MODEL-STAGE COACH
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- Material Type
- Artifact
- Other Name
- CONCORD COACH
- Date Range From
- 1965
- Date Range To
- 1975
- Materials
- PLASTIC
- Catalogue Number
- P19900020080
- Material Type
- Artifact
- Other Name
- CONCORD COACH
- Date Range From
- 1965
- Date Range To
- 1975
- Materials
- PLASTIC
- No. Pieces
- 3
- Length
- 81.2
- Width
- 17.8
- Description
- PLASTIC MODEL OF STAGE COACH WITH 2 RIDERS & 4 HORSES. LEAD PAIR OF HORSES SIT ON A SMALL WHEEL. 2 DOORS, OPEN WINDOWS. "P" EMBOSSED ON EACH DOOR. BROKEN & INCOMPLETE; BACK RIGHT WHEEL BROKEN OFF AXIS. ONE MAN POSITIONED TO HOLD REIGNS; OTHER HOLDS RIFLE. RED COACH WITH GOLD FIXINGS; BLACK HORSES. BROKEN & INCOMPLETE, SEE CONSERVATION REPORT.
- Subjects
- TOY
- Historical Association
- DECORATIVE ARTS
- LEISURE
- History
- THIS MODEL WAS USED AS A CENTRE PIECE AT COMPANY EVENTS. IT REPRESENTS CONCORD STAGECOACH ON OLD STYLE PILSNER BEER LABEL. A FULL SIZE REPLICA CONCORD STAGECOACH WAS HAND BUILT FOLLOWING THE SPECIFICATION OF THE ABBOT & DOWNING COMPNAY OF CONCORD, NEW HAMPSHIRE, WHICH BEGAN BUILDING COACHES IN THE EARLY 1800S. THE STAGECOACH WAS A COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECT OF THE HOUSE OF LETHBRIDGE BREWERY. THE ORIGINAL COACH BROUGH MAIL AND PASSENGERS FROM FORT BENTON, MONTANA TO LETHBRIDGE. THE REPLICA MADE ITS APPEARANCE AT FAIRS, RODEOS AND LOCAL FESTIVALS THROUGHOUT THE PROVINCE. SEE P19900020001-GA FOR LETHBRIDGE BREWERY HISTORY.
- Catalogue Number
- P19900020080
- Acquisition Date
- 1990-05
- Collection
- Museum
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