Object Record
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Metadata
Object ID # |
1976.033.001 |
Object Name |
Bell, Ship's |
Title |
Bronze Ship's Bell from the First Tug Harrison |
Lexicon category |
7: Distribution & Transportation Artifact |
Date |
Early 20th-century |
Year Range from |
1909 |
Year Range to |
1940 |
Made |
Unknown |
Place of Origin |
Unknown |
Description |
A bronze ship's bell. The bell is currently mounted on a (black painted) wooden display stand. |
Provenance |
Used on the first tug boat of the John Harrison & Sons Lumber Company at Owen Sound. This first tug boat was of wooden construction, and made at the Abbey Boatworks / shipyard at Owen Sound. This was the bell that was used for calling the watches on the Tug HARRISON, whose captain was Captain Frank Waugh. At some point, Captain Waugh gave the bell to his step-daughter and her husband, Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Ward of Owen Sound. |
Collection |
Transportation, Water: Accessory Collection |
Material |
Bronze |
Found |
Owen Sound, Grey County |
People |
Waugh, Captain Frank Abbey, Robert William |
Subjects |
Marine History Owen Sound Industry Owen Sound Industries Bells Tugboats |
Search Terms |
Tug Harrison Abbey Boatworks (Owen Sound) Owen Sound Harbour |
Function |
This was the bell that was used for calling the watches on the Tug HARRISON when she was on Georgian Bay. The tug was made in Owen Sound. It is not known where the bell was cast. |