Lot 542
An American Coin Silver Fireman's Trumpet, mid-19th c., engraved "Presented to John A. Vedder, Chief of S.F.D. by the S.W.C. and Friends", and "Made by/ F.W. Cooper/ 102 Reade St. NY", height 20 3/8 in., weight 23.45 troy ozs Note: Ceremonial trumpets first appear in the mid-19th century as a form of presentation silver in recognition of the contributions of the volunteer fire company. Its origins are in the utilitarian horn used to call out the cadence to a team of men hand-pumping fire engines to create water pressure.P A good example, by Lincoln & Foss, Boston, 1856, is in the Collection of the Historic Mobile Preservation Society, and is illustrated in Marks of Achievement: Four Centuries of American Presentation Silver, p. 102. Reference: Warren, David B. et al. Marks of Achievement: Four Centuries of American Presentation Silver. pp. 77-78 and 102-103.
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