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lapel pin
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact6645
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV985.97.3
- Description
- Pin, round, enamelled brass. Wide blue border around outside with thin gold edges and gold lettering "INTERNATIONAL. BOWLING. TEAM. / VISIT. 1927. TO. CANADA". Inner part of pin is cruciform, with round centre connected to outer edge with four arms, open cut-out areas between. Each arm shows a coloured enamel floral symbol. At top is the rose, at right are shamrocks, at bottom is the lily, at left is the thistle. At the centre of the pin is the Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom in red and blue with gold. Locking pin back on reverse, open loop. "R. SCOTT / GLASGOW" in raised letters near bottom edge. Some discolouration on back, very slight wear on front.
- Category
- 08. Communication Artifacts
- Classification
- Documentary Artifacts - - Memorabilia
- Object Term
- Commemorative
- Marks/Labels
- "INTERNATIONAL BOWLING TEAM", embossed gold lettering in half circle along top of pin "VISIT 1927 TO CANADA", embossed gold lettering in half circle along bottom of pin
- Measurements
- Dia: 2.9 cm
- Country Made
- Scotland
- Site/City Made
- Glasgow
- Subjects
- Adornment
- Adornment - Lapel Pins
- Advertising Medium
- Events - Competitions
- Organizations - Athletic Associations
- Sports - Bowling
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lapel pin
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact11365
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV985.3296.1
- Description
- Pin; gold, white, blue, red; gold bar with writing engraved; had two chains from which the oval hangs; oval has crown on top and British flag in centre; flag is overtop of white star on blue background; gold writing along outside edge. "PRIMARY / LIFE MEMBER / IMPERIAL ORDER / DAUGHTERS OF / THE EMPIRE"
- Object History
- The Imperial Order of the Daughters of the Empire (IODE) is a Canadian women's charitable organization. Founded in 1900 during the Second Boer War in patriotic support of the British Empire.
- Category
- 08. Communication Artifacts
- Classification
- Personal Symbols
- Object Term
- Insignia
- Marks/Labels
- "PRIMARY / LIFE MEMBER", blue engraving on gold bar "IMPERIAL ORDER DAUGHTERS OF THE EMPIRE", gold embossed in circular form along edge.
- Measurements
- L: 4.0 cm x W: 2.6 cm
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lapel pin
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact11367
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV985.3298.1
- Description
- Pin; green, cream, blue, yellow; cream pin in tringular banner shape has blue writing embossed reading "VANCOUVER". It is attached to a green velvet bow; Five embroidered cream flowers with yellow centres (like daisies) hang from the bow, each attached to bow with greeen cord.
- Marks/Labels
- "VANCOUVER", embossed in blue in banner at top
- Subjects
- Adornment
- Adornment - Lapel Pins
- Geographic Access
- Vancouver
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lapel pin
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact11405
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV985.3319.1
- Description
- Pin; brass, yellow; brass frame of pin in oval shaped and has decorative, twisting motif at top centre and bottom centre; inside frame is drawing of mountains, water clouds and shining sun; lettering reading "VANCOUVER" is reflected in water
- Category
- 08. Communication Artifacts
- Classification
- Documentary Artifacts
- Object Term
- Souvenir
- Marks/Labels
- "VANCOUVER", half white and half black lettering printed along pin "THE WHITEHEAD & HOAG CO / NEWARK, N.J.", engraved on rear
- Measurements
- L: 5.1 cm x W: 2.9 cm
- Maker
- Whitehead & Hoag Company
- Country Made
- United States of America
- Province Made
- New Jersey
- Site/City Made
- Newark
- Subjects
- Adornment
- Adornment - Lapel Pins
- Geographic Access
- Vancouver
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thermometer
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact12423
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV985.4058.17
- Description
- "Mel-Ray" Meat Market - Thermometer. Promotional wall thermometer for "Mel-Ray" Meat Market with a glass thermometer and a cardboard backing. The thermometer has a picture of two cottages on a lake side. Below the thermometer is the name of the company, the phone number and the address which is "4008 East Hastings St. North Burnaby, B.C.". The thermometer is 14cm x 24cm.
Images
advertisement card
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact14664
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV984.37.1
- Description
- advertisement card; cardboard countertop advertisement card for "WAMPOLE'S / EXTRACT OF COD LIVER". There is a cardboard easel stand on the back of the card for support. Advertisement is printed in colour and features a large image of the product box, along with an illustration of a child being weighed by a pharmacist while her mother looks on. The child is holding a carton of Wampole's.
- Classification
- Advertising Media
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lapel pin with card
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact22065
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV976.73.2
- Description
- Lapel pin and card. Pin is round, gold-plated sterling silver. Wide white enamel border has gold "WOMENS WAR WORK" in upper part, "C.R.C.S." at bottom, and thin gold inner and outer borders. Centre of pin is pebbled gold ground with red enamelled cross, gold border. Reverse of pin has locking pin back, and raised lettering "STERLING", 'S' in oval beside it. Back is tarnished, gold-coloured. Front has some soiling and wear.
- Object History
- Donation on behalf of South Burnaby United Church Women. Likely from their thrift shop.
- Category
- 08. Communication Artifacts
- Classification
- Personal Symbols
- Object Term
- Insignia
- Marks/Labels
- "WOMENS WAR WORK / C.R.C.S.", in raised letters in white border or pin. "STERLING" with a sideways "S" in an oval, in raised letters on the back of the pin.
- Measurements
- Dia: 1.8 cm
- Subjects
- Adornment
- Adornment - Lapel Pins
- Occupations - War Worker
- Organizations
- Wars
- Wars - World War, 1939-1945
- Names
- Canadian Red Cross
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decal
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact23320
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV976.216.77
- Description
- Royal Bank of Canada - Decal. A round double face window sign for The Royal Bank of Canada. The coat of arms is in the centre of the decal with a lion on one side and a unicorn on the other. "DIEU ET MON DROIT" on gold riband underneath the crest. There are directions of application on the back.
Images
decal
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact23321
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV976.216.78
- Description
- Royal Bank of Canada - Decal. A round double face window sign for The Royal Bank of Canada. The coat of arms is in the centre of the decal with a lion on one side and a unicorn on the other. "DIEU ET MON DROIT" on gold riband underneath the crest. There are directions of application on the back.
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sign
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact23322
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV976.216.79
- Description
- Money Orders - Sign. Advertising sign for a safe way to send money by mail through Royal Bank of Canada Money Orders. Rectangular sign that has yellowed, with red and blue text. The sign shows the rates for purchasing a money order. The back side is black with a string for hanging.
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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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tram destination roller
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact25717
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV975.73.3
- Description
- Stiff fabric scroll, rolled up and attached to a metal roll that would be placed into a holder. Black back ground and white capital letters for destinations: "VANCOUVER / WESTMINSTER / CENTRAL PK / HIGHLAND PK / BURNABY LK / DOUGLAS RD / STEVESTON / MARPOLE / LIMITED / SPECIAL / RACE TRACK / HORNE PAYNE / CARRALL ST / PARK AVE / CAR BARNS".
- Object History
- This was a destination roller for British Columbia Electric Railway tram, Burnaby Lake line. It was used by drivers to change the name of their destination.
- Classification
- Land Transportation T&E
- Object Term
- Sign
- Marks/Labels
- "CAR BARNS / CARRALL ST / PARK AVE / HORNE PAYNE / RACE TRACK / SPECIAL / LIMITED / MARPOLE / STEVESTON / DOUGLAS RD / BURNABY LK / HIGHLAND PK / CENTRAL PK / WESTMINSTER / VANCOUVER ". printed in white on black background. The back of the scroll has shortened versions of the destinations in black lettering on a white background.
- Subjects
- Transportation
- Transportation - Public Transit
- Transportation - Electric Railroads
- Advertising Medium
- Advertising Medium - Signs and Signboards
Images
Sign
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact29019
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV973.41.95
- Description
- Rectangular metallic, magnetic silver painted with "DONT PLAY WATER ON LIVE WIRES" painted in red. A blue sticker with "KS-K5" glued on the bottom. Four mounting holes in the corners. Length: 19.3 cm Width: 12.7 cm Thickness: 1 mm
- Object History
- key system S.F. California.
- Marks/Labels
- "DONT PLAY WATER" "ON" "LIVE WIRES"; Blue sticker "KS-KS";
- Subjects
- Transportation
- Transportation - Public Transit
- Transportation - Electric Railroads
- Advertising Medium
- Advertising Medium - Signs and Signboards
Images
Sign
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact29020
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV973.41.96
- Description
- A rectangular wooden sign painted cream with green lettering "TO OPEN STAND ON TREADLE". Length: 25.5 cm Width: 14 cm Thickness: 6 mm
- Object History
- For the British Columbia Electric Railway.
- Marks/Labels
- on front green lettering "TO" "OPEN" "STAND" "ON" "TREADLE" on cream background. On plain wooden back in pencil "To Open"
- Subjects
- Transportation
- Transportation - Public Transit
- Transportation - Electric Railroads
- Advertising Medium
- Advertising Medium - Signs and Signboards
Images
Sign
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact29021
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV973.41.97
- Description
- A rectangular wooden sign painted cream with green lettering "EXIT" (vertically). Length: 28.7 cm Width: 7.7 cm Thickness: 6 mm
- Object History
- For the British Columbia Electric Railway.
- Marks/Labels
- "EXIT", printed in light green, edged in black. On plain wooden back, in pencil "No1 SQUARE" "EXIT" "WHITE".
- Subjects
- Transportation
- Transportation - Public Transit
- Transportation - Electric Railroads
- Advertising Medium
- Advertising Medium - Signs and Signboards
Images
Sign
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact29022
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV973.41.98
- Description
- A rectangular wooden sign painted cream with green lettering "EXIT". Length: 22.9 cm Width: 6.3 cm Thickness: 6 mm
- Object History
- For the British Columbia Electric Railway.
- Marks/Labels
- Green lettering "EXIT" (horizontally) on cream back ground. On back, on plain wood, in pencil "EXIT".
- Subjects
- Transportation
- Transportation - Public Transit
- Transportation - Electric Railroads
- Advertising Medium
- Advertising Medium - Signs and Signboards
Images
Sign
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact29023
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV973.41.99
- Description
- A rectangular wooden sign painted cream with green lettering "IN". Length: 11.4 cm Width: 6.7 cm Thickness: 6 mm.
- Object History
- For the British Columbia Electric Railway.
- Marks/Labels
- Green lettering, with black borders, "IN", on cream back ground. On back, on plain wood, in pencil, "IN".
- Subjects
- Transportation
- Transportation - Public Transit
- Transportation - Electric Railroads
- Advertising Medium
- Advertising Medium - Signs and Signboards
Images
Sign
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact29024
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV973.41.100
- Description
- A rectangular wooden sign painted cream with green lettering "A". Length: 7.6 cm Width: 5.2 cm Thickness: 6 mm
- Object History
- For the British Columbia Electric Railway.
- Marks/Labels
- Green lettering "A" on cream back ground. On back, on plain wood, in pencil "A".
- Subjects
- Transportation
- Transportation - Public Transit
- Transportation - Electric Railroads
- Advertising Medium
- Advertising Medium - Signs and Signboards
Images
Window
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact29025
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV973.41.101
- Description
- Wooden frame around two rectangular shaped windows with a wooden separation bar. The frame and windows are both dark (brown/black). The wooden frame appears to be composed of mahogony. The windows are composed of a glass-like material yet do not appear to be ordinary glass. One side of the windows has a scallop shell pattern and the other side is plain. Two holes are drilled through the edges of the frame at the midpoint. Length: 114 cm Width: 25 cm Thickness: 2.1 cm
- Object History
- British Columbia Electric Railway transom window.
- Marks/Labels
- Small blue sticker "BCER - B52".
- Subjects
- Transportation
- Transportation - Public Transit
- Transportation - Electric Railroads
- Advertising Medium
- Advertising Medium - Signs and Signboards
Images
Sign
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact29050
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV973.41.126
- Description
- Metallic, magnetic rectangular shaped. Painted yellow with black lettering beginning with "BLOW DOWN INSTRUCTIONS" for a locomotive. Four mounting holes located at each corner. A red plastic sticker "CNR 6069-C4" is glued at the bottom. Hand printed in pencil on the back is "6069 Stratford Ont. Dec 24, 1961". Length: 28.2 cm Width: 15.2 cm Thickness: 1 mm
- Marks/Labels
- "BLOW DOWN" (underlined) / INSTRUCTIONS" (underlined), on front in black lettering. "THIS ENGINE EQUIPPED WITH / CONTINUOUS BLOW DOWN. / OPEN MANUAL BLOW-OFF / COCKS 10 SECONDS EACH 30 / MILES TO REMOVE SLUDGE.", on front in black lettering. "CNR 6069-C4" on front red sticker "6069" "STRATFORD ONT," "DEC 24, 1961", on back, in pencil.
- Subjects
- Transportation
- Transportation - Public Transit
- Transportation - Electric Railroads
- Advertising Medium
- Advertising Medium - Signs and Signboards
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