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20th century machine shop practice : arithmetic, practical geometry, mensuration, applied mechanics, properties of steam, the indicator ...

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Brookes, L. Elliott (Leonard Elliott), 1853-

Publication Date: c1906

Call Number: 621.75 BRO

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: BV006.24.49

Call Number: 621.75 BRO

Author: Brookes, L. Elliott (Leonard Elliott), 1853-

Place of Publication: Chicago

Publisher: Frederick J. Drake & Co.

Publication Date: c1906

Physical Description: 631 p. : ill. : 20 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Machine-shop practice; Machine-shop practice--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Notes: "Over 400 illustrations" -- Title page; Author's name and dates: Brookes, L. Elliott (Leonard Elliott), 1853-; Includes index.

300 hour course in printing

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Rudolph, Jay D.

Publication Date: 1935

Call Number: 686 RUD

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: BV016.2.3

Call Number: 686 RUD

Author: Rudolph, Jay D.

Place of Publication: Oswego, New York

Publisher: State Normal and Training School

Publication Date: 1935

Physical Description: 80, [36] p. : ill ; 23 cm.

Inscription: On front cover, lower half: "R. WELDEN" [White label with black type]

Library Subject (LOC): Printing--Study and teaching; Printing

Notes: "Made by Students in the Publishing Shop".

500 small houses of the twenties

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Smith, Henry Atterbury, 1872-1954

Publication Date: 1990

Call Number: 728 SMI

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

ISBN: 0486263002; 9780486263007

Call Number: 728 SMI

Author: Smith, Henry Atterbury, 1872-1954

Place of Publication: New York

Publisher: Dover

Publication Date: 1990

Physical Description: 312 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Architecture

Notes: Reprint, with new introd. Originally published as v. 1 of: The books of a thousand homes. New York : Home Owners Service Institute, 1923.

1912 Parker Carousel Restoration 1991 to 1994

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [between 1991 and 1994]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 video recording (mp4) file (1 hr., 9 min., 44 sec.) : digital, 29 fps, col., sd., stereo

Scope and Content: Item consists of unedited film footage titled “1912 Parker Carousel / Restoration / 1991 to 1994" by Alex Matches. Film footage documents various stages of restoration of the carousel including, the carousel horses, the "doghouse" and Wurlitzer. There is some narration by the camera person but soun…

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Series: C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel series

Subseries: Carousel sound recordings and films subseries

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 video recording (mp4) file (1 hr., 9 min., 44 sec.) : digital, 29 fps, col., sd., stereo

Material Details: Segments are marked by date

Scope and Content: Item consists of unedited film footage titled “1912 Parker Carousel / Restoration / 1991 to 1994" by Alex Matches. Film footage documents various stages of restoration of the carousel including, the carousel horses, the "doghouse" and Wurlitzer. There is some narration by the camera person but sound quality is poor and segments contain ambient noise. The footage is divided into segments marked by dates, visible in the bottom right corner. Dates range between April 1991 and March 1993. Some of this unedited footage could have been used for the Burnaby Village Museum film "Labour of Love - The Saving of Number 119" (see BV020.4.28). 00:00 - 03:23: Apr. 20, 1991 : Volunteers and staff working on the restoration of carousel horses in the Texaco warehouse. They are busy scraping away old paint. Various horses are suspended on frames while some are laid on their sides on work benches. 03:24 - 06:15: Nov. 2 1991 : Volunteers and staff working on scraping and sanding away old layers of paint on carousel horses in the Texaco warehouse. Some horses are getting repairs. A little narrative coming from camera operator but mostly ambient sound. Pieces of the "doghouse" are also visible. 06:16 - 08:20 : Dec. 28 1991 : Horses are in various stages of restoration and repair inside the Texaco warehouse. 08:21 - 09:40 : Dec. 28, 1991 : Volunteers are gathered in a lunch room taking a break. Views of carousel horses in another room of the warehouse which have been applied with a sealer. The Worlitzer is also visible during a stage of restoration. Camera pans outside the Texaco warehouse located at the base of Burnaby Mountain on Burrard Inlet. 09:42 - 11:03 : Mar. 31 1992 : Some horses have been sealed with a clear coating and others have been applied with a white undercoat primer. 11:04 - 17:36 : Apr. 11 1992 : Horses with primer undercoat, views of the Wurlitzer under restoration as well as panels of the "doghouse" 17:37 - 18:18 : May 30, 1992 : Wurlitzer and painted horses 18:19 - 21:53 : Jul. 25 1992 : Volunteers are working on painting carousel horses, various parts of carousel including the floor decks are also visible. 21:54 - 25:39 : Sept. 19 1992 : Volunteers are working on painting carousel horses and pieces of the "doghouse", mirrors are being inserted, decking is varnished. 25:40 - 30:39 : Oct. 10 1992 : Views of carousel horses with coats of primer, freshly painted horses, segments of the varnished deck, volunteers painting segments of the "doghouse" and finished horses. 30:41 - 41:30 : Nov. 14 1992 : Loading finished horses from warehouse into van to transport to museum. Photography shoot in warehouse of completed horses, mounting horses on poles at museum. Don Wrigley assisting. A view of the Carousel building at Burnaby Village Museum under construction. 41:32 - 47:27 : Nov. 20 1992 : Painted horses - details; parts of the carousel gears, poles etc 47:28 - 50:00 : Footage recorded from an exerpt from Red Robinson's Classic theatre where he narrates about the History and Saving of the Carousel. 50:02 - 1:03 : Mar. 15 1993 : Completed carousel inside the carousel building at Burnaby Village Museum, volunteers and staff are putting together the finishing touches for the opening day. Volunteers are gathering inside and seating themselves on horses around the carousel for the Volunteers Grand Opening. The carousel begins to move with some volunteers riding various horses while the Wurlitzer plays in the background. 1:04:10 - 1:09:44 : March 27 1993 - Carousel is officially opened. Includes interviews by curator Colin Stevens with Friends of Carousel president, Don Wrigley and Dave Zieffert, Restorator of the Wurlitzer and Gordie Ironside who helped work with the restoration. Gordie demonstrates how each carousel horse was built using a prototype that was built for educational purposes.

Creator: Matches, Alex

Subjects: Recreational Devices - Carousels

Names: Lower Mainland Association of the Friends of the Vancouver Carousel; C.W. Parker no. 119 Carousel; Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: BV020.12.1

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: [between 1991 and 1994]

Media Type: Moving Images

Related Material: BV020.4.28

Notes: Transcribed title taken from film footage

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1912 Parker Carousel Restoration 1991 to 1994, [between 1991 and 1994]

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The abc of motoring

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Brown, C. W.

Edition: 2nd ed, rev and enl.

Publication Date: 1904

Call Number: 625.6 BRO

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: BV006.24.53

Call Number: 625.6 BRO

Edition: 2nd ed, rev and enl.

Author: Brown, C. W.

Place of Publication: London

Publisher: Henry J. Drane Ltd.

Publication Date: 1904

Series: Drane's new ABC handbooks

Printer: Henry J. Drane

Physical Description: 90 p. : ill. : 15 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Automobiles--Design and construction; Automobile driving

A book about Longfellow

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: McIlwraith, Jean N. (Jean Newton), 1859-1938

Publication Date: 1900

Call Number: 811.3 MCI

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: HV976.105.8

Call Number: 811.3 MCI

Author: McIlwraith, Jean N. (Jean Newton), 1859-1938

Place of Publication: London

Publisher: Thomas Nelson and Sons

Publication Date: 1900

Physical Description: 165 p., [13] leaves of plates : ports. ; 19 cm.

Inscription: "Victoria Council School, Wrexham Prize Presented to" [glued in label on front pastedown with following filled in] "Reginald Hunter Good Attendance October 1910" [handwritten in black ink]

Library Subject (LOC): Poets, American--19th century

Notes: "with illustrations" -title page; "by J. N. M'Ilwraith ("Jean Forsyth")" --title page; Author's given name and dates: McIlwraith, Jean N. (Jean Newton), 1859-1938

A book of general science

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Hilton, M. J.

Publication Date: 1931

Call Number: 500 HIL

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: BV985.3840.1

Call Number: 500 HIL

Author: Hilton, M. J.

Place of Publication: Toronto

Publisher: Macmillan

Publication Date: 1931

Physical Description: xiii, 399 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.

Inscription: "DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION / THE GOVERNMENT OF / THE PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA / TEXT BOOK BRANCH" - printed on pink sticker affixed to inside of front cover. "My Creed / I believe in Canada. / I love her as my home. / I honour her institutions. / I rejoice in the abundance of her achievements. / I have unbounded confidence in the ability / of her people to excel in whatsoever / they undertake. / I cherish exalted ideals of her destiny as a / leader among world nations. / To her I pledge my loyalty. / To the promotion of her best interests I / pledge my support. / To her products I pledge my patronage. / And to the cause of her producers I pledge / my devotion. " - printed on paper affixed to inside of front cover. "Joyce Crawhurst" - handwritten in pencil on inside of front cover. "Joyce Crawhurst, / Agassiz High / School, / B.C." - handwritten in ink on cover page. "Joyce Crawhurst / Harrison Hot Springs / B.C." - handwritten in ink on cover page. "Joyce Crawhust. / A. H. S." - handwritten in ink on cover page. "p. 6 to" - handwritten in pencil on title page.

Library Subject (LOC): Science

Notes: "Authorzied by the Ministers of Education for Alberta and British Columbia."; Includes index.; Notes and sketch on back pages and inside of back cover.

A book of toasts

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Ramsay, William

Publication Date: c1906

Call Number: 808.51 RAM

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: HV982.24.58

Call Number: 808.51 RAM

Author: Ramsay, William

Contributor: Schroedter, Gerta

Place of Publication: New York

Publisher: Dodge Publishing Company

Publication Date: c1906

Physical Description: 1 vol. (unpaged) ; 16 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Public speaking

Notes: "With decorations by Gerta Schroedter"--title page.

A Canadian high school arithmetic

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Stanley, T. E. A.; Smith, J. A.

Publication Date: 1930

Call Number: 513 STA

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: BV998.9.1

Call Number: 513 STA

Author: Stanley, T. E. A.; Smith, J. A.

Place of Publication: Toronto

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Publication Date: 1930

Printer: T.H. Best Printing Co.

Physical Description: xi, 332 p. : ill. ; 19 cm.

Inscription: "45¢" [handwritten in pencil on front pastedown] Notes on back pastedown and some written throughout book.

Library Subject (LOC): Arithmetic--Textbooks; Mathematics--Historical texts; Mathematics--Textbooks

Notes: "Authorized by the Minister of Education, Edmonton, Alberta" --t.p.

A carousel is magic : the saving of Parker #119

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Boulanger, Annie

Publication Date: c1995

Call Number: 731.932 BOU Copy 1

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

ISBN: 0969992904

Call Number: 731.932 BOU Copy 1

Author: Boulanger, Annie

Place of Publication: Burnaby, B.C.

Publisher: Lower Mainland Association of Friends of the Vancouver Carousel

Publication Date: c1995

Physical Description: 171 p., [20] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 28 cm

Inscription: "To the Burnaby Village Museum - / one of my favourite places! / A. Boulanger / Sept 29/95", hand written in ink on title page of book

Library Subject (LOC): Merry-go-round--British Columbia--Vancouver--History

Names: Parker, Charles Wallace "C.W."; Lower Mainland Association of the Friends of the Vancouver Carousel

Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Copy 1 of 2; Signed by author.

A child's primer : a modern piano method for the very young, based on the story of Mrs. Middle C

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Rolfe, Walter, 1880-1944

Publication Date: 1931

Call Number: 786.2 ROL

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: BV014.38.15

Call Number: 786.2 ROL

Author: Rolfe, Walter, 1880-1944

Place of Publication: Cleveland

Publisher: Sam Fox Publishing

Publication Date: 1931

Printer: Zimmerman Print

Physical Description: 38 p. : ill. ; 31 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Piano--Methods; Piano--Methods--Junvenile

A chronological history of the Burnaby Historical Society, 1957-1997

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: McGeachie, Pixie, 1921-

Publication Date: 1997

Call Number: 971.13306 MCG

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

Call Number: 971.13306 MCG

Author: McGeachie, Pixie, 1921-

Place of Publication: Burnaby, BC

Publisher: Burnaby Historical Society

Publication Date: 1997

Physical Description: 53 p. : ill., ports. ;

Inscription: "Presented to Burnaby Village Museum by the / Burnaby Historical Society - 1977 / Pixie McGeachie", handwritten in ink on the cover of the book.

Library Subject (LOC): Burnaby (B.C.)--History

Names: Burnaby Historical Society

Notes: Researched and recorded by Pixie McGeachie. Includes facsimilies of newspaper articles.

A collection of Burnaby heritage stories

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Publication Date: 1992

Call Number: 971.1 EDM

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

Call Number: 971.1 EDM

Contributor: Pioneer members of Edmonds Community Centre

Place of Publication: [Burnaby]

Publisher: [s.n.]

Publication Date: 1992

Physical Description: 19 p. ; 22 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Burnaby (B.C.)--History--Anecdotes

Historic Neighbourhood: Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)

Notes: Burnaby's Centennial

A collector's guide to games and puzzles

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Goodfellow, Caroline G. (Caroline Georgina)

Publication Date: 1997; c1991

Call Number: 745.592 GOO Copy 1

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

ISBN: 1856279898

Call Number: 745.592 GOO Copy 1

Author: Goodfellow, Caroline G. (Caroline Georgina)

Place of Publication: London

Publisher: Grange Books

Publication Date: 1997; c1991

Physical Description: 128 p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Games--Collectors and collecting; Games--History

Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 128) and index.; "A Quintet Book"-- verso.

A country girl : a new and original musical play

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Tanner, James T.

Edition: New ed.

Publication Date: c1904

Call Number: 789 TAN

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: BV997.34.9

Call Number: 789 TAN

Edition: New ed.

Author: Tanner, James T.

Contributor: Ross, Adrian, 1859-1933; Monckton, Lionel, 1861-1924; Rubens, Paul A. (Paul Alfred), 1875-1917; Greenbank, Percy, 1878-1968

Place of Publication: London

Publisher: Chappell & Co., Ltd.

Publication Date: c1904

Printer: Henderson and Spalding, Marylebone Press

Physical Description: 212 p. : 28 cm.

Inscription: "E. B. Wilson" [Handwritten twice in pencil on title page]

Library Subject (LOC): Musical revues, comedies, etc.; Musical plays--Vocal scores; Musical plays; Music

Subjects: Music

Names: Wilson, Elsie

Object History: Elsie Wilson - The material in the donation is from her estate. Miss Wilson was a Burnaby resident and music teacher. The brass plaque was on her fathers home "Penrith Castle" on Blenheim St. in Burnaby

Notes: "By James T. Tanner. Lyrics by Adrian Ross. Music by Lionel Monckton. Additional lyrics and numbers by Paul A. Rubens. Additional lyrics by Percy Greenbank" -- Title page; Contributor's full name and dates: Rubens, Paul A. (Paul Alfred), 1875-1917