Smoker Bellows
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Artifact Overview
The Funsten Perfect Smoker allowed trappers and hunters to flush furry animals from the safety of their dens. Hunters filled a long canister (missing) with flammable material (sometimes sprinkled with sulfur powder) and then lit it, creating smoke that is puffed into a burrow. Funsten Brothers & Company, a leading trapping supplier established in the late 1800s, sold this smoker.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Bellows (Fire controlling equipment)
Creators
Place of Creation
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
00.710.81
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Wood (Plant material)
Metal
Leather
Color
Brown
Gray (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 1.5 in
Width: 7.75 in
Length: 16 in
Inscriptions
on maker's plate:
MADE BY / FUNSTEN BROS. & CO. / LARGEST / DIRECT HANDLERS OF / RAW FURS IN THE WORLD / ST. LOUIS, U.S.A.
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