lapel pin
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV001.1.183
- Description
- Button pin, round, buff ground with wide brownish red border and green print. Around edge from left, "JULY / AUG / SEPT". Logo below 'AUG', illegible, "LI--HA" ?, then "1920". At bottom is brownish red dot at centre of "U.B.M.W.E.R.S.L." in circle. Pin is paper formed over a metal back and held in place by pressure. Clear coating over front. Back is dark metal with remains of pin clasp closure ?, coil of wire one side, lighter-coloured patch of metal around opening other side. Back is hollow. Manufacturer's stamp, mostly illegible, "--- CO" "--H.N.Y." and hallmark ?. Metal of back is tarnished, some scratches and wear on front.
- Object History
- Union dues button for the United Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees and Railroad Shop Laborers which was affiliated with the American Federation of Labour. Railroad way workers oversaw the maintenace of railroad tracks. (For more information see http://americanhistory.si.edu/onthemove/collection/object_186.html)
- Category
- 08. Communication Artifacts
- Classification
- Personal Symbols
- Object Term
- Insignia
- Marks/Labels
- "JULY / AUG / SEPT", green letters printed around top
"1920", larger green numbers printed in centre
"U.B.M.W.E.R.S.L.", green letters printed around dot and surrounded by a green circle
- Subjects
- Adornment
- Adornment - Lapel Pins
- Industries
- Occupations - Railroad Labourers
- Organizations - Unions
- Transportation - Rail
Less detail
delegate's ribbon
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV972.161.27
- Description
- The delegate's ribbon is for the Pacific Logging Congress held in Vancouver, BC, October 6 to 9, 1920. The ribbon is blue-grey with orange text on top half, a circular logo in the middle and text on the bottom half
- Marks/Labels
- "Eleventh Session / PACIFIC LOGGING CONGRESS", orange printing on top half
"OREGON WASH IDAHO MONT CAL BC 1909", orange printing around circle on bottom half
"P L C", large orange printing in centre of circle located on bottom half
"VANCOUVER, B.C. / OCT 6-7-8-9 / 1920", orange printing along bottom
- Subjects
- Industries - Logging/lumber
- Industries
- Industries - Forestry
- Personal Symbols
- Personal Symbols - Ribbons
- Geographic Access
- Vancouver
Less detail
double bit axe head
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV003.28.3
- Description
- This split, double bitted, utility axe head was found on Burnaby Mountain by Alfred Bingham in 1920. Mr Bingham bought property on the West side of the mountain in 1920.
The axe head is double bladed. The head is very rusty and has been cracked across one side. The remains of the handle are still in the axe eye.
- Object History
- The axe head was found on the site of Simon Fraser University (SFU), an area logged in the early years of the 20th Century by Gilley Logging. The axe may have been broken by one of their loggers.
- Reference
- Note from Alfred Bingham, original in accession file.
"THIS AXE HEAD WAS FOUND IN 1920 / BY ALFRED BINGHAM ON THE PRESENT SITE / OF THE SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY. IT PROBABLY / WAS USED BY AN EARLY LOGGER. WHO CUT DOWN / SOME OF THE GREAT TREES THAT GREW ON / BURNABY MOUNTAIN. HUNDREDS OF YEARS AGO. MANY OF THESE TREES WERE OVER 800 YEARS OLD / Alfred Bingham " hand written in ink on one face of note.
"I bought 5 acres of stump land on the / corner of Sherlock, Duthie, & Kitchener Streets in / 1920. & cleared 2 acres & bilt small home, (store?) / my wife and I have lived in Burnaby continually since then / AB" hand written in ink on the reverse face of the note.
- Marks/Labels
- "1920 FOUND ON BURNABY MTN SITE S.F.U.", written in yellow chalk on one face of the axe head
- Subjects
- Industries - Forestry
- Woodworking Tools and Equipment
- Industries - Logging/lumber
- Names
- Gilley Brothers Logging Company
- Simon Fraser University
- Bingham, Alfred "Alf"
- Geographic Access
- Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Mountain Area
Less detail
booklet
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV011.44.9
- Description
- booklet; glossy cardstock cover in black; stapled binding; pages within numbered 1-16; index on verso of front cover; title in green ink reads: "magnificent / VANCOUVER" with photo montage of six photographs in grid below including view of downtown Vancouver, north shore mountains and Museum of Vancouver and Planetarium; Grouse Mountain gondala; Heritage Village Museum; Capilano Suspension Bridge; totem pole at University of British Columbia Museum of Anthropology and Park and Tilford Gardens. Page 16 includes map with locations of these sites. Verso of back cover includes contact information for various sites.
- Object History
- Brochure of tourist sites in and around Vancouver including Heritage Village (Burnaby Village Museum) on pages 14-15. Collected by Century Park Museum Association and Heritage Village as part of their promotional materials.
- Category
- 08. Communication Artifacts
- Classification
- Documentary Artifacts - - Other Documents
- Object Term
- Pamphlet
- Measurements
- w: 18 cm h: 21.5 cm
- Maker
- Lawson Graphics Pacific Limited
- Country Made
- Canada
- Province Made
- British Columbia
- Site/City Made
- Vancouver
- Title
- Magnificent Vancouver
- Publication Date
- [1979]
- Subjects
- Documentary Artifacts - Booklets
- Industries - Tourism
- Names
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Geographic Access
- Vancouver
Less detail
booklet
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV011.44.11
- Description
- guide booklet; glossy cover in black with colour photographs; stapled binding; pages within numbered 2-15 include colour photographs and maps. Front cover title reads "Burnaby / & surrounding area. / BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA" with a Canadian flag to the left of title and a grid of five colour photographs below including aerial view of Burnaby looking north from Deer Lake, Simon Fraser University, aerial view of Burnaby Mountain, Heritage Village Museum and a view of people beneath trees in a Burnaby park. Inside cover, page 2, includes "FACTS / ABOUT / BURNABY"; centre page includes map of Burnaby; page 12 includes map of British Columbia and the eastern section of Vancouver Island; page 13 title reads "SUGGESTED / SIDE TRIPS / FROM BURNABY". Back cover of booklet includes colour photograph of Burnaby Art Gallery and brief summary about Burnaby.
- Object History
- Published as a tourist brochure of tourist sites in and around Burnaby including Heritage Village (Burnaby Village Museum) on page 4. Collected by Century Park Museum Association and Heritage Village as part of their promotional materials.
- Category
- 08. Communication Artifacts
- Classification
- Documentary Artifacts - - Other Documents
- Object Term
- Pamphlet
- Measurements
- 23 cm x 20.5 cm
- Maker
- Mainland Southwest Tourist Association
- Country Made
- Canada
- Province Made
- British Columbia
- Site/City Made
- Vancouver
- Title
- Burnaby and surrounding area
- Publication Date
- [1978]
- Subjects
- Documentary Artifacts - Booklets
- Industries - Tourism
- Names
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Geographic Access
- Vancouver
Less detail
flyer
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV011.44.19
- Description
- Flyer; red paper with black text; printed on side; information is contained in a rectangular text box; title at top reads: "Heritage Village Museum / 4900 Deer Lake Ave. / HERITAGE CHRISTMAS"; includes illustration of a ragedy ann doll seated in a wicker carriage; floating text within box reads "storytelling / crafts / demonstrations / horse & buggy rides / carols / roasted chestnuts / choirs / mince pie"; text in bottom right "ANTIQUE / DECORATIONS / DEC. 13-21 / 11.30 to 5.30 / Dec.17 18 19 / 11.30 to 8pm"
- Object History
- Advertising media was created by Heritage Village as promotional material.
- Category
- 08. Communication Artifacts
- Classification
- Advertising Media
- Object Term
- Flier
- Colour
- Red
- Black
- Measurements
- 29 x 20 cm
- Maker
- Heritage Village
- Country Made
- Canada
- Province Made
- British Columbia
- Title
- Heritage Village Museum
- Publication Date
- [198-]
- Subjects
- Documentary Artifacts - Booklets
- Industries - Tourism
- Names
- Burnaby Village Museum
Less detail
pamphlet
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV011.44.18
- Description
- brown ink on beige cardstock; printed on both sides; one side includes photograph of a model steam engine with title below "BURNABY / CENTRAL / RAILWAY" and information regarding the hours of operation and admission rates; other side includes logo for Burnaby Central Railway with mapleleaf behind text box reading: "BURNABY / CENTRAL / RAILWAY", text below about Burnaby Central Railway and an inset map showing the location.
- Object History
- Advertising media was created as promotional material for the British Columbia Society of Model Engineers.
- Category
- 08. Communication Artifacts
- Classification
- Advertising Media
- Object Term
- Pamphlet
- Colour
- Brown
- Beige
- Measurements
- 21.3 x 10.3 cm
- Maker
- Agency Press
- Country Made
- Canada
- Province Made
- British Columbia
- Title
- Heritage Village Museum
- Publication Date
- [1980]
- Subjects
- Documentary Artifacts - Booklets
- Industries - Tourism
- Names
- Burnaby Village Museum
Less detail
pamphlet
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV011.44.20
- Description
- pamphlet in the format of a bookmark; light orange cardstock with green print; title at top "Heritage / Village" with address, line of decorative border followed by text reading "A Living Museum of / Lower Mainland Social / History representing the / period 1890-1920", hours of operation and admission rates for Heritage Village; lower text near bottom reads: "A Part of Burnaby's / Century Park / Cultural Development / Printed at HERITAGE VILLAGE".
- Object History
- Promotional pamphlet created in the Print shop of Heritage Village Museum and distributed to members of the public.
- Category
- 08. Communication Artifacts
- Classification
- Advertising Media
- Object Term
- Pamphlet
- Colour
- Orange
- Green
- Measurements
- Length: 21.5 x Width: 6.5 cm
- Maker
- Heritage Village
- Country Made
- Canada
- Province Made
- British Columbia
- Title
- Heritage Village Museum
- Publication Date
- [197-]
- Subjects
- Industries - Tourism
- Names
- Burnaby Village Museum
Less detail
portfolio
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV011.44.25
- Description
- portfolio of advertising media; heavy cardstock portfolio with black and white photograph montage of buildings and exhibits inside Heritage Village, title on cover "Heritage Village Museum". Portfolio has two pockets within holding brochures and marketing materials including; a one page cover letter dated 1980 September 11 to Chairman and Members of the Parity Committee from D.Gaunt - Parks and Recreation Administrator re "HERITAGE VILLAGE MUSEUM PRESENTATION KIT"; a four page document with letter head of "Heritage Village Museum / CENTURY PARK MUSEUM ASSOCIATION..." that provides different rental packages for Heritage Village Museum site and costs; booklet brochure titled "Burnaby / & surrounding area."; pamphlet for "Heritage Village Museum"; one photographic postcard of Heritage Village Museum; 8 photographs: col. prints of Heritage Village Museum exhibits and buildings; 1 folded full page flier "Heritage Village Museum", printed in blue ink on white paper.
- Object History
- Advertising media package was created by Heritage Village as promotional material and for the rental use of the Museum facilities.
- Category
- 08. Communication Artifacts
- Classification
- Advertising Media
- Object Term
- Pamphlet
- Brochure
- Photograph
- Postcard
- Correspondence
- Maker
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Country Made
- Canada
- Province Made
- British Columbia
- Site/City Made
- Burnaby
- Title
- Heritage Village Museum Presentation Kit
- Publication Date
- 11 Sep. 1980
- Subjects
- Documentary Artifacts - Booklets
- Industries - Tourism
- Names
- Burnaby Village Museum
Less detail
baggage rack
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV973.41.88
- Description
- A brass rod baggage rack composed of 6 longitudinal rods and triangular shaped end supports. There are two brackets at the back of each end support with two screw holes in each. A hook extends down from each end bracket at the back. Four cross members spaced evenly along the rack provide support for the 6 rods which pass through them. A piece of blue tape on an end bracket has stamped "BCER 1232-B65".
- Object History
- This baggage rack is from BC Electric Railway interurban 1232.
- Marks/Labels
- Blue tape "BCER 1232 - B65".
- Measurements
- Length: 107 cm Depth: 26 cm Height: 18.5 cm
- Subjects
- Transportation
- Transportation - Public Transit
- Transportation - Electric Railroads
Less detail
bicycle wheel
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV987.23.2
- Description
- Front wheel for a bicycle. The rim is wood suported by wire spokes. A narrow racing tire is glued to the edge of the rim. Used as a light weight alternative to steel wheels for racing. Maker's label is stamped in the inside of the wood rim. The tire is made of rubber and has the maker's label on the edge by the rim. Text highlighted with red.
- Marks/Labels
- "_________ GRAN PREMO - 28 x 1 1/8", embossed on side of tire, highlighted in red. Difficult to read.
- Subjects
- Transportation
- Transportation - Bicycles
- Transportation - Tires
Less detail