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The carpenters' steel square, and its uses. : being a description of the square, and its uses in obtaining the lengths and bevels of all kinds of rafters, hips, groins, braces, brackets, purlins, collar beams, and jack-rafters ; also its application in obtaining the bevels and cuts for hoppers, spring mouldings, octagons, stairs, diminished stiles, etc., etc., etc.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Hodgson, Fred. T. (Frederick Thomas), 1836-1919

Edition: 3rd ed., rev. and greatly enl.

Publication Date: 1901; c1880; c1883

Call Number: 694 HOD

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: BV997.44.3

Call Number: 694 HOD

Edition: 3rd ed., rev. and greatly enl.

Author: Hodgson, Fred. T. (Frederick Thomas), 1836-1919

Place of Publication: New York

Publisher: The Industrial Publication Co.

Publication Date: 1901; c1880; c1883

Physical Description: 98 p. : ill. : 19 cm.

Inscription: "Claude De Vall Seattle June 3 1902" [Handwritten in pencil on front flyleaf, underlined] "CLAUDE L. DE VALL 1412 8 AVE. SEATTLE" [Stamped in purple ink on front flyleaf] "469 - SINCLAIR ST EDMONTON. ALTA." [Stamped in blue ink on front flyleaf] "BUILDING DESIGNER 11 - DOMINON BLDG" [Stamped in black ink on front flyleaf]

Library Subject (LOC): Carpentry--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Notes: Author's given name and dates: Hodgson, Fred. T. (Frederick Thomas), 1836-1919

Elsie and the Raymonds

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Finley, Martha, 1828-1909

Publication Date: c1889

Call Number: 813.4 FIN

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: BV997.45.8

Call Number: 813.4 FIN

Author: Finley, Martha, 1828-1909

Place of Publication: London, England

Publisher: George Routledge And Sons, Ltd.

Publication Date: c1889

Series: The Elsie books

Printer: William Clowes and Sons

Physical Description: 324 p. ; 19 cm.

Inscription: "Mrs. W Whiting" [handwritten in black ink on page opposing front pastedown]

Library Subject (LOC): Christian life; Families; Southern States--History--1865-1877; Juvenile fiction

Historic Neighbourhood: East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)

Geographic Access: Cumberland Street

Street Address: 4687 Kingsway

Object History: This artifact has been passed down to all the girls in subsequent generations of the family, eventually to the donor, Mrs. Whiting. This series of 26 "Elsie" girls books are said, by the donor, to have been purchased by Jesse Love and his son in law Wallace (Flash) Whiting for the youngest of Jesse and Martha Love's children Hannah Victoria (Girlie) Love, age 10 at the time, and Annie (Love) Whiting's daughter Edith, age 8 at the time. The book series seems to have made their way through some of Jesse Love's daughter's children. Mrs. Whiting. Sarah (Love) Parker, daughter of Jesse Love, even named her daughter Elsie (Parker) Hughes after the main character of the series. The books seem to have made their way through the children and grand children of Annie (Love) and Wallace Whiting. The were donated by Edna Whiting, the daughter in law of Alfred Whiting, one of Annie's sons.

Elsie at Nantucket

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Finley, Martha, 1828-1909

Publication Date: c1884

Call Number: 813.4 FIN

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: BV997.45.10

Call Number: 813.4 FIN

Author: Finley, Martha, 1828-1909

Place of Publication: London, England

Publisher: George Routledge And Sons, Ltd.

Publication Date: c1884

Series: The Elsie books

Printer: Bradbury, Agnew & Co.

Physical Description: 334 p. ; 19 cm.

Inscription: "Mrs. W. Whiting" [handwritten in red pencil on back pastedown, and on front endpapers in black ink]

Library Subject (LOC): Christian life; Families; Obedience; Juvenile fiction

Historic Neighbourhood: East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)

Geographic Access: Cumberland Street

Object History: This artifact has been passed down to all the girls in subsequent generations of the family, eventually to the donor, Mrs. Whiting.; This series of 26 "Elsie" girls books are said, by the donor, to have been purchased by Jesse Love and his son in law Wallace (Flash) Whiting for the youngest of Jesse and Martha Love's children Hannah Victoria (Girlie) Love, age 10 at the time, and Annie (Love) Whiting's daughter Edith, age 8 at the time. The book series seems to have made their way through some of Jesse Love's daughter's children. Mrs. Whiting. Sarah (Love) Parker, daughter of Jesse Love, even named her daughter Elsie (Parker) Hughes after the main character of the series. The books seem to have made their way through the children and grand children of Annie (Love) and Wallace Whiting. The were donated by Edna Whiting, the daughter in law of Alfred Whiting, one of Annie's sons.

Elsie's friends at Woodburn

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Finley, Martha, 1828-1909

Publication Date: c1887

Call Number: 813.4 FIN

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: BV997.45.13

Call Number: 813.4 FIN

Author: Finley, Martha, 1828-1909

Place of Publication: London

Publisher: George Routledge And Sons, Ltd.

Publication Date: c1887

Series: The Elsie books

Printer: Upcot Gill & Son

Physical Description: 334 p. : 19 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Christian life; Families; Southern States--History--1865-1877; Juvenile fiction

Historic Neighbourhood: East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)

Geographic Access: Cumberland Street

Object History: This artifact has been passed down to all the girls in subsequent generations of the family, eventually to the donor, Mrs. Whiting. This series of 26 "Elsie" girls books are said, by the donor, to have been purchased by Jesse Love and his son in law Wallace (Flash) Whiting for the youngest of Jesse and Martha Love's children Hannah Victoria (Girlie) Love, age 10 at the time, and Annie (Love) Whiting's daughter Edith, age 8 at the time. The book series seems to have made their way through some of Jesse Love's daughter's children. Mrs. Whiting. Sarah (Love) Parker, daughter of Jesse Love, even named her daughter Elsie (Parker) Hughes after the main character of the series. The books seem to have made their way through the children and grand children of Annie (Love) and Wallace Whiting. The were donated by Edna Whiting, the daughter in law of Alfred Whiting, one of Annie's sons.

Studies in the scriptures : series 1 : the plan of the ages : a vindication of the divine character and government: showing, by a recognition and harmonizing of all the scriptures, that the permission of evil, past and present, is educational and preparatory to the userhing of mankind into the golden age of prophecy in which all the families of the earth will be blessed with a full knowledge of God and a full opportunity for attaining everlasing life through the redeemer, who then will be the great restorer and life-giver.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Publication Date: 1910; c1886

Call Number: 230.9 WAT

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: BV001.1.32

Call Number: 230.9 WAT

Place of Publication: London

Publisher: Watch Tower Bible & Tract Society

Publication Date: 1910; c1886

Physical Description: 356, 14 p. : 1 folded chart ; 19 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Jehovah's Witnesses; Bible

Notes: Includes "A criticism of millennial hopes examined"; Includes index.

The world of Roman costume

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Sebesta, Judith Lynn; Bonfante, Larissa

Publication Date: c2001

Call Number: 391 SEB

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

ISBN: 0299138542; 029913850X

Call Number: 391 SEB

Author: Sebesta, Judith Lynn; Bonfante, Larissa

Place of Publication: Madison, Wis.

Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press

Publication Date: c2001

Physical Description: 292 p. : ill.

Library Subject (LOC): Costume--Rome--History; Dress accessories--Rome--History

Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.

Station normal : the power of the Stave River

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Stanley, Meg, 1962-; Wilson, Hugh (Hugh Patrick)

Publication Date: c2001

Call Number: 333.793 STA

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

ISBN: 1550549324

Call Number: 333.793 STA

Author: Stanley, Meg, 1962-; Wilson, Hugh (Hugh Patrick)

Place of Publication: Vancouver

Publisher: Douglas & McIntyre

Publication Date: c2001

Physical Description: vii, 120 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Hydroelectric power plants

Notes: Copy 2 of 2; Published in association with: B.C. Hydro.; Includes bibliographical references (p. 115-117) and index.

1000 lights, 1879 to 1959

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Fiell, Charlotte, 1965-; Fiell, Peter, 1958-

Publication Date: c2005

Call Number: 749.63 FIE Vol. 1

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

ISBN: 382281606X

Call Number: 749.63 FIE Vol. 1

Author: Fiell, Charlotte, 1965-; Fiell, Peter, 1958-

Place of Publication: Ko¨ln

Publisher: Taschen

Publication Date: c2005

Physical Description: 575 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 27 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Electric lamps--Design; Electric lamps--History; Lighting, Architectural and decorative

Notes: This copy: vol. 1 1879 to 1959; Text in English, French, and German.; Includes bibliographical references and index.; Contents: v. 1., 1878-1959 -- v. 2., 1960 to present.

Linoleum

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Powell, Jane, 1952-

Edition: 1st ed.

Publication Date: c2003

Call Number: 645.1 POW

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

ISBN: 1586853031

Call Number: 645.1 POW

Edition: 1st ed.

Author: Powell, Jane, 1952-

Contributor: Svendsen, Linda

Place of Publication: Layton, Utah

Publisher: Gibbs Smith

Publication Date: c2003

Physical Description: 119 p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Linoleum; Flooring--History; Repetitive patterns (Decorative arts)

Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 115).

Walthers 2003 H0 scale model railroad reference book

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Publication Date: c2002

Call Number: 625.1902 WAL

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

ISBN: 9780941952675

Call Number: 625.1902 WAL

Place of Publication: Milwaukee, WI

Publisher: Walthers

Publication Date: c2002

Physical Description: 1056 p. : ill. (mostly col.)

Library Subject (LOC): Railroads--Models; Catalogs

Subjects: Transportation

Notes: Includes index

When the ice age came to Vancouver

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Amiel, Len

Publication Date: c2001

Call Number: 971 AMI Ver. 1

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

Call Number: 971 AMI Ver. 1

Author: Amiel, Len

Place of Publication: Burnaby, B.C.

Publisher: Len Amiel

Publication Date: c2001

Physical Description: 44 leaves : ill. (some col.) ; 28 cm.

Inscription: "LEN AMIEL" / MAY 8 / 02 --Signed by author on the title page with blue ink.

Library Subject (LOC): Ice industry--British Columbia--Vancouver--History; Ice cream industry--British Columbia--Vancouver--History

Notes: Summary: Covers approximately 100 years of the ice, ice cream business in Vancouver.

When the ice age came to Vancouver

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Amiel, Len

Publication Date: c2001

Call Number: 971 AMI Ver. 2

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

Call Number: 971 AMI Ver. 2

Author: Amiel, Len

Place of Publication: Burnaby, B.C.

Publisher: Len Amiel

Publication Date: c2001

Physical Description: 65 leaves : ill. (some col.) ; 28 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Ice industry--British Columbia--Vancouver--History; Ice cream industry--British Columbia--Vancouver--History

Notes: Summary: Covers approximately 100 years of the ice, ice cream business in Vancouver.

The motorman and his duties : a handbook of theory and practice for operating electric cars

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Gutmann, Ludwig

Edition: 5th ed., rev. and enl.

Publication Date: c2006

Call Number: 625.66 GUT

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

ISBN: 9781847287427

Call Number: 625.66 GUT

Edition: 5th ed., rev. and enl.

Author: Gutmann, Ludwig

Contributor: Metcalfe, George Richmond

Place of Publication: [Los Angeles, Calif. ]

Publisher: Periscope Film

Publication Date: c2006

Physical Description: 177 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Railroad conductors--United States; Street-railroads; Electric railroads; Handbooks, manuals, etc.; Transportation

Subjects: Transportation; Transportation - Electric Railroads

Notes: Originally published: Chicago : Windsor & Kenfield Pub. Co., 1903.; Includes index.

Louis' place : taming the bush..., making and selling Canadian electronics..., creating something from nothing : the story of Louis Potvin from Bonnyville to Lillooet Lake via Tokyo and Havana

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Potvin, Louis, 1924-; Rose, Ron, 1919-

Publication Date: c2001

Call Number: 920.71 POT

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

ISBN: 155212293X

Call Number: 920.71 POT

Author: Potvin, Louis, 1924-; Rose, Ron, 1919-

Place of Publication: Victoria, B.C.

Publisher: Trafford

Publication Date: c2001

Physical Description: 299 p. : ill., ports. ; 22 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Radio broadcasters; Lillooet Region (B.C.); Prairie Provinces; Biography

Holidays on display

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Bird, William L.

Edition: 1st ed.

Publication Date: c2007

Call Number: 741.67 BIR

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

ISBN: 9781568986951

Call Number: 741.67 BIR

Edition: 1st ed.

Author: Bird, William L.

Contributor: National Museum of American History (U.S.)

Place of Publication: New York; Washington, D.C.

Publisher: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of American History; Princeton Architectural Press

Publication Date: c2007

Physical Description: 153 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 23 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Show-windows--United States--History; Christmas show windows--United States--History; Holiday decorations

Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 141-150).

Carousel animals : artistry in motion

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Fraley, Tobin

Publication Date: c2002

Call Number: 731.832 FRA

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

ISBN: 081183347X

Call Number: 731.832 FRA

Author: Fraley, Tobin

Contributor: Wolf, Gary K.

Place of Publication: San Francisco

Publisher: Chronicle Books

Publication Date: c2002

Physical Description: 143 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 24 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Merry-go-round art; Wood-carved figurines; Catalogs

Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 141-142).

B.C.E.R. Video: Then and now

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Publication Date: c2004

Call Number: 388.46 TRA VR Ver 1

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Moving Images

Accession Code: BV013.27.21

Call Number: 388.46 TRA VR Ver 1

Place of Publication: Vancouver

Publisher: Transit Museum Society

Publication Date: c2004

Physical Description: 1 videodisc (128 min, 43 sec.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in

Library Subject (LOC): Street-railroads; Electric railroads; Transportation

Subjects: Transportation - Rail; Transportation - Electric Railroads; Transportation

Geographic Access: Vancouver

Names: British Columbia Electric Railway Company

Notes: Original footage shot on 16mm film in the early 1950's by Ken Hodgsen.; Summary : Historical film footage of Lower Mainland trams on their various routes as well as an excursion train. Film footage is part of the B.C. Transit Centennial and includes a voice over commentary by Frank Horn and Vic Sharman. Frank worked as a motorman on the BC Electric Railway. The trams are shown travelling through Vancouver, Burnaby, New Westminster, Surrey, North Delta, Langley, Abbotsford, and Chilliwack. The excursion train was filmed in Washington State, U.S.A. The narrators give commentary, describing the routes, landmarks of the past and present, the various kinds of trams and buses seen, drivers’ protocols, and historical information.; Produced by David Asselin, President, Transit Musem Society; Cover on verso of DVD case includes photos with description: "Here are three instructors... Vic Sharman, Frank Horne & Don Bellamy for the Downtown Historic Railway (D.H.R.) Who have all had previous experience driving interurbans in the Vancouver area in the 1940's & 1950's"; Contact Burnaby Village Museum to view video.