Watchman’s rattle
Rattles like this were used by watchmen in a town without a police force. The noise it created could easily raise the alarm in case of an emergency. This one belonged to Giffard Le Masurier from Exmouth.
Folk Life and Model card record:
Burglar’s or Watchman’s rattle.
Obtained from Giffard le Masurier.
(LM/01/17).
Folk Life and Model card record:
Burglar’s or Watchman’s rattle.
Obtained from Giffard le Masurier.
(LM/01/17).
Object Summary
- Accession Loan No.
- 23/1918
- Category
- Antiquities
- Collection Class
- Social and industrial history
- Collection Area Region
- Northern Europe
- Material
- wood
- Common Name
- watchman’s rattle
- Simple Name
- rattle
- Period Classification
- Victorian (1837-1901); Edwardian (1901-1914)
