Horn, fog
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- OBJECT TYPE
- hand operated/portable
- DATE
- 1920–1940
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1971.0081.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Powers Bros. Ltd.
- MODEL
- Bluenose
- LOCATION
- Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- WOODEN CASE WITH METAL HORN/ WOODEN HANDLE/ CANVAS CARRYING HANDLE
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 25.4 cm
- Width
- 60.9 cm
- Height
- 42.0 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Marine Transportation
- Category
- Communications
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Powers
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Nova Scotia
- City
- Lunenburg
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
Used as an onshore warning signal to vessels navigating during foggy weather [AP Dict. of Science & Technology,1992]. After the introduction of powered fog horns, could be used as emergency backup. - Technical
-
Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- RAISED LETTERS ON SYNTHETIC, DYNO-MATIC?, STRIP ABOVE HORN READS: 'HAND OPERATED FOG HORN'
- Missing
- unknown
- Finish
- CASE PAINTED BLACK/ FINISHED WOODEN HANDLE, WORN/ OFF-WHITE CARRYING HANDLE, FRAYED, DESSICATED
- Decoration
- N/A
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Powers Bros. Ltd., Horn, fog, between 1920–1940, Artifact no. 1971.0081, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1971.0081.001/
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