horn
Marystown Heritage Museum
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| Nom de l'objet : | horn |
| Classification de l'objet : | man-made artefact |
| Catégorie de l'objet : | distribution & transportation artefact |
| Sous-catégorie de l'objet : | water transportation -- accessory |
| Discipline : | history maritime history |
| Matériaux : | metal, brass metal wood leather paint |
| Technique de fabrication : | painted riveted cast |
| Numéro de catalogue : | M-004-1-4-2 |
| Fabricant : | Powers Brothers ? |
| Pays d'origine : | Canada ? |
| Continent d'origine : | North America ? |
| Province d'utilisation : | pre-confederation Newfoundland Newfoundland and Labrador |
| Pays d'utilisation : | Canada Dominion of Newfoundland |
| Culture : | Canadian ? |
| Secteur géo-culturel : | North American ? |
| Contexte culturel : | navigation communication |
| Date de fin de production : | 1930's |
| Période : | first half of 20th century |
| Description : | This rectangular horn is painted red. There is a circular hole in the upper right corner of one side. The top of the horn has a rectangular slot, through which a handle made from a curved metal bar protrudes. Near this handle for pumping the horn is another handle for carrying it. This second handle is attached on both ends with rivets. A small, brass label is also attached to the top of the horn. |
| Commentaires : | Fishermen working on the Grand Banks would go fishing in dories, travelling to and from the main schooner each day. They would travel up to several miles from the main vessel, and were exposed to a variety of dangers during this time. These included collisions, being capsized by heavy seas, and being blown out to sea. They also included getting lost in conditions of poor visibility, such as fog, snow, or rain, making it difficult or impossible to find the main schooner again. This horn was used to help prevent such circumstances by helping crews in dories and onboard the main ship determine their relative locations. It was used to signal from a dory to the main schooner. This device operated by pumping the metal handle on the top of the horn. This handle was attached to the bellows, which forced air to blow the horn. Using a mouth horn was very tiring for the man blowing it, making a horn like this one, which was operated with the hand, preferable. The disadvantage to this type of horn was that it could break down and need repairs before working again. |
| Fonctions : | This horn was used in dory fishing on the Grand Banks of Newfoundland. |
| Hauteur : | 30 |
| Longueur : | 41 |
| Largeur : | 23 |
| Unité de mesure linéaire : | cm |
| Nombre d'objets : | 1 |
| Nombre de parties composantes : | 1 |
| Nom des parties composantes : | horn |
| Étiquette ou poinçon : | Powers Bros |
| Établissement : | Marystown Heritage Museum |
| Ville de l'établissement : | Marystown |
| Province de l'établissement : | Newfoundland and Labrador |
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