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Description:
Tenth Wedding Anniversary Tin Horn, "W.W. HINKLEY. MAKER. BEVERLY.," Massachusetts, late 19th century, long tinware horn with applied brass plaque engraved "MR. & Mrs. G.L. Withey/10th Wedding Anniversary," and applied copper plaque with stamped maker's name, (dents),lg. 53 3/8 in.
Note: An internet search finds that the firm of William W. Hinkley & Co. was established in 1849, in Beverly Massachusetts, mainly as dealers of cooking, parlor, and office stoves, but they also offered tinware.
Estimate $200-250
Several dents along the sides of the horn, of various sizes.
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