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- Advertising Medium - Flyer 1
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- Recreational Devices - Carousels 47
letter
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact34112
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV991.43.1
- Description
- Stormin' Norman - Letter -- [1991] Letter, with envelope; from General H. Norman Schwartzkopf (U.S. Army, retired) re: carousel horse "Stormin' Norman"; white paper, typed? message; red flying flag at top, four white stars, on gold pole; "September 17, 1991", "Dear Ms. Stevens,..."; envelope addressed to "MS. MARJORIE STEVENS" "809 SAWCUT AVENUE" "VANCOUVER, BC" "V5Z 4A2" "CANADA"; return address "General H. Norman Schwarzkopf, USA (Ret.)" "United States Central Command" "MacDill AFB, FL 33608-7001" "FOR OFFICIAL BUSINESS"; type is not even, some letters are only partly printed; postmarked in red, "MAC DILL A.F.B." "FLA." "SEP 18 '91" "U.S. POSTAGE" "0.40" "METER" "F" "8317187"?; stained at left and right sides
- Colour
- White
Images
poster
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact91078
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV020.5.1813
- Description
- Poster; black, yellow, red, orange and green ink on white glossy paper; text in red ink at top with yellow background reads: "WELCOME TO ANOTHER / EXCITING SEASON AT / BURNABY VILLAGE MUSEUM"; circular logo of "Burnaby Village Museum" with tram and carousel horse; text in black ink below reads: "The Village is a representation of the urban development taking place in Burnaby in the / 1920's. / It contains many of the shops, homes and services typical of this area 70 years ago. / Our costumed staff will be circulating through the Village and are available to assist you/ with your questions about any of the 30 exhibit areas. If you need assistance of any kinds / please ask anyone you see in period costume. They will be delighted to help! / As added service the msueum features demonstrations of majog industrial crafts of the / 1920's every weekend in June and daily July 2nd - September 4th. Please assemble at the time and exhibit noted o the demonstration schedule. / INDUSTRIAL CRAFTS DEMONSTRATION SCHEDULE / Tinsmith 10:30 - 11:00 /..."; art deco illustration with flowers and dragon fly frames text at bottom.
- Object History
- Item was found in Burnaby Village Museum printshop along with other Heritage Village / Burnaby Village Museum ephemera created between 1971 and 1990.
- Category
- 08. Communication Artifacts
- Classification
- Advertising Media
- Object Term
- Poster
- Colour
- Black
- Yellow
- Red
- Orange
- Green
- White
- Measurements
- 41.5 x 17.7 cm
- Maker
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Country Made
- Canada
- Province Made
- British Columbia
- Site/City Made
- Burnaby
- Publication Date
- [200-]
- Names
- Burnaby Village Museum
Images
souvenir booklet
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact91080
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV020.5.1803
- Description
- Souvenir booklet; cover with brown ink printed on light blue card stock; two staple binding at centre; pages within numbered 1-35; cover reads: "Burnaby Village Museum / HERTIAGE PASTPORT / Take this "pastport" with you as you visit / the exhibits. match the number of the / exhibit with the number on each page of / this booklet. Look for the mail boxes at the / exhibits - they hold the "pastport" stamps!"; circular logo of Burnaby Village Museum with carousel horse and interurban tram; pages within contain stamps taken from the various exhibits inside Burnaby Village Museum.
- Object History
- Item was found in Burnaby Village Museum printshop along with other Heritage Village / Burnaby Village Museum ephemera created between 1971 and [2000].
- Category
- 08. Communication Artifacts
- Object Term
- Souvenir
- Colour
- Blue
- Brown
- White
- Black
- Measurements
- 11.5 x 7.5 cm
- Maker
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Country Made
- Canada
- Province Made
- British Columbia
- Site/City Made
- Burnaby
- Publication Date
- [200-]
- Names
- Burnaby Village Museum
Images
Documents
stamp
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact90988
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV021.11.2
- Description
- Rubber stamp mounted on brown wooden base with black wooden handle on top. "Beaver STAMP WORKS" is engraved in gold on handle. Base has white paper with a pink inked sample of stamp in a plastic casing. The stamp face is an image of the street car and a carousel horse in a circle with "BURNABY / MUSEUM VILLAGE" in a stepped lined frame. Residue of pink ink on base.
- Classification
- Written Communication T&E - - Writing Devices
- Object Term
- Stamp
- Marks/Labels
- Beaver Stamp Works
- Measurements
- 5.5cm long x 6cm wide x 8cm high
- Names
- Burnaby Village Museum
Images
carousel
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact71793
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV993.50.1
- Description
- C.W. Parker Carousel. Hand-carved wooden carousel built in Leavenworth, Kansas in 1912.
- There are 36 wooden horses and 1 chariot plus 4 cast aluminum ponies. The Carousel has 500 major parts, including 14 rounding boards, 14 shields, 52 scenery panels, 140 mirrors, 28 stationary brass poles and 858 11-watt lights.
- Originally the carousel was powered by a steam engine but is now powered by a three-phase electrical motor capable of 5 horsepower. The speed of the carousel is approximately 5 revolutions per minute.
- The carousel is housed in the Don Wrigely Pavilion at the Burnaby Village Museum and is in operation during the museum's open hours.
- Object History
- This carousel was built in 1912 at Leavenworth Kansas by C.W. Parker and was the 119th one made by them.
- It was originally sold in 1913 to Mr. F.K. Leggett of Houston Texas for $5,886.00 and was originally equipped with a steam engine and "wishbones/grass-hopper/jumping horse" mechanisms. It toured Texas for two years with the Lone Star Circus then in 1915 the machine was shipped back to the factory.
- It is believed that the machine was rebuilt by the factory, had some fancier horses and heavier rounding boards added. The jumping mechanism may have been changed then as well.
- Some of the horses are c.1917 and some 1920-22.
- The factory records consulted do not tell for certain where the machine went between 1915 and 1936, possibly to San Jose, CA from 1918 until 1922 and then to San Francisco California, or in Tacoma, Washington.
- In 1936 it was purchased, and was in operation at Happlyland in Vancouver by May 1936. The Parker #119 was put into a pavilion which had been built in 1928 by a rival company (Philadelphia Toboggan Company - P.T.C.) and was located next to the "Shoot the Chutes" ride. Here it remained until Happyland was demolished in 1957. Parker #119 was moved to the new small pavillion in Playland until that too was demolished in 1972.
- From 1972 to 1989, Parker #119 was operated outdoors, and was put away each winter. In 1989 it was announced that the carousel would be sold off horse by horse at an auction in New York. Ms. Venus Solano and Mr. Doug McCalum and other local people came together to "Save the Carousel" and formed the "Friends of the Vancouver Carousel Society".
- In May 1989, Burnaby Village Museum agreed to provide a home for the carousel and the "Friends", led by President Don Wrigley, set about raising the $330,000 to purchase the machine. Keith Jamieson, a carousel expert, was brought in to coordinate the rebuilding project. With a lot of hard work, the help of the Government of British Columbia and the support of the Municipality of Burnaby, the carousel was purchased. Funds were also raised to pay for the restoration, and Burnaby agreed to build a new pavilion for it as a Centennial project.
- Measurements
- Diameter: 2.19 metres (40 feet) at the platform
- Outer circumference: 38.1 metres (125 feet)
- Inner circumference: 23.34 metres
- Height: 8.84 metres (29 feet) at the centre
- Weight: 16 metric tons or 16,000kg empty (14 ½ tons) and 19 metric tons loaded (17 tons). Each horse weighs between 28-37 kg (75-100 pounds).
- Maker
- C. W. Parker Company
- Country Made
- United States of America
- Province Made
- Kansas
- Site/City Made
- Leavenworth
- Subjects
- Recreational Devices - Carousels
- Names
- Pacific National Exhibition (PNE)
- Lower Mainland Association of the Friends of the Vancouver Carousel
- C.W. Parker Company
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sash
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact91015
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV021.11.17
- Description
- Shoulder sash is made from maroon ribbon with white lettering. The sash is The ends of the sash are pinked. Text on the sash reads: "39 / WHEELCHAIR AND PONIES" printed in white.
- Object History
- The Carousel 100th Anniversary event was held on May 5, 2012 at the Burnaby Village Museum. The items were given out to carousel volunteers who helped restore the carousel when it was brought to BVM. The party was to commemorate the 100 Anniversary of the building of Parker #119 in 1912. The sash was intended to be worn by the sponsor, or their representative, for each horse on the carousel.
- Category
- 03. Personal Artifacts
- Classification
- Clothing - - Clothing Accessories
- Object Term
- Sash
- Measurements
- 7.8 cm wide x 184 cm long
- Names
- Burnaby Village Museum
Images
sash
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact91016
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV021.11.18
- Description
- Shoulder sash is made from maroon ribbon with white lettering. The sash is The ends of the sash are pinked. Text on the sash reads: "38/ GOLD HEART CHARIOT" printed in white.
- Object History
- The Carousel 100th Anniversary event was held on May 5, 2012 at the Burnaby Village Museum. The items were given out to carousel volunteers who helped restore the carousel when it was brought to BVM. The party was to commemorate the 100 Anniversary of the building of Parker #119 in 1912. The sash was intended to be worn by the sponsor, or their representative, for each horse on the carousel.
- Category
- 03. Personal Artifacts
- Classification
- Clothing - - Clothing Accessories
- Object Term
- Sash
- Measurements
- 7.8 cm wide x 184 cm long
- Names
- Burnaby Village Museum
Images
