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- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV997.47.5
- Description
- Robertson's Chocolates - Advertising Card. Advertising card for Robertson's Chocolates. Black and white photograph of two children at a small table sampling chocolates. There is a small dog standing on the table. There is a caption at the bottom of the photograph "Where Do I Come In?". The clothing of the children has been colour tinted with a light blue. On the back of the card is "Rotary Photo. England" and pencilled in is "$3.00 FC Mar 7391". The card measures 8.5cm x 13.5cm.
- Object History
- Donor purchased objects from various collectors and antique retailers between 1993 and 1997.
- Subjects
- Documentary Artifacts
- Documentary Artifacts - Labels
- Advertising Medium
- Advertising Medium - Signs and Signboards
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booklet
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV980.36.7
- Description
- The Call of the Coast - Booklet -- [1927]. Booklet created by the British Columbia Advertisers in Vancouver called The Call of the Coast of British Columbia. The booklet features information on communities along the coast of BC. For each community listed in the book there are advertisements pertaining to the area. The front cover of the booklet has a drawing of a coastal community coloured mainly in green and orange.
- Subjects
- Documentary Artifacts
- Documentary Artifacts - Booklets
- Advertising Medium
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Burnaby British Columbia : reference and year book 1931
calendar card
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV983.9.51
- Description
- Calendar card for July 1925.
It features an image of a mountain and a lake with a small white steamer in the foreground. The calendar advertises the Commercial Drive Garage Limited, in Vancouver.
The card is copyright 1923 by Louis F. Dow Company of St. Paul, USA. It does say finished in Canada. The card is printed on blue stock, very faded on front face.
Markings:
GOING -TO-THE-SUN MOUNTAIN
Regardless of when or where a car was bought or
how much it cost it deserves understanding care at
regular intervals. Consult us regularly and prolong
the life of your car
Commercial Drive Garage Ltd.
VENABLES AND COMMERCIAL DRIVE
Phone High 2179 Vancouver, B.C.
1925 JULY 1925
- Object History
- Object inherited by donor from the estate of his parents, Albert Vincent Scott and Myrtle Edna (Broderick) Scott.
- Measurements
- The measurements are: 10.2 cm by 23.6 cm.
- Maker
- Louis F. Dow Company
- Country Made
- United States of America
- Province Made
- Minnesota
- Site/City Made
- St. Paul
- Patent Date
- Copyright 1923
- Subjects
- Documentary Artifacts
- Advertising Medium
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calendar card
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV983.9.54
- Description
- Calendar card for October 1925.
It features an image of a wide valley with a stream meandering through it. The calendar advertises the Commercial Drive Garage Limited, in Vancouver.
The card is copyright 1923 by Louis F. Dow Company of St. Paul, USA. It does say finished in Canada. The card is printed on blue stock, very faded on front face.
Markings:
CONNECTICUT VALLEY
Our storage space is large and is well heated
during the winter months. Storage cost is small
- rates by the day, week or month. Call us for
further information
Commercial Drive Garage Ltd.
VENABLES AND COMMERCIAL DRIVE
Phone High 2179 Vancouver, B.C.
1925 OCTOBER 1925
- Object History
- Object inherited by donor from the estate of his parents, Albert Vincent Scott and Myrtle Edna (Broderick) Scott.
- Measurements
- The measurements are: 10.2 cm by 23.6 cm.
- Maker
- Louis F. Dow Company
- Country Made
- United States of America
- Province Made
- Minnesota
- Site/City Made
- St. Paul
- Patent Date
- Copyright 1923
- Subjects
- Documentary Artifacts
- Advertising Medium
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map
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV011.44.10
- Description
- map brochure; cover on one side reads "VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA / CANADA / VISITORS / GUIDE / AND MAP" and the other side reads: "GREATER VANCOUVER / CANADA / MOTEL / HOTEL / GUIDE / TRAVEL BY THE DOGOOD'" and includes the logo for "British Columbia / Motels & Resorts / Trailer Parks / Association" with dogwood in centre. One side of fold-out includes map titled "Guide Map of Greater Vancouver / Woodwards" and includes inset map of Downtown Vancouver and Stanley Park and inset map of Lower Mainland and Fraser Valley Vancouver and Vicinity along with a list of Greater Vanouver Area Motels and Hotels. The other side of the fold-out includes colour adds for tourist sites and amenities in Greater Vancouver including Capilano Suspension bridge; Heritage Village, Burnaby, B.C.; MacMillan Planetarium; Bloedel Conservatory; Grouse Mountain; Gastown; The Ship of the Seven Seas restaurant and Woodwards stores and shopping centres. Map was published in the public interest by Woodward's (Lower Mainland) department stores; B.C. Motels and Resorts Association Branch "C" whose members appear on the map inside.
- Category
- 08. Communication Artifacts
- Classification
- Documentary Artifacts - - Graphic Documents
- Object Term
- Cartograph, Map
- Measurements
- 45.5 x 70 cm folded to 22.5 x 10 cm
- Country Made
- Canada
- Subjects
- Documentary Artifacts
- Documentary Artifacts - Maps
- Advertising Medium
- Geographic Access
- Vancouver
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bookmark; advertisement
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV985.6076.1
- Description
- The Mutual Life - Advertisement Bookmark. Created by The Mutual Life Assurance Company of Canada for L.F. Harrop Mutual Life Insurance Company in Vancouver. On one side of the bookmark is information about The Mutual Life Assurance and the dividends it has paid. The other side has an illustration of the Birthplace of Robert Burns and information about home insurance. The bookmark measures 8.5cm x 25.5cm.
- Subjects
- Advertising Medium
- Advertising Medium - Business Cards
- Documentary Artifacts
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