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El Camino Real Kings Highway Mission Bell Souvenir Guide Post Marker 1914
El Camino Real Kings Highway Mission Bell Souvenir Guide Post Marker 1914
El Camino Real Kings Highway Mission Bell Souvenir Guide Post Marker 1914
El Camino Real Kings Highway Mission Bell Souvenir Guide Post Marker 1914
El Camino Real Kings Highway Mission Bell Souvenir Guide Post Marker 1914
El Camino Real Kings Highway Mission Bell Souvenir Guide Post Marker 1914
El Camino Real Kings Highway Mission Bell Souvenir Guide Post Marker 1914
El Camino Real Kings Highway Mission Bell Souvenir Guide Post Marker 1914
El Camino Real Kings Highway Mission Bell Souvenir Guide Post Marker 1914
El Camino Real Kings Highway Mission Bell Souvenir Guide Post Marker 1914
El Camino Real Kings Highway Mission Bell Souvenir Guide Post Marker 1914

El Camino Real Kings Highway Mission Bell Souvenir Guide Post Marker 1914

$ 50.16

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Region of Origin: California
  • Modified Item: No
  • All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
  • Condition: Used
  • Handmade: No
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • Type: Souvenir

    Description

    This is a "El Camino Real" (The Kings Highway) Mission Bell and Guide Post Marker souvenir. These souvenirs were made in 1914 and sold in several of the gift shops of the California missions. The bell really has a good sound when rung.
    It stands 9 1/8" tall.
    It is in very good condition.
    The brass has a very nice patina.
    It has minor wear and signs of handling.
    The bell is marked "1769-1905" and is indicative of one of the very first of these souvenirs to be produced.
    Later versions have the bell marked 1906 and later years.
    The bell is also marked "El Camino Real".
    The sign on the post is marked "El Camino Real
    San Diego Los Angeles San Francisco".
    The outer edge of the base is marked "El Camino Real
    The Kings Highway
    Mission Bell
    Guide Post Marker".
    Inside the base it is marked "1914
    Forbes". The early Spanish settlers named the road from San Diego to San Francisco "El Camino Real" for the King of Spain.
    The 700 mile historic road is also known as the California Mission Trail that connects 21 missions, 4 presidios (military forts) and several pueblos (towns) from Mission San Diego de Alcala in the south to Mission San Francisco Solano in Northern California.
    The El Camino Real is designated as California Historical Landmark #784.
    This came from a local estate and is in used condition. Please check the pictures as they help show the condition. Shipping is .90 anywhere in the lower 48 United States. Thanks for looking and have a great day!