Name/Title
Signal horn from WolverineEntry/Object ID
2020.35.04Description
Grey-painted wooded box with a hand lever that pumps leather bellows to drive air through a horn. The rectangular box has a horn mounted in a leather sleeve on one side. The removable lid reveals the inner workings of the horn and includes a boilerplate from the Gloucester, Mass. manufacturer.Context
According to the donor, this horn was from "Gubby" Gleason's Wolverine, a local river excursion boat.Collection
NauticalCataloged By
Winthers, SallyAcquisition
Accession
2020.35Source or Donor
Starring, Bruce, Starring, MarilynAcquisition Method
Donation, unconditionalDimensions
Height
17 inWidth
21 inDepth
13 inLocation
Building
Garage, History CenterRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Wolverine (boat) c1915-1939Create Date
May 30, 2024Update Date
July 13, 2025
![Example of a similiar fog horn: Example of a fog horn in an oak case, bears plaque from L.D. Lothrop, Gloucester, [Mass.]
Measures 16-1/2"h, 13-1/2"w, 20-1/2"d. Notice the side-mounted horn. Photo from South Bay Auctions Inc.
Source: https://skipjacksnauticalliving.blogspot.com/2013/05/maritime-history-ld-lothrops-patent-fog.html](https://d8e7jbdw4fu0e.cloudfront.net/4124/69b9c610-1ed3-11ef-8ad9-835323200fed-vUU1ZfS.lg@2x.jpg)
