Megaphone/Speaking Trumpet, Little Rock Fire Department
Object number2011.020.14
Date1872
Mediumsilver
Dimensions19 11/16 x 7 13/16 in. (50 x 19.9 cm)
Credit LineOld State House Museum collection
DescriptionMegaphone/speaking trumpet from the Little Rock Fire Department. Silver with two rings attached to the cone. The bell is engraved with a pump-wagon on one side, surrounded by embossed flowers and embellishments. The opposite side is embossed with a fireman's hat over an engraved ladder, polehook, bugle and ax. The cone has an ornately engraved inscription: "Presented by Pulaski Fire Co. No. 2 to T.C. Scott/Little Rock, Ark./May 1st, 1872". Cup-shaped mouthpiece.
Status
Not on view
