Fort William post horn

Dublin Core

Title

Fort William post horn

Subject

Highlands

Description

This Victorian post horn is made from a cow horn and has a metal mouthpiece decorated with a caberfeidh (stag's head) and shield. It is on a shoulder string. It is said to have been used on the Fort William mail coach. The powerful noise of a horn was the best way to get messages across, usually some form of ‘Get out of the way!’

Creator

Victorian

Date

19th century

Contributor

eulac3d

Type

Physical Object

Identifier

83

Date Modified

16/12/2020

Extent

L 483 mm

Medium

West Highland Museum

Spatial Coverage

current,56.81764061070826,-5.110471844673158;

Europeana

Europeana Data Provider

West Highlands Museum

Europeana Type

TEXT

Physical Object Item Type Metadata

Prim Media

254

Material

horn, metal

Object Number

421

Citation

Victorian, “Fort William post horn,” West Highalnds Museum, accessed January 23, 2025, https://whm100.org/omeka/items/show/253.

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