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- Date
- 1913 – 1930
- Material
- metal; glass;
- Catalogue Number
- 102.05.0120
- Description
- One black metal Armspear “1925” railway signal lantern with a beveled red glass globe. Imprinted on the top of the chimney is “ARMSPEAR M’F’G. CO. NEW YORK ‘1925’” and on the wide rim below that is “A.C.L” - meaning that this lantern belonged to the Atlantic Coast Line railroad of Southeastern Unit…
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- Title
- Lantern
- Date
- 1913 – 1930
- Material
- metal; glass;
- Dimensions
- 37.0 x 13.5 x 19.5 cm
- Description
- One black metal Armspear “1925” railway signal lantern with a beveled red glass globe. Imprinted on the top of the chimney is “ARMSPEAR M’F’G. CO. NEW YORK ‘1925’” and on the wide rim below that is “A.C.L” - meaning that this lantern belonged to the Atlantic Coast Line railroad of Southeastern United States. The body of the lantern is surrounded by a thick wire cage onto which the carry handle is also attached. The lantern’s chimney lifts away from the globe on a hinge, revealing a used wick inside - the wick can be lowered or raised by turning a small round key in the lower part of the lantern. The red glass would have been used by rail lines to signal a stop or danger on the track before the introduction of wireless radio communication.
- Subject
- Nicholas Morant
- lantern
- trains
- communication;
- Credit
- Gift of Nicholas Morant, Banff, 2006
- Catalogue Number
- 102.05.0120
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- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- metal, brass
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0087
- Description
- A simple round brass bell with a handle on top in the shape of a very round fish resting on small pectoral fins. The fish has a small dorsal fin on the back, a small tail behind, and a scale texture incised on the body. There is an etched design with a circular motif on the side of the bell. The…
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- Title
- Service Bell
- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- metal, brass
- Dimensions
- 8.5 cm
- Description
- A simple round brass bell with a handle on top in the shape of a very round fish resting on small pectoral fins. The fish has a small dorsal fin on the back, a small tail behind, and a scale texture incised on the body. There is an etched design with a circular motif on the side of the bell. The inside of the bell is marked “China”.
- Subject
- households
- sound
- communication
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0087
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- Date
- 1880 – 1920
- Material
- metal, brass
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0101
- Description
- A tarnished (greenish colour) brass bell with tall long-legged bird standing on top on one leg with wings outspread. The bird has a long neck that is upraised and the bird’s beak is open. The bird’s bent leg holds a metal bead suspended from a chain that clangs against the outside of the bell.
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- Title
- Service Bell
- Date
- 1880 – 1920
- Material
- metal, brass
- Dimensions
- 21.0 cm
- Description
- A tarnished (greenish colour) brass bell with tall long-legged bird standing on top on one leg with wings outspread. The bird has a long neck that is upraised and the bird’s beak is open. The bird’s bent leg holds a metal bead suspended from a chain that clangs against the outside of the bell.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0101
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- Date
- 1880 – 1940
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0116
- Description
- A round, cup-shaped white porcelain bell with a knobby handle. The bell is decorated with gold lines around the bottom edge and each of the knobs of the handle. There are high relief clusters of coloured flowers and smaller single flowers scattered over surface of bell. The bell is marked with a …
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- Title
- Service Bell
- Date
- 1880 – 1940
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 11.0 cm
- Description
- A round, cup-shaped white porcelain bell with a knobby handle. The bell is decorated with gold lines around the bottom edge and each of the knobs of the handle. There are high relief clusters of coloured flowers and smaller single flowers scattered over surface of bell. The bell is marked with a Dresden hallmark.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- communication
- flowers
- plants
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0116
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