adding machine
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV985.119.1
- Description
- Adding machine, "Burroughs", No. 9 168098. Patented April 7, 1909. Class 1, model 9 bookkeeping machine, made 1911-1913
- Object History
- William Burroughs received a patent for an adding machine in August 1888. His company soon became the largest manufacturer of adding machines in the world, selling over a million machines by 1926. The machines quickly became a common piece of equipment in banks and offices in the early 1900s. The machine automated the work of clerks, allowing them to process work in less time, and with more accuracy.
- Maker
- Burroughs Adding Machine Company
- Country Made
- United States of America
- Province Made
- Michigan
- Site/City Made
- Detroit
- Patent Date
- 1909
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syringe kit
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV976.204.1
- Description
- Rectangular paper box with rectangular lid. Box is worn along edges and at corners and is signifcantly discoloured. Centre of lid features paper label, commerically printed, with black text and enclosing rectangular design. Item contains short metal syringe, two needles, and instruction sheets.
- Category
- 05.Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology
- Classification
- Animal Husbandry T&E - - Veterinary Equipment
- Marks/Labels
- "THIS BOX CONTAINS / ONE / VETERINARY HYPODERMIC SYRINGE / No. 22 / CAPACITY 10 CC. / (SYRINGE ONLY) / PARKE, DAVIS & CO. DETROIT, MICH., U.S.A." printed in black at centre of attached front paper label, ensloed by thin black rectangle.
Some illegible text, handwritten, in black on base/back of box, lower left corner.
"PARKE, DAVIS & CO. / MADE IN U.S.A." engraved horizontally across centre length of metal syringe.
- Measurements
- 4.7 cm height x 8.5 cm width x 15 cm length
- Maker
- Parke, Davis & Company
- Country Made
- United States of America
- Province Made
- Michigan
- Site/City Made
- Detroit
- Subjects
- Science and Technology Tools and Equipment
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automobile
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV002.85.1
- Description
- This Tudhope Everitt 30 automobile has been fully restored in the past. The open, touring body is blue with white trim. The head lamps are brass are gas flame lights. The gas generator is mounted on the right running board. There are two carriage style lamps mounted on the dash to supplement the headlights. The windshield is braced by rods running from the front fenders. The top is fabric and folds at the back when it is down. The wheels are wood spoked with steel rims. The steering wheel is mounted on the right hand side of the vehicle. The engine has four cylinders.
- Object History
- Donor's family is second to own this car. Used in North Vancouver area.
1911 Tudehope Everitt Touring Car
Manufactured by The Tudhope Motor Co., Orillia, Ontario
from parts supplied by
Metzger Motor Co., Detroit, Michigan, U.S. A.
- Marks/Labels
- "VIN SN 0801435", vehicle number or serial number
"4130", vintage license plate
- Maker
- Tudehope Company
- Country Made
- Canada
- Province Made
- Ontario
- Site/City Made
- Tudehope
- Patent Date
- 2011
- Subjects
- Transportation
- Transportation - Automobiles
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envelope
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV992.45.22
- Description
- Armstrong Spring Division - Envelope -- [1925]. Envelope, buff paper; preprinted return address in black at upper left, "ARMSTRONG SPRING DIVISION" "GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION" "FLINT, MICHIGAN"; typewritten address in black "Mr F. Wagner," "Cor. Olive & Kingsway," "Central Park P.O.," "New Westminster," "B.C."; partial brown stamp at upper right, torn off; postmark "FLINT MICH." "1925" "JUL 29" "530 PM" and seven wavy lines; right end torn off; no contents, some tears, stains, and discolouration, scribble in blue ink between sender's and recipients' addresses
- Object History
- Mr. Wagner patented his Triple Spring Bumper for automobiles and attempted to interest one of the major automobile manufacturers in purchasing his patent. He manufactured some bumpers and sold them locally.
- Colour
- Beige
- Subjects
- Documentary Artifacts
- Documentary Artifacts - Letters and Envelopes
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photograph album
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV017.33.1
- Description
- photograph album; Photo album designed to hold carte de visite and tin type images. The covers are hard with embossed leather on the outside. There is a ring hinged to the back cover designed to act as a closure but the front cover attachment is missing.
First image in album has been identified as baby Edna C.A. Bateman Corner. "Edna" is handwritten on the front of the carte. "Irwin / PHOTOGRAPHER / ROSSER AVE. - Brandon" is stamped on the bottom of the carte in gold.
The other images are unidentified but the studios are located in Portage La Prairie, Manitoba; Flesherton, Ontario; and Detroit, Michigan.
- Object History
- Possibly a Bateman family album.
- Measurements
- L: 20.0 cm W: 16.0 cm H: 7.5 cm
- Names
- Bateman Family
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