NIPIGON MUSEUM DISPLAYS 2014

AS SO MANY OF YOU THE VIEWERS WILL NEVER COME IN OUR DOORS: THIS IS FOR YOU.

Rocks and Quarry

Left to the Fur Trade

Over the canoe is the Wildlife

The Cedar Strip Canoe

The Logging Era

From Logging to Fish Wall

Mills fish Left, James Warren Fish (1953 Record) Centre

Charred remains World Record Speckled Trout

Sports Area

Don Gapen ; Milk Bottle collection; Meeting area

Tramway Wheels, right. Area we hope to change into
 Nipigon River Fishing Heritage Gallery this year, 2015.
Anyone who has fished the Nipigon River is welcome to submit stories and photos.

Nipigon Businesses; McKirdy/Lespi Piano

Photo albums represent a portion of one family's donations.

Shoe Repair

E.C.E Case

Fish Carving of World Record Speckled Trout by D. Sinclair.

Mat Loom; back at the entrance/ Gift Shop area.
Not all displays have been presented.

REPLICAS OF BEARDMORE RELICS - PHOTOS

The Original Beardmore Relics are in the R.O.M. (Royal Ontario Museum) in Toronto.
(Last report in Viking Era Exhibit but we have no information about how they are being accounted for.)
These "replicas" survived the Nipigon Historical Museum Fire of February 11, 1990, (Museum Blog Post 'What do You do When Your Dreams Catch Fire?") even though their display case was completely consumed.
The sword handle did crack apart, but that was the only change to these items. Whatever the material used to make the "replicas" it's fire-proof.
You are going to see a little lump of material attached to the "Wrangle" -(so called by the R.O.M.) - that is how this item was attached to a Plexiglas sheet.

 

The "Wrangle"

Showing how thin the "Wrangle" is.

The "squished" end.

The other end.

The other side view.

An end view.

An end view.

This is the flat part , an inch wide.

Another view of the flat part of  "Wrangle", it extends 24 cm. between ends.

Getting a view of the eye.

The Sword

Showing the handle break.

Portion of "sword" showing groove.

End of "sword" handle. The depth that can't be seen is 2cm. The visible left
is 1 and a half cm; the right is 1 and a quarter cm.

I took the above item and set it upright
 and photographed it showing gaps on either side of the "handle".
It could be the way the "mold" was made.
I have a request to see what the other joint looks like.

THE AXE

The Axe

The Axe

The Axe sitting up.

The End.