Chaps
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- OBJECT TYPE
- Equestrian/stovepipe
- DATE
- 1890–1905
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 2011.0028.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Great West Saddlery Co. Ltd.
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Calgary, Alberta, Canada
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- Predom. leather; steel buckle & rivets.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 106.0 cm
- Width
- 74.0 cm
- Height
- N/A
- Thickness
- 9.0 cm
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Agriculture
- Category
- Animal husbandry
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Great West
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Alberta
- City
- Calgary
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Alberta
- Period
- 1890 - 1975; the date of mfr. predates the incorporation of Alberta as a Canadian province on Sept. 1, 1905, since Calgary was in the North-West Territories when these chaps were made (see mfr's. stamp).
- Canada
-
This collection documents the work & activities of several generations of the Banta family (involved in homesteading, ranching & farming) from rural southern Alberta, from the late 19th century to the 1980's. - Function
-
Chaps are coverings worn over trousers that provide protection for the legs of a horse rider. - Technical
-
Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- Mfr's. stamp on both sides of waistband reads: "GREAT WEST SADDLERY CO./MAKERS/CALGARY, N.W.T./36".
- Missing
- Unknown.
- Finish
- Predom. dark brown; silver buckle.
- Decoration
- Fringes along length of legs.
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Great West Saddlery Co. Ltd., Chaps, between 1890–1905, Artifact no. 2011.0028, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2011.0028.001/
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