lapel pin
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV006.1.49
- Description
- Lapel pin, with a post back, stamped in brass and gold plated. The pin is circular with a ribbon at the bottom. It is enamelled green on the upper part of the circle and black at the bottom of the circle and on the ribbon.The word, "BASEBALL", is at the top with a gold maple leaf in the middle. There is a representation of a baseball diamond inside the leaf. Lettering on the ribbon is, "S.B.M.C.", which stands for South Burnaby Men's(or Metro) Club
Issued by the South Burnaby Men's (Metro) Club.
- Object History
- This pin was part of Councillor Jim Young's collection. Jim Young was a Burnaby Councillor for 12 years, from 1987 until 1999. During his time in office he served on 19 boards and councils and was instrumental in major developments in transportation, policing and neighbourhood development.
- Marks/Labels
- "BASEBALL / S.B.M.C.", embossed
"KELBERT TROPHIES LTD / VANCOUVER / TAIWAN", stamped on reverse
- Subjects
- Adornment
- Adornment - Lapel Pins
- Sports
- Sports - Baseball
- Names
- South Burnaby Metro Club
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lapel pin
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV006.1.67
- Description
- Lapel pin, with a post back and stamped out of brass the metal plated with gold. The pin is a soccer ball with a ribbon at the top and another ribbon at the bottom. The ribbons are enamelled green and the ball is white and black. There is a small maple leaf in the soccer ball. The upper ribbon says "SOUTH BURNABY" and the lower ribbon says, "METRO CLUB'. On the reverse side is the makers stamp. The pin was made by "Kelbert Trophies Ltd., Vancouver and Tiawan.."
This pin was issued by the South Burnaby Metro (Men's) Club.
- Object History
- This pin was part of Councillor Jim Young's collection. Jim Young was a Burnaby Councillor for 12 years, from 1987 until 1999. During his time in office he served on 19 boards and councils and was instrumental in major developments in transportation, policing and neighbourhood development.
- Marks/Labels
- "SOUTH BURNABY / METRO CLUB", embossed
"KELBERT / TROPHIES LTD / VANCOUVER / TAIWAN", stamped on reverse
- Subjects
- Adornment
- Adornment - Lapel Pins
- Sports
- Sports - Soccer
- Names
- South Burnaby Metro Club
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lapel pin
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV021.11.7
- Description
- Metal pin on a white folded card; gold pin with a bend straight pin. The logo is "the symbol for the Centennial of Canadian Confederation: eleven equalteral triangles prepresenting the ten provinces and Canadian North, arranged to form a stylized maple leaf" as written in the interior in English and French. Also logo inside with "1867/1967" Card is white with a red square on front and red border on interior.
- Object History
- Produced as part of Canada's Centennial of Confederation celebrations
- Category
- 08. Communication Artifacts
- Classification
- Documentary Artifacts
- Object Term
- Souvenir
- Marks/Labels
- "Centennial Commission,/219 Laurier Avenue West/ P.O. Box 1967/ Ottawa, Canada / John Fisher/ Comission / Gilles Bergeron / Associate Commission"
- Measurements
- 8cm x 8cm card; 1.5cm pin
- Subjects
- Events - Anniversaries
- Adornment - Lapel Pins
- Advertising Medium
- Organizations
- Souvenirs
- Celebrations - Centennials
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lapel pin
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV985.97.3
- Description
- Pin, round, enamelled brass. Wide blue border around outside with thin gold edges and gold lettering "INTERNATIONAL. BOWLING. TEAM. / VISIT. 1927. TO. CANADA". Inner part of pin is cruciform, with round centre connected to outer edge with four arms, open cut-out areas between. Each arm shows a coloured enamel floral symbol. At top is the rose, at right are shamrocks, at bottom is the lily, at left is the thistle. At the centre of the pin is the Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom in red and blue with gold. Locking pin back on reverse, open loop. "R. SCOTT / GLASGOW" in raised letters near bottom edge. Some discolouration on back, very slight wear on front.
- Category
- 08. Communication Artifacts
- Classification
- Documentary Artifacts - - Memorabilia
- Object Term
- Commemorative
- Marks/Labels
- "INTERNATIONAL BOWLING TEAM", embossed gold lettering in half circle along top of pin
"VISIT 1927 TO CANADA", embossed gold lettering in half circle along bottom of pin
- Measurements
- Dia: 2.9 cm
- Country Made
- Scotland
- Site/City Made
- Glasgow
- Subjects
- Adornment
- Adornment - Lapel Pins
- Advertising Medium
- Events - Competitions
- Organizations - Athletic Associations
- Sports - Bowling
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medal
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV999.24.24
- Description
- Medal, silver-coloured; Queen Victoria Jubilee 1897; front -design of Queen Victoria showing head, shoulders and two laurel sprigs; centre - coat-of-arms, surrounded by 5 circles, each with symbol at centre; hangs from decorative brass bar with blue grosgrain ribbon connecting it to similar bar at top; partial fastener on back; ribbon is hand-sewn on to the brass bars.
- Object History
- Part of a donation pertaining to Frederick Homer Cassels, a WWI Veterinary service army veteran.
- Frederick Homer Cassels was born June 25th 1870 or 1872 in Paisley, Ontario. He moved to BC in 1914 and settled in Vancouver. Cassels was a veterinary surgeon in the 103rd Battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force during World War I.
- Prior to that, Cassels worked in Washington State. He married Emily Frances McMullen in England in 1919. They came back to Canada and settled in Burnaby the same year.
- He later worked as a marble worker, sticker and polisher at Continental Marble Works until 1932. The family settled in Burnaby's "Skunk Hollow" area, an area off Boundary Road at 13th Avenue and Clydesdale. Their children attended Schou St. School.
- He passed away July 31 1948.
- Marks/Labels
- "VICTORIA REGINA" around image; on reverse, around edge, is stamped "VICTORIA, QUEEN AND EMPRESS, 1837 - 1897, THE LONGEST AND MOST ILLUSTRIOUS REIGN ON RECORD"; hand sewn to the front of the ribbon are gold metal initials "VR" and leaf motif
- Subjects
- Persons - Royalty
- Souvenirs
- Souvenirs - Royalty
- Personal Symbols
- Personal Symbols - Medals
- Names
- Cassels, Frederick Homer
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button pin
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV975.61.194
- Description
- Lapel pin, button type, round. White ground with blue border and blue "SUBSCRIBER" at top, "1918 / VICTORY LOAN" at bottom. Red-bordered flag is at centre of image, flying from pole, rope visible. Five blue diagonal stripes are at upper left of flag, blue-bordered shield is at lower right, divided into three columns by thin blue lines. Shield also has horizontal red and yellow marks. Flag is shaded and edges curved to suggest movement. "TRADE MARK REG." in white in blue border at bottom. Pin front is formed over a metal back and held by pressure. Spring clasp back doesn't lock closed as pin extends .6 cm beyond edge of button and there is no clasp. Reverse of pin is silver-coloured metal with stamping, "B CO / UNION / -H N Y" ?, symbols ? in circle. Metal of back is tarnished, white on front is yellowing. Image is poorly stamped, making border wider at right and colours in shield are blurred and extend outside its border.
- Category
- 08. Communication Artifacts
- Classification
- Advertising Media
- Object Term
- Button, Promotional
- Marks/Labels
- "SUBSCRIBER / 1918 / VICTORY LOAN", in blue paint
"TRADE MARK REG", in smaller white paint on bottom edge
- Measurements
- Dia: 2.1 cm
- Subjects
- Adornment
- Adornment - Lapel Pins
- Advertising Medium
- Wars
- Wars - World War, 1914-1918
- Occupations - War Worker
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lapel pin
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV985.3296.1
- Description
- Pin; gold, white, blue, red; gold bar with writing engraved; had two chains from which the oval hangs; oval has crown on top and British flag in centre; flag is overtop of white star on blue background; gold writing along outside edge. "PRIMARY / LIFE MEMBER / IMPERIAL ORDER / DAUGHTERS OF / THE EMPIRE"
- Object History
- The Imperial Order of the Daughters of the Empire (IODE) is a Canadian women's charitable organization. Founded in 1900 during the Second Boer War in patriotic support of the British Empire.
- Category
- 08. Communication Artifacts
- Classification
- Personal Symbols
- Object Term
- Insignia
- Marks/Labels
- "PRIMARY / LIFE MEMBER", blue engraving on gold bar
"IMPERIAL ORDER DAUGHTERS OF THE EMPIRE", gold embossed in circular form along edge.
- Measurements
- L: 4.0 cm x W: 2.6 cm
- Subjects
- Adornment
- Adornment - Lapel Pins
- Organizations - Women's Societies and Clubs
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lapel pin
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV985.3298.1
- Description
- Pin; green, cream, blue, yellow; cream pin in tringular banner shape has blue writing embossed reading "VANCOUVER". It is attached to a green velvet bow; Five embroidered cream flowers with yellow centres (like daisies) hang from the bow, each attached to bow with greeen cord.
- Marks/Labels
- "VANCOUVER", embossed in blue in banner at top
- Subjects
- Adornment
- Adornment - Lapel Pins
- Geographic Access
- Vancouver
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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
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