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Signal horn from Wolverine

Object/Artifact
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.
Signal horn from Wolverine picture number 1
Example of a signal horn mounted near the steering wheel of a New Richmond excursion boat interior bellows Boilerplate on lid - Gloucester, Mass. 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 Another example of a similar fog horn: Original U.S. Lothrop's Patent of 1901 Dual Fog Horn in Chest made in Gloucester, Mass. Original Items; https://www.ima-usa.com/products/original-u-s-lothrops-patent-of-1901-dual-fog-horn-in-chest-made-in-gloucester-mass?variant=29496685461573#mz-expanded-view-869388178659 Horn at garage inventory, May 2024

2020.35.04

According to the donor, this horn was from "Gubby" Gleason's Wolverine, a local river excursion boat.

Nautical

Winthers, Sally

2020.35

Starring, BruceStarring, Marilyn

Donation, unconditional

17 in

21 in

13 in

Garage, History Center

Wolverine (boat) c1915-1939

05/30/2024

07/13/2025