purse
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV973.38.165
- Description
- Purse, brown leather; silver metal frame; short black rigid leather handle; outside flap fastens with metal clasps.
- Object History
- Florena (or Floriana) Bird was born in Toronto in 1882 to Joseph Bird and Alice Pill. She married Orval Elsworth Butler, a cabinet maker and carpenter in 1928. She worked as a clerk until her marriage at age 44. The couple moved to Burnaby in the 1930s. Orval died at age 79 in 1941. Florena died in 1973 at age 90.
The Orval Butler and his first wife, Catherine, likely built the house at 8006 Government Rd. Catherine (spelling unknown) died and left Orval a widower before his marriage to Florena. Florena later lived in the house. The contents of the house were donated to the Burnaby Village Museum upon her death as part of her estate.
- Subjects
- Personal Gear - Purses
- Personal Gear
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purse
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV973.38.183
- Description
- Purse, metal beaded, bronze irridescent; drawstring; loops for cord also beaded.
- Object History
- Florena (or Floriana) Bird was born in Toronto in 1882 to Joseph Bird and Alice Pill. She married Orval Elsworth Butler, a cabinet maker and carpenter in 1928. She worked as a clerk until her marriage at age 44. The couple moved to Burnaby in the 1930s. Orval died at age 79 in 1941. Florena died in 1973 at age 90.
The Orval Butler and his first wife, Catherine, likely built the house at 8006 Government Rd. Catherine (spelling unknown) died and left Orval a widower before his marriage to Florena. Florena later lived in the house. The contents of the house were donated to the Burnaby Village Museum upon her death as part of her estate.
- Colour
- Brown
- Subjects
- Personal Gear - Purses
- Personal Gear
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purse
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV972.27.2
- Description
- Handbag, for child, white cotton; satin-stitched leaf motif each side; crochet trim. This item may also be a sachet holder.
- Marks/Labels
- "127 Sussex Mercantile Co. Ltd.", stamped on inside.
"Su-sh", stamped on inside.
- Subjects
- Personal Gear - Purses
- Personal Gear
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purse
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV972.34.59
- Description
- Handbag, grey leather; on frame; short grey leather strap; clasp and rings for strap are gold coloured metal; includes a change purse attached by a fine metal chain;
- Object History
- This item originates from the Cedar Cottage Pharmacy in Vancouver.
- Marks/Labels
- "English Aquatan Tarkor Bags"
- Subjects
- Personal Gear - Purses
- Personal Gear
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purse
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV994.14.5
- Description
- Purse, beaded; c. 1920's; floral pattern of blue, green, yellow, pink, red, black; some beads missing; blue bead loop fringe on lower part of bag; blue lining and blue braid holding lining in place; tortoiseshell-coloured frame handle; closure missing.
- Object History
- Used by a member of the Byrne family.
- Subjects
- Personal Gear - Purses
- Personal Gear
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purse
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV998.61.104
- Description
- Handbag, woven cotton; drawstring is mauve cord; embroidered design on one side in Art Nouveau style of red tulips; black blanket stitch along top alternating with French knots; purse fabric is very pale pink; shaded areas of fabric in tulips (red) and window shapes (blue-green).
- Object History
- Object from the estate of Burnaby pioneer Elsie Wilson.
- Subjects
- Personal Gear - Purses
- Personal Gear
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purse
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV001.12.4
- Description
- Purse, crocheted; ivory-coloured; from ring at top, seventeen crocheted strands join purse front through spaces in the pattern at foldover;
- Object History
- c. 1921- 23; to be worn at weddings down bodice-front (for "mad money").
- Subjects
- Personal Gear - Purses
- Personal Gear
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purse
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV973.58.3
- Description
- Purse, glass beaded; dark red background with pink and blue flowers along bottom and geometric design across centre; fringe; beaded handle; lined with silk with geometric pattern in browns, pink, blue and green; beads missing on fringe and handle.
- Object History
- Purse was likely donated by Miss Alice Cooke, a resident of Vancouver for over 80 years.
- Subjects
- Personal Gear - Purses
- Personal Gear
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purse
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV973.38.209
- Description
- Purse; brown leather stamped to look like alligator skin; soft leather strap; silver coloured metal frame also with texture of reptile.
- Object History
- Florena (or Floriana) Bird was born in Toronto in 1882 to Joseph Bird and Alice Pill. She married Orval Elsworth Butler, a cabinet maker and carpenter in 1928. She worked as a clerk until her marriage at age 44. The couple moved to Burnaby in the 1930s. Orval died at age 79 in 1941. Florena died in 1973 at age 90.
The Orval Butler and his first wife, Catherine, likely built the house at 8006 Government Rd. Catherine (spelling unknown) died and left Orval a widower before his marriage to Florena. Florena later lived in the house. The contents of the house were donated to the Burnaby Village Museum upon her death as part of her estate.
- Subjects
- Personal Gear - Purses
- Personal Gear
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purse
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV004.21.14
- Description
- Purse; brocaded scene of 18th century man and woman; missing chain/strap.
- Object History
- Object was inherited by the donor ca. 1974. She was given it by her mother, who had inherited it from her own mother, Elizabeth (Babb) Heaney.
- Subjects
- Personal Gear - Purses
- Personal Gear
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purse
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV985.1816.1
- Description
- Purse; evening, black silk, rectangular with attached beige change purse and card section; rectangular `fake' buckle-type fastener with brilliants. Three `fake' belt holes; actually fastened by snap. With mirror and ticket: "B.C. Electric Railway #12604" and a bobby-pin.
- Subjects
- Personal Gear - Purses
- Personal Gear
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purse
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV009.14.6
- Description
- Small handbag or purse with an extensive embroidered floral pattern with deep pink, orange and green colours. The handle is loose chain. Inside the purse is a cream lining and a tag that says "MADE IN FRANCE".
- Object History
- Used by the Martin family of North Burnaby. The donor ran Auto Villa on Hastings St.
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purse
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV016.46.37
- Description
- purse; black leather handbag and contents; small black leather handbag with short handles and a metal clasp. Inside the bag there are three compartments; a large compartment, a small zipper compartment, and a small open compartment. Contents removed and accessioned separately.
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purse; bottle
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV985.3146.1
- Description
- purse; gray fur exterior; silver metal frame with kiss clasp; light blue textile interior with two pockets; cloth handle, with tassel ends; interior pockets hold a matching change purse and a silver-topped perfume vial.
- Subjects
- Personal Gear - Purses
- Personal Gear
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purse; glove case; handkerchief holder
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV972.19.22
- Description
- Purse, envelope style. Three snap fastener closure; "C" on flap.
- Object History
- Donor lived in Burnaby.
- Colour
- Blue
- Beige
- Purple
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radio
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV985.399.1
- Description
- Cabinet style radio is a Stromberg - Carlson, Model No. 972, produced ca. 1940. It can receive standard broadcast and shortwave transmissions. It is also possible to plug in an electronic phonograph to have it play through the radio.
There are six push buttons on the front that allow the user to preset stations for quick tuning. . Two of the stations, KOMO and KIRO, broadcast from Seattle, Washington and stations CJOR, CKWX, CKMO broadcast from Vancouver. There is also a CBR station which is the Citizens Band radio.
Glued inside the radio cabinet is an envelope that contains a manual, "INSTALLATION AND OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS / FOR STROMBERG-CARLSON NO. 972 RADIO RECEIVERS" and a warranty card "Stromberg-Carlson / Stromberg-Carlson Telephone Mfg. Co. of Canada Limited/ 211-219 Geary Ave. / Warranty Registry Department Toronto 4, Canada". There is also an envelope with three cards stapled together that have punch out radio station call letters. one for "CANADIAN STATIONS" and two for "AMERICAN STATIONS".
- Object History
- Originally founded in 1894 to manufacture telephones, the Stromberg-Carlson company also produced radio components, and began selling their own complete sets during the early 1920s. By that time, the radio craze had fully absorbed the American public, and radio pioneer RCA was cornering the market after scooping up over 2,000 broadcasting-related patents.
Stromberg-Carlson entered the field by making smaller parts for tube radios. Eventually, the company applied its telephone-audio expertise to develop a successful line of radio headsets. In 1923, the company was licensed to produce the “Neutodyne” radio circuit designed by Dr. L. A. Hazeltine. Stromberg-Carlson’s first set came out in early 1924, and the company steadily grew its radio production, eventually requiring RCA licenses for several products.
In 1926, Stromberg-Carlson became the first manufacturer to merge phonograph and radio technology by incorporating a phonograph jack into its radio chassis. By the end of the decade, Stromberg-Carlson sold sets with fully integrated radio and turntable technologies, and the company’s radio sales surpassed that of its telephones...
The 1930s represented boom years for Stromberg-Carlson’s radio development, as it introduced new modifications like automatic volume control, improved amplifying methods, and an early push-button tuning mechanism. Ads from the late '30s emphasize other innovations, like the unique Stromberg-Carlson “acoustical labyrinth,” a complex baffle design which improved sound quality by guiding audio waves through a series of interlocking chambers, and its “Te-Lek-Tor” series, which included remote-control capabilities. “Let your dealer arrange an audition,” was the brand’s cheeky slogan, emphasizing its reputation for superior sound quality.
Over the next 20 years, Stromberg-Carlson created an array of gorgeous Art Deco-inspired radios, from the sleek, ivory-colored 140-K console to the tabletop 225-H with its floral-patterned speaker grill and octagonal dial. After the company’s merger with General Dynamics in 1955, the business was restructured to focus production on telephone products, and its radios were discontinued.
- Reference
- http://www.collectorsweekly.com/radios/stromberg
- Maker
- Stromberg-Carlson Telephone Manufacturing Company of Canada Limited
- Country Made
- United States of America
- Canada
- Province Made
- Ontario
- Site/City Made
- Toronto
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radio
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV991.45.125
- Description
- Radio, Walkie-talkie, "CANADIAN MOTOROLA", "TORONTO CANADA", "MODEL CH23DEN-1104 A/W" "SERIAL 44580", patented 1952-1964 with a rechargeable cadmium battery dated Nov. 4, 1976.
The radio has a greenish brown plastic housing with a silver face plate on one side. The plate has a textured area in square and 'M' logo and a section for model and serial number. The cover for the battery pack is missing.
There is a red dymo type tape label with "2719" on front. The speaker switch is on one side. There is a second brown dymo type tabe label with "2719" on the top of the radio. Dials for "SQUELCH", "SPKR", hole for "ANT", "VOL-OFF" are also on the top
The battery is held in the bottom of the radio by a spring It is marked "NICKEL-CADMIUM BATTERY / RECHARGEABLE / DO NOT THROW AWAY". There is also an indistinct stamp with the date "Nov 24 1976"
This radio is missing an antenna and the separate hand held microphone. The screw mount for the microphone is damaged. The On/Off switch has been removed. All of these items would be on the top of the radio.
From internet: HT 200 Series Portable, VHF "Handi-Talkie" Portable, 150-174 Mhz, 2W Model: CH23DEN Series..Manual # 68P81058A40
- Object History
- Salvaged from Oakalla Prison site in October 1991
- Reference
- http://home.cogeco.ca/~rodemi/Service%20Manuals/Manual%20Motorola.html
- Maker
- Canadian Motorola Company Limited
- Country Made
- Canada
- Province Made
- Ontario
- Site/City Made
- Toronto
- Names
- Oakalla Prison Farm
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radio and headphones
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- X2676
- Description
- Reproduction of a 1921 peanut tube radio; plain box with woodgrain finish; front is black with many dials and knobs; "NORTHERN ELECTRIC COMPANY" plaques;
- with two sets of headphones and plug; on headphone set "TRIMM DEPENDABLE" "TRIMM INC. LIBERTYVILLE ILLINOIS U.S.A."; on plug end, "PJ-055B"
- Object History
- Radio is a replica of the 1921 Northern Electric peanut tube radio built by the donor for exhibit in the dining room of the Love farmhouse. Love family members recall that Jesse Love purchased a peanut tube radio for his youngest daughter Hanna Victoria Love when she was the last child at home (after his wife Martha died in August 1920).
- Category
- 06.Tools & Equipment for Communication
- Classification
- Telecommunication T&E - - Telecommunication Devices
- Object Term
- Radio
- Maker
- Banks, David
- Subjects
- Telecommunication Tools and Equipment - Radios
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raffia bundle
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV023.14.9
- Description
- Bundle of raffia strands twisted into a bundle. The bundle is held together at the top by a strip of raffia and is knotted around itself at the bottom.
- Object History
- These items belonged to the Hong family - who founded Hop On Farms in Burnaby. Heritage Burnaby has a number of photos and an oral history about the family.
- Raffia bundle, used for tying vegetables in the fields. *We have a photo of raffia ties in use at Hop On Farm: BV017.36.7
- Measurements
- Length: 138 cm
- Subjects
- Persons - Chinese Canadians
- Agricultural Tools and Equipment
- Gardens
- Gardens - Market Gardens
- Names
- Hop on Farms
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ration book
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV971.83.3
- Description
- Ration book - booklet -- [194-] orange cover; "RATION BOOK 6" "CARNET DE RATIONNEMENT 6", "CANADA"; "VR 082458", for Grace Joslin, 3126 Clinton Street New Westminster; B, M, S, Y, V & X coupons remain, 3 pages torn out.
- Object History
- Ration Book was created by the Government of Canada in the 1940s during World War II.
The ration book was used by donor during the Second World War. Even though the ration book states that the donor was living in New Westminster, the address was actually located in Burnaby.
- Subjects
- Exchange Medium
- Exchange Medium - Ration Tokens
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