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Euboea.

Silver drachma from the Euboean league (Island of Euboea, Greece) showing on the obverse the head of Euboea and on the reverse a bull's head and kantharos.

Pyke, Edgar William

Rhodes.

Silver didrachm from Rhodes (Greece) showing on the obverse the radiate head of Helios and on the reverse a rose.

Pyke, Edgar William

Thebes.

Silver hemidrachm from Thebes (Greece) showing on the obverse a Boeotian shield and on the reverse a Kantharos.

Pyke, Edgar William

Italy.

Silver denarius from a military mint, possibly in Italy, showing on the obverse an elephant trampling a horned serpent over the word Caesar and on the reverse priestly implements. Stuck during the reign of Julius Caesar after his crossing of the Rubicon into Italy. This coin was possibly struck from the horde at the State treasury at the Temple of Saturn in Rome.

Pyke, Edgar William

Rome.

Silver denarius from Rome (Italy) showing on the obverse the head of Septimius Severus and on the obverse Victory flying holding a wreath.

Pyke, Edgar William

Rome.

Silver denarius from Rome (Italy) showing on the obverse the head of Roma and on the reverse the dioscuri mounted on horses.

Pyke, Edgar William

Rome.

Silver denarius from Rome (Italy) showing on the obverse the head of Caracalla and on the reverse victory on prow.

Pyke, Edgar William

Milan.

Bronze coin from Milan (Italy) showing on the obverse the head of Aurelian and on the reverse Fortuna seated left on wheel, holding rudder and cornucopiae.

Pyke, Edgar William

Rome.

Silver denarius from Rome (Italy) showing on the obverse the head of Nerva and on the reverse Fortuna standing holding rudder and cornucopiae.

Pyke, Edgar William

Keys and medals.

Keys to the cities of Torreon, Mexico and San Salvador, El Salvador, a medal presented with the Freedom of the City, Athens, and a medal presented in Nicaragua.

Dane, Nazla L.

Rome.

Silver denarius from Rome (Italy) showing on the obverse the head of Julia Domna and the reverse Felicitas standing holding a sceptre and caduceus.

Pyke, Edgar William

England.

Bronze farthing from England showing on the obverse the head of Queen Victoria and on the reverse Britannia seated. This is a bun farthing, so called because of the young head of Queen Victoria with a bun, with a beaded border.

Pyke, Edgar William

Magnets.

File consists of three magnets advertising Glow with the wording "love who you are" "as straight as ring road" and "closets are for clothes."

Glow Centre for Sexual and Gender Diversity

Alexandria.

Bronze follis from Alexandria (Egypt) showing on the obverse the head of Maximian I and on the reverse Genius holding paterna and cornucopia.

Pyke, Edgar William

Thasos.

Silver drachma from Thasos (Thrace, now Greece) showing on the obverse a naked ithyphallic Satyr carrying off a protesting nymph and on the reverse an incuse quadripartite square.

Pyke, Edgar William

Thasos.

Silver obol from Thasos (Thrace, now Greece) showing on the obverse a Satyr and on the reverse an amphora.

Pyke, Edgar William

Alexandria.

Silver tetradrachm from Alexandria (Egypt) showing on the obverse the head of Ptolemy I and on the reverse an eagle standing on a thunderbolt with the date IIZ in the left field.

Pyke, Edgar William

Aegina.

Silver stater from Aegina (Greece) showing on the obverse a land tortoise with thirteen plates and on the reverse an incuse square with five compartments containing letters and a dolphin.

Pyke, Edgar William

Syracuse.

Electrotype coin from Syracuse (in two parts) showing on one coin the head of Apollo and on the other the head of Artemis.

Pyke, Edgar William

Athens.

Silver tetradrachm from Athens (Greece) showing on the obverse the head of Athena and on the reverse an owl with the letters AOE.

Pyke, Edgar William

Norwich.

Silver penny from Norwich (England) showing on the obverse the head of Cnut and on the reverse a short cross with a broken annulet surrounding a pellet in each angle.

Pyke, Edgar William

Lincoln.

Silver penny from Lincoln (England) showing on the obverse the head of Cnut and on the reverse a short cross.

Pyke, Edgar William

Norwich.

Silver penny from Norwich (England) showing on the obverse the head of Aethelred II and on the reverse a small cross.

Pyke, Edgar William

Government of Ontario : certificate.

Government of Ontario certificate signed by Premier William G. Davis presented to Mr. and Mrs. Norman C. Schneider on the occasion of the their 50th wedding anniversary

Schneider family

Leading Aircraftman badges.

Three rank insignia badges for a Leading Aircraftman issued to Cameron Hill by the Royal Canadian Air Force during the Second World War.

Canada. Royal Canadian Air Force

England.

Silver coins from England showing on the obverse the head of Queen Victoria and on the reverse the numbers 1, 2, 3, & 4. This is an 1885 maundy set.

Pyke, Edgar William

London.

Silver penny from London (England) showing on the obverse the head of Aethelred II and on the reverse the hand of God.

Pyke, Edgar William

England.

Silver penny from England showing on the obverse the words EADGAR REX around a small cross and on the reverse the words GRID MONE, indicating the moneyer.

Pyke, Edgar William

Norwich.

Silver penny from Norwich (England) showing on the obverse the head of Harold II and on the reverse PAX between horizontal lines.

Pyke, Edgar William

Norwich.

Silver penny from Norwich (England) showing on the obverse the head of Edward the Confessor and on the reverse a hammer cross.

Pyke, Edgar William

Lincoln.

Silver penny from Lincoln (England) showing on the obverse the head of Edward the Confessor and on the reverse an expanding cross.

Pyke, Edgar William

Norwich.

Silver penny from Norwich (England) showing on the obverse the head of Stephen of Blois and on the reverse a cross moline. The coin is considered a Watord type due to the large hoard of this style of coin found in Watford.

Pyke, Edgar William

Norwich.

Silver penny from Norwich (England) showing on the obverse the head of William I (also known as William the Bastard) and on the reverse a cross with the letters PAXS in circles in the angles.

Pyke, Edgar William

England.

Silver sixpence from England showing on the obverse the head of Elizabeth I with a rose and on the reverse a square topped shield with the date 1561.

Pyke, Edgar William

York.

Silver halfgroat from York (England) showing on the obverse the head of Henry VIII and the reverse a coat-of-arms on cross fourche; T W at sides, bishop's hat below for Archbishop Thomas Wolsey. Minted under the authority of the church.

Pyke, Edgar William

Norwich.

Silver penny from Norwich (England) showing on the obverse the head of Edward the Confessor and on the reverse a cross with arms that terminate in trefoils.

Pyke, Edgar William

Sewing kit and keepsake box.

File consists of a keepsake box and sewing kit received by Martha Rieder for Christmas, 1892, from John and Carrie Breithaupt. Box is red velvet with a painting of two birds on the top (painting cracked and flaking off in some places). Contents of the box include:

  • sewing kit items (needle case, needle, hook, thimble, etc.),
  • pin cushion for displaying trinkets,
  • 2 trinkets (birch bark canoe, souvenir of [?] tower),
  • small paper fan with painting of matador and bull,
  • mother of pearl bottle with decorative metal trim and cork stopper (scent flask?),
  • clam shells attached with metal hinges and painted with flowers (souveinr of Niagara Falls [?]; paint flaking off; containing some type of fragrant material?),
  • red velvet coin purse with leather interior containing a miniature pocket knife and coins (5 cents Canadian 1902, 5 cents US 1895, 25 cents US 1895).

Box also contains ms. note: "Martha M. Anthes, Christmas 1892, from Carrie and John."

Rieder and Anthes family

Masonic medal.

Medal from the Royal City Lodge of Perfection with an enamel motive of A. & A. S. R. Canada (referring to the 50 years sterling membership in freemasonry) awarded to A. R. Kaufman on October 20, 1920.

Kaufman, A. R. (Alvin Ratz)

Tablecloth.

One embroidered tablecloth made by Lizzie Flagler and given to Etta White upon her marriage to Ward White. Also includes an excerpt of an item of correspondence discussing the table cloth. Lizzie is the sister of Etta's bother's Orpheus' wife Carrie.

Schantz Russell Family

England.

Silver crown from England showing on the obverse the head of Queen Victoria and on the reverse St. George slaying the dragon. This is a jubilee issue.

Pyke, Edgar William

Ribbons.

File consists of four ribbons collected by the Rieder Anthes family. Two are campaign ribbons showing support for Sir Oliver Mowat, premier of Ontario. One is a mourning ribbon for Queen Victoria and one is a ribbon of support for Canadian troops in the Second Boer War. The Boer War ribbon has been stamped "J.I. Frank Anthes Nov. 5 1900."

Rieder and Anthes family

Air Observer’s half-wing badges.

Three Air Observer’s half-wing badges, also known as ‘O’ badges, that were issued to Cameron Hill by the Royal Canadian Air Force during the Second World War.

Canada. Royal Canadian Air Force

Stickers and patches.

File consists of three patches, for the 1973 Air Canada Silver Broom, the 1974 Air Canada Silver Broom and the 1976 European Curling Championship as well as one sticker for the 1977 Uniroyal world junior curling championship.

Dominion Rubber Company

Northampton.

Silver penny from England showing on the obverse the head of Henry II and on the reverse a short cross with four pellets in the angles.

Pyke, Edgar William

Norwich.

Silver penny from Norwich (England) showing on the obverse the head of Henry II and on the reverse a short cross with crosslets in the angles. The name Tealby was given to these coins because of the hoard of over 5000 of these coins was discovered at Tealby, Lincolnshire in 1807.

Pyke, Edgar William

Aquitaine.

Silver denier from Aquitaine (France) showing on the obverse a cross with RICARDVS REX and on the reverse PICTAVIENSIS in three lines across the field.

Pyke, Edgar William

Correspondence business.

Correspondence sent and received by Robert Shipley in 1983 from different persons and institutions. Includes administrative correspondence related to grants, job applications, submission of his work, letters of acceptance and rejection, invoices and payments, donation agreements, writings about his work as an educator, and letters received from politicians. Also contains personal correspondence, two coins received as a reimbursement from Canada Post, and newspaper clippings received with the correspondence from family and friends.

Shipley, Robert

Don Domanski a conversation.

Wooden board with a serigraph printing of a poster of an event organized by Malaspina University-College. Event is the Ralph Gustafson Poetry Chair presenting Cape Breton Poet Don Domanski: "Don Domanski: a conversation" (October 19) and "Poetry and the Sacred" (October 20). Board is signed by Domanski to McCarthy.

Norwich.

Silver penny from Norwich (England) showing on the obverse the head of John and on the reverse a short cross with five pellets in the angles.

Pyke, Edgar William

Decorations and medals.

Decorations and medals awarded to members of the Martin family, and various military insignia and memorabilia. Includes decorations awarded to John Gartshore Martin:

  • Distinguished Service Order,
  • 1939-1945 Star,
  • France and Germany Star,
  • Defense Medal,
  • Canadian Volunteer Service Medal,
  • War Medal 1939-1945 (oak leaf),
  • 125th Anniversary of the Confederation of Canada Medal, and
  • a miniature set of these;
  • medals commemorating 50th anniversary of the D-day landings and of the liberation at Bergen-op-zoom; and
  • other military insignia memorabilia.

File also includes the Order of the British Empire (with miniature) awarded to John Alexander Martin; and a Silver Cross awarded to Jessie Martin on the death of her son William Jamieson Martin.

Martin, John Gartshore

Canterbury.

Silver penny from Canterbury (England) showing on the obverse the head of John and on the reverse a short cross with four pellets in the angles.

Pyke, Edgar William

Ireland.

Silver penny from Ireland showing on the obverse the head of Henry III in a triangle and on the reverse a long cross with three pellets in the angles.

Pyke, Edgar William

Norwich.

Silver penny from Norwich (England) showing on the obverse the head of Henry III and on the reverse a long cross with three pellets in the angles.

Pyke, Edgar William

Newcastle.

Silver penny from Newcastle (England) showing on the obverse the head of Edward I and on the reverse a long cross with three pellets in the angles.

Pyke, Edgar William

Bumper stickers.

File consists of two bumper stickers advertising Uniroyal. They read "Nobody pushes me around! I've got Uniroyals" and "Don't skid around get Uniroyal."

Dominion Rubber Company

Canadian authors association literary awards.

Materials related to the 2011 Canadian Authors Association (CAA) Literary Awards in which Julia McCarthy was awarded the CAA Award for poetry. Includes pamphlet for the ceremony, certificate of the award, and medal and lapel pin in a box.
Also contains a congratulatory letter from Garfield Dunlop, Member of Parliament for Simcoe North and certificates of achievement from the City of Orillia.

McCarthy, Julia

Aquitaine.

Silver denier from Aquitaine (France) showing on the obverse the head of Edward II and on the reverse a long cross with crowns in the angles.

Pyke, Edgar William

Canterbury.

Silver penny from Canterbury (England) showing on the obverse the head of Edward I and on the reverse a long cross with three pellets in the angles.

Pyke, Edgar William

England.

Silver double florin England showing on the obverse the head of Queen Victoria and on the reverse crowned shields with sceptres in the angles.

Pyke, Edgar William

Flight Sergeant badge.

A rank insignia badge for a Flight Sergeant that was issued to Cameron Hill by the Royal Canadian Air Force during the Second World War.

Canada. Royal Canadian Air Force

Olympic Games, Berlin.

Official press card and pass for Norman C. Schneider for the 1936 Olympics in Berlin, Germany. Includes leather case and press badge with ribbon attached.

Schneider, Norman Christoph

London.

Silver groat from London (England) showing on the obverse the head of Edward III and on the reverse a long cross with three pellets in the angles.

Pyke, Edgar William

Personal copies of books for public readings.

Julia McCarthy's personal copies of her books that she used to do readings after the launch of each of the books. Includes books Stormthrower (2002), Return from Erebus (2010), and All the names between (2017), notes for the readings, and markings on the books indicating the order of the readings.
Also contains bird feathers that she used to show the audience as an example before she read the last poem "Afterfeathers" from her book All the names between (McCarthy had a feather collection).

McCarthy, Julia

La Rochelle.

Silver hardi from La Rochelle (France) showing on the obverse Edward the Black Prince and on the reverse a long cross with leopards and fleur de lis in the angles.

Pyke, Edgar William

Black Ribbon Day buttons and related material.

Three buttons promoting Black Ribbon Day celebrated on August 23, 1987 that were likely accumulated by Andrew Telegdi during his tenure as an Elected Alderman representing the City of Waterloo. Also includes a typed description of Black Ribbon Day. The typed description is possibly a photocopy of a press clipping.

Telegdi, Andrew

Poitiers.

Silver hardi from Poitiers (France) showing on the obverse Edward the Black Prince and on the reverse a long cross with leopards and fleur de lis in the angles.

Pyke, Edgar William

Royal Air Forces Ex-P.O.W. Association reunion : prisoners' parcel reproduction.

A reproduction of a prisoners' parcel or box similar to those distributed to Allied prisoners of war by the British Red Cross and Order of St. John War Organisation. The reproduction parcel does not include any food, clothing, soap, cigarettes or other items that would have typically been sent inside the box to prisoners of war.

This reproduction parcel belonged to Cameron Hill and was likely given to him during the Royal Air Forces Ex-P.O.W. Association international reunion for kriegies held in London, United Kingdom from May 13-16, 1977.

Hill, Cameron Clare

London.

Silver halfpenny from London (England) showing on the obverse the head of Richard II and on the reverse a long cross with three pellets in the angles.

Pyke, Edgar William

Plaque.

A plaque presented to Andrew Telegdi during his tenure as an Elected Alderman representing the City of Waterloo by the Kitchener-Waterloo Canada Day Council in appreciation for his contributions to the 1987 Canada Day celebrations.

Telegdi, Andrew

London.

Silver halfgroat from London (England) showing on the obverse the head of Henry V and the reverse a long cross with three pellets in the angles.

Pyke, Edgar William

Calais.

Silver groat from Calais (England) showing on the obverse the head of Henry VI and on the reverse a long cross with three pellets in the angles.

Pyke, Edgar William

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