412.21

Siren or 'wheel whistle'. Stamped Eureka.

Two similar instruments are shown as finials to 19th century walking sticks in Cane Curiosa by C. Dike (Paris, Editions de l'Amateur, 1983), p.143; one modelled on a German patent of 1887, in the collection of the author, and another in the Esbola collection, Switzerland (ibid, p.369).

object
MUSEUM NUMBER
M24.5.61/2
Date
1850-1900
PLACE
COLLECTION
MEASUREMENTS
overall: 40 x 42 mm
MATERIAL/TECHNIQUE
metal
CATEGORY
Musical Instruments
LOCATION
Music Gallery > Side D - Listening to Order > Case D2 - Classification
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