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postcard
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact5636
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV986.21.11
- Description
- Elworth House - Postcard - [197-?]. Advertising or souvenir card produced by Heritage Village Museum (Burnaby Village Museum) to promote Elworth House. The front of the card has an illustration by Max F of Elworth House. The back of the card gives a short description of Elworth House and its owner, Edwin Bateman.
- Classification
- Written Communication T&E - - Writing Media
- Object Term
- Postcard
- Geographic Access
- Deer Lake Avenue
- Street Address
- 6501 Deer Lake Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Morley-Buckingham Area
Images
postal scale
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact15965
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV983.61.3
- Description
- Postal scale, "IDEAL POSTAL SCALE"
- Object History
- Postal scale used by Harriet Woodward at the Burnaby Lake Post Office. The Burnaby Lake Post Office was run out of the Woodward cottage, owned by Harriet and Maude Woodward. The cottage was a prefabricated cottage erected in 1904. Harriet also began a small private school in the cottage, the first in Burnaby Lake. The cottage was enlarged with several additions until 1912 when the Woodwards built a new house.
- Classification
- Weights and Measurements Tools and Equipment - Scales
- Object Term
- Scale, Postal
- Geographic Access
- Sperling Avenue
- Street Address
- 5141 Sperling Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Morley-Buckingham Area
Images
scale
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact29503
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV973.56.53
- Description
- Scale, "Family Scale" "22 lb"; green painted cast metal; scratched into underside, "CLAUDE HILL DEC. 30 1---"
- Object History
- The scale was used by the Hill family. The family farm stood on Douglas Road at Deer Lake - where Burnaby Village Museum is today. The homestead was built in 1892, and as enlarged in 1905. The family grew strawberries on the farm. Bernard Hill worked as a surveyor for the municipality of Burnaby. He and his brother Claude were Alderman for the municipality of Burnaby.
- Category
- 04.Tools & Equipment for Materials
- Classification
- Weights and Measurements Tools and Equipment - Scales
- Object Term
- Scale
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Morley-Buckingham Area
Images
Light Fixture
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact90872
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV020.40.23
- Description
- White glass light fixture with rounded bulb shape. The lamp and the base of the fixture hae a thick green line with two thin lines on either side. There are two holes in the base on opposite sides of each other. There is some tan/beige paint strokes around the base. An additional part is required to actually afix the lamp to the ceiling.
- Object History
- This is an original light fixture for the Eagles House. This house is located on Sperling Avenue and is under the care of the City of Burnaby Planning Department.
- Category
- 02. Furnishings
- Classification
- Lighting Equipment - - Lighting Devices
- Object Term
- Fixture, Lighting
- Colour
- White
- Green
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Morley-Buckingham Area