coat
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV998.57.1
- Description
- Black raincoat, man's; "Miner Black Diamond"; knee-length, rubber-coated; two front pockets, flap closure; collar lined with brown corduroy; rubber outside with round red emblem with rope motif border and black diamond at centre with "Miner Black Diamond" around outside; front closure is five large hooks-and-eyes, metal; sleeves have buckle closures; back of coat at bottom has 6" slit in centre. Black marker inside below collar lists "F.H. ESHELBY/ 11 FELL AVENUE".
- Object History
- Raincoat that belonged to Frank Eshelby. Frank Eshelby (1895-1974) married Annie Perrey (1896-1976) in London in 1920. The family moved to Capitol Hill in 1922 after investing in a couple of $5 lots on North Fell Avenue. The couple had two daughters: Winnifred in 1923 and Grace. The Eshelby's were longtime Burnaby residents. The raincoat was given to Frank by the Corporation of the District of Burnaby for cutting wood as a way to work off his unpaid taxes.
- Measurements
- height: 122.5 cm
width: 60 cm
- Maker
- Miner Black Diamond
- Names
- Eshelby, Frank
- Eshelby, Winnifred
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Capitol Hill (Historic Neighbourhood)
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dog tag
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV022.5.1
- Description
- A small dog tag in the shape of a cartoon dog house. There is a sketch of a cartoon dog sitting in the entrance of the house, and the tag details are etched into the "roof" and "side" of the dog house.
- Object History
- The owner of the dog who wore this tag is Bernice Bell (nee Cashato) who lived in Burnaby with her parents. Her father, Joe Cashato, worked for the Engineering department of the City of Burnaby.
- Category
- 08. Communication Artifacts
- Classification
- Documentary Artifacts - - Other Documents
- Object Term
- Animal License
- Marks/Labels
- The label etched into the tag reads: "D.T.P 1962 Burnaby" followed by the number 2115
- Colour
- Bronze
- Measurements
- height: 3.5 cm
width: 3.2 cm
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Capitol Hill (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Capitol Hill Area
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Roller Skates
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV020.33.6
- Description
- One pair of metal roller skates with four wheels that strap onto shoes. The main part of the skate is designed to hold the ball of the foot and toes, and has two metal clips to hold the foot in place. There are four rectangular raised metal pieces, and two circular pieces on the skate. The circular pieces are loosed with a key to make the skate fit various sized shoes. The leather straps have a metal buckle to secure the foot.
Two metal skate keys are strung to a neon yelllow shoe lace, to adjust the skates. They also have a black metal wrench.
- Object History
- Used in Burnaby in the late 1960s.
- Category
- 09. Recreational Artifacts
- Classification
- Sports Equipment
- Object Term
- Skate, Roller
- Colour
- Silver
- Brown
- Subjects
- Recreational Activities
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Capitol Hill (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Parkcrest-Aubrey Area
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