Any information or rough valuation on fog horn

[tilly1957]

This was my fathers and I know nothing about it He had it for many years,It still works .There are no markings on it anywhere
Does anyone know what it was used for and any type of valuation would be appreciated
Thanks in advance

[siddieswans]

Hmm there used to be a specialist nautical dealer at our Antique Centre but he is gone. Bit too specialist for me I am afraid.

eBay completed item 161558316521 looks very similar - said to be brass but looks to me a finish like yours. Anyway it has been for sale several times and can't get a bid for around $100. Looking at completed eBay sales brass ones you can polish up do seem to sell for decorative purposes. Hopefully someone more knowledgeable will come along.

[kopenhagen5]

I am less knowledgable, but siddies, that is spot on, good find.

A vintage fog horn.

The plunger is lifted up and slowly pushed down to be used on ships in fog.

A seaman would sit and continously at intervals lift and push the plunger to warn approaching ships in dense fog.

I would look through the yellow pages to see if there is an antique dealer near you specializing in nautical items.