Antique Junipero Serra Califonia Missions Cast Brass Bell Vintage sign The maximum height measures 42"

The maximum height measures 42"

though this particular chest likely originated around 10-15 years later as indicated by the tobacco burst image residing under the lid

Excellent condition

MM - C-6978 - 011624

Antique Junipero Serra Califonia Missions Cast Brass Bell Vintage sign The maximum height measures 42"c. 1910s 1920s; mfd. by Forbes Foundry for California Bell Co. Saratoga, CA Antique decorative bell designed by Mrs. A. S. C. Forbes (Harrye Rebecca Piper Forbes) Features Father Junipero Serra, the controversial founder of the California missions that created generational problems for the local Indigenous population. Harrye Rebecca Piper Forbes (1861 1951) was an American historical preservationist who established the California Bell Company in 1914.