Antique 1915 Panama-California Exposition El Camino Real Mission Bell Souvenir
Incredibly rare antique souvenir commemorating the Panama-California Exposition (a world exposition held in Balboa Park in San Diego between 1/1/1915 and 1/1/1917) and California’s El Camino Real.
4 inch height, 3 1/4 inch width, 1 1/4 inch depth. Very good condition.
Cast of bronze with a verdigris patina, it depicts a mission bell hanging in a trapezoid-shaped bell stand used by Father Serra of the California missions, topped by a grizzly bear- a symbol of the California Republic which had been adopted by the state legislature in 1911. One side is marked “1915 Panama Exposition”, while the other side is marked “1769 El Camino Real- San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego.” Designed and cast by the Forbes Foundry of Los Angeles, California- the maker of the El Camino Real highway bells and mission bell souvenirs in the early 1900s. Bell swings in its mounting and produces a delightful ting-a-ling ring; view video below to hear ring.
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Incredibly rare antique souvenir commemorating the Panama-California Exposition (a world exposition held in Balboa Park in San Diego between 1/1/1915 and 1/1/1917) and California’s El Camino Real.
4 inch height, 3 1/4 inch width, 1 1/4 inch depth. Very good condition.
Cast of bronze with a verdigris patina, it depicts a mission bell hanging in a trapezoid-shaped bell stand used by Father Serra of the California missions, topped by a grizzly bear- a symbol of the California Republic which had been adopted by the state legislature in 1911. One side is marked “1915 Panama Exposition”, while the other side is marked “1769 El Camino Real- San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego.” Designed and cast by the Forbes Foundry of Los Angeles, California- the maker of the El Camino Real highway bells and mission bell souvenirs in the early 1900s. Bell swings in its mounting and produces a delightful ting-a-ling ring; view video below to hear ring.
Free expedited US shipping.
Incredibly rare antique souvenir commemorating the Panama-California Exposition (a world exposition held in Balboa Park in San Diego between 1/1/1915 and 1/1/1917) and California’s El Camino Real.
4 inch height, 3 1/4 inch width, 1 1/4 inch depth. Very good condition.
Cast of bronze with a verdigris patina, it depicts a mission bell hanging in a trapezoid-shaped bell stand used by Father Serra of the California missions, topped by a grizzly bear- a symbol of the California Republic which had been adopted by the state legislature in 1911. One side is marked “1915 Panama Exposition”, while the other side is marked “1769 El Camino Real- San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego.” Designed and cast by the Forbes Foundry of Los Angeles, California- the maker of the El Camino Real highway bells and mission bell souvenirs in the early 1900s. Bell swings in its mounting and produces a delightful ting-a-ling ring; view video below to hear ring.
Free expedited US shipping.
Antique 1915 Panama-California Exposition El Camino Real Mission Bell Souvenir, Forbes