Smoker, circa 1920
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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 the long canister 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)
Date Made
circa 1920
Creators
Place of Creation
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2022.0.22.380
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Wood (Plant material)
Metal
Leather
Paper (Fiber product)
Color
Brown
Gray (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 5 in
Width: 8 in
Length: 37.5 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.
on paper label:
DIRECTIONS FOR USING / FUNSTEN PERFECT SMOKER / Cut a strip of old cloth or burlap about [missing]or 9 / inches wide and about 30 inches long. Sprinkle with / the Sulphur powder, then roll it up, but not too / tightly; place it in the Smoker. [...] / FUNSTEN BROS. & CO. / LARGEST DIRECT HANDLERS OF FURS IN THE WORLD / ST. LOUIS, U.S.A.
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