20,000 words for stenographers, students, authors and proofreaders
The 1902 edition of the Sears Roebuck catalogue
1962 Ford Galaxie registered owner's manual and owner service policy
- 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.
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1966-1967 official directory of Rotary International
- 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
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1967-1968 official directory of Rotary International
- 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
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A child's Christmas cookbook
- 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."
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A dictionary of marks : ceramics, metalwork, furniture : the identification handbook for antique collectors
A dictionary of textile terms
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Call Number
- 677 DAN
- Edition
- 9th ed.
- Author
- Dan River Mills, Inc.
- Place of Publication
- Danville, Va.
- Publisher
- Dan River Mills
- Publication Date
- c1964
- Physical Description
- 128 p. ; 16 cm.
- Inscription
- "G. Macleod", handwritten in ink on front cover and title page.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Textile industry
- Textile fabrics--Dictionaries
- Notes
- Sixth ed. published in 1951 under title: Dan River's dictionary of textile terms.
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A Frontier guide to The Dewdney trail : Hope to Rock Creek, No.19
A Frontier guide to The Dewdney trail : Rock Creek to Salmo, No.20
A heritage of light : lamps and lighting in the early Canadian home
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 0802015301
- 9780802015303
- Call Number
- 749.2 RUS
- Author
- Russell, Loris S. (Loris Shano), 1904-1998
- Place of Publication
- [Toronto]
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press
- Publication Date
- c1968
- Physical Description
- 344 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Lamps
- Notes
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 334-338) and index.
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All steel climax baling presses : electric power and hand operated
Andy Digney Film
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1934 and 1961]
- Collection/Fonds
- Digney Family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 2 optical discs (approx. 2 hrs, 40 min) : digital, b&w, col., si.
- Scope and Content
- Item is a collection of 18 short films on DVD. These films were created by Andy Digney using his 8 mm camera and provide views of the Digney family gatherings, trips, vacations at home and abroad. They also provide glimpses of Burnaby parades, celebrations and the Digney Speedway. The 18 segments h…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1934 and 1961]
- Collection/Fonds
- Digney Family fonds
- Physical Description
- 2 optical discs (approx. 2 hrs, 40 min) : digital, b&w, col., si.
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 562-003
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Accession Number
- 2014-04
- Scope and Content
- Item is a collection of 18 short films on DVD. These films were created by Andy Digney using his 8 mm camera and provide views of the Digney family gatherings, trips, vacations at home and abroad. They also provide glimpses of Burnaby parades, celebrations and the Digney Speedway. The 18 segments have all been described at item level.
- Subjects
- Animals - Dogs
- Recreational Activities - Fishing
- Recreational Activities - Camping
- Recreational Activities - Picnics
- Geographic Features - Rivers
- Events - Parades
- Names
- Digney, Andy
- Digney, Ernest Frank "Dig"
- Media Type
- Moving Images
- Photographer
- Digney, Andy
- Creator
- Digney, Andy
- Notes
- Title based on contents of film
- The original 8mm film footage was digitized and broken down into 18 segments, reflecting the original order. Items are described as 562-003-1 : 562-003-18
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A shopper's view of Canada's past : pages from Eaton's catalogues 1886-1930
A study of the history of the International Typographical Union, 1852-1966 : volume ii
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV999.40.3
- Call Number
- 331.8 ITU
- Contributor
- International Typographical Union
- Place of Publication
- Colorado Springs
- Publisher
- International Typographical Union
- Publication Date
- c1967
- Physical Description
- 536 p. ; 23 cm.
- Inscription
- Front endpaper:
"H.T. "Joe" Chambers" [written in blue ink]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Printing
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Audels answers on blue print reading for mechanics and builders
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Call Number
- 620.042 GRA
- Author
- Graham, Frank Duncan, 1875-1965
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Publisher
- Audel
- Publication Date
- c1962
- Physical Description
- 408 p. : ill. ; 17 cm.
- Inscription
- "OAKALLA PRISON FARM / LIBRARY", stamped in ink on inside of front cover.
- "XBU / OAKALLA PAINT / SHOP OUT 2 1991", handwritten in ink on inside of back over.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Blueprints
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Audels carpenters and builders guide no. 2 : a practical illustrated trade assistant on modern construction for carpenters, joiners, builders, mechanics, and all wood workers