post horn
Coachman's brass instrument
A post horn is a simple brass wind instrument without valves, historically used by mail coaches to announce their arrival and departure.
Its distinctive call signaled that the post was coming, alerting innkeepers and toll collectors along the route.
The instrument remains a symbol of postal services in several European countries, appearing on logos and insignia.
The post horn sounded as the coach approached the village.
Valveless military horn
- brassCopper-zinc metal mixture
- valvelessHaving no flow regulators
- coiledArranged in spirals
- fanfareCeremonial brass announcement
wind instrument · mouthpiece · bell · overtones · circular · tube · embouchure · pitch
Postal system items
- courierDelivery person or service
- stagecoachHorse-drawn route vehicle
- deliveryConveyance of goods
- postmasterPostal office manager
mailman · correspondence · dispatch · coaching · relay · announcement · arrival · signal
bugle
Valveless military horn
fanfare · wind instrument · mouthpiece · bell · overtones · circular · tube · embouchure · pitch · call
Postal system items
- courierDelivery person or service
- stagecoachHorse-drawn route vehicle
- deliveryConveyance of goods
postmaster · mailman · correspondence · dispatch · coaching · relay · announcement · arrival · signal · messenger
emblem
Representational sign or device
- crestHighest point or tuft
- coat of armsHereditary symbolic emblem
- insigniaDistinguishing mark of rank
badge · symbol · livery · seal · motto · armorial · blazon · charge · device
post hornFrench horn
Coiled brass wind instrument
flugelhorn · tuba · cornet · euphonium · trumpet
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