Alarm, Fire

Object/Artifact

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Historic Germantown

Name/Title

Alarm, Fire

Entry/Object ID

GHS 1031

Description

Medium brown wood watchman's rattle. Rattle has turned handle with series of incised lines. Central tongue is unvarnished. Two brass plates screwed into wide ends of body. One plate on each side. Written in ink on tongue, "Alex Henry 1856"

Made/Created

Date made

1856

Notes

Creation Date: 1856

Dimensions

Height

6 in

Width

9 in

Depth

2 in

Material

brass, wood

Provenance

Notes

Donated by Herbert W. Atkim, 245 W. Queen Lane, March 31, 1930.