Bugle
Description
A Russian brass bugle with a double-headed eagle embossed on side.
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Object detail
Production place
Subject person
Classification
Collection
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This
bugle
was
part
of
a
collection
of
assorted
militaria
collected
by
Edward
Frederick
Hemingway
during
his
service
with
the
British
Army.
Hemingway
served
in
various
theatres
of
war
including
the
Crimea
and
New
Zealand.
It
is
said
to
have
been
recovered
from
the
site
of
the
Battle
of
Balaclava
on
25
October
1854.
For
more
information
see
Scavenging
and
Skullduggery:
The
Hemingway
Collection
in
Moffat,
A.
Flashback:
Tales
and
Treasures
of
Taranaki.
Wellington,
Huia,
2012,
pp.27-32
.
http://www.pukeariki.com/Heritage/Flashback.aspx
Accession number
A77.077
Collection type
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