GLETM ยท GFM66.151

Coach horn

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Description

A coach horn of copper and copper alloy with a fixed mouthpiece, most likely of nickel silver. The bell is stamped GR which dates it to the reign of George V 1910–1936. This horn is known to have been used locally as late as 1930s, on one of the last horse-drawn stagecoaches operating in the United Kingdom.

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