trumpet, speaking

Speaking trumpet in black japaned tin. Cone-shaped with straight sides, the mouthpiece fishtail-shaped and oval in section. Painted on outside in white 'Admiral Sir Sidney Smith's speaking trumpet'.

Object Details

ID: TOA0033
Collection: Communications and signalling
Type: trumpet, speaking
Display location: Not on display
Date made: 1799
People: Smith, William Sidney
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 500 x 100 mm
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