Started by Dan Handshue
Mar 2, 2024

I recently came across this vintage (?)souvenir ferry boat. There is some lettering on the shield (see photos) that is a mystery to me. Can anyone interpret the lettering and shed some light on this piece?

Comment by Dan Handshue
Mar 14, 2024

Thanks everyone for the feedback! I do see the upside-down Lopez, but it isn’t quite a reflection as when horizontally reflected, it is still backwards. The artwork could be considered a reflection (vertical) but I’m not sure that has anything to do with the lettering. I think there must have been a reason for creating this piece (and the little bell on ... Read All

Comment by Nick Chalker
Mar 7, 2024

Ruby,
Are you saying that's what the lettering means?

Comment by Ruby Layne Hampton
Mar 7, 2024

Reflection

Comment by Nick Chalker
Mar 5, 2024

OMG, Rick...

That almost seems like exactly what it is!!

It can't be THAT easy.

I've been researching the HECK out of this, doing Google image searches, and even putting the pic in some forums.

What a head slapper if it turns out to be that- LoL

Comment by Rick Perry
Mar 5, 2024

Howdy! To my eye, it appears to be a funny way to write Lopez backwards and upside down. 23d07

Comment by Mary Reece
Mar 5, 2024

I see a small bell with the same symbol on eBay. Not much in the description.

Comment by Nick Chalker
Mar 4, 2024

Hey Dan,

The artwork appears to be that of the Haida people, an Indigenous group who have traditionally occupied Haida Gwaii, an archipelago just off the coast of British Columbia, Canada, for at least 12,500 years.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haida_people

Still trying to figure out the letters/numbers.