinese characters that are translate to: Shen Nong Cha (the God of Medicine’s tea). Product is a medicinal tea brand name which uses more than 10 types of herbs to make the tea. Consumed to relieve symptoms of a cold. Often consumed during the summer months to help someone stay cool.

Measurements: 60 cm height x 30 cm diameter

Subjects: Science and Technology Tools and Equipment; Persons - Chinese Canadians

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bench

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: HV976.225.11

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: HV976.225.11

Description: Herb planing bench. Painted pink

Object History: Planing bench made by Lim Bong, proprietor of the Kwong Chai Tong herbalist shop at 122 East Pender Street in Vancouver's Chinatown. According to donor, "it is typical of those used in China for many generations".

Subjects: Persons - Chinese Canadians

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jacket and pants

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: HV975.4.1

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: HV975.4.1

Description: Jacket and pants, man's, dark maroon/brown, Chinese; jacket has Mandarin collar. Fabric is an open weave used for summer pattern suggesting waves or clouds. glaising on outside. hand stitched Hip piece waistband of pants is ramie? Jacket is western influenced but pants are traditional.

Subjects: Persons - Chinese Canadians

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Chinese hammer

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: HV975.5.30

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: HV975.5.30

Description: Metal hammer with wooden handle.

Object History: This item originates from the Chinese Herbalist Store “Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co.”, Victoria B.C. This item is used for crushing hard materia medica such as the Carapace/Plastron of turtle. It is used for loosening the dense materia medica such as roots or to crush a large amount of materia medica.

Category: 05.Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology

Classification: Chemical T&E

Measurements: 5 cm height x 17 cm long

Subjects: Science and Technology Tools and Equipment; Persons - Chinese Canadians

Names: Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Company

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letter rack

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: HV975.5.32

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: HV975.5.32

Description: Letter rack

Object History: This item originates from the Chinese Herbalist Store "Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co.", Victoria B.C.

Category: 06.Tools & Equipment for Communication

Classification: Written Communication T&E

Subjects: Persons - Chinese Canadians; Written Communication Tools and Equipment

Names: Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Company

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spittoon

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: HV975.5.34

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: HV975.5.34

Description: Spittoon or cuspidor. Blue enamel with white interior. Enamel is worn around the top opening.

Object History: This item originates from the Chinese Herbalist Store "Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co.", Victoria B.C. which is now housed at Burnaby Village Museum. After China became a Communist state in 1949, the spittoon became much more prevalent: spittoons were placed at every conceivable public place, and were commonplace in homes as well. The mass introduction of spittoons was no doubt a public hygiene initiative, motivated by a desire to curtail the once common Chinese practice of spitting onto the floor. The spittoons used in China were typically made of white porcelain, sometimes with traditional Chinese art painted onto the exterior. The fact that there was a spittoon as part of the Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co. Herbalist shop when they closed in the 1970s, may reflect that the practice of the people in 1970s Victoria was similar to those in China.

Category: 05.Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology

Classification: Chemical T&E

Measurements: 15 cm height x 18 cm width x 18 cm length

Subjects: Science and Technology Tools and Equipment; Persons - Chinese Canadians

Names: Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Company

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scale

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: HV975.5.41

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: HV975.5.41

Description: Black, metal scale with a number of parts including; base, cradle, dish, weights, hanger, support bar, calibrator. Gold font along base reads "Champion". The iron plate of the scale is 24 cm by 38 cm. From the base ofthe scale to the top of the weighing pan is 40 cm high. The graduated bar is 32 cm long and will weigh up to 48 pounds. The body of the sale is made of heavy metal, but the pan support is made of a lighter type. THe post for the weighing pan has four small arms extending up from it which hold in a pivot fashion, the four pins of the end of the weighing arm. They project from the circular base of the arm which also has on it a hook that is depressed when weights are placed on it. At the time of accession, the scale had three different weights two 1.5 lb weights and a 1/2 pound weight.