Name/Title
Whidden Hose Co. No. 2 Silver Plated Engraved Megaphone, 1882Entry/Object ID
1981.266.1Description
Acc. No. 81.266.1
Subject Category: Fire Department
Equipment Date or Period: 1882
Object: Megaphone, silver
Description: Silver plated megaphone, manufacturer unknown, elaborate engraving of flowers on stem of hom, and rim of opening. Engraving in center of horn body Presented to Whidden Hose Co. No. 2 A.F.D. by William Holtz, for merit of service, July 3, 1882." It has two rings soldered to body of horn to support megaphone.
Size: 21 3/4 inches in length, and the opening at the horn base is 7½", which tapers to mouth piece 2" across.
History of Object: Presented to Whidden Hose Co., No. 2 A.F.D. by William Holtz, for merit of service, July 3, 1882.
Acquired from:
Mrs. Walter T. Steinmetz
Date: June, 1962
