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- 1935
Silver crown from England showing on the obverse the head of King George V and on the reverse St. George slaying the dragon. This is a jubilee issue.
Pyke, Edgar William
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Silver crown from England showing on the obverse the head of King George V and on the reverse St. George slaying the dragon. This is a jubilee issue.
Pyke, Edgar William
Silver proof thaler from Abyssinia showing on the obverse the head of Empress Maria Theresa and on the reverse the Hapsburg coat of arms. Restrike.
Pyke, Edgar William
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
Silver shilling from England showing on the obverse the head of King George IV and on the reverse a lion over a crown and a rose.
Pyke, Edgar William
Silver coins from England showing on the obverse the head of King George III (penny with 1 on the reverse) and King George IV (groat with 4 on the reverse). Both of these are maundy coins.
Pyke, Edgar William
Silver coins from England showing on the obverse the head of King George III and the reverse a 3 (threepence), a 4 (fourpence), four shields surrounding a garter star with crowns in the angles (Shilling and sixpence).
Pyke, Edgar William
Silver shilling from England showing on the obverse the head of King George I and on the reverse four crowned shields surrounding a garter star with C and SS in the angles. This is a South Sea Company issue that was minted from silver found by the South Sea Company in Indonesia in 1722.
Pyke, Edgar William
Silver halfcrown from Norwich (England) showing on the obverse the head of William III and on the reverse four crowned shields.
Pyke, Edgar William
Silver halfcrown from England showing on the obverse the heads of William and Mary and on the reverse a crowned quartered shield of arms.
Pyke, Edgar William
Silver farthing from England showing on the obverse the head of Mary and on the reverse the head of William. This pattern farthing was struck as an experimental coin and was never entered into circulation.
Pyke, Edgar William
Copper farthing from Norwich, England showing on the obverse the words A NORWICH FARTHING in three lines across the field and on the reverse the coat of arms of Norwich. These private tokens were issued due to a lack of official coinage in the period following English Civil War.
Pyke, Edgar William
Personal copies of books for public readings.
Part of Julia McCarthy fonds.
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
University of Waterloo leather jacket.
Part of University of Waterloo apparel.
A black leather jacket from the University of Waterloo likely purchased and worn by an undergraduate student in the kinesiology and co-op programs. The front left-side of the jacket includes a patch of the University of Waterloo crest and motto. The back of the jacket contains letter patches that spell out, “UNIVERSITTY OF WATERLOO.” The left sleeve of the jacket features letter patches that spell out, “CO-OP / KIN.” The right sleeve of the jacket includes the number patches, “84.”
University of Waterloo
Waterloo College and Associate Faculties jacket.
A white jacket from the Waterloo College and Associate Faculties (also referred to as the Associate Faculties) purchased and worn by Robert Judd, an undergraduate student, in 1958. The front left-side of the jacket features a design printed in blue that includes the school name, “Waterloo College,” the Waterloo College coat of arms, and the Waterloo College motto “Veritas omnia vincit.” The back of the jacket features the word “Engineering” printed in blue lettering across the centre.
Robert Judd arrived on campus in September 1957 and joined the second cohort of students in the newly established Associate Faculties. Judd began classes in October 1957 and adhered to a 40-hour weekly classroom schedule. Classes were held in temporary portables located in the Waterloo College parking lot. Robert Judd likely purchased the jacket in the spring of 1958 and wore it until a new grey school jacket became available around 1960. He kept this jacket for many years as an alumnus and recently celebrated his sixtieth-year anniversary in 2023.
University of Waterloo
Part of Michael Bird fonds.
Wooden upholstery webbing stretcher used in chair making.
Bird, Michael
Part of Robert Hanselman fonds.
Robert Hanselman's slide rule (model Polylog No. 930, created by Diwa of Denmark) and leather case. According to Hanselman, he used the slide rule in his first class (likely Physics) which could have been one of the University of Waterloo's first classes.
Part of Robert Hanselman fonds.
Robert Hanselman's briefcase with three inner compartments and two hand handles.
Part of Rieder and Anthes family fonds.
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:
Box also contains ms. note: "Martha M. Anthes, Christmas 1892, from Carrie and John."
Rieder and Anthes family
Part of Rieder and Anthes family fonds.
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
Fahrner's compound cherry bark cough syrup.
Part of Fritsch Pharmacy fonds.
One in the package bottle of Fahrner's compound cherry bark cough syrup, for coughs, colds, bronchitis, hoarseness, whooping cough and inflammation of the throat. Composition: syrups of wild cherry, senega, ipecac and blood root with chloroform.
Fritsch Pharmacy
Fahrner's compound syrup of white pine and tar.
Part of Fritsch Pharmacy fonds.
One in the package bottle of Fahrner's compound syrup of white pine and tar, a reliable remedy for coughs, colds, hoarsensess, loss of voice. Composition: syrups of white pine, wild cherry, balm of gilead buds, spikenard, blood root and sassafras with pine tar and chloroform.
Fritsch Pharmacy
Fahrner's liver salt effervescent.
Part of Fritsch Pharmacy fonds.
One in the package bottle of Fahrner's liver salt effervescent, a pleasant saline laxative valuable in the treatment of stomach, liver and kidney disorders such as prickly heat, flatulence, biliousness, habitual constipation, headaches, etc., and also in the relief of rheumatic and gouty conditions. Composition: sodium phosphate, potassium and sodium tartrate, magnesium sulphate, sodium citrate and sodium tartrate.
Fritsch Pharmacy
Part of Fritsch Pharmacy fonds.
One in the package bottle of Fahrner's syrup of figs laxative, an agreeable fruit laxative, stimulates and assists the natural action of the stomach, kidneys, liver and bowels, especially valuable in the treatment of constipation, sick headache, biliousness, etc. Composition: figs, senna, rochelle salt, ext licorice, with oils of cloves, cassia, peppermint, wintergreen and anise and tincture belladonna leaves.
Fritsch Pharmacy
Fahrner's whooping cough remedy.
Part of Fritsch Pharmacy fonds.
One in the package bottle of Fahrner's whooping cough remedy,a reliable remedy for whopping cough, bronchitis, and spasmodic affections of the throat. Composition: pine tar, syrups of garlic ipecac, senega, chestnut leaves, tolu and acacia with ext. licorice, spirits winter-green and chloroform.
Fritsch Pharmacy
Rene Descartes Foundation, University of Waterloo : plaque presented to Dr. Ralph Stanton.
Part of Ralph G. Stanton fonds.
Stanton, Ralph G.
Part of Ralph G. Stanton fonds.
Stanton, Ralph G.
University of Waterloo 25th anniversary silver medal.
Part of Ralph G. Stanton fonds.
Stanton, Ralph G.
University of Wicsonsin : pen stand : R.G. Stanton, Fine Teacher, Summer 1961.
Part of Ralph G. Stanton fonds.
Stanton, Ralph G.
Part of Dare Foods Limited.
File consists of one metal ruler with images of Dare cookies.
Dare Foods Limited
Highway 8, Freeport diversion : official opening.
Part of Schneider family collection.
One ribbon from the official opening of Freeport diversion of Highway No. 8. on September 19, 1963.
Schneider, Norman Christoph
Highway 401 : official opening.
Part of Schneider family collection.
One ribbon and two invitations related to the official opening of Highway 401 between Highways 25 and 8 on November 17, 1960.
Schneider, Norman Christoph
Part of Andrew Telegdi fonds.
A name badge with a pin fastener for Andrew Telegdi. The badge displays Telegdi's name and his title as Chairman of the Basic Job Readiness Training Program Advisory Committee at Youth in Conflict with the Law.
Telegdi, Andrew
Crime and Justice in the Community Week and Law Day.
Part of Andrew Telegdi fonds.
Material created or accumulated by Andrew Telegdi during the planning of Crime and Justice in the Community Week as well as Law Day in the Region of Waterloo over the course of multiple years including 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, and 1993. Records include media releases, itineraries, lists, advertisements, a button, and a photograph of Andrew Telegdi at an event during Crime and Justice in the Community Week in the Region of Waterloo in 1982. Also contains correspondence including a signed letter from Robert Stanley Welch, then Attorney General of Ontario and Deputy Premier, to Telegdi offering his congratulations on a successful Law Day in the Kitchener-Waterloo area in 1985.
Telegdi, Andrew
Government of Ontario : certificate.
Part of Schneider family collection.
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
Part of Schneider family collection.
K-W Quota Club compact presented to Ethel Schneider as K-W Quota Club Woman of the Year.
Schneider family
Kitchener Chamber of Commerce : plaque.
Part of Schneider family collection.
Kitchener Chamber of Commerce plaque presented to Norman C. Schneider that reads: "Kitchener Chamber of Commerce: presented as a special tribute, and with gratitude, on the occasion of Kitchener's 125th anniversary, 1979. Norman C. Schneider, Past-President, 1930-1931."
Schneider family
Kitchener-Waterloo Hospital : medallion.
Part of Schneider family collection.
Kitchener-Waterloo Hospital medallion with green and white ribbon presented to N.C. Schneider on the occasion of the opening of the hospital, 1970.
Schneider family
Rotary International: certificate and medal.
Part of Schneider family collection.
Rotary International certificate and medal presented to Norman C. Schneider that reads: "The Rotary Foundation of Rotary International. N.C. Schneider is hereby named a Paul Harris Fellow in appreciation of tangible and significant assistance given for the furtherance of better understanding and friendly relations between peoples of the world, June 1975." [Signed] William F. Walk, Jr., Chairman.
Schneider family
Rotary International : certificate.
Part of Schneider family collection.
Rotary International certificate presented to Norman C. Schneider that reads: "Rotary International: on the occasion of his visit to Area 8 of Rotary International District 709, President Ernesto Imbassahy de Mello presented to N.C. Schneider this award in appreciation of meeting the obligation of a Paul Harris fellow, June 1975."
Schneider family
Waterloo-Wellington Airport Commission : certificate.
Part of Schneider family collection.
Waterloo-Wellington Airport Commission certificate presented to Norman C. Schneider that reads: "This testimonial scroll is presented to Norman C. Schneider, the innovator and founding chairman of the Waterloo-Wellington Airport Commission, in grateful recognition of twenty-five years of valuable, unselfish and distinguished service in the field of aviation to the people of this area . . . We salute him . . . and hereby confer and bestow upon him the title of Honourary Life Member of the Waterloo-Wellington Airport Commission." [Signed] R. Buddell, Chairman and Russ Mcleod, Secretary, Dec. 9, 1971.
Schneider family
Waterloo-Wellington Airport Commission : desk set.
Part of Schneider family collection.
Waterloo-Wellington Airport Commission desk set presented to Norman C. Schneider. Consists of one marble pen-holder with brass plate that reads: "Norman C. Schneider, in appreciation, W-W Airport Commission."
Schneider family
Waterloo-Wellington Flying Club : certificate.
Part of Schneider family collection.
Waterloo-Wellington Flying Club certificate presented to Norman C. Schneider that reads: “Waterloo-Wellington Flying Club. Honorary life membership presented to Norman C. Schneider, October 28, 1972, in recognition of your contribution to the development and growth of the Waterloo-Wellington Flying Club. Approved by the Board of Directors, October 19, 1972.” [Signed]: [illegible], President, Fay MacKay, Secretary.
Schneider family
Waterloo-Wellington Flying Club : plaque.
Part of Schneider family collection.
Waterloo-Wellington Flying Club plaque presented to Norman C. Schneider that reads: "Norman C. Schneider: in appreciation for your contribution to general aviation, Waterloo-Wellington Flying Club, February 3, 1975."
Schneider family
Schneider Norman C. : Artifacts.
Part of Schneider family collection.
Series consists of artifacts collected by or presented to Norman C. Schneider, but which are not personalized. These are objects and framed items. Included are certificates, medals, plaques, etc.
Schneider, Norman Christoph
Part of Schneider family collection.
Proof plate of Norman C. Schneider likely used for election campaign posters.
Schneider, Norman Christoph
Queen Elizabeth II coronation medals.
Part of Schneider family collection.
Two Queen Elizabeth II coronation medals. Betty Schneider notes these were probably given to M.P.s to commemorate the Queen's visit to Canada.
Schneider, Norman Christoph
Part of Schneider family collection.
Pair of wooden shoes.
Schneider, Norman Christoph
Part of Cameron Clare Hill fonds.
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
Part of Cameron Clare Hill fonds.
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
Royal Canadian Air Force buttons.
Part of Cameron Clare Hill fonds.
Six buttons that were issued to Cameron Hill by the Royal Canadian Air Force during the Second World War likely as part of his service dress uniform.
Canada. Royal Canadian Air Force
Part of Cameron Clare Hill fonds.
A haversack that belonged to Cameron Hill during the Second World War containing a mess tin and a drawstring bag filled with his personal possessions. The haversack was possibly part of the kit issued to Cameron Hill by the Royal Canadian Air Force or the replacement kit given to him by the Canadian Red Cross in 1942.
Hill, Cameron Clare
Part of Cameron Clare Hill fonds.
The Africa Star that was awarded to Cameron Hill for his service in the Royal Canadian Air Force during the Second World War. Also includes the accompanying medal ribbon as well as the original box that the medal was received and stored in.
Hill, Cameron Clare
Canadian Volunteer Service Medal.
Part of Cameron Clare Hill fonds.
The Canadian Volunteer Service Medal that was awarded to Cameron Hill for his service in the Royal Canadian Air Force during the Second World War. Also includes the accompanying medal ribbon and silver bar as well as the original box that the medal was received and stored in.
Hill, Cameron Clare
Royal Air Forces Ex-P.O.W. Association reunion : medal and lapel pin.
Part of Cameron Clare Hill fonds.
A medal and lapel pin that belonged to Cameron Hill that were likely given to him during the Royal Air Forces Ex-P.O.W. Association reunion held in Southampton, England in 1987. Also includes the original box that the medal and lapel pin were received and stored in.
Hill, Cameron Clare
File consists of 37 buttons created and accumulated by the Glow Centre for Sexual and Gender Diversity on topics such as feminism, transphobia, homophobia, and healthy living.
Glow Centre for Sexual and Gender Diversity
Part of Schneider family collection.
First World War scarf presented to Alfred S. Gofton.
Schneider family
Part of Kay Rex fonds.
File consists of two arrowheads from an unidentified First Nation.
Rex, Kay
Montgomery, Francis Kathleen : University of Western Ontario 25 year pin.
Part of Kay Rex fonds.
File consists of one gold pin awarded to Kathleen Montgomery for 25 years of employment at UWO.
Rex, Kay
Alpha Delta Kappa rubber stamp.
Part of Alpha Delta Kappa, Province of Ontario Chapter fonds.
File consists of one rubber stamp carved with "Alpha Delta Kappa."
Alpha Delta Kappa. Province of Ontario Chapter
Part of Dominion Rubber Company fonds.
File consists of one tire display stand reading "DuPont nylon to be sure!"
Dominion Rubber Company
Part of Dominion Rubber Company fonds.
File consists of one tire display stand reading "Uniroyal."
Dominion Rubber Company
Part of Ratz family fonds.
Pewter plate brought to Canada by Nickolas Klinck and used by his daughter Elizabeth Dunke [nee Klinck] on their voyage to Canada from Hamburg, Germany in 1857.
Ratz Family
Part of Dana Harris Porter fonds.
File consists of two zinc plates showing a photograph of Dana Porter.
Porter, Dana Harris
Decorations and medals awarded to members of the Martin family, and various military insignia and memorabilia. Includes decorations awarded to John Gartshore Martin:
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
One "Seduction" board game, a board game designed for two "swinging" couples. The game is complete with board, pieces and cards.
Dynamic Games
Part of Maines Pincock Family fonds.
Maines Pincock Family
Publicity etching plate of Alice Riggs Hunt.
Part of Alice Riggs Hunt fonds.
File consists of one metal plate etching of Alice Riggs Hunt used for publicity.
Hunt, Alice Riggs
Part of Alice Riggs Hunt fonds.
Contents: file consists of one lock of hair from Alice Riggs Hunt cut on her 2nd birthday. Accompanying documentation records her height and weight at the time and a note about the lock.
Hunt, Alice Riggs
Part of Mary Johnston fonds.
Patches from schools including Brighton, and MacGregor.
Johnston, Mary
Part of Mary Johnston fonds.
One school slate with a wooden frame and fabric accents.
Johnston, Mary
Part of Mary Johnston fonds.
One school slate with a wooden frame and fabric accents used by Henry B. Bowman during the years 195-1908 while a student at Central School in Waterloo.
Bowman, Henry
Part of Anne Innis Dagg fonds.
File consists of five Girl Guide badges.
Girl Guides
University of Toronto patches.
Part of Anne Innis Dagg fonds.
File consists of two fabric jacket patches from the University of Toronto.
University of Toronto
Kitchener Young Men's Club plaque.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Plaque commemorating the Kitchener Young Men's Club (KYMC), Kitchener's first service club dedicated to the stimulation and maintenance of all matters of civic welfare. Plaque includes an inscription and a Canadian coin for 50 cents from 1968.
Kaufman, A. R. (Alvin Ratz)
Part of Schantz Russell family fonds.
One slate and slate pencil.
Schantz Russell Family
Silver halfcrown from Oxford (England) showing on the obverse Charles I on a horse and on the reverse RELIG: PRO: LE / ANG: LIB: PAR in two lines across the field with the date 1644.
Pyke, Edgar William
Silver shilling from England showing on the obverse the head of James I and on the reverse the shield of arms.
Pyke, Edgar William
Silver threr half pence from England showing on the obverse the head of Elizabeth I and on the reverse a cross fourch�e over quartered coat of arms with the date.
Pyke, Edgar William
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Silver denarius from Rome (Italy) showing on the obverse the head of Caracalla and on the reverse victory on prow.
Pyke, Edgar William
Silver drachma from Syria showing on the obverse the head of Antiochus III and on the reverse Apollo seated.
Pyke, Edgar William
Bronze follis from London (England) showing on the obverse the bust of Crispus and on the reverse a wreath surrounding the letters VOT X.
Pyke, Edgar William
Bronze follis from Alexandria (Egypt) showing on the obverse the head of Constantius I and on the reverse Genius standing left, holding patera and cornucopiae.
Pyke, Edgar William
Bronze coin from Rome (Italy) showing on the obverse the head of Maxentius and the reverse showing the Dioscuri Castor and Pollus seated each other each holding a bridled horse and scepter.
Pyke, Edgar William
Bronze Dupondius from Nemausus (Nice, France) showing on the obverse back-to-back heads of Agrippa and Augustus and on the reverse a crocodile chained to a palm tree.
Pyke, Edgar William
Silver drachma from Mauretania (modern day Northern Africa) showing on the obverse the head of Juba II and on the reverse a cornucopiae and sceptre.
Pyke, Edgar William
Silver denarius from Lyons (France) showing on the obverse the head of Augustus and on the reverse Gaius & Lucius standing front, each with a hand resting on a round shield.
Pyke, Edgar William
Bronze coin from Rome (Italy) showing on the obverse the head of Germanicus and on the reverse the letters SC.
Pyke, Edgar William
Bronze coin from Rome (Italy) showing on the obverse the head of Janus on the reverse the letters ACAE.
Pyke, Edgar William
Electrum litrae from Syracuse showing on the obverse the head of Apollo and on the reverse a lyre.
Pyke, Edgar William
Silver denarius from Rome (Italy) showing on the obverse the head of Rome and on the reverse the she-wolf with Romulus and Remus.
Pyke, Edgar William
Silver tetradrachm from Egypt showing on the obverse the head of Ptolemy XII and on the reverse an eagle.
Pyke, Edgar William
Silver denarius from Rome (Italy) showing on the obverse the head of Clodius Albinus and on the reverse Rome leading on a shield holding the palladium.
Pyke, Edgar William