L.J. Lefèbre

Messenger Buoy

The Hague, The Hague, 1880 - 1885

Inscriptions

  • inscription, on the ball:SEA MESSENGER
  • inscription, on the ball, opposite side:LEFÈBRE
  • inscription, on the container:SIGNAUX D'ALARME / L.J. LEFEBRE / TRADEMARK / FOURNISSEUR BREVETE. OPEN
  • inscription, on a separate note, recto:N. 13. Deze dépèche box bevat in zich / voorraad perkament met schrijftoestel. / de Sea Messenger kan gebezigd worden / a. als overbrenger van zeeramptijding, / b. als controleur bij stroom en golfstudiën.
  • inscription, on a separate note, verso:L.J. LEFÈBRE / ACOUSTISCH / MECH. CONSTRUCTEUR / LA HAYE.

Provenance

...; transferred from the Ministerie van Marine (Department of the Navy), The Hague, to the museum, 1889

ObjectNumber: NG-MC-1889-52

Entry

Messenger buoy, painted red and white.

The buoy itself is a copper ball, with an eye to one side and three chains at the other, to which a small watertight container has been attached. The container can be opened and contains a blue aniline pencil and a piece of rolled parchment in a holder.

Citation

J. van der Vliet, 2016, 'L.J. Lefèbre, Messenger Buoy, The Hague, 1880 - 1885', in J. van der Vliet and A. Lemmers (eds.), Navy Models in the Rijksmuseum, online coll. cat. Amsterdam: hdl.handle.net/10934/RM0001.COLLECT.245288

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