- CA BWGPL OS11403
This well preserved match safe, with its Masonic symbols, was moulded in Thomas Nelson's Foundry in Bond Head c. 1870. Marion McKibbon, his granddaughter, presently owns it.
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This well preserved match safe, with its Masonic symbols, was moulded in Thomas Nelson's Foundry in Bond Head c. 1870. Marion McKibbon, his granddaughter, presently owns it.
Thomas Alexander Nelson (1861-1898) proprietor of the Nelson Foundry in Bond Head, pictured here with his wife, Ellen Pricella (Brown) Nelson. This sepia coloured studio photo was likely taken in the 1880's when bustles were fashionable.
Marion McKibbon
Part of Local History Artifacts
Black metal horse bit. Date of creation unknown.
Bill Marks
Part of Local History Artifacts
A metal horse bit. Heavy deterioration in the form of corrosion.
Bill Marks
Part of Local History Artifacts
Metal horseshoe attached to wood to create a marsh horseshoe. These types of shoes were commonly used to prevent horses from sinking in marshes or soft ground. They would have been used by marsh farmers in the area when needing to conduct work, such as cutting hay.
Bill Marks