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horn

human history
  • Common Name
    aerophone
  • Other Name

    fog horn

  • Description

    fog horn, wood case, painted brown with leather handstrap on top, beaten copper horn on one side with brass mount, wood and brass handle on other side, two small metal plates on each end

    1 ship’ s fog horn

    maker unknown, New Zealand, date unknown

    wood, leather, copper, brass, 378 x 560 x 398 mm

    1998.60.184 Castle 281

    The fog horn is sounded by the cranking the handle which works a set of bellows inside the box.

  • Place
  • Accession Number
    1998.60.184
  • Accession Date
    10 Oct 1998
  • Other Id

    281 (Castle)

  • Department

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