fishing rod with cloth case
fishing rod with cloth case
fishing reel
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV008.19.13
- Description
- Small bait casting fishing reel. The metal parts of the reel are chrome plated. The crank handle has a single crank knob and a counter weight to balance it. I has the mounting foot to attach to a fishing rod and is loaded with a heavy plastic fishing line.
The reels approximate diameter is 5.7 cm.
- Object History
- Used by M. Thomson when growing up in Kerrisdale area of Vancouver.
- Marks/Labels
- "TRADE MARK / REG. US. PAT OFF", stamped in side of reel forming a diamond shape with company logo inside.
"UTK", company logo stamped on side of reel inside above text.
- Subjects
- Recreational Activities
- Recreational Activities - Fishing
- Fishing And Trapping Tools and Equipment
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fishing wallet
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV008.19.14
- Description
- Leather wallet to carry fishing flies, hooks and leaders. The light tan (pig skin ?) leather cover holds pockets at each cover and a variety of pages for holding flies, snelled hooks and leaders (25 pages in total). There are a five packages of various hooks and lures in the end pockets. There is an attached leather strap to hold the wallet closed.
- Object History
- Used by M. Thomson when growing up in Kerrisdale area of Vancouver.
- Marks/Labels
- "Melville G. Thomson", stamped in blue ink inside covers of wallet
"MADE IN eNGLAND", stamped in the centre of the edge of the outside cover, under the top flap. Hard to see.
- Subjects
- Recreational Activities
- Recreational Activities - Fishing
- Fishing And Trapping Tools and Equipment
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Calendar
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV020.8.14
- Description
- A Childhood Safety Calendar from Helen's Children's Wear from 1966. The front page of the calendar has a airbrushed image of a small girl smiling with blue eyes. She has a headband with silver pom-poms. She is holding a doll with a red hat and braids.
The first two pages of the calendar are entitled "Children's Safety Diary.
Each month of the calendar has a different image of a child.
The back page has a reading entitled "Safety: Your Child's Most Important Lesson!"
- Object History
- Helen's Children's Wear was a popular and well known shop in Burnaby
- Helen's Children's Wear was located at 4142 Hastings Street. Owner Helen Arnold opened the store on East Hastings Street in 1948. She moved to the 4142 Hastings Street location in 1955, and added a landmark neon sign to the building in 1956. The sign featured a girl on a swing, and served as an important landmark in the neighbourhood. The store closed in 2007.
- Category
- 08. Communication Artifacts
- Classification
- Documentary Artifacts - - Other Documents
- Object Term
- Calendar
- Marks/Labels
- Helen's Children's Wear
Specializing in Brand Name Merchandise
4142 E Hastings Street, North Burnaby, BC
- Measurements
- 21 cm l x 17cm h
- Country Made
- United States of America
- Title
- Childhood Safety Calendar
- Publication Date
- 1966
- Subjects
- Buildings - Commercial - Stores
- Clothing
- Documentary Artifacts
- Persons - Children
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Heights Area
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Brochure
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV021.4.12
- Description
- B.C. Summer GamesEvents Schedule brochure. "EVENTS/SCHEDULE!" "SUMMER/ GAMES" in blue text with green games logo followed by "BURABY/ BRITISH COLUMBIA / JULY 20,21,22, 1984" U shaped image with Illustrations of athlethes over yellow background with "Enjoy Coke" logo. 15 pages in folded binding with two staples.
- Object History
- Item pertaining to BC Summer Games which took place in Burnaby July 19-22, 1984.
- Category
- 08. Communication Artifacts
- Classification
- Advertising Media
- Object Term
- Brochure
- Colour
- White
- Blue
- Yellow
- Red
- Measurements
- Length: 21.5 cm
- Width: 10 cm
- Subjects
- Sports
- Recreational Activities
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