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Object History: Was used by Burnaby resident Barbara Copan when she taught typing at Burnaby Central circa 1963-65. It may have originally belonged to Barbara's mother who also taught typing at Burnaby South High School circa 1957 to 1965. She mainly taught typing in night school.

Notes: Authors' given name and date as follows: Lessenberry, D.D. (David Daniel), 1896- Crawford, T. James (Thomas James)

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20,000 words for stenographers, students, authors and proofreaders

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Leslie, Louis A., 1900-1983

Publication Date: 1963

Call Number: 428.1 LES

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: X3790

Call Number: 428.1 LES

Author: Leslie, Louis A., 1900-1983

Place of Publication: Toronto

Publisher: Gregg Publishing Division; McGraw-Hill

Publication Date: 1963

Physical Description: vi, 244 pages ; 15 cm

Inscription: "Gerhard Menzel"[Handwritten in the front of the book]

Library Subject (LOC): Spellers; English language--Syllabication; English language--Orthography and spelling

The 26 letters

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Ogg, Oscar

Publication Date: c1961; c1948

Call Number: 745.6 OGG

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

Call Number: 745.6 OGG

Author: Ogg, Oscar

Place of Publication: New York

Publisher: Thomas Y. Crowell Company

Publication Date: c1961; c1948

Physical Description: 262 p. ; ill., maps ; 22 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Alphabets; Writing; Lettering; Type and type-founding

Notes: Includes index.; Includes pictures of different types

500 delicious dishes from leftovers : use your leftover bread, cakes, crackers and crumbs, eggs, cheese, meats, poultry, fish, sour milk and cream, fruits and vegetables, jams, jellies and preserves, coffee, cocoa, miscellaneous

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Berolzheimer, Ruth, 1886-1965

Publication Date: 1952; c1940; c1949

Call Number: 641.55 BER

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: BV002.65.5

Call Number: 641.55 BER

Author: Berolzheimer, Ruth, 1886-1965

Place of Publication: Chicago, Ill.

Publisher: Consolidated Book Publishers

Publication Date: 1952; c1940; c1949

Physical Description: 48 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 22 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Cooking; Cooking, American; Culinary Arts Institute; Cookbooks--1950-1959

Notes: Includes index.; "Culinary Arts Institute : One of America's foremost organizations devoted to the science of Better Cookery"; Berolzheimer, Ruth (edited by)

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.

The 1902 edition of the Sears Roebuck catalogue

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Sears, Roebuck and Company

Publication Date: c1969

Call Number: 381 SEA Copy 1

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

ISBN: 0517009226

Call Number: 381 SEA Copy 1

Author: Sears, Roebuck and Company

Contributor: Amory, Cleveland

Place of Publication: New York

Publisher: Bounty Books

Publication Date: c1969

Physical Description: 1162 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Manufactures; Catalogs

Names: Sears Roebuck and Co. Ltd.

Notes: "With an introduction by Cleveland Amory".; Includes index; Reprint of the 1902 catalogue.; Copy 1 of 2

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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1962 Ford Galaxie registered owner's manual and owner service policy

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Edition: Fifth ed.

Publication Date: 1962

Call Number: 629.2 FOR

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: HV972.35.94

Call Number: 629.2 FOR

Edition: Fifth ed.

Place of Publication: Oakville, Ont.

Publisher: Ford Motor Co. of Canada

Publication Date: 1962

Printer: Sumner Printing

Inscription: "J. H. Robins 3525 Dover St Burnaby BC" [handwritten on cover in blue ink] "Champion - F - 11 - Y Autolite BF - 42 .032-.036 .014.016" [handwritten in pencil on back cover]

Library Subject (LOC): Automobiles--Handbooks, manuals, etc.; Ford automobiles--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Names: Ford Motor Company

Object History: The tools included in this donation belonged to Samuel Robins. Samuel and his wife Sarah Ann Robins moved to Burnaby in 1918. Samuel was a stonemason who worked on many projects in the Lower Mainland, including constructing houses in Shaughnessy and he also worked in the Vancouver City Hall.

1966-1967 official directory of Rotary International

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Publication Date: c1966

Call Number: 367 ROT 1966

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: BV003.68.29

Call Number: 367 ROT 1966

Place of Publication: Evanston, Ill.

Publisher: Rotary International

Publication Date: c1966

Physical Description: 480 p. ; 22 cm.

Inscription: "Paul's" [written in ink over title on cover]

Library Subject (LOC): Directories

Subjects: Organizations - Societies and Clubs

1967-1968 official directory of Rotary International

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Publication Date: c1967

Call Number: 367 ROT 1967

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: BV003.68.30

Call Number: 367 ROT 1967

Place of Publication: Evanston, Ill.

Publisher: Rotary International

Publication Date: c1967

Physical Description: 506 p. ; 22 cm.

Inscription: "Paul DiFonzo" [underlined, and handwritten in blue ink on cover]

Library Subject (LOC): Directories

Subjects: Organizations - Societies and Clubs

2000 useful facts about food : labor, time and money-saving hints, advice and suggestions

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Berolzheimer, Ruth, 1886-1965

Publication Date: 1952

Call Number: 641 BER

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: BV002.65.9

Call Number: 641 BER

Author: Berolzheimer, Ruth, 1886-1965

Contributor: Gaul, Edna L.; et al.

Place of Publication: Chicago, Ill.

Publisher: Consolidated Book Publishers

Publication Date: 1952

Physical Description: 48 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 22 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Food; Cooking; Culinary Arts Institute; Cookbooks--1950-1959

Notes: Includes index.; "Culinary Arts Institute : One of America's foremost organizations devoted to the science of Better Cookery"; Berolzheimer, Ruth (edited by)

The a.b.c. of spice cookery

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Publication Date: c1950

Call Number: 641.59 LAN

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: BV002.65.10

Call Number: 641.59 LAN

Contributor: Lane, Betty

Place of Publication: New York

Publisher: American Spice Trade Association

Publication Date: c1950

Physical Description: 48 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Cooking; Spices; Cookbooks--1950-1959

Notes: Includes index.; "Recipe supervision: Fritzi Swanstrom"-title page; "price: twenty-five cents"-cover page

About fabrics and patterns : no. 1, lessons 1 and 2

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Singer Manufacturing Company, Ltd.

Publication Date: c1957

Call Number: 646.2 SIN v.1

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: BV014.38.6

Call Number: 646.2 SIN v.1

Author: Singer Manufacturing Company, Ltd.

Publisher: Singer Manufacturing Company

Publication Date: c1957

Series: No. 1 Lesson 1 and 2

Physical Description: 16 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Dressmaking

Notes: Part 1 of 7

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 Christmas cookbook

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Chancellor, Betty

Publication Date: 1964

Call Number: 394.2663 CHA

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

Call Number: 394.2663 CHA

Author: Chancellor, Betty

Contributor: Nast, Thomas, 1840-1902

Place of Publication: Walnut Creek, CA

Publisher: Evergreen

Publication Date: 1964

Physical Description: 39 p. : ill. ; 21 x 22 cm.

Inscription: "Burnaby Village Museum", handwritten in ink on cover page.

Library Subject (LOC): Christmas cooking

Notes: A collection of recipes and suggestions for simple meals and desserts as well as instructions for making easy Christmas gifts.; "Published in conjunction with the exhibition, Once upon a Christmas, at the Denver Art Museum, Denver, Colorado, December, 1964."; "Illustrations from Thomas Nast and the St. Nicholas books, originally published in the late Victorian period."

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.