Collection Highlights
Declaration of Independence
Date:
1820-1823
Object Number:
PR.221.44
Medium:
Engraving
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Trumpet (fire horn)
Object Number:
INV.8023
Date:
1830-1880
Medium:
Tin, copper
Dimensions:
Overall: 18 3/4 x 7 3/4 in. ( 47.6 x 19.7 cm )
Description:
Duty trumpet with unpainted tin mouthpiece and tube and flared copper bell.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Exempt Firemen's Benevolent Fund Association of the 23rd & 24th Wards, 1933
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
