The mechanics' complete library of modern rules, facts, processes, etc.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV011.7.1
- Call Number
- 621.092 EDI
- Edition
- Rev. up-to-date ed.
- Author
- Edison, Thomas F.
- Westinghouse, Charles J.
- Place of Publication
- Chicago
- Publisher
- Laird & Lee
- Publication Date
- c1900
- Physical Description
- 588 p. : ill. ; 15 cm.
- Inscription
- "Henry Love", hand written on inside front cover
"H. MOREY & Co.
Booksellers & Stationers.
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C.", printed on a green sticker inside the back cover
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Mechanical engineering
- Names
- Love, George Richard
- Exworthy, William Albert "Bert"
- Object History
- Book was the property of George Love and used by him
- Notes
- "Facts about electricity--How to make and run dynamos--All about batteries, telephones, electric railways and lighting--Engineering explained--Rules for the instruction of engineers, firemen, machinists mechanics, artisans and all craftsmen--Tables of alloy--Useful recipes--Information concerning glass, metal, wood working, leather, artificial ice-making, chemical experiments, glossary of technical terms, etc. etc." --T.p.
- "Compiled by Thomas F. Edison A.M., and Charles J. Westinghouse" --T.p.
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The "Albatross" hymn book : 278 of the latest new hymns and solos for mission choirs, solo singers, and the home
The king of Sherwood : a comic operetta in two acts
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV997.34.3
- Call Number
- 782.7 EDM
- Edition
- Curwen ed.
- Author
- Edmonds, Fred
- Contributor
- Hewitt, Thomas J. (Thomas James), 1880-1948
- Place of Publication
- London
- Publisher
- J. Curwen & Son
- Publication Date
- c1906
- Physical Description
- 1 score (ix, 92 p.) : ill. ; 26 cm.
- Inscription
- Front endpaper:
"Pianist Edmonds
West Burnaby
Choral Societies" [written in pencil]
Throughout book:
Performance notes, written in pencil
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Musicals--Vocal scores with piano
- Subjects
- Music
- Names
- Wilson, Elsie
- Object History
- Elsie Wilson - The material in the donation is from her estate. Miss Wilson was a Burnaby resident and music teacher. The brass plaque was on her fathers home "Penrith Castle" on Blenheim St. in Burnaby
- Notes
- Musical score.
- Contains libretto
- "music by Thos. J. Hewitt".
- "written by Fred Edmonds".
- Contributor full name given as follows: Hewitt, Thomas J. (Thomas James), 1880-1948
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A country girl : a new and original musical play
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV997.34.9
- Call Number
- 789 TAN
- Edition
- New ed.
- Author
- Tanner, James T.
- Contributor
- Ross, Adrian, 1859-1933
- Monckton, Lionel, 1861-1924
- Rubens, Paul A. (Paul Alfred), 1875-1917
- Greenbank, Percy, 1878-1968
- Place of Publication
- London
- Publisher
- Chappell & Co., Ltd.
- Publication Date
- c1904
- Printer
- Henderson and Spalding, Marylebone Press
- Physical Description
- 212 p. : 28 cm.
- Inscription
- "E. B. Wilson" [Handwritten twice in pencil on title page]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Musical revues, comedies, etc.
- Musical plays--Vocal scores
- Musical plays
- Music
- Subjects
- Music
- Names
- Wilson, Elsie
- Object History
- Elsie Wilson - The material in the donation is from her estate. Miss Wilson was a Burnaby resident and music teacher. The brass plaque was on her fathers home "Penrith Castle" on Blenheim St. in Burnaby
- Notes
- "By James T. Tanner. Lyrics by Adrian Ross. Music by Lionel Monckton. Additional lyrics and numbers by Paul A. Rubens. Additional lyrics by Percy Greenbank" -- Title page
- Contributor's full name and dates: Rubens, Paul A. (Paul Alfred), 1875-1917
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20th century machine shop practice : arithmetic, practical geometry, mensuration, applied mechanics, properties of steam, the indicator ...
Heartsease : precious thoughts
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV002.90.5
- Call Number
- 808.882 DEW
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Publisher
- De Wolfe, Fiske
- Publication Date
- c1902
- Printer
- Hayes Lithographing Co.
- Physical Description
- [72] p. : ill. ; 8 x 8 cm.
- Inscription
- "Dear Mother / From Jackie", handwritten in pencil on front cover page.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Quotations, English
- Notes
- Minature book of quotes, with colored floral borders.
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The king of the golden river : or, the black brothers ; a legend of Stiria
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV002.90.7
- Call Number
- 823.8 RUS
- Author
- Ruskin, John, 1819-1900
- Place of Publication
- Chicago
- Publisher
- Rand McNally & Company
- Publication Date
- c1909
- Series
- Golden classics
- Physical Description
- 75 p. : ill. ; 19 cm.
- Inscription
- "From Aunt Lizzie Palmer / Aug 26/15.", handwritten in ink on front cover page.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Tales
- Notes
- Includes a photograph of the author and sketched illustrations.
- Leatherbound.
- Dried leaf included at p. 29.
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A school geometry parts I-VI : containing plane and solid geometry, treated both theoretically and graphically
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV971.4.24
- Call Number
- 516 HAL 1922
- Author
- Hall, H.S. (Henry Sinclair), 1848-1934
- Stevens, F. H. (Frederick Haller), 1853-1933
- Place of Publication
- London
- Publisher
- MacMillan and Co., Limited
- Publication Date
- c1903
- c1922
- Printer
- University Press by Robert Maclehose and Co. Ltd
- Physical Description
- xvii, 442 p. : diagr. ; 18 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Geometry
- Geometry--Textbooks
- Mathematics--Historical texts
- Mathematics--Textbooks
- Euclid's Elements
- Notes
- Authors' given name and dates: Hall, H. S. (Henry Sinclair), 1848-1934
Stevens, F. H. (Frederick Haller), 1853-1933
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The automobile hand book : a work of practical information for the use of owners, operators, automobile mechanics and technical schools
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV007.40.1
- Call Number
- 621 BRO
- Edition
- Rev. and enl. ed.
- Author
- Brookes, L. Elliott (Leonard Elliott), 1853-
- Swingle, Calvin F. (Calvin Franklin), 1846-
- Place of Publication
- Chicago
- Publisher
- Frederick J. Drake & Co., Publishers
- Publication Date
- c1905
- Physical Description
- [ii] ; 719 p. : ill. ; folded plates : 17 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Automobiles--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
- Notes
- "Rev. and enl. by Calvin F. Swingle, M.E."
- Authors' full name and date: Brookes, L. Elliott (Leonard Elliott), 1853-
Swingle, Calvin F. (Calvin Franklin), 1846-
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Swedish-English conversation teacher. Engelska talo¨fningar ja¨mte grundla¨ggande ordfo¨rra°d med uttalsbeteckning, extensive conversation vocabulary for both languages reading and speaking self-taught through a simplified course of easy lessons for learners of either language
Elementary English composition
Business & social forms : natural slant writing books, no. 9
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV973.70.4
- Call Number
- 372.634 GAG
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Publisher
- W. J. Gage & Co. Limited
- Publication Date
- c1902
- Physical Description
- 1 vol. ; 24 cm.
- Inscription
- "Doris M Mann" [handwritten in ink on cover]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Penmanship
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Second music reader
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV985.754.1
- Call Number
- 372.5 MCL
- Edition
- Canadian ed.
- Author
- McLaughlin, James M. (James Matthew), 1857-
- Gilchrist, William Wallace, 1846-1916
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Publisher
- Ginn
- Publication Date
- c1906
- Series
- The new educational music course
- Physical Description
- v, 128 p. ; 21 cm.
- Inscription
- [stamps from New Westminster school board on inside front cover and title page]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- School songbooks
- Notes
- Authors' full name and dates :
McLaughlin, James M. (James Matthew), 1857-
Gilchrist, William Wallace, 1846-1916,
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The Brownie primer
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV985.757.1
- Call Number
- 372.4 BAN
- Author
- Banta, N. Moore (Nathaniel Moore), 1867-
- Place of Publication
- [Chicago]
- Publisher
- A. Flanagan
- Publication Date
- c1905
- Series
- American primers ; no. 502.
- Physical Description
- 97 p. : col. ill. ; 20 cm.
- Inscription
- Text handwritten in black ink on front flyleaf reads: "To Jean From Uncle Wallace / Jan 1920".
Text handwritten in pencil on back pastedown reads: "Jean Charters".
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Readers (Primary)
- Notes
- Author's full name and dates : Banta, N. Moore (Nathaniel Moore), 1867-
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San Francisco, the doomed city : earthquake and fire, April 18, 1906
Musson's improved ready reckoner form and log book : containing tables showing the amount and value of any quantity of merchandise at any price from a quarter of a cent to ten dollars, either by weight or measure ; tables of wages and board by the day, week and month ; board, scantling and plank measure ; cubic measurement of timber ; log measure ; weight of grain per bushel ; interest tables ; busniess law in daily use, business forms, etc.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV971.136.131
- Call Number
- 513.9 MUS
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Publisher
- Musson
- Publication Date
- c1904
- Physical Description
- 252 p., 28 p. ; 14 cm.
- Inscription
- "W26.b" [handwritten and crossed out in ink on front pastedown]
"Temple
2340 E 47th Ave" [handwritten in pencil on page opposing front pastedown]
"V-3722
2V-" [handwritten in pencil on page opposing front pastedown]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Lumber trade--Tables
- Ready-reckoners
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U. T. D. (up to date) method for guitar : containing the rudiments of music explained, a full course of instruction for the guitar, and a large collection of choice pieces composed and arranged
International library of technology : storage batteries, incandescent lighting, arc lighting, interior wiring
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV018.11.26
- Call Number
- 621.3 INT
- Place of Publication
- Scranton
- Publisher
- International Textbook
- Publication Date
- c1905
- Physical Description
- 1 vol. : ill. ; 24 cm.
- Inscription
- "Norman _. ______
July 190_" [handwritten in black ink on front endpapers]
"Bruce Clarkson
June 28th 1969" [handwritten in blue ink on front endpapers]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Electric wiring
- Electric wiring, Interior
- Storage batteries
- Technology
- Lighting
- Notes
- "A series of textbooks for persons engaged in the engineering professions and trades, or for those who desire information concerning them ." -- title page
- Includes index.
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