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Catalog Number |
BRO.42.67 |
Object Name |
Foghorn |
Description |
A tapering cylindrical metal horn with a reversed hourglass shape mouthpiece. There is beading on the widest end and two grooves. There is a bump along the joint. There is silver-grey soldering around the mouthpiece. |
Year Range from |
1850 |
Year Range to |
1900 |
Dimensions |
W-9 L-42.7 cm |
History |
This tin horn or manual fog horn is believed to be used as a signalling horn used by local boatmen and sailors. It would have been used when visual markers such as lighthouses were obscured. They were used on vessels during the early 19th century found in the Great Lakes area of Ontario. A pair of bellows would be used and attached to the small 'mouthpiece' looking end for the horn to make a noise. In other instances, a hand pump could be attached to the horn to create the sound. Believed to be used in Ontario, the item was purchased at Hugh Manning's antique shop in Streetsville by members of the Toronto Township Historical Foundation in 1967 for its artifact collection. References: Sam Cronk. Curator of Canadian Music, Canadian Museum of Civilization Corporation, 2009 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=utIk9aZtZYw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3RgnKretA4 |
People |
Manning, Hugh |