THE SHIP'S BELL FROM THE AUSTRALIAN EMIGRANT SAILING SHIP GOLDFINDER OF LIVERPOOL, 1853
cast in brass with raised lettering and threaded yoke cavity -- 11 x 13½in. (28 x 34.5cm.)

Undoubtedly laid down to help meet the sudden demand for large clippers following the Australian 'gold rush' of 1851-52, the full-rigged Goldfinder was built at St. John, New Brunswick, Canada, in 1853. Registered at 1,381 tons gross (1,243 net), she was owned by Jones & Co. of Liverpool and sailed under the command of Captain Fitzsimons during her short career in the Australian emigrant trade. By 1860 she had transferred into the India trade but disappears from record about five years later.

Condition Report
Internal crack repaired with ?copper brazing at bell edge, doesn't appear to have penetrated through to outer edge suggesting a casting error and period repair.

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