422.22 Sets of reedpipes with single reeds

Signal horn with beating reeds. THE/KÖHLER/SIGNAL HORN stamped on one side of the bell. Index card reads: Signal horn. Köhler & Son, Bromley, Kent. From J.G. Clarke, Dane Hill, Lymington, Hants. Inscribed on one side:- The Köhler Signal Horn", and on the other side – Köhler & Sons, Makers, Bromley, Kent (from Covent Garden, London – with exhibition medallions 1851 & 1862. A free reed trumpet of yellow brass with a white metal simulated cornet mouthpiece and one valve to give two notes: bell flattened and upturned. Second half of 19th century. One reed defective: generally sound. Overall: 187 mm

object
MUSEUM NUMBER
M22.4.55/1
PLACE
COLLECTION
MEASUREMENTS
overall: 190 x 96 x 40 mm
MATERIAL/TECHNIQUE
copper alloy; silver; metal
CATEGORY
Musical Instruments
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