Discovery Hall

Fakes and Forgeries at the Library

Exhibits

2011

Exhibits
Wendy Aitkens, Curator
Tel: [403] 320.3907
Email: waitkens[at]galtmuseum[dot]com
 
 

 
 
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1 Buffalo Horn Spoon, ca 1750 to 1900

A Blackfoot spoon made from a buffalo horn. The cap or outer horn casing on the animal skull was removed and cleaned. It was softened in boiling water then shaped and carved into a useful tool. P19739374000
 
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3 Ceramic Ink Bottle

This ink bottle was made by Wendy Aitkens as a replica for museum programs. The bottle is high fired and with a glaze that was not used in the late 1800s. The artist signed her name on the bottom with a permanent glaze pen so it could not be passed off as the real thing. On loan from Susan Lucas.
 
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5 British Coal Mining Company Miner's Lamp

This working lamp was made to replicate original miner's lamps from an earlier era andis available for sale in the Galt Museum & Archives Store.
 
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2 Buffalo Horn Spoon

This horn spoon was made by a Metis artisan using traditional tools and techniques but it was made as a teaching object for the school programs at the Galt Museum & Archives.

 
 
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4 Lovatt & Lovatt Notts Ceramic Ink Bottle, ca. 1895 to 1930

Ink bottle made by the Langley Mill Pottery in Derbyshire, England usually had a cork stopper. Ink from this storage bottle would have been poured into smaller desk top ink wells for daily use. On loan from Wendy Aitkens.
 
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6 Marsaut-Style Miner's Safety Lamp, ca. 1900 to 1910

Lamps like these were used in Galt Mines in Lethbridge. The flame in the lamp was shielded to prevent coal dust and methane gas accumulating in the mine from exploding. The tag attached to the handle stayed with the lamp and identified the miner using it. P19662384002


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