Artifacts

    This pin is from the Old Boy's Reunion. It has an image of Victoria Hall with an orange background and a black border. This reunion was an annual event open to family, friends and war veterans. In 19

    2 plates from the dinner service of the Ravensworth home in Cobourg. The Ravensworth home is a 4 bed, 4 bath waterfront mansion built circa 1897 for a distinguished officer. It is a Georgian styled,

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    White porcelain demitasse cup and saucer with red, white & blue OCFCo logo and band on both. Manufacturer on bottom of both.

    Dark blue naval type officer’s cap with OCFCo. logo circled by a gold wreath and with a double gold band half way around between two gold buttons with anchor logos. Also includes a khaki summer cover

    Globe-shaped clear glass bowl with etching of Cobourg’s Clock Tower logo, celebrating 150 years since the Town’s incorporation.

    A square porcelain trivet with small cork legs and a sketch of Victoria Hall

    Clothing iron fueled by heated charcoal, in the bottom of the iron.

    These irons operated in a similar manner as the Coleman camping stoves.

    Small metal weights on one side; gauge on top. Inscribed with “Brown & Sharpe MFG. Co. Providence R.I USA”. This scale was from the Gore's Landing general store which later became the “Hair by Diane”

    Made of steel. Old, rusted.

    The construction of this building started in 1832. In 1836 classes started at the “Upper Canada Academy”. It was officially named Victoria College in 1841. In 1890 it federated with the University of

    Shuttles move yarn back and forth through the loom as someone weaves. The yarn is stored on a shuttle's bobbin (spool). This shuttle is roughly 17 inches long and has a closed back with a hinged meta

    No marks or documents to indicate where this spike came from.

    The slides can be set in the slot located on the top of the device. After it was placed inside each eye sees a separate image of the same scene and the illusion of a 3-D picture emerges.

    Inside is a commemorative silver spoon. The spoon is commemorating the North Sea Battle. It is inscribed, “General Joffre. North Sea Battle. Army & Navy” and includes an engraving of the general.

    Made of metal and glass. One side is a mirror and the other side is an advertisement for local Jeweler W.H. Hopper. The advertisement includes illustrations of each of the 12 birthstones, along with

    The Cobourg-Peterbourgh Railway, constructed in 1854, ran south bound on Spring Street in Cobourg. This railway was removed from Spring Street in the 1980s. During the reconstruction of this street i

    6 spikes. Rusty. Found on the DeJong property, which once was a section of the Cobourg-Peterbourgh Railway, constructed in 1854. The railway was removed in the 1980s. Includes a descriptive sheet.