Blue Commuters' Club megaphone, 1905

Name/Title

Blue Commuters' Club megaphone, 1905

Entry/Object ID

1981.183.2

Description

Acc. No. 81.183.2 Subject Category: Transportation, Ferry Boats Date or period: 1905 Object: Megaphone Description: It is a dark blue heavy cardboard cone-shaped megaphone. It is a cone. It has a rusty nickel plated mouth piece and a rusty nickel plated handle. History of Object: This megaphone was used by the "Commuters Club" while crossing on ferry boat at 7:30 am, about 1905. Size: 19 3/4 inches in length by 9½ inches in circumference Acquired from: Wallace Miracle Date: March, 1960