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- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV997.47.5
- Description
- Robertson's Chocolates - Advertising Card. Advertising card for Robertson's Chocolates. Black and white photograph of two children at a small table sampling chocolates. There is a small dog standing on the table. There is a caption at the bottom of the photograph "Where Do I Come In?". The clothing of the children has been colour tinted with a light blue. On the back of the card is "Rotary Photo. England" and pencilled in is "$3.00 FC Mar 7391". The card measures 8.5cm x 13.5cm.
- Object History
- Donor purchased objects from various collectors and antique retailers between 1993 and 1997.
- Subjects
- Documentary Artifacts
- Documentary Artifacts - Labels
- Advertising Medium
- Advertising Medium - Signs and Signboards
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booklet
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV980.36.7
- Description
- The Call of the Coast - Booklet -- [1927]. Booklet created by the British Columbia Advertisers in Vancouver called The Call of the Coast of British Columbia. The booklet features information on communities along the coast of BC. For each community listed in the book there are advertisements pertaining to the area. The front cover of the booklet has a drawing of a coastal community coloured mainly in green and orange.
- Subjects
- Documentary Artifacts
- Documentary Artifacts - Booklets
- Advertising Medium
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bookmark; advertisement
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV985.6076.1
- Description
- The Mutual Life - Advertisement Bookmark. Created by The Mutual Life Assurance Company of Canada for L.F. Harrop Mutual Life Insurance Company in Vancouver. On one side of the bookmark is information about The Mutual Life Assurance and the dividends it has paid. The other side has an illustration of the Birthplace of Robert Burns and information about home insurance. The bookmark measures 8.5cm x 25.5cm.
- Subjects
- Advertising Medium
- Advertising Medium - Business Cards
- Documentary Artifacts
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Burnaby British Columbia : reference and year book 1931
calendar card
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV983.9.51
- Description
- Calendar card for July 1925.
It features an image of a mountain and a lake with a small white steamer in the foreground. The calendar advertises the Commercial Drive Garage Limited, in Vancouver.
The card is copyright 1923 by Louis F. Dow Company of St. Paul, USA. It does say finished in Canada. The card is printed on blue stock, very faded on front face.
Markings:
GOING -TO-THE-SUN MOUNTAIN
Regardless of when or where a car was bought or
how much it cost it deserves understanding care at
regular intervals. Consult us regularly and prolong
the life of your car
Commercial Drive Garage Ltd.
VENABLES AND COMMERCIAL DRIVE
Phone High 2179 Vancouver, B.C.
1925 JULY 1925
- Object History
- Object inherited by donor from the estate of his parents, Albert Vincent Scott and Myrtle Edna (Broderick) Scott.
- Measurements
- The measurements are: 10.2 cm by 23.6 cm.
- Maker
- Louis F. Dow Company
- Country Made
- United States of America
- Province Made
- Minnesota
- Site/City Made
- St. Paul
- Patent Date
- Copyright 1923
- Subjects
- Documentary Artifacts
- Advertising Medium
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calendar card
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV983.9.54
- Description
- Calendar card for October 1925.
It features an image of a wide valley with a stream meandering through it. The calendar advertises the Commercial Drive Garage Limited, in Vancouver.
The card is copyright 1923 by Louis F. Dow Company of St. Paul, USA. It does say finished in Canada. The card is printed on blue stock, very faded on front face.
Markings:
CONNECTICUT VALLEY
Our storage space is large and is well heated
during the winter months. Storage cost is small
- rates by the day, week or month. Call us for
further information
Commercial Drive Garage Ltd.
VENABLES AND COMMERCIAL DRIVE
Phone High 2179 Vancouver, B.C.
1925 OCTOBER 1925
- Object History
- Object inherited by donor from the estate of his parents, Albert Vincent Scott and Myrtle Edna (Broderick) Scott.
- Measurements
- The measurements are: 10.2 cm by 23.6 cm.
- Maker
- Louis F. Dow Company
- Country Made
- United States of America
- Province Made
- Minnesota
- Site/City Made
- St. Paul
- Patent Date
- Copyright 1923
- Subjects
- Documentary Artifacts
- Advertising Medium
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coin
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV021.11.8
- Description
- Commemorative coin; gold 4cm coin with British Columbia Centennial '71 logo with 3 C's and a dogwood flower in the middle. "Centenary of Confederation with Canada. British Columbia / 1971" Reverse "Canada/ July 20, 1871" with a map of Canada with 6 provinces filled in at time of BC confederation. Coin is inside a plastic pouch attached to a card with yellowing tape. Card of heavy cardstock with a coin window cut in the middle with "British Columbia Centennial '71 Commemorative Medallion" "1971 marks the 100th anniversary of the entry of Britsih Columbia into Canadian Confederation on July 20, 1871..." Card inside white envelope with blue triangle and centennial logo in yellow. Some yellowing and tape adhesive transfer, and wear on corners.
- Object History
- Produced as part of British Columbia Centennial '71. The offical emblem is a stylized grouping of the three "C's" representing Canada, Confederation, Centennial, with the provincial floral emblem, the dogwood, in the centre."
- Category
- 08. Communication Artifacts
- Classification
- Documentary Artifacts - - Memorabilia
- Object Term
- Commemorative Coin
- Measurements
- 16cm wide x 9 cm high
- Subjects
- Events - Anniversaries
- Advertising Medium
- Souvenirs
- Celebrations - Centennials
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Hotel Burnaby
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1953]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w postcard ; 8.7 x 13.1 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photographic postcard advertising the Hotel Burnaby at 1385 Kingsway (old street numbering). A caption on the reverse of the postcard reads: Hotel Burnaby / :Located between new Simpsons-Sears and new Woodwards shopping centres / You will remember Hotel Burnaby for the REST of your life."
Hotel Burnaby Ltd.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1955]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. postcard ; 9 x 14 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photographic postcard of Burnaby Hotel located at 1385 Kingsway (old street numbering system). Printed at the bottom of the postcard is the following: Hotel Burnaby Ltd. / 1385 Kingsway at 14th Avenue / Burnaby 3, New Westminster, B.C., Telephone LA 1-8891. On the reverse is written: "Hotel Burna…