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A Traditional English Copper and Brass Coach Horn

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Description

A long, straight-bodied signal horn of traditional English design, resembling a coach or post horn. The instrument is of multi-sectional construction, featuring a flared copper bell and tapered copper body sections joined by functional brass ferrules. It terminates in a simple, integrated brass mouthpiece. The item lacks visible maker marks or inscriptions. Such horns were historically employed for signalling on mail coaches or within sporting and hunting contexts. 98cm long