Decorative object - Metal swan, Date unknown

Historical information

This handmade metal swan was observed to be nailed to a tree next to Nobelius Station on the Puffing Billy line for some years. Recently, the donor found it in the bushes near the station.

Significance

This was presumably made by a local and fixed to the tree so that it would be visible for travellers on the Puffing Billy line

Physical description

Swan shape outline, cut from flat metal sheet, painted white with minimal orange painted detail for beak and eye.

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