Horn, Coach
- Object Name:
- Horn, Coach
- Object ID:
- 2000.003
- Date:
- circa 1850
- Description:
- Coach horn, said to have been used on the Concord to Keene stagecoach. Made of several pieces of tinned sheet iron, soldered together: mouthpiece, body, and bell. Mouthpiece is flared, with crimped edges; body is made of two sheets soldered together and rolled into a cone shape; bell is flared, with rolled edges. Solder seams are prominant. Several creases in the body metal. No visible maker's mark.
- Material:
- Metal
Tin - Dimensions:
- L-35.5 Dia-4.75 inches
- Provenance:
- Said to have been used on the Concord to Keene stagecoach. Peter Flint received the horn from his cousin, Charles Backes Norwood. Mr. Flint believes that "Charlie" received it from his father or grandfather, along with the history. The Norwood/Taft family came from Winchester and also the Keene area.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Charles Backes Norwood
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