Collection:
Juneau—Douglas City Museum
Object ID:
92.10.399
Accession#:
92.10
Credit Line:
Donated by the Kenway/Donaldson Family.
Object Name:
Noisemaker
Title:
Holiday Noisemaker
Date:
1920
Description:
Noisemaker is black—painted metal pan with two red bobbing wooden balls that strike pan and horn in the handle. Pan is all one piece, with flat bottom, straight angled sides, and hollowed wrapped handle. 1.625—inch long curved wooden mouthpiece inserted on end with beak—shaped blow horn inside. Thin strips of flexible metal attach to handle, one on top and one emerging from handle below, and end in red wooden balls almost in center of pan. Round white paper glued inside pan has orange circle in center and half circle to one side, highlighted with fried—egg yellow. Inscription in side pan in red ink.
Inscription: "PATENT APPLIED FOR" inside pan in red ink.
Search Terms:
Celebration
New Years
Holiday
Music
Food