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Horn

Object Name:
Horn
Object ID:
1993.019.02
Place of Origin:
Concord, NH
Date:
1876
Description:
Horn. Attributed to Josiah A. Dadmun (1840-1924), Concord, NH; 1876. Tin. Conical in shape, narrowing to 0.6" diameter at neck, with brown/purple asphaltum coating except for uncoated mouthpiece. Inscribed "Josephine Isabel Dadmun / No 18 Union St. / Concord N.H. / May 1st 1876."
Material:
Metal
Tin
Dimensions:
L-13.5 Dia-2.5 inches
Provenance:
Part of the collection from an estate donated to the Wenham Museum in 1970. Described as "stagecoach horns".
Josiah A Dadmun is listed in the 1870 Concord Directory as a tin plate worker living at 18 Union Street. Charlie and Josephine were apparently his children.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Wenham Museum
Subjects:
Celebrations
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