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purse
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact46256
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV973.58.3
- Description
- Purse, glass beaded; dark red background with pink and blue flowers along bottom and geometric design across centre; fringe; beaded handle; lined with silk with geometric pattern in browns, pink, blue and green; beads missing on fringe and handle.
- Object History
- Purse was likely donated by Miss Alice Cooke, a resident of Vancouver for over 80 years.
- Subjects
- Personal Gear - Purses
- Personal Gear
Images
purse
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact46257
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV973.38.209
- Description
- Purse; brown leather stamped to look like alligator skin; soft leather strap; silver coloured metal frame also with texture of reptile.
- Object History
- Florena (or Floriana) Bird was born in Toronto in 1882 to Joseph Bird and Alice Pill. She married Orval Elsworth Butler, a cabinet maker and carpenter in 1928. She worked as a clerk until her marriage at age 44. The couple moved to Burnaby in the 1930s. Orval died at age 79 in 1941. Florena died in 1973 at age 90. The Orval Butler and his first wife, Catherine, likely built the house at 8006 Government Rd. Catherine (spelling unknown) died and left Orval a widower before his marriage to Florena. Florena later lived in the house. The contents of the house were donated to the Burnaby Village Museum upon her death as part of her estate.
- Subjects
- Personal Gear - Purses
- Personal Gear
Images
purse
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact46571
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV004.21.14
- Description
- Purse; brocaded scene of 18th century man and woman; missing chain/strap.
- Object History
- Object was inherited by the donor ca. 1974. She was given it by her mother, who had inherited it from her own mother, Elizabeth (Babb) Heaney.
- Subjects
- Personal Gear - Purses
- Personal Gear
Images
purse
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact57528
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV985.1816.1
- Description
- Purse; evening, black silk, rectangular with attached beige change purse and card section; rectangular `fake' buckle-type fastener with brilliants. Three `fake' belt holes; actually fastened by snap. With mirror and ticket: "B.C. Electric Railway #12604" and a bobby-pin.
- Subjects
- Personal Gear - Purses
- Personal Gear
Images
purse
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact77073
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV003.69.5
- Description
- Purse, brown alligator; brass clasp and two fittings for handle (missing); middle piece is from tail; scalloped pieces below clasp flatten out; hole in leather to left of first scallop-shaped fin; with feet, cut off approximately 3" above claws; brown; outside left claw missing; glue? residue on both feet at upper back; feet stuffed with paper
- Category
- 03. Personal Artifacts
- Classification
- Personal Gear - - Personal Carrying & Storage Gear
- Object Term
- Purse
- Subjects
- Personal Gear - Purses
- Personal Gear
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Lochdale (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Parkcrest-Aubrey Area
Images
purse; bottle
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact11128
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV985.3146.1
- Description
- purse; gray fur exterior; silver metal frame with kiss clasp; light blue textile interior with two pockets; cloth handle, with tassel ends; interior pockets hold a matching change purse and a silver-topped perfume vial.
- Subjects
- Personal Gear - Purses
- Personal Gear
Images
purse frame
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact5164
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV987.13.21
- Description
- Gilt frame with chain, for purse.
- Object History
- Donor acquired objects from family members.
- Subjects
- Personal Gear - Purses
- Personal Gear
Images
purse frame
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact11401
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV985.3315.1
- Description
- Purse frame - sterling silver.
- Marks/Labels
- Tag reads, "Hudson Bay Co." and possibly a price.
- Subjects
- Personal Gear - Purses
- Personal Gear
Images
purse frame
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact11575
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV985.3480.1
- Description
- Purse frame - silver - collapsible - round.
- Subjects
- Personal Gear - Purses
- Personal Gear
Images
purse frame
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact21347
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV976.53.7
- Description
- Frame for handbag; silver coloured metal frame with embossed floral design and round red glass "stone" set in the centre.
- Subjects
- Personal Gear - Purses
- Personal Gear
Images
purse frame
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact29891
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV973.73.47
- Description
- Brass metal frame and braided cord handle for purse.
- Subjects
- Personal Gear - Purses
- Personal Gear
Images
shoulder bag
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact39826
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV999.17.1
- Description
- The shoulder bag is made of yellow canvas. Part of "A.R.P." (Air Raid Precautions) uniform. Probably not official but adapted by the user. "ARP" "WBW" is stencilled in black on the bag flap. The strap is hand-sewn to bag and the flap is secured by two snap-fastener closures
- Object History
- The "A.R.P." bag belonged to Harry Cutress who was a volunteer with the Burnaby Air Raid Precautions.
- Category
- 03. Personal Artifacts
- Classification
- Personal Gear - - Personal Carrying & Storage Gear
- Object Term
- Bag, Carrying
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Alta Vista (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Clinton-Glenwood Area
Images
suitcase
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact85525
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV014.33.1
- Description
- Regimental suitcase from RCAF during the Second World War. The lid of the case has white text painted on it "VICTORIA / R197821 / MARK T.C. / CANADA / RCAF AFM". The case has a leather handle and two metal locking clasps on the top. The inside of the case is lined with blue fabric and has two small pockets at the back.
- Object History
- Thomas "Tom" Charles Mark was born in 1923 and grew up in New Westminster where his father operated a Shell gas station at 402 6th St. He went to High School at Oak Bay in Victoria. Mr. Mark joined the Canadian Air Force in World War Two and was a Corpral - Air Frame Mechanic. He met his wife Joan Patricia (Dunne) Mark (1924-1987) in England and married her in 1945 before they returned to Canada. Their son was born in 1947. Mark was an active community volunteer and awarded the Kushiro Cup as Citizen of the Year in 1995.
- Category
- 03. Personal Artifacts
- Classification
- Personal Gear - - Personal Carrying & Storage Gear
- Object Term
- Case, Traveling
- Measurements
- w: 50.5 cm h: 35 cm d:15 cm
- Subjects
- Personal Gear
- Wars
- Wars - World War, 1939-1945
Images
suitcase
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact91745
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV023.8.2
- Description
- Suitcase made of cardboard with a dark grey/green coloured vinyl. The suitcase has metal edge detail and metal hardware including locks and hinges
- The locks and hinges are stamped with "CHENEY / ENGLAND". Both the locks and hinges have a ratcheting system in order to expand the suitcase in the event that the case is quite full.
- There is various strips of tape and tape residue around the exterior of the case.
- On the top side of the lid is a red plastic label "KALWANT SINGH PARMAR"
- Also on the lid of the case are two faded labels with a red band at the top.
- The inside of the suitcase is lined with a paper like material with a grey and white pixilated houndstooth pattern.
- There is a British Airways label inside the case with address information.
- Object History
- The suitcase was used by the donor when they immigrated from England (via India) on June 9 1973. They had been living in Coventry, England. They purchased the suitcase there. The donor flew from Amsterdam to Edmonton, Alberta on a Canadian Pacific Air Lines flight. They flew to Vancouver after that.
- Category
- 03. Personal Artifacts
- Classification
- Personal Gear - - Personal Carrying & Storage Gear
- Object Term
- Case, Traveling
- Measurements
- Height: 50 cm
- Width: 72 cm
- Depth: 22 cm
Images
sun goggles with storage tin
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact23066
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV976.182.1
- Description
- Round based metal box with lid. Top of tin is embossed with product name. Bottom of tin has company name inside a sun-shaped design embossed. Tin comes with a pair of yellow-brown tinted goggles with metal rims and attached by a thin metal wire. Sun goggles are foldable and would be fitted over a pair of spectacles. Bottom of tin is velvet lined.
- Category
- 03. Personal Artifacts
- Classification
- Personal Gear
- Marks/Labels
- Label is stamped into metal. Tin marked "HANDY ANDY / SUN / GOGGLES" around the outside. Outside is divided by a ring, within which lies the word "SUN" in stylized fashion. Bottom of tin marked "SELLSTROM / CHICAGO"
- Measurements
- 1 cm height x 5 cm width x 5 cm length
- Maker
- Sellstrom
- Country Made
- United States of America
- Province Made
- Illinois
- Site/City Made
- Chicago
- Subjects
- Personal Gear
tobacco pipe
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact44530
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV002.37.3
- Description
- Pipe, imitation corncob bowl and black bakelite? stem; round label on bottom of bowl; bowl is yellow; "R&H" "Topper" "Made in U.S.A."
- Object History
- The pipe belonged to Walter Lainsbury, who immigrated to Burnaby from Scotland in the 1930s.
- Category
- 04.Tools & Equipment for Materials
- Classification
- Personal Gear - - Smoking & Recreational Drug Equipment
- Object Term
- Pipe, Smoking
- Country Made
- United States of America
- Subjects
- Personal Gear
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Douglas-Gilpin Area
Images
tobacco pipe with case
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact2818
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV990.18.2
- Description
- Pipe; bowl part of pipe is tan colour, pale mottled; stem is darker; metal ring around bowl top and wide ring connecting stem and bowl; bowl ring has stamped marks 'EAM' in diamond and three symbols; same on connecting ring; end of stem broken off; case is cardboard, hinged, with red 'skin' texture on outside, and gold trim; inside is fawn-coloured felt
- Object History
- The original owner was the donor's paternal grand-father, Francis Lovett Carter-Cotton. He owned and edited Vancouver's first newspaper, the News-Advertiser, was B.C. provincial finance minister from 1898-1900, and was the first chancellor of UBC.
- Reference
- http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/carter_cotton_francis_lovett_14E.html
- Category
- 03. Personal Artifacts
- Classification
- Personal Gear - - Smoking & Recreational Drug Equipment
- Object Term
- Pipe, Smoking
- Subjects
- Personal Gear
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