Object Record
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Metadata
Object ID # |
1991.035.003 |
Object Name |
Bobsled |
Title |
Bob Sled |
Lexicon category |
9: Recreational Artifacts |
Date |
Late 19th-century? |
Made |
Unknown |
Place of Origin |
Bentinck Township (formerly), Municipality of West Grey, Grey County |
Description |
This is a primitive-looking wooden bobsled. It is likely a late 19th-century item. It's wooden surfaces have been left bare. There is a rope at the front end attached to the corners of the front runners. |
Provenance |
Maker unknown. Belonged to Roy Eberth as a child. Roy and Ella Eberth farmed at Lot 33 NDR in BentinckTownship, Grey County. Then belonged to his daughter, Dorothy Milligan (neé Eberth). She was a schoolgirl c. 1929, and her brother also was in school c. 1930. Her grandfather, Christian Eberth of Lot 33, N.D.R. [North of Durham Road], Bentinck Township, Grey County, possibly had it before her father did, so it may be a late 19th-century item. In 1991, she told museum staff that it was likely over a hundred years old at that time. |
Collection |
Sporting & Recreational Equipment, 19th-c Collection |
Material |
Wood/Rope/Metal |
Found |
Bentinck Township (formerly), Municipality of West Grey, Grey County |
People |
Eberth, Roy Milligan, Dorothy Eberth, Christian |
Subjects |
Sleds & sleighs Winter Recreation |
Search Terms |
Bentinck Township |
Function |
Likely used for recreational use by children to slide down hills in the wintertime. |