Speaking trumpet used by Chicago Fire Department
- Image
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- Created Date
- circa 1871
- Description
Speaking trumpet (megaphone) made of brass, with two rings attached by pins near ends for hanging but otherwise undecorated. Narrow end has oval shaped mouthpiece.
- Contributing Institution
- Chicago History Museum
- Subjects
- Sound devices
Speaking trumpets
Artley, John
Chicago (Ill.). Fire Department
Great Fire (1871 : Chicago, Ill.)
Disasters
Fires (events)
Firefighters - Location
- United States
Chicago (Ill.) - Type
- physical object
- Format
- Length: (16.5 in)Diameter Outside: (6.5 in)Brass (alloy)
- Language
- English
- Rights
- © Chicago Historical Society, published on or before 2016, all rights reserved.
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- Chicago citation style
- Speaking trumpet used by Chicago Fire Department. circa 1871. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://collections.carli.illinois.edu/cdm/ref/collection/chm_museum/id/1824. (Accessed March 28, 2024.)
- APA citation style
- (circa 1871) Speaking trumpet used by Chicago Fire Department. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://collections.carli.illinois.edu/cdm/ref/collection/chm_museum/id/1824
- MLA citation style
- Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America <http://collections.carli.illinois.edu/cdm/ref/collection/chm_museum/id/1824>.