Description: FREE U.S. 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. Good condition, showing normal wear.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. Please click here to view my other antique and vintage Spanish Colonial style bells and decor offerings.
Price: 249 USD
Location: Temecula, California
End Time: 2024-12-20T03:18:35.000Z
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Type: 1915 PANAMA CALIFORNIA EXPOSITION Souvenir
State: California
Kind: El Camino Real Mission Bell
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Handmade: Yes
Maker: Forbes Foundry
