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1887.29.4

Conch shell trumpet used as fog horn [JID 3/1/2020]

1887.29.4

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Collection type
Object
Description
Conch shell trumpet used as fog horn [JID 3/1/2020]
Cultural groups
English
Person
Maker Unknown Maker
Field collector G.H. Fox
Field collector George Henry Fox
PRM source Francis Fox Tuckett
PRM source Oxford University Museum of Natural History
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1887
Date collected
1887
Acquisition information
Donated: 10/1887, uncertain Transferred: 10/1887, uncertain
Materials and processes
Material Shell, Process Perforated
Dimensions
Length: max 240 mm, Width: max 210 mm, Height: max 130 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1887.29.4 Other numbers: 130.J.23

Search terms: Music, Fishing, Navigation, Musical Instrument, Signal, Fishing Accessory, Trumpet

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